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Future Makers: Lee Mathews, Founder & Designer
Lee Mathews, founder and designer of Lee Mathews, on building a fashion house from her kitchen table, the mentors who shaped her, and why staying self-funded has meant choosing craft first.
10 August 2026
Let's Tell the ABS to Count Us In: 489,000-Strong and Growing
Census night is 11 August 2026. Here's our AFC guide to the census for the fashion industry so we are all counted correctly.
5 August 2026
Media Release: AFC Launches Australia’s First Clothing Smart Factory Feasibility Study with Three Leading Universities, Backed by Epson Australia and Investment NSW
The Australian Fashion Council (AFC) has commissioned a landmark feasibility study to establish a first-of-its-kind Clothing Smart Factory in Australia.
15 July 2026
Future Makers: Fran Maiale, CEO Waverley Mills
Fran Maiale, CEO of Waverley Mills, on leading a 150-year-old Australian manufacturer, forging your own path in leadership, and why the best leaders never stop learning.
2 July 2026
Media Release: Australian Fashion Council Returns to Hong Kong with an Expanded Export Mission
The Australian Fashion Council (AFC) have announced Global Gateways: Hong Kong 2026, an export mission that will place seven Australian brands in front of Asia's leading buyers and press at CENTRESTAGE
29 June 2026
ACCC Flags Compliance Responsibilities for Disperse Blue Dyes in Textiles
Recent findings from Australia's industrial chemicals regulator have highlighted potential health risks associated with certain disperse blue dyes used in textile manufacturing
25 June 2026
Meet Patrick White, Australian finalist of the eBay Circular Fashion Fund 2026.
We caught up with Ragpiq co-founder Patrick White on flipping the resale model and what it took to pitch on the global stage.
12 June 2026
Circular Sourcing: eBay Circular Fashion Fund 2026 Australian Finalist
Named a regional winner in the eBay Circular Fashion Fund 2026, Circular Sourcing founder Courtney Holm shares the story behind the platform making surplus textiles visible, accessible and commercially viable for brands.
11 June 2026
Media Release: Australian Fashion Council announces Paris showroom for Paris Fashion Week 2026
Supported by Austrade's Accessing New Markets Initiative and Create NSW, the AFC will open a dedicated Australian showroom at Paris Fashion Week in September.
4 June 2026
AFC Global Gateways: Paris 2026 Application
Register your interest in AFC Global Gateways: Paris 2026 supported by the Austrade Trade Diversification Network and NSW Government.
3 June 2026
Australian Fashion in Focus at the 2026 Global Sourcing Expo
AFC opening address, Made in Australia panel and Australian manufacturers showcased this year at the 2026 Global Sourcing Expo.
28 May 2026
AFW2026: Meet the Makers, presented by EPSON
Meet the Makers, presented by Epson, connected Australian fashion brands directly with 11 local manufacturers on the rooftop of the Museum of Contemporary Art.
25 May 2026
AFC & R.M.WILLIAMS DELIVER FIRST-EVER INDUSTRY-BACKED PLAN TO SCALE AUSTRALIA’S FASHION & TEXTILE MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Our first industry-backed national roadmap to rebuild targeted domestic manufacturing capability across Australia's textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) sector.
12 March 2026
International Women's Day Edition of Future Makers: Lisa Lake, Director of the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion + Textiles
This International Women's Day, we spotlight Lisa Lake, Director of the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion & Textiles, and the nearly two decades of purpose-driven work reshaping Australian fashion
8 March 2026
International Women's Day Edition of Future Makers: Ebony Booth, Co-founder of Eupheme
In celebration of International Women's Day, we sat down with Ashlee Booth, co-founder of Eupheme, who left the world of global luxury to build the womenswear brand she knew Australia was missing
8 March 2026
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