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Fleurieu Made
Fleurieu Made exists to strengthen awareness of sustainable textile design and local manufacturing. We create highly crafted knitwear using only vintage yarns and domestic knitting machines.

Fleurieu Made taps into my Italian heritage in textile manufacturing and connects this with digital technologies that slow highly crafted designs to be manufactured locally and sustainably.

South Australia
NORMANVILLE

Fleurieu Made taps into my Italian heritage in textile manufacturing and connects this with digital technologies that slow highly crafted designs to be manufactured locally and sustainably.

South Australia
NORMANVILLE
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The Closet
The Closet is an Australian online womens fashion resale store

We launched The Closet in 2018 after becoming aware on the dire need for an online consignment service that provides a one-stop retail store for purchasing quality fashion items as opposed to providing a platform for individuals to sell their clothing. At the time of launching, we were the first online store operating under this business model. We are passionate about our planet and its future as well as the responsibility that is associated with selling products that consumes limited resources. We do our best to limit the effects of end-of -life apparel and to educate consumers about the importance of how and where they spend their disposable income.

Queensland
Depot

We launched The Closet in 2018 after becoming aware on the dire need for an online consignment service that provides a one-stop retail store for purchasing quality fashion items as opposed to providing a platform for individuals to sell their clothing. At the time of launching, we were the first online store operating under this business model. We are passionate about our planet and its future as well as the responsibility that is associated with selling products that consumes limited resources. We do our best to limit the effects of end-of -life apparel and to educate consumers about the importance of how and where they spend their disposable income.

Queensland
Depot
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Wardrobe Crisis
I'm a sustainable fashion communicator. While my core business is our podcast, I also work as an MC and host for sustainability events, and am an experienced workshop facilitator. Our online course platform provides short, accessible courses.

THE WARDROBE CRISIS is a sustainable fashion platform driven by my passion for communication, learning, and sharing knowledge and stories. I love fashion, but I don’t believe clothes can be beautiful if they’re made in an ugly way. Wardrobe Crisis stands for a fairer, greener, cleaner fashion future that respects people and planet and recognises the power of dialogue, listening and learning.

My mission is sustainability knowledge sharing. THE PODCAST is chart-topping podcast launched in July 2017, and is now in its 8th series. Subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app. Each week, I interview designers, change-makers, academics, creatives and fashion insiders about fashion, ethics, social justice and environmental sustainability.

THE ACADEMY is our online courses platform focused on sustainability. It’s unlike anything else out there. We make sustainability education fun and accessible, and providing a framework for taking positive action based on your values.

NSW
Sydney

THE WARDROBE CRISIS is a sustainable fashion platform driven by my passion for communication, learning, and sharing knowledge and stories. I love fashion, but I don’t believe clothes can be beautiful if they’re made in an ugly way. Wardrobe Crisis stands for a fairer, greener, cleaner fashion future that respects people and planet and recognises the power of dialogue, listening and learning.

My mission is sustainability knowledge sharing. THE PODCAST is chart-topping podcast launched in July 2017, and is now in its 8th series. Subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app. Each week, I interview designers, change-makers, academics, creatives and fashion insiders about fashion, ethics, social justice and environmental sustainability.

THE ACADEMY is our online courses platform focused on sustainability. It’s unlike anything else out there. We make sustainability education fun and accessible, and providing a framework for taking positive action based on your values.

NSW
Sydney
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Carmen Jackson Art
Here at Carmenjacksonart.com, I realise that style and prosperity begin with the correct shoes and a bright bold fashion piece that creates a statement.

Carmenjacksonart.com likewise understands that effectively finding the size and style to meet your requirements is vital to your web-based shopping knowledge.

Carmen Jackson Art was started from Carmen's Artworks. The business is intended for women, men, and children worldwide with the market taste for modern cuts and Aboriginal designs in high demand streetwear and high end fashion in edgy original designs in clothing, shoes, boots and high end art pieces that embrace and celebrate our Country and our Ancestors.

Since beginning my web-based business website in 2023, Carmenjacksonart has been endeavouring to present to you that perfect shopping experience.

Carmenjacksonart has a guarantee that my brand upholds high quality fashion and lasting comforatble shoes conveying hard-to-discover styles, sizes, and widths since realising that each individual needs contrast.

Whether you’re experiencing issues looking over the vast determination of different fashion and shoes or have a straightforward inquiry, my client customer service is prepared and willing to help.

This is the reason Carmenjacksonart will take a stab at 100% consumer loyalty, offer a 100% value coordinate guarantee and additionally making a bold fashion statement.

Next time you require another match of kicks for this experience we call life, Carmenjacksonart is here to ensure that you get the kick ass out of each pair of shoes and fashion you order.

Regardless of whether you are looking for that custom fit or have needs in requirements, let Carmenjacksonart.com enable you to choose a fitting pair of shoes or fashion piece that you can wear all day with confidence.

Carmenjacksonart maintains a mission to keep on rousing individuals to feel better…an aim to put feet with bold fashion first.

In 2023, CarmenJacksonArt will use the contract signed from Flying Solo to open a high-end Aboriginal Fashion Store in New York and continue this contract to become a worldwide famous Aboriginal Fashion Designer and Artist.

In 2023, CarmenJacksonArt will use the contract signed from Flying Solo to have my own high end fashion runway show showcasing Aboriginal custom designs in Paris Fashion Week 2023 in France.

By 2030, my company intends to reach one million paying users on my website and increase my sales.

By 2050, it expects to reach 50 million people worldwide with creating Indigenous clothing fashion designs for mass production in my own business store or stakeholder/ franchises in Australia.

Always was always will be..........

"I can always DREAM" By CarmenJacksonArt

NSW
Tumbi Umbi

Carmenjacksonart.com likewise understands that effectively finding the size and style to meet your requirements is vital to your web-based shopping knowledge.

Carmen Jackson Art was started from Carmen's Artworks. The business is intended for women, men, and children worldwide with the market taste for modern cuts and Aboriginal designs in high demand streetwear and high end fashion in edgy original designs in clothing, shoes, boots and high end art pieces that embrace and celebrate our Country and our Ancestors.

Since beginning my web-based business website in 2023, Carmenjacksonart has been endeavouring to present to you that perfect shopping experience.

