Kym Ellery on style, specs and why she would never show in NYC

Dressed in an oversized leather jacket and Delfina Delettrez jewels, the most eye-catching element of Kym Ellery's outfit isn't her signature flares

Nope; it's the round tortoiseshell specs she's sporting (she wears them for reading). It's fitting, because we're here to talk the Ellery X Specsavers collection - a capsule comprising 14 optical glasses and six prescription shades that launches nationwide tomorrow. For anyone with Ellery in their wardrobe or on their wish list, it's big news: one of the country's most sought-after designers, Ellery is only the third Australian to ever be invited to show at Paris Fashion Week, and her star is rising globally - Rihanna, Chloë Sevigny, Elle Fanning and Rita Ora are just a handful of the style-savvy celebrities recently spotted in her designs. READ MORE