Last November IMG announced that after about two decades, it would no longer be backing Australian Fashion Week, putting the event in limbo for a few months. In March, the Australian Fashion Council officially announced its return under its guidance, giving brands just a few months to prep their new collections. While this resulted in…
An Australian influencer has slammed this year’s Australian Fashion Week over what she saw as the ‘basic’ and uninspired outfits the A-Listers wore at the world-famous event. TikTok star Meg Hansen shared a clip to the platform in which she criticised this year’s looks. ‘Let’s come for people who are really basic while wearing a wrap…
There are two group shows that take place during Australian Fashion Week dedicated to showcasing new and emerging talent. The New Gen show, which was established in 1996 and is set for later this week, and the newcomer Frontier show, which featured both new designers and established brands “curated to reflect the breadth of local…
Sydney’s most anticipated style event is finally here. Australian Fashion Week 2025, held at Carriageworks in Sydney, is already shaping up to be one of the best fashion events of the year for Australia, with established and up-and-coming designers strutting their Resort 2025 collections in front of the sartorial elite, including top fashion editors, style influencers, and…
Courtney Zheng, who is an AFW newcomer, agrees. “There’s a clear shift this year towards a greater focus on design integrity,” she says. “When the garments are conceptually and technically strong, they hold their own and there’s no need for excessive theatrics. For us, AFW remains the most significant event on the calendar — it’s…