Australian Fashion Week (AFW) is banning all wildlife-derived materials, including fur, exotic animal skins, and feathers, as reported by the World Animal Protection Organisation on Tuesday. The new policy, developed by the Australian Fashion Council in collaboration with Collective Fashion Justice, comes into immediate effect, making the...
May 13, 2025
Australian designer Aurelio Costarella has passed away at age 60 after a fight with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare, untreatable, and fast-progressing brain disorder that also took the life of his sister, Gracie. One of the most successful designers in Western Australia, Costarella was born in Perth to Sicilian parents. His Italian roots are...
Apr 23, 2025
Following the exit of former partner IMG, Australian Fashion Week (AFW) has confirmed a new collaboration with the New South Wales Government to ensure that its next edition will go ahead as planned. Scheduled to take place from 12 to 16 May 2025, the forthcoming season of AFW will be backed by the NSW Government’s tourism and major events...
Dec 16, 2024
Australian Fashion Council (AFC), the not-for-profit organisation representing the Australian fashion and textile industry, has confirmed the show will go on for Australian Fashion Week (AFW) in 2025 following last week’s announcement by IMG that it is withdrawing as owner and organiser of Australian fashion events. In a statement, the AFC said...
Nov 18, 2024
American media company IMG is withdrawing as owner and organiser of Australian Fashion Week. Australian Fashion Week plays an important role as a springboard for Australian designers, having put local talent, such as Dion Lee, Zimmermann, Romance Was Born and Akira Isogawa, in the spotlight since its inception in 1996. Summary • IMG withdraws as...
Nov 14, 2024
Australian Fashion Week is the most influential fashion event in the Asia-Pacific area. Held annually in Sydney each May, the event features the industry’s biggest names alongside the next generation of Australian designers. The main venue for the runway shows is Carriageworks, a multi-arts urban cultural precinct. This year AFW was held from...
May 24, 2024
Australian Fashion Week, an IMG event, has named four winners of its emerging designer programme, Next Gen, presented by DHL. The 2024 winners are Amy Lawrence, Emily Watson, House of Campbell, and Potirakis, who will debut their collections at Australian Fashion Week on May 13 in Sydney, Australia. Natalie Xenita, vice president-managing...
Mar 6, 2024
Australian womenswear designer brand Carla Zampatti is returning to Australian Fashion Week this May after four years away. In a statement, IMG, which produces Australian Fashion Week, stated that the brand would present her resort 2025 collection at the Carriageworks on May 13 at 6pm, the opening night of the five-day event. This will be the...
Jan 22, 2024
Acler (designers Kathryn Forth and Julia Ritorto) Australian Fashion Week for Resort 2024 took place in Sydney with 40 brands participating. According to an Australian Fashion Council report from 2021, commissioned in collaboration with fashion week sponsor Afterpay, the fashion and textile industry contributes more than 27.2 billion dollars to...
Jun 21, 2023
Footwear brand Essēn The Label has unveiled a capsule collection in collaboration with Maggie Marilyn at Australian Fashion Week. The limited-edition capsule features Essēn The Label’s ‘Foundation Flats’ in three new shades, hot pink, purple and sage green, alongside a new take on the classic ‘Riding Boots’. Available from June, exclusively from...
May 15, 2023
Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW), an IMG event, has named four winners of its emerging designer programme, Next Gen presented by DHL. The 2023 winners are Cameron Hill, Liandra Swim, Ruby Pedder, and Xi Wu Studio, who will debut their collections at AAFW on May 19 in Sydney, Australia. The Next Gen prize is valued at more than 100,000...
Mar 6, 2023
IMG has confirmed that 50 catwalk shows and presentations will take place at this year's Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) at the Carriageworks in Sydney from May 9 to 13. AAFW will feature a mix of emerging and established designers such as Sass & Bide, Romance Was Born, Oroton, Bondi Born, Aje, Matteau, and Bassike. Bec + Bridge is also...
Apr 7, 2022