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Australian Fashion Week cancels 25th-anniversary edition

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia has confirmed that it has cancelled its 25th-anniversary edition in May due to the global coronavirus crisis. The event, organised by IMG, was set to showcase Australian resort 2021 collections from May 11 to 15 at Sydney’s Carriageworks venue, however, with Australian COVID-19 cases increasing it was decided...

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Jonathan Simkhai to show resort in Sydney

Jonathan Simkhai, one of the darlings of New York Fashion Week, will be taking his talents down under to unveil his Resort 2020 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia. Simkhai is set to show his collection on May 13 during the first full day of shows for this year's event. MBFWA is set to take place from May 12 to May 18. “We are...

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Cynthia Rowley joins MBFW Australia line-up

New York-based fashion designer Cynthia Rowley is to showcase her resort collection at the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia in May. CFDA Award-winner Rowley joins seven other additionally designers and brands who will showcase on the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia catwalk for the first time, joining more than 65 designers who...

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6 design talents to take to the runway for Australia Fashion Week NextGen

’Showing at fashion week’ is likely to be written on many designers’ bucket lists, but sadly not many designers actually succeed in turning this dream into reality. In order to give Australia’s most talented, upcoming designers the chance to showcase their work at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA), IMG Fashion and MBFWA’s organisation...

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Australian Fashion Week to focus on Resort

London - In an effort to make Sydney a global force in fashion, IMG has announced that its annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia event will now take place in late May instead of April and will focus on resort collections. The aim of the shift in timing is to try and make Australian Fashion Week a global destination, which IMG says will “...