Meet The Fashion Advocate, one of the largest online retailers for 100% ethical Australian and New Zealand fashion. After five years advocating for ethical and sustainable fashion online, The Fashion Advocate is now opening a retail boutique in Melbourne's Bayside to further support Australian and New Zealand fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands. Applications to stock in-store with The Fashion Advocate are now open.

We caught up with Davyn de Bruyn, managing director of Thread Harvest, to hear a bit about where he sees the industry changing, and how Thread Harvest is constantly adapting to offer the best product to their customers while advocating for a more transparent and socially conscious fashion industry.

Our top fashion business reads from June 2019…

Meet Flaunter, the online platform making it easy for brands to reach bigger audiences. Save time and scale your PR efforts with image management, sample tracking, media lists and reporting all in the one tool. Flaunter is where brands and media come together to create, connect, and collaborate. To celebrate the ongoing collaboration, Flaunter have a series of exclusive offers just for our AFC members!

Discover the unique space from A.BCH as part of AFC Flagship, featuring 'Momentary Field', an installation collaboration with Art Director, Marsha Golemac. UN – DYED is both a temporary store and exhibition and will be open to the public for a limited time, from June 23-30, 2019 at Emporium Melbourne.

Did you hear? AFC are now on WeChat! Watch this space and stay tuned for updates. If you’re on WeChat be sure to follow.

Is Asia an export destination for your label? Then CentreStage may just be the launch pad you need. HKTDC have travel incentives available for AFC Members (Including Hotel sponsorship or Travel Reimbursement)…

This year’s MBFWA saw an innovative showcase from AFC members Pared Eyewear in collaboration with Handpicked Wines! Hosted at the iconic Handpicked Cellar Door in the heart of Sydney, the event saw the launch of a number of exclusive designer collaborations for the Australian duo Samantha Stevenson and Edward Baker…

In partnership with Bluestone Lane, we are excited to announce the opening of their ‘Beach Collective’ retail activation in Mountauk, New York! Now in its second year, the Australian hospitality brand will offer, along with its famed Melbourne-style coffee and healthy café fare, a curated selection of nine Australian-born fashion brands to join them in their combined retail and café space in Montauk, NY…