Carmenjacksonart has a guarantee that my brand upholds high quality fashion and lasting comforatble shoes conveying hard-to-discover styles, sizes, and widths since realising that each individual needs contrast.

Whether you’re experiencing issues looking over the vast determination of different fashion and shoes or have a straightforward inquiry, my client customer service is prepared and willing to help.

This is the reason Carmenjacksonart will take a stab at 100% consumer loyalty, offer a 100% value coordinate guarantee and additionally making a bold fashion statement.

Next time you require another match of kicks for this experience we call life, Carmenjacksonart is here to ensure that you get the kick ass out of each pair of shoes and fashion you order.

Regardless of whether you are looking for that custom fit or have needs in requirements, let Carmenjacksonart.com enable you to choose a fitting pair of shoes or fashion piece that you can wear all day with confidence.

Carmenjacksonart maintains a mission to keep on rousing individuals to feel better…an aim to put feet with bold fashion first.

In 2023, CarmenJacksonArt will use the contract signed from Flying Solo to open a high-end Aboriginal Fashion Store in New York and continue this contract to become a worldwide famous Aboriginal Fashion Designer and Artist.

In 2023, CarmenJacksonArt will use the contract signed from Flying Solo to have my own high end fashion runway show showcasing Aboriginal custom designs in Paris Fashion Week 2023 in France.

By 2030, my company intends to reach one million paying users on my website and increase my sales.

By 2050, it expects to reach 50 million people worldwide with creating Indigenous clothing fashion designs for mass production in my own business store or stakeholder/ franchises in Australia.

Always was always will be..........

"I can always DREAM" By CarmenJacksonArt

NSW
Tumbi Umbi
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New Romantic
Newromantic is focused on driving Responsible Brand and Business Transformation, Impact Strategy, ESG, Ethical Production and Sourcing, Circularity and Communications.

Mission: To create and work with the Brands Of The Future©

At Newromantic, we work to a core philosophy, the New Luxury© - a human-centered, circular, and responsible fashion, retail and textile economy.

We have developed a unique methodology to drive Responsible Brand and Business Transformation, Impact Strategy, ESG, Ethical Production and Sourcing, Circularity and Communications, we act as your external team to educate, empower and support your organisations goals.

Working closely with our portfolio as their external sustainability & impact team, we drive meaningful and results-driven cultural transformation, enabling the next generation of cross-functional responsible brand leaders. We believe that the future leaders of resilient and healthy organisations are those that have a core understanding of purpose as a key cultural elements of a brand, and how to integrate society, environment, and economy into key operational decisions.

Our approach is positive and pragmatic, data and science-driven leaving members of the organisation excited to see opportunities over challenges.

NSW
Sydney

Mission: To create and work with the Brands Of The Future©

At Newromantic, we work to a core philosophy, the New Luxury© - a human-centered, circular, and responsible fashion, retail and textile economy.

We have developed a unique methodology to drive Responsible Brand and Business Transformation, Impact Strategy, ESG, Ethical Production and Sourcing, Circularity and Communications, we act as your external team to educate, empower and support your organisations goals.

Working closely with our portfolio as their external sustainability & impact team, we drive meaningful and results-driven cultural transformation, enabling the next generation of cross-functional responsible brand leaders. We believe that the future leaders of resilient and healthy organisations are those that have a core understanding of purpose as a key cultural elements of a brand, and how to integrate society, environment, and economy into key operational decisions.

Our approach is positive and pragmatic, data and science-driven leaving members of the organisation excited to see opportunities over challenges.

NSW
Sydney
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Style Central
Senior Personal Stylist

My Name is Tracey Fincham. I am a fully twice accredited Personal Stylist, Image consultant and Founder of Style Central.
Based in Mackay on the beautiful Great Barrier Reef, I enjoy assisting clients throughout Queensland’s east coast and the Whitsundays down to Brisbane and the Gold Coast with looking and feeling great.
With over 15 years experience as a Personal Stylist, I have had the pleasure of managing and styling for many of Australia’s top Fashion Houses, including industry icons such as Carla Zampatti.
I have the privilege of working with many Celebrities, Public Figures, Corporate High Flyers and hundreds of amazing everyday women and men.
I began my career in the fashion industry obtaining my Diploma from the Australian College of Professional Styling and more recently updated and expanded my skills with the Professional Styling Academy.
Founding my own business was a natural progression as the demand for my services grew. I want to share my knowledge with my clients and my goal is to educate and inspire them to become the best version of themselves through creating their own individual style.

Qld
Beaconsfield

My Name is Tracey Fincham. I am a fully twice accredited Personal Stylist, Image consultant and Founder of Style Central.
Based in Mackay on the beautiful Great Barrier Reef, I enjoy assisting clients throughout Queensland’s east coast and the Whitsundays down to Brisbane and the Gold Coast with looking and feeling great.
With over 15 years experience as a Personal Stylist, I have had the pleasure of managing and styling for many of Australia’s top Fashion Houses, including industry icons such as Carla Zampatti.
I have the privilege of working with many Celebrities, Public Figures, Corporate High Flyers and hundreds of amazing everyday women and men.
I began my career in the fashion industry obtaining my Diploma from the Australian College of Professional Styling and more recently updated and expanded my skills with the Professional Styling Academy.
Founding my own business was a natural progression as the demand for my services grew. I want to share my knowledge with my clients and my goal is to educate and inspire them to become the best version of themselves through creating their own individual style.

Qld
Beaconsfield
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KNOVUS
3D Knit innovation, education and small batch manufacturing

Where knit design, innovation and manufacturing intersect.

Access state-of-the-industry knit innovation, design and manufacturing to enhance and streamline your own knit development.

Through consulting, ideation & planning services and through our advanced production and prototyping technology, we can help you get to market quickly and effectively.

Our experience spans a range of industries from fashion to furniture, sports, medical and consumer products.

Let us help you develop knit solutions that are practical, economical, and uniquely able to meet your business needs.

Knovus, for all things knit.

Victoria
Carlton

Where knit design, innovation and manufacturing intersect.

Access state-of-the-industry knit innovation, design and manufacturing to enhance and streamline your own knit development.

Through consulting, ideation & planning services and through our advanced production and prototyping technology, we can help you get to market quickly and effectively.

Our experience spans a range of industries from fashion to furniture, sports, medical and consumer products.

