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Presented by the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation (DAAFF), The Australian Indigenous Fashion Showcase is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, art and creativity through fashion at the 25th anniversary of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia…

The AFC were once again thrilled to support the M/FW Student Award last year! Get to know the 2019 winning designer and Box Hill Institute Bachelor of Fashion graduate, Chelsea Subala! The award recognises excellence in innovation, quality, design and their potential to contribute to the future growth of the Australian fashion industry. Chelsea’s collection – SLAY – was inspired by people who had mental illness and were suffering anxiety or depression, influenced by Melbourne’s street art graffiti…

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Welcome back to the sixth article in our series delving into the links between the Sustainable Development Goals and Australia’s textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) industry. This time we explore the role the TCF industry plays in achieving SDG 13, Climate Action…

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Presented as part of the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival's ideas Program, join Melbourne based consultancy agency Fashion Equipped for a creative, collaborative forum, discussing the Future of Fashion 2020 with industry thought leaders, emerging designers, and brands…

Full transparency might be a pipe dream for many brands and organisations, but Australian fashion label Albus Lumen has taken a step in the right direction. Partnering with The Woolmark Company, designer Marina Afonina connected with one of Australia’s most historic wool-growing properties ‘Anlaby’ to produce a travel collection made of single-origin Australian Merino wool.

Through the Emerging Designer showcase, Flaunter works with fashion schools across Australia to support final year design students in building their public profiles and showcasing their work to Australia’s expansive media network.  AFC were thrilled to once again be a guest judge for the Flaunter Emerging Designer Showcase! Here’s a look at the collections from our top 5.

After witnessing the devastating impacts of textile production on the environment first-hand, and identifying the industry’s need for a specific publication on these issues, John Mowbray re-mortgaged his house, left his job, and launched Ecotextile News. The publication has since gone on to become an influential voice among retailers, brands, suppliers and NGO’s alike, covering the environmental impacts and developments of textile production throughout the entire supply chain.

This 2020, the B2B trade event Fashion Exposed Now have partnered with Fashion True Futures to bring together the event’s first ‘Sustainable Edit’, supporting and showcasing innovative labels that are making a difference and working toward a more sustainable fashion industry...(Pictured | Quillan)

The Masters Institute of Creative Education (TMICE) is Australia’s only integrated creative education provider offering short courses in fashion among other creative fields with upcoming short courses being offered throughout March and July...

Meet the Board Members representing the Australian Fashion Council! The Board were elected and voted for by our members, with the latest addition of Jenny Child from McKinsey & Company in late 2019.

LEGACY Responsible Fashion Summit, Asia Pacific’s leading fashion summit on doing business responsibly is returning to Sydney this March.  2020’s theme of SYSTEM CHANGE is designed to challenge the status quo and galvanise our industry towards further action on climate change, living wages, accessible design and circularity…

Over the last few months, Toll has been consulting with the Australian Fashion Council and industry members on continuing the Garment on Hanger service. Retailers welcomed the continuation of this important service offering which is a unique industry solution and not easily replaced. In response to strong customer demand, Toll has announced that they will retain the Garment on Hanger service, to support retailers meet their business needs...