February
How Queensland became Australia’s fast fashion capital
Once seen as the home of relaxed style, the Sunshine State now hosts a slew of brands raking it in – and making a splash in the US – as the winds of fashion change.
January
‘Like wearing a painting’: Resortwear that turns you into living art
Hannah Kraus was a painter who needed a canvas. She found it in silk, cotton and linen.
December 2024
The young Aussie designers who could be the next Zimmermann
Zero-waste weaving and old blankets helped Ethan Bergersen and Indigo Stuart take home the $31,000 Australian Fashion Foundation Scholarship Award.
Fashion Week is back, with surprise faces from the past
In fashion, everything old is new again. While Australian Fashion Week waits for a permanent sponsor, an old hand has returned to steer it back to glory.
Fashion Week might be over, but Australian designers have a new show
Growing a brand internationally is expensive and time-consuming, but Jenny Nakkan has a solution for that.
‘She transcended age and time’: fashion icon remembered
Trailblazing model and designer Maggie Tabberer, who was known for her distinctive style and inclusive sense of fashion, has died at 87.
November 2024
The winners at the last Australian Fashion Laureate awards
The sun – and the local industry – came out to celebrate Australian fashion one last time.
Industry steps in to save Fashion Week – for a year, at least
When funding was pulled for the 28-year-old event last week, the industry was left in a state of shock. Now, it’s rallying.
Fashion Week in limbo as IMG exits Australian events
The New York-based company that has run the event for the past 20 years says it will stop running events in the country.
August 2024
425 stores in 54 countries: How this Aussie brand rapidly expanded
The first time Lesleigh Jermanus went to Australian Fashion Week, she was an intern. The second time, her label Alemais was the opening show.
July 2024
Bassike third local fashion business to lose a co-founder this year
Bassike co-founder Mary Lou Ryan is leaving the business she helped create.
Not an outlet store: how fashion brands are making discounting cool
With the opening of a new “luxury discount” precinct in Sydney, local retailers are trying to make sales fashionable.
June 2024
Christopher Esber first Australian to win French fashion accolade
The Sydney designer has won the prestigious ANDAM Grand Prize, taking home more than $400,000 in prize money.
Country Road owner probes claim suppliers pressured into ‘rebates’
Woolworths Holdings has engaged a law firm to investigate whether managers improperly pushed for price cuts, threatening to buy less, to meet earnings targets.
May 2024
‘No guarantee that a sale is a sale’: Why fashion is harder than ever
Growing costs, post-pandemic pain, excess spending and the bugbear of online returns are at the heart of a fashion industry on the brink.
Why Fashion Week is still important
Its star power dimmed, the week that used to be about celebrating Australian fashion is now a carefully calibrated exercise about return on investment.
The 20-year-old brand making its fashion week debut
The woman behind Melbourne born-and-bred cool girl label Viktoria & Woods says it’s finally time to reach a wider audience.
‘New York polish, Ballarat work ethic’: the designer creating an empire
Other Australian brands are struggling. So what’s Rebecca Vallance doing right?
March 2024
How Blundstone quietly conquered Britain
A decade ago only Aussies in London wore Blunnies. Now they’re ubiquitous, and are a lifestyle choice as much as a work boot. Appealing to women was key to success.
Cult label Aje cuts 20 staff after massive stock clearance
The fashion label has let a number of senior staff go, but its co-founder says the move is simply a restructure and that the business is trading as usual.