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Marianne Perkovic, Chair of AFC Board

Marianne Perkovic is the Chair of the AFC Board.

26 April 2023

Meet Nathan Mattock

Nathan Mattock is an AFC Board Member and a Partner at Marque Lawyers.

25 April 2023

Our transformation journey

Looking forward to the year ahead with AFC CEO, Leila Naja Hibri

2 March 2023

Transitioning from physical to digital sampling

AFC’s FashTech Lab helps Australian fashion brands transition from physical to digital sampling and the results from the first pilot program are in, with participants reducing sampling costs by 50% and sampling time from 12 weeks to just 4 weeks.

2 March 2023

Australian fashion industry to move towards circularity by 2030

The new National Clothing Product Stewardship Scheme aims to transform the way we make, consume and recycle clothing.

23 February 2023

Watch | Melbourne Fashion Week Conversation Panels

Listen in on experts discuss the issues that matter along with insights into the inner workings of the current and future state of the Australian Fashion industry.

21 November 2022

Make it Melbourne | The skills, education and demand needed to rebuild a thriving local manufacturing trade

After decades of off-shore manufacturing, the pandemic revealed the lack of sovereign manufacturing here in Australia and highlighted the need to revive the industry.

7 November 2022

Meet the winner of the 2022 Melbourne Fashion Week Student Runway

In creating this collection I spent a great deal researching to find products that could replace plastic and be harmless to the environment.

2 November 2022

8 fashion and textile skills escalated on the National Skills Priority List for 2022.

8 fashion & textiles manufacturing skills have been escalated on the National Skills Priority List in 2022.

25 October 2022

AFC Conversations at Melbourne Fashion Week presented by Creative Victoria

M/FW Conversations presented by Creative Victoria

5 October 2022

Bianca Spender X Nobody Denim | Limited edition denim capsule collection

Bianca Spender and Nobody Denim Collaborate to Create a Collection of Sustainable, Australian Made Ready-To-Wear denim.

9 September 2022

An evening with Esse Studios | Edit Collection

The evening saw friends of the brand, media and industry players gather to eat, drink and take in the serene landscape that her clothes and accessories breathed into the space.

26 August 2022

Second Town Hall Meeting Notes | National Clothing Product Stewardship Scheme

Over 250 attendees from all facets of the fashion and textile eco-system tuned in to hear insights from the consortium.

4 August 2022

Government Crackdown on Greenwashing | Olvera Advisors

Why is the ACCC targeting greenwashing and how does it impact your brand?

28 July 2022

Watch the final Knowledge Exchange Session of the AFC FashTech Lab

Fashion brands Bianca Spender, Matteau and Palasade were excited to continue on their digital sampling journey post program, reflecting on the benefits of adopting the workflow including improved time to market and achieving hyper-realistic, ready to sell digital samples.

21 June 2022

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