FDS and more broadly Tafe NSW offer both Higher Education and Vocational education courses including a Bachelor of Fashion Design.
We also offer Masterclasses and short courses and Tafe NSW are in partnership with UTS in the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion and Textiles.
Short courses include CLO 3D, Natural dyeing, Fashion Illustration, Upcycling and Mending and more.

Founded in Sri Lanka and launched at Colombo Fashion Week in 2013, Amilani Perera is an exotic luxury fashion brand that has since expanded internationally. Registered in Australia in 2025, the brand specializes in ready-to-wear collections, driven by a dual mission: delivering unique, high-quality garments while giving back to society.
Amilani Perera has become a powerful advocate for women suffering from violence, an issue that deeply resonates with founder Amilani Perera. Through a partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the brand actively works to empower and uplift women who have faced abuse in Sri Lanka. This partnership involves engaging survivors of violence in the product development process, as well as offering mentoring programs designed to enhance their skills in fashion design.
Renowned for its bespoke, designer womenswear, Amilani Perera has consistently showcased at Colombo Fashion Week since 2013. In 2024, the brand furthered its international reach by partnering with the United Nations Asia Pacific to present at the Ultra Luxe Fashion Show in Singapore. Amilani Perera was also the only Sri Lankan brand featured at Asian Designer Week 2016 in New Delhi, India, and showcased its Spring/Summer 2017 collection at the USA-Sri Lanka Fashion Week in New York.
Additionally, Amilani Perera serves as the official designer for the Airport & Aviation Services of Sri Lanka, further cementing her influence in the fashion industry.
A graduate of Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore, Amilani has extensive experience in the global fashion and garment industry. She has worked as a designer with prominent global manufacturers such as MAS Holdings for the amanté lingerie brand, and as a design consultant for Arvind Lifestyle Brands in Bangalore, India.

“NicolaNicola” was founded in 2024 by Vicki Nicola who continues to share her expertise and knowledge with all facets of the industry, including business, individual mentoring, masterclasses for students, individuals and organizations, patternmaking and grading, and custom bespoke work. With over 30 years of creative and technical knowledge, Nicola Nicola continues to develop and contribute to the industry. industry education & development.

The Curated Wardrobe, is a styling business that goes beyond traditional styling advice to help women redefine their relationship with clothing. I’m passionate about empowering my clients to look incredible, dress authentically, and break free from the fast fashion cycle. I work with women to decouple their personal style with consumption and save their precious time, money and energy for something more important. I believe in sustainable fashion as a form of self-expression and empowerment, helping clients embrace their unique identity while making mindful choices that support a circular economy.

I offer personalised 1:1 styling sessions, masterclasses in sustainable fashion, and Sustainable Style Tours that guide clients through secondhand shopping. Additionally, I work as a preloved runway stylist, speak at various events and on media platforms as a Sustainable Style Expert, sharing insights on mindful fashion choices and wardrobe empowerment.

Co-Sew is a sewing collective run by 3 friends, who each have 8-10 years experience working in the fashion industry in Melbourne. From our sample room in Brunswick, we offer fashion industry services to individuals and small businesses. We have expertise in both local and offshore production models, and we can help you with the many steps associated with these models, including:

— local sample making
— local pattern making
— Boutique local production
— Off-shore manufacturing
— tech + spec
— sewing + alterations (including B2B)

We are passionate about community and we love to share our knowledge - we also host regular group sewing classes and also offer private mentorship.

A key facet of our programs is where we match brands with global partners in the wholesale industry, connecting them with sales agencies, distributors, PR agencies, visual merchandising solutions, brand ambassadors, 3PL providers, and logistics partners. We assist in negotiations and manage onboarding to ensure successful partnerships.

The Fashion Advocate was one of the largest online stores for ethical and sustainable fashion and a multi-award-winning e-commerce business. Following a rebrand and relaunch in 2023, The Fashion Advocate is now a leading digital community and education platform for slow fashion brands. Founder Claire Goldsworthy is a multi-award winning fashion industry entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience and a Harvard Business School Sustainable Business degree. Claire teaches organic growth strategies and business expansion plans that are specifically designed for slow fashion brands to increase their sales and their impact.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

IDES sells digital blocks and other 3D assets to help individuals or brands get started in 3D. They provide free tutorials focusing on CLO 3D and pattern making. IDES will launch the first of their CLO 3D courses in 2025.

We offer nationally accredited courses designed to blend practical skills with up-to-date industry knowledge. Our small class sizes create a personalised learning environment where students receive tailored support from experienced trainers who are active industry professionals.

At Orana, we pride ourselves on being inclusive, welcoming students from diverse backgrounds, including interstate students studying online, as well as international students from all across the world. Our courses cater to different interests within the fashion industry, such as styling, visual merchandising, digital marketing, fashion buying, business and more, ensuring everyone can find their unique path.

One of Orana’s standout features is our network of industry connections. We help students build real-world experience through internships and job opportunities, preparing them to step confidently into their chosen careers.

Our facilities include a fully equipped creative studio, encouraging creativity and hands-on learning. Combined with flexible study options, we make it easy for students to balance their education with other commitments.

Whether you’re starting fresh or upskilling, Orana provides the tools, knowledge, and support to help you thrive. Join a community where your future in fashion can flourish, and your ambitions can become reality.

Sarah is a freelance designer and consultant working with established, and start-up fashion labels to help bring their ideas from concept to reality. Services include production ready tech packs, competitor analysis that allows you to define your target market and position your product competitively, and design developments including mood boards, trend research and more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.