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Kikki.K GM Lisa Gorman talks brand purpose, design and what’s next

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Before starting her career in design, Gorman worked as a nurse in the blood collection department on the kidney transplant unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Her recent collaboration with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood in creating a limited-edition design of blood-donor bandages was inspired by her debut art collection, Fluorescence.

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A slow fashion brand that celebrates African design: This is OliveAnkara

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According to its founder and designer, Ifeoma Ubby, its mission is to create vibrant, well-crafted designs that draw inspiration from traditional African fashion. Ankara, commonly known as ‘Ankara prints’, ‘African prints’, or ‘African wax prints’ is a 100 per cent cotton fabric with vibrant patterns.

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How Australian designer Daniel Avakian is reimagining the runway

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During Afterpay Australian Fashion Week this year, prominent fashion designer Daniel Avakian’s Resort 2023 runway show was a stroke of genius. The design process leading up to the 2023 Resort range and post-runway show engagement was vastly different, proving Daniel Avakian is steadfastly changing the system. “To Fashion weeks’ future.

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Designers, here’s how to avoid cultural appropriation

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In the wake of yet another accusation of a major fashion brand copying an indigenous community’s traditional designs without credit or benefit (this time it was Zara), we spoke to several industry experts about why cultural appropriation keeps happening. . It’s about educating designers and the industry as to how to do it ethically.

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How designer label Dion Lee is positioning itself for global expansion

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Dion Lee is a luxury brand established back in 2009 by its namesake designer in Sydney, Australia. While Dion Lee the designer is based in New York, until recently, all of the label’s retail stores, six in total, were in Australia. That changed with the recent addition of a Miami flagship, its first location in the US.

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“We can’t afford it” and other plus-size fashion excuses designers make

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Case in point: of the suite of designers showing at Australian Fashion Week, only around 40 per cent make a size 16. As sizes get larger representation diminishes further with just over 10 per cent of designers offering a size 18 or above. But for argument’s sake, just what is the impact on designers’ bottom lines? Yes there is.

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Heart Made: new label weaves Thai design into Australian fashion

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Hailing from Bangkok, Khong Ngamthin is