Let us help you develop knit solutions that are practical, economical, and uniquely able to meet your business needs.

Knovus, for all things knit.

Victoria
Carlton
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BLUStudios Group
We are the BLUStudios group, we are image creators, producing breathtaking imaging is what we do. Everything we do creates an impact. All other endeavours derive from the drive towards uniqueness as well as perfection

Offering Fashion presentation photography, Perfomance fashion photography, and Fine Art Photography. Our parent company, Jan Jeltes Ecosystems introduces a world of fashion content creation and aims to support premium clientele.

SA
Blackwood

Offering Fashion presentation photography, Perfomance fashion photography, and Fine Art Photography. Our parent company, Jan Jeltes Ecosystems introduces a world of fashion content creation and aims to support premium clientele.

SA
Blackwood
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Garage Sale Trail Foundation
The Garage Sale Trail is Australia's largest community driven sustainability and waste education program that promotes reuse and circular living practices.

We’re a social enterprise that manage one of Australia’s biggest sustainability and community campaigns from September to November each year. The program works in partnership with governments and the private sector and encourages the reuse of pre loved goods and builds stronger more connected communities.

What we do is based on circular economy principles. Through the simple act of a garage sale, tens of thousands of them over two weekends, we aim to:

- Promote the buying and selling of pre-loved stuff
- Help Australians to see the positive difference their everyday actions can make
- Divert useable items from landfill
- Support communities and good causes to make or save money

NSW
Darlinghurst

We’re a social enterprise that manage one of Australia’s biggest sustainability and community campaigns from September to November each year. The program works in partnership with governments and the private sector and encourages the reuse of pre loved goods and builds stronger more connected communities.

What we do is based on circular economy principles. Through the simple act of a garage sale, tens of thousands of them over two weekends, we aim to:

- Promote the buying and selling of pre-loved stuff
- Help Australians to see the positive difference their everyday actions can make
- Divert useable items from landfill
- Support communities and good causes to make or save money

NSW
Darlinghurst
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University of Technology Sydney
University with strong fashion design program

UTS is the top-ranked young university in Australia. Our vision is to be a leading public university of technology recognised for our global impact. We’re known for our innovative teaching. We’re committed to practical innovation and research that benefits industry and society. We believe in social change to create a more just and equal world. We are creating Australia's first Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion + Textiles with TAFE NSW.

UTS is the top-ranked young university in Australia. Our vision is to be a leading public university of technology recognised for our global impact. We’re known for our innovative teaching. We’re committed to practical innovation and research that benefits industry and society. We believe in social change to create a more just and equal world. We are creating Australia's first Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion + Textiles with TAFE NSW.

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South Metropolitan Tafe
Bentley Campus has been Perth’s leading fashion design institution for over 50 years. Our fashion design and business courses provide students with versatile design and business study skills that get them jobs in a fast-paced, global industry.

You can study the creative and technical skills for fashion design and textiles development; or study the enterprise skills to work in fashion business. Free parking, Computer Aided Design (CAD) patternmaking, grading and illustration facilities, world class fashion design and textile forecasting resources, over 80 specialised industrial sewing machines, and a staff of fashion industry specialists, are key to our successes with our industry relevant courses, graduate employment outcomes and recognition in the sector.

Our courses include live work design projects where you will be involved in external design exhibits and Perth fashion shows, meeting guest lecturers, industry excursions, design internships and designing for local Western Australian labels. Our graduates work here and overseas in fashion design, fashion production management, patternmaking, specialist construction, sourcing and buying, spec-writing, fashion event management, fashion marketing and social media, e-commerce, small business ownership and more

WA
Bentley

You can study the creative and technical skills for fashion design and textiles development; or study the enterprise skills to work in fashion business. Free parking, Computer Aided Design (CAD) patternmaking, grading and illustration facilities, world class fashion design and textile forecasting resources, over 80 specialised industrial sewing machines, and a staff of fashion industry specialists, are key to our successes with our industry relevant courses, graduate employment outcomes and recognition in the sector.

Our courses include live work design projects where you will be involved in external design exhibits and Perth fashion shows, meeting guest lecturers, industry excursions, design internships and designing for local Western Australian labels. Our graduates work here and overseas in fashion design, fashion production management, patternmaking, specialist construction, sourcing and buying, spec-writing, fashion event management, fashion marketing and social media, e-commerce, small business ownership and more

WA
Bentley
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neuno
Services for helping you to create and sell Fashion NFTs and Digital Wearables for the metaverse.

Our founder Natalie Johnson is an NFT Thought Leader and keynote speaker. Our team has extensive experience in digital fashion, 3D wearables, blockchain, NFTs and the metaverse. We can help create strategies for your brand to enter the NFT and Metaverse space, or assist with your current plans. We can create 3D renders of your garments, accessories and shoes. We can create an NFT marketplace for your brand and/or you can sell on our neuno marketplace - a destination for Fashion NFTs and digital wearables.

NSW
Sydney

Our founder Natalie Johnson is an NFT Thought Leader and keynote speaker. Our team has extensive experience in digital fashion, 3D wearables, blockchain, NFTs and the metaverse. We can help create strategies for your brand to enter the NFT and Metaverse space, or assist with your current plans. We can create 3D renders of your garments, accessories and shoes. We can create an NFT marketplace for your brand and/or you can sell on our neuno marketplace - a destination for Fashion NFTs and digital wearables.

NSW
Sydney
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Sample Room
Sample Room is Australia's leading ethically accredited full service development house, working with clients to take their ideas through to manufacturer ready. As a full service development house, we also offer high quality manufacturing.

Sample Room has been partnering with both startups and well-established fashion brands since 2009, providing comprehensive end-to-end development and production solutions.
Our services encompass precise and innovative pattern making, sample creation, grading, specifications, and production for a wide range of sectors, including sports, swimwear, woven fabrics, fashion, and bridal wear. We are proud to be ethically accredited and offer educational resources and mentoring to further support our clients.

Victoria
Collingwood

Sample Room has been partnering with both startups and well-established fashion brands since 2009, providing comprehensive end-to-end development and production solutions.
Our services encompass precise and innovative pattern making, sample creation, grading, specifications, and production for a wide range of sectors, including sports, swimwear, woven fabrics, fashion, and bridal wear. We are proud to be ethically accredited and offer educational resources and mentoring to further support our clients.

Victoria
Collingwood
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Circular Centre
REPLACE, REPAIR, REDESIGN, REPURPOSE. STSC manufactures & wholesales 500+ sustainable textiles including low MOQs. Circular design consulting + Circular Textile Waste Service to take-back all forms of textile "waste" via Circular Textile Precincts.

Think of a circular jigsaw where garments + textile resources come in and out of our circular systems to ensure they are made sustainably, plus the "waste" stays local and out of landfill and the resources remain at their highest value for longer.

We REPLACE unsustainable textiles, including a new development CircStretch textile where we have designed out toxic plastic microfibres from stretch clothing. CircStretch blends natural fibres with the world’s first Cradle To Cradle® Products Innovation Institute Gold Level Material Health Certified elastane yarn that is also Certified by the Hohenstein Institute as 100% non-toxic as it breaks down making it safe to home compost.

We offer a smart thread solution to create advanced e-textiles for supply chain management from fibre to "waste" plus QR Code customer engagement linking to existing IT systems for wholesale, transport, data collection then transfer to blockchain when it reaches the Circular Textile Waste Service.

Through our Circular Textile Precincts we train staff to set up our unique circular systems to provide jobs suited to the individuals skillset. We valorise and redistribute via our existing circular streams to keep 100% of the jobs and resources onshore.

Our Circular Textile Waste Service can collect unwearable and unusable garment and textile waste to reuse, repair, redesign and repurpose through four main circular textile systems. Work with us to create circular design systems to inspire your customers and become circular industry leaders.

NSW
Stanmore

Think of a circular jigsaw where garments + textile resources come in and out of our circular systems to ensure they are made sustainably, plus the "waste" stays local and out of landfill and the resources remain at their highest value for longer.

We REPLACE unsustainable textiles, including a new development CircStretch textile where we have designed out toxic plastic microfibres from stretch clothing. CircStretch blends natural fibres with the world’s first Cradle To Cradle® Products Innovation Institute Gold Level Material Health Certified elastane yarn that is also Certified by the Hohenstein Institute as 100% non-toxic as it breaks down making it safe to home compost.

We offer a smart thread solution to create advanced e-textiles for supply chain management from fibre to "waste" plus QR Code customer engagement linking to existing IT systems for wholesale, transport, data collection then transfer to blockchain when it reaches the Circular Textile Waste Service.

Through our Circular Textile Precincts we train staff to set up our unique circular systems to provide jobs suited to the individuals skillset. We valorise and redistribute via our existing circular streams to keep 100% of the jobs and resources onshore.

Our Circular Textile Waste Service can collect unwearable and unusable garment and textile waste to reuse, repair, redesign and repurpose through four main circular textile systems. Work with us to create circular design systems to inspire your customers and become circular industry leaders.

NSW
Stanmore
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The Social Studio
The Social Studio is a not-for-profit social enterprise providing work and learning opportunities to refugee and new migrant creatives. We are an ECA-accredited manufacturer, socially-conscious retailer and free fashion school, all in one.

Established in 2009, The Social Studio is a recognised leader in arts-based social enterprise. We offer free training in garment-making to people from refugee and new migrant backgrounds through our education partner RMIT, delivering Cert III and pre-accredited programs within a flexible and supportive learning environment.

Our school shares space with our ECA-accredited manufacturing studio, giving students first-hand exposure to the industry as well as the opportunity for paid internships with our talented team of makers. We offer CMT across a range of apparel and homewares products and can also provide additional pattern making, product development and textile design services.

Our online and bricks and mortar retail stores exclusively stock BIPOC makers and brands and is a training and community space for culturally diverse young people. We collaborate with brands and artists across a range of art forms and also create our own in-house label from upcycled and donated fabrics.

All profits from our retail and manufacturing social enterprises support our education programs for refugee and new migrant young people.

VIC
COLLINGWOOD NORTH

Established in 2009, The Social Studio is a recognised leader in arts-based social enterprise. We offer free training in garment-making to people from refugee and new migrant backgrounds through our education partner RMIT, delivering Cert III and pre-accredited programs within a flexible and supportive learning environment.

Our school shares space with our ECA-accredited manufacturing studio, giving students first-hand exposure to the industry as well as the opportunity for paid internships with our talented team of makers. We offer CMT across a range of apparel and homewares products and can also provide additional pattern making, product development and textile design services.

Our online and bricks and mortar retail stores exclusively stock BIPOC makers and brands and is a training and community space for culturally diverse young people. We collaborate with brands and artists across a range of art forms and also create our own in-house label from upcycled and donated fabrics.

All profits from our retail and manufacturing social enterprises support our education programs for refugee and new migrant young people.

VIC
COLLINGWOOD NORTH
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Kangan Institute
Kangan Institute's Creative + Skills Campus, based in Cremorne Victoria, delivers nationally recognised qualifications in Fashion Design, Business and Merchandising.

Located in the heart of Melbourne's fashion precinct, Kangan Institute’s Creative + Skills Campus based in Cremorne, is an exciting innovation hub focused on professional fashion training in Australia.

Our world-class faculty with extensive industry experience and connections cater to the needs of the ever-changing and highly competitive fashion industry, delivering training programs in fashion design and business, millinery, and hair, barbering and beauty.

The boutique campus attracts more than 800 local and international students as well as the industry elite for a range of apprenticeships, certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas through to customised industry programs. We have partnered with leading Australian universities to provide our students with pathways in to higher education.

Students have access to the latest digital technologies in the purpose-built campus including runway facilities, the retail training centre, state-of-the-art textile and manufacturing hub and our hair and beauty training salon.

The rigorously updated curriculum coupled with practical industry-based internships and personalised approach to training provides our graduates with valuable insights into the dynamics of the fashion retail value chain and relevant industry skills to succeed in the industry.

Victoria
Cremorne

Located in the heart of Melbourne's fashion precinct, Kangan Institute’s Creative + Skills Campus based in Cremorne, is an exciting innovation hub focused on professional fashion training in Australia.

Our world-class faculty with extensive industry experience and connections cater to the needs of the ever-changing and highly competitive fashion industry, delivering training programs in fashion design and business, millinery, and hair, barbering and beauty.

The boutique campus attracts more than 800 local and international students as well as the industry elite for a range of apprenticeships, certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas through to customised industry programs. We have partnered with leading Australian universities to provide our students with pathways in to higher education.

Students have access to the latest digital technologies in the purpose-built campus including runway facilities, the retail training centre, state-of-the-art textile and manufacturing hub and our hair and beauty training salon.

The rigorously updated curriculum coupled with practical industry-based internships and personalised approach to training provides our graduates with valuable insights into the dynamics of the fashion retail value chain and relevant industry skills to succeed in the industry.

Victoria
Cremorne
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Fashion Smart
We help fashion start-ups and fashion businesses create their apparel ranges. We help you get started and develop your ideas into real products. We do this by our complete design room services. Consider us your team by your side

Fashion Smart is your dedicated partner for turning fashion ideas into reality. We specialize in assisting start-ups and businesses with comprehensive design room services, guiding you from concept to product development. Our team provides unwavering support throughout, including small-run manufacturing for precise and high-quality results.

Beyond design services, Fashion Smart is a leading training provider. We empower individuals to enhance their digital skills in patternmaking, grading, and CAD operation. Countless participants have successfully upskilled to CAD, CLO3D, and Adobe Illustrator through our proven training programs.

NSW
Bexley

Fashion Smart is your dedicated partner for turning fashion ideas into reality. We specialize in assisting start-ups and businesses with comprehensive design room services, guiding you from concept to product development. Our team provides unwavering support throughout, including small-run manufacturing for precise and high-quality results.

Beyond design services, Fashion Smart is a leading training provider. We empower individuals to enhance their digital skills in patternmaking, grading, and CAD operation. Countless participants have successfully upskilled to CAD, CLO3D, and Adobe Illustrator through our proven training programs.

NSW
Bexley
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Melbourne Fashion Hub
Melbourne Fashion Hub is a free open-access fashion business program, for ethically minded Melbourne fashion design students exploring future ways into work.

Our 6-week pre-accelerator program ensures that our designers can confidently showcase their work at our retail pop-up. It acts as a launchpad to connect them with consumers, buyers, the media, and the broader fashion community.

Melbourne Fashion Hub provides a safe and supportive environment for Melbourne fashion design students to help them determine which future direction they’d like to take themselves and their practice within the fashion industry.

VIC
Melbourne

Our 6-week pre-accelerator program ensures that our designers can confidently showcase their work at our retail pop-up. It acts as a launchpad to connect them with consumers, buyers, the media, and the broader fashion community.

Melbourne Fashion Hub provides a safe and supportive environment for Melbourne fashion design students to help them determine which future direction they’d like to take themselves and their practice within the fashion industry.

VIC
Melbourne
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Ann-Maree Smith
Fashion industry professional and current teacher at Box Hill Institute delivering VETDSS and BA Fashion
Value the Citizen
Research and education in systemic, circular and sustainable change for the fashion sector

In 2020 Value the Citizen conducted a research project addressing the lack of Australian-based contextualized research in circular design and product development in the fashion sector. As 80% of a products environmental impact is determined at the design phase, and with 88% of Australian apparel manufacture made up of SMEs, this project focused on the design processes and associated business models of fashion SMEs as an influential group for systems change to the linear take/make/waste fashion model widely operating in Australia.

With a core framework of product stewardship and employing design-thinking strategies; the SME’s in this research are building new design processes, new business models and new relationships around circular purpose. The project goal was a visual, communicative and accessible tool that could be distributed widely to stakeholders for education, a pathway for change and leverage for transformative action.
Importantly, the research identified the need for wider stakeholder support for SMEs and larger enterprise in moving to circular and product stewardship approaches. This takes the form of education of the community and industry; legislation and mandating around the collection and disposal of textile waste; and investment in infrastructure and technologies.

This research and the Design Map and Digital Article developed from this project are tools to support the pathway to circularity in the Australian fashion industry; visually storytelling the complex interrelated relationships and strategies of circularity in an Australian fashion context to the diverse stakeholders involved.

WA
Subiaco

In 2020 Value the Citizen conducted a research project addressing the lack of Australian-based contextualized research in circular design and product development in the fashion sector. As 80% of a products environmental impact is determined at the design phase, and with 88% of Australian apparel manufacture made up of SMEs, this project focused on the design processes and associated business models of fashion SMEs as an influential group for systems change to the linear take/make/waste fashion model widely operating in Australia.

With a core framework of product stewardship and employing design-thinking strategies; the SME’s in this research are building new design processes, new business models and new relationships around circular purpose. The project goal was a visual, communicative and accessible tool that could be distributed widely to stakeholders for education, a pathway for change and leverage for transformative action.
Importantly, the research identified the need for wider stakeholder support for SMEs and larger enterprise in moving to circular and product stewardship approaches. This takes the form of education of the community and industry; legislation and mandating around the collection and disposal of textile waste; and investment in infrastructure and technologies.

This research and the Design Map and Digital Article developed from this project are tools to support the pathway to circularity in the Australian fashion industry; visually storytelling the complex interrelated relationships and strategies of circularity in an Australian fashion context to the diverse stakeholders involved.

WA
Subiaco
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Fashion Equipped
Fashion Equipped provides consultancy, mentorship and online learning for all stages of planning, launching and growing a fashion business, giving our clients access to an unrivalled knowledge bank and decades of expertise.

Fashion Equipped provides consulting, mentorship and online learning for all stages of planning, launching and growing a fashion business, giving our clients access to an unrivalled knowledge bank and decades of expertise.

We work with fashion start-ups, designers, brands, retailers, entrepreneurs and established six and seven figure businesses, tailoring our services to any stage of development - whether you are starting or already own a label, brand, online boutique, wholesale business, retail store, or a combined model.

With your version of success as the guiding principle, our team is here to support, advise and ensure you benefit from best practise knowledge, successful strategies, vital resources and extensive networks.

With the support of the Fashion Equipped team your business will accelerate faster than ever. The development and growth phase of any business is exciting - but it can also be challenging and overwhelming. But with the right consultant and a strong strategy you'll be well supported and poised for success.

Vic
South Melbourne

Fashion Equipped provides consulting, mentorship and online learning for all stages of planning, launching and growing a fashion business, giving our clients access to an unrivalled knowledge bank and decades of expertise.

We work with fashion start-ups, designers, brands, retailers, entrepreneurs and established six and seven figure businesses, tailoring our services to any stage of development - whether you are starting or already own a label, brand, online boutique, wholesale business, retail store, or a combined model.

With your version of success as the guiding principle, our team is here to support, advise and ensure you benefit from best practise knowledge, successful strategies, vital resources and extensive networks.

With the support of the Fashion Equipped team your business will accelerate faster than ever. The development and growth phase of any business is exciting - but it can also be challenging and overwhelming. But with the right consultant and a strong strategy you'll be well supported and poised for success.

Vic
South Melbourne
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Alison Gwilt
Academic researcher, consultant and workshop facilitator

Dr Alison Gwilt is an author, researcher and Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Her work examines the innovative design methods and approaches that enable the fashion and textiles community, from educators, to producers, and consumers, to adopt more sustainable and ethical practices. Alison is a consultant/advisor to industry, an active researcher and workshop facilitator.

NSW
Paddington

Dr Alison Gwilt is an author, researcher and Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Her work examines the innovative design methods and approaches that enable the fashion and textiles community, from educators, to producers, and consumers, to adopt more sustainable and ethical practices. Alison is a consultant/advisor to industry, an active researcher and workshop facilitator.

NSW
Paddington
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Avodah Global PTY LTD
Avodah Global manage the end to end garment manufacturing process for you. From design to pattern-making, sourcing fabric, sampling and final production, we take the stress out bringing your brand to market.

We are clothing manufacturers with a difference, providing trafficking survivors and other at risk and vulnerable workers in Cambodia with training, support and safe employment in our ethical and sustainable factory.
We aim to disrupt the global clothing manufacturing model where thousands of workers are forced into unsafe, overcrowded workplaces to mass produce low quality garments, worn for a season and tossed.
This large scale “take make discard” model is not ethical for workers, nor sustainable for the planet. Instead, we are creating a network of small, localised digitally enabled sewing hubs with 30-50 workers each supporting a team of outworkers sewing from home in neighbouring communities. All producing quality garments, adopting good environmental practices and paying workers a living wage.
Our subsidiary, Avodah Manufacturing (Cambodia) works with Cambodian social justice and rescue agencies who rescue women from trafficking and exploitation and provide counselling, education and health support. When these women are ready to be reintegrated into the community and take on full time employment, they require training and a nurturing, supportive work environment. This is what Avodah Manufacturing (Cambodia) offers.

Queensland
Fortitude Valley

We are clothing manufacturers with a difference, providing trafficking survivors and other at risk and vulnerable workers in Cambodia with training, support and safe employment in our ethical and sustainable factory.
We aim to disrupt the global clothing manufacturing model where thousands of workers are forced into unsafe, overcrowded workplaces to mass produce low quality garments, worn for a season and tossed.
This large scale “take make discard” model is not ethical for workers, nor sustainable for the planet. Instead, we are creating a network of small, localised digitally enabled sewing hubs with 30-50 workers each supporting a team of outworkers sewing from home in neighbouring communities. All producing quality garments, adopting good environmental practices and paying workers a living wage.
Our subsidiary, Avodah Manufacturing (Cambodia) works with Cambodian social justice and rescue agencies who rescue women from trafficking and exploitation and provide counselling, education and health support. When these women are ready to be reintegrated into the community and take on full time employment, they require training and a nurturing, supportive work environment. This is what Avodah Manufacturing (Cambodia) offers.

Queensland
Fortitude Valley
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National Fashion College
National Fashion College is evolving the way we provide education. Our courses have been designed to offer students the opportunity to explore all elements of the fashion industry, empowering the next generation of fashion leaders.

We offer courses like no other, collaborating with a panel of over 40 leading industry experts who have created a curriculum that can’t be studied anywhere else in the world. Our bespoke content is designed and delivered by respected fashion industry leaders, our theory is centred around industry-relevant information, resources, case studies, activities, and discussions.

New South Wales
St Peters

We offer courses like no other, collaborating with a panel of over 40 leading industry experts who have created a curriculum that can’t be studied anywhere else in the world. Our bespoke content is designed and delivered by respected fashion industry leaders, our theory is centred around industry-relevant information, resources, case studies, activities, and discussions.

New South Wales
St Peters
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Madi & Pip
Run by educator Emma Bond, Madi & Pip fashion is designed to be inclusive to a range of abilities, without compromising a fabulous aesthetic and your commitment to circularity and quality Australian manufacture. In house atelier for collaborations.

Timeless shapes in luxurious, sustainably sourced fabrics. We use only Australian Super Cotton, The New Denim Project and designer deadstock fabric. We design differently so that your fashion is comfortable, allow’s movement, is easy to put on and take off, all without compromising your aesthetic, style, values and commitment to circular fashion.

Garments are individually cut and sewn on your order in our Australian atelier. Customisations and collaborations welcome.

Run by fashion educator Emma Bond, we are open to collaboration and sharing our knowledge through workshops and private tuition.

Fashion Designer Emma Bond is an event fashion illustrator. Clients include Maserati, Brisbane Race Club + Queensland wedding parties.

QLD
Ormeau

Timeless shapes in luxurious, sustainably sourced fabrics. We use only Australian Super Cotton, The New Denim Project and designer deadstock fabric. We design differently so that your fashion is comfortable, allow’s movement, is easy to put on and take off, all without compromising your aesthetic, style, values and commitment to circular fashion.

Garments are individually cut and sewn on your order in our Australian atelier. Customisations and collaborations welcome.

Run by fashion educator Emma Bond, we are open to collaboration and sharing our knowledge through workshops and private tuition.

Fashion Designer Emma Bond is an event fashion illustrator. Clients include Maserati, Brisbane Race Club + Queensland wedding parties.

QLD
Ormeau
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CLEAN GLOBE
CLEAN GLOBE is the only Australian certification body accredited for the globally recognized Textile Exchange standards and GOTS. We certify the complete supply chain including brands, retailers, distributors and traders.

Our global team consists of over 50 years of combined experience in GOTS and Textile Exchange standards and several other sustainability standards. We are currently operating in Australia, New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Turkey and to commence operations in Pakistan, Morocco, Germany, and the USA from 2021.

NT
Darwin

Our global team consists of over 50 years of combined experience in GOTS and Textile Exchange standards and several other sustainability standards. We are currently operating in Australia, New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Turkey and to commence operations in Pakistan, Morocco, Germany, and the USA from 2021.

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Darwin
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IWANTTOBEAFASHIONBUYER.COM
Launch your career in fashion buying and planning with one of our unique programs. Learn online with live weekly tutorials from industry professionals. We train retailers' buying and planning teams and our network puts you in front of retailers.

With a sister company in the UK, we ensure that all our course materials use the latest global best practice thinking. Our courses wholly relate to the skills and competencies required to work in a buying department, without the constraints of academia. We have three courses to choose from:

• The Essential Buyer's Toolkit - 6 weeks
• The Essential Planner's Toolkit - 6 weeks
• The Ultimate Buying & Planning Launchpad - 6 months

Each program is undertaken online, with weekly live tutorials with industry experts. Students on the Ultimate program work as an intern in a buying office for 1-2 days per week for the duration of the course allowing them to build valuable work-ready skills.

On completion, our students have access to a careers mentor for a six-month period.

VIC
St Kilda

With a sister company in the UK, we ensure that all our course materials use the latest global best practice thinking. Our courses wholly relate to the skills and competencies required to work in a buying department, without the constraints of academia. We have three courses to choose from:

• The Essential Buyer's Toolkit - 6 weeks
• The Essential Planner's Toolkit - 6 weeks
• The Ultimate Buying & Planning Launchpad - 6 months

Each program is undertaken online, with weekly live tutorials with industry experts. Students on the Ultimate program work as an intern in a buying office for 1-2 days per week for the duration of the course allowing them to build valuable work-ready skills.

On completion, our students have access to a careers mentor for a six-month period.

VIC
St Kilda
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Mind Your Fashion Pty Ltd
Supporting individuals who experience mental health challenges in the fashion industry

Mind your Fashion is a Not for Profit organisation. Our purpose is to raise awareness, create change and support those who work in the fashion and creative industries and experience mental illness and mental health issues relating to anxiety, depression, stress, eating disorders, gender identity, drug and alcoholism.
At Mind your Fashion, we see the value in everyone. We are the catalyst for positive change. Mind your Fashion supports and empowers progress. Our services include professional counselling though our partner the Australian Association of Psychologist inc (AAPi), speaking engagements sharing experiences and strategies to manage mental illness and effect change, workshops and events all designed to raise awareness and change the behaviours of the fashion and creative industries.

QLD
Hamilton Central

Mind your Fashion is a Not for Profit organisation. Our purpose is to raise awareness, create change and support those who work in the fashion and creative industries and experience mental illness and mental health issues relating to anxiety, depression, stress, eating disorders, gender identity, drug and alcoholism.
At Mind your Fashion, we see the value in everyone. We are the catalyst for positive change. Mind your Fashion supports and empowers progress. Our services include professional counselling though our partner the Australian Association of Psychologist inc (AAPi), speaking engagements sharing experiences and strategies to manage mental illness and effect change, workshops and events all designed to raise awareness and change the behaviours of the fashion and creative industries.

QLD
Hamilton Central
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Sample Room
Sample Room is a full service development house.

Sample Room services established designers, designers returning to Australian manufacturing and start-up designers develop their styles. With a very experienced team of pattern makers, cutters and sample machinists all under the one roof in our new workroom in Collingwood, Sample Room can help with patterns, samples, grading, markers, detailed specs, etc.
Sample Room has invested in the latest technology to allow us to provide stand alone grading and marker making services for those with paper or card patterns.

VIC
COLLINGWOOD

Sample Room services established designers, designers returning to Australian manufacturing and start-up designers develop their styles. With a very experienced team of pattern makers, cutters and sample machinists all under the one roof in our new workroom in Collingwood, Sample Room can help with patterns, samples, grading, markers, detailed specs, etc.
Sample Room has invested in the latest technology to allow us to provide stand alone grading and marker making services for those with paper or card patterns.

VIC
COLLINGWOOD
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A Fitting Connection
A Fitting Connection offers circular solutions for overproduction, faulty goods, dead stock or decommissioned clothing, to not only stay out of landfill but can also offer social rewards.

Together with their business partners they have a fully transparent circular system offering logistics, repairing, re-making and recycling service. Working closely with A Fitting Connection team, they can support your brand to redesign and remake products for the business to sell or help organise a social good collaboration.

The team at A Fitting Connection can support your brand turn waste into a win for your brand and Mother Earth.

VIC
Greensborough

Together with their business partners they have a fully transparent circular system offering logistics, repairing, re-making and recycling service. Working closely with A Fitting Connection team, they can support your brand to redesign and remake products for the business to sell or help organise a social good collaboration.

The team at A Fitting Connection can support your brand turn waste into a win for your brand and Mother Earth.

VIC
Greensborough
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TCF WA & TCF Australia & MY Fashion Incubator
TCF small business training & mentoring

Textile Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of WA Inc. (TCFWA | TCF Australia | TCF Global)
Providing opportunities, support and resources for the Fashion & TCF Industries across WA, Australia and globally
The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of WA Inc. (TCF Australia | TCF Global) established in 1998, is a not-for-profit community based association that provides a valuable resource of support and assistance to fashion, textile, clothing, footwear, creative and manufacturing industries for new and existing small business through business skills training, mentoring, support and global trade opportunities.

TCFWA | TCF Australia | TCF Global also provide a member helpline service and development of specialised industry webinars and workshops to better equip those operating in the industry and is recognised as a leader and role model organisation across Australia and overseas. TCF has assisted many Indigenous and culturally, linguistically diverse (CaLD) fashion and textile designers for over 24 years and has delivered many workshops in regional, remote Australia and global communities.

TCFWA www.tcfwa.com TCF Australia www.tcfaustralia.com and TCF Global www.tcfglobal.com has delivered a number of projects and programs supporting the fashion and TCFL industry.

WA
Cloverdale

Textile Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of WA Inc. (TCFWA | TCF Australia | TCF Global)
Providing opportunities, support and resources for the Fashion & TCF Industries across WA, Australia and globally
The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Resource Centre of WA Inc. (TCF Australia | TCF Global) established in 1998, is a not-for-profit community based association that provides a valuable resource of support and assistance to fashion, textile, clothing, footwear, creative and manufacturing industries for new and existing small business through business skills training, mentoring, support and global trade opportunities.

TCFWA | TCF Australia | TCF Global also provide a member helpline service and development of specialised industry webinars and workshops to better equip those operating in the industry and is recognised as a leader and role model organisation across Australia and overseas. TCF has assisted many Indigenous and culturally, linguistically diverse (CaLD) fashion and textile designers for over 24 years and has delivered many workshops in regional, remote Australia and global communities.

TCFWA www.tcfwa.com TCF Australia www.tcfaustralia.com and TCF Global www.tcfglobal.com has delivered a number of projects and programs supporting the fashion and TCFL industry.

WA
Cloverdale
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The Masters Institute of Creative Education
Creative Education

30 years of expertise, condensed into an innovative creative education collective. The Masters Institute of Creative Education brings together five of Australia's leading institutes to offer a creative learning experience like no other.

Melbourne School of Fashion, Holmes Institute Fashion, HeadMasters, BeautyMasters and MakeupMasters.

3000
Melbourne

30 years of expertise, condensed into an innovative creative education collective. The Masters Institute of Creative Education brings together five of Australia's leading institutes to offer a creative learning experience like no other.

Melbourne School of Fashion, Holmes Institute Fashion, HeadMasters, BeautyMasters and MakeupMasters.

3000
Melbourne
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The Retail Mentors
The Retail Mentors is a community built to connect dynamic retail owners, leaders and rising stars to share our rich collective retail intelligence to elevate our industry with customers at its heart.

We have founded a voluntary Mentoring program for individuals and a Business Mentoring program for businesses.

NSW
Oyster Bay

We have founded a voluntary Mentoring program for individuals and a Business Mentoring program for businesses.

NSW
Oyster Bay
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Circular Sourcing
Circular Sourcing is providing sustainable trims, fabrics and notions for all.

We're making it possible for small businesses and home sewers to source more sustainable raw materials. From deadstock/surplus fabrics to organic trims, biodegradable stretch and other biologically circular building blocks.

VIC
West Melbourne

We're making it possible for small businesses and home sewers to source more sustainable raw materials. From deadstock/surplus fabrics to organic trims, biodegradable stretch and other biologically circular building blocks.

VIC
West Melbourne
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Fashion360
Fashion360 prides itself as a pillar of support for early stage, emerging and growing fashion businesses with services extending from business development and skills-based program deliveries, 1:1 Consultations and Product development through to Production and Sales channels.

We deliver Industry specific programs as well as provide Consultations and Product development services for early stage, emerging and growing fashion business.
We strive to be the ultimate Fashion Business Program provider for creatives wishing to run their own fashion businesses alongside recognition for our ability to deliver the highest quality in our product development services
Our USP include detailed information provided by relevant industry experts who span over three decades of experience, and are genuinely invested in the best outcomes for participants, hence always going the extra mile.

QLD
Manly West

We deliver Industry specific programs as well as provide Consultations and Product development services for early stage, emerging and growing fashion business.
We strive to be the ultimate Fashion Business Program provider for creatives wishing to run their own fashion businesses alongside recognition for our ability to deliver the highest quality in our product development services
Our USP include detailed information provided by relevant industry experts who span over three decades of experience, and are genuinely invested in the best outcomes for participants, hence always going the extra mile.

QLD
Manly West
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Atelier Stefani Pty. Ltd.
Atelier Stefani offers handcrafted and custom designed shoes and accessories for women and men as well as a ready to wear range with the option of personalisation.

All our products are made by hand in our design and production studio on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They are products of meaning that are an extension of the customer's personality and self expression. We offer a unique experience to individuals and other brands, involving them in the design and production process to sustainably create something unique that combines style, comfort and durability.

NSW
North Manly

All our products are made by hand in our design and production studio on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They are products of meaning that are an extension of the customer's personality and self expression. We offer a unique experience to individuals and other brands, involving them in the design and production process to sustainably create something unique that combines style, comfort and durability.

NSW
North Manly
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Fashion Factories
We design, sample and manufacture for Ethical Fashion garments and products off-shore with our verified factory partners

We produce quality fashion garment and products for brands with our Ethically certified factories. We manage the whole process from sourcing, sampling to production and logistics - saving our clients time and money in trying to navigate the process themselves. We work with many well known and successful brands, assisting them in their launch and business growth with our highly experienced and knowledgeable team.

QLD
Broadbeach

We produce quality fashion garment and products for brands with our Ethically certified factories. We manage the whole process from sourcing, sampling to production and logistics - saving our clients time and money in trying to navigate the process themselves. We work with many well known and successful brands, assisting them in their launch and business growth with our highly experienced and knowledgeable team.

QLD
Broadbeach
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IMAGEWORKS
Textiles, Clothing, Fashion & Footwear (TCF) Industry Consulting

We provide a niche, personalised service, and specialised industry and technical knowledge to our government, corporate and industry clients. We liaise closely with industry while operating independently of suppliers and manufacturers.

Products we work with include uniforms, performance and protective clothing (PPC), corporate wardrobes, promotional clothing, accessories and footwear, and health, hospitality and institutional textiles.
We facilitate better procurement outcomes by analysing, simplifying and systemising how our clients identify, purchase and manage their TCF requirements.

IMAGEWORKS uses proprietary and proven tools and templates to address each organisation's specific requirements, and ensure efficiency, transparency and accountability.

We are very hands-on and guide our clients through every step, enabling them to understand and manage priorities and risks, and take control of their procurement processes, outcomes and contracts.

NSW
Five Dock

We provide a niche, personalised service, and specialised industry and technical knowledge to our government, corporate and industry clients. We liaise closely with industry while operating independently of suppliers and manufacturers.

Products we work with include uniforms, performance and protective clothing (PPC), corporate wardrobes, promotional clothing, accessories and footwear, and health, hospitality and institutional textiles.
We facilitate better procurement outcomes by analysing, simplifying and systemising how our clients identify, purchase and manage their TCF requirements.

IMAGEWORKS uses proprietary and proven tools and templates to address each organisation's specific requirements, and ensure efficiency, transparency and accountability.

We are very hands-on and guide our clients through every step, enabling them to understand and manage priorities and risks, and take control of their procurement processes, outcomes and contracts.

NSW
Five Dock
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