Melbourne Fashion Festival
The fight to keep Australian Fashion Week alive and in Sydney
Designers gathered to support the Australian Fashion Council, which wants control of the abandoned event. But not everyone in the industry agrees.
- by Damien Woolnough
Latest
Melbourne Fashion Week becomes unlikely battleground for lord mayoral candidates
A candidate is hatching a plan to add another top-flight fashion festival to Melbourne – by stealing it from Sydney.
- by Cara Waters
Good point! Bob Katter admits to a mini China crisis when CBD calls
The geopolitics of the Indo Pacific are tricky. But the veteran MP was quick to own up to his mistake.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Who’s mad enough to reinvent a brand in a downturn? Only Pip Edwards
The fashion and social media personality is set to launch a new image for P.E Nation that goes beyond activewear at Australian Fashion Week.
- by Melissa Singer
Leg it to the shops: There’s a run on stockings
On 2024 runways, tights are no mere accessory – in fact, they’re often an outfit’s hero.
- by Melissa Singer
Nation divided: One half of athleisure label P.E Nation steps down
Just days after a huge solo runway show, the brand, founded by Pip Edwards and Claire Greaves, confirmed months-long rumours.
- by Melissa Singer
Vintage suit collector explores Melbourne
To celebrate the first week of Melbourne Fashion Festival 2024, antique streetwear stylist Dirk Fourie hit the streets of Melbourne.
Opinion
Fashion Week
Is Kmart fashion? This front row doesn’t care
Affordable fashion has infiltrated the runway at a once-prestigious fashion festival – and it’s like a television commercial come to life.
- by Damien Woolnough
More than moments: Is our love of Indigenous fashion leading to burnout?
Since 2020, First Nations labels have enjoyed a stratospheric rise. But more work is needed to help young designers survive in the fashion industry.
- by Melissa Singer
It’s settled, the latest ‘it’ bag is big enough to hold your groceries
A brand born in the pandemic has scooped one of the country’s top fashion prizes, and it all started with a tote bag.
- by Melissa Singer
Not easy being green: Another sustainable Australian label says goodbye
Ethical fashion label Arnsdorf announces final chapter during Melbourne Fashion Festival.
- by Damien Woolnough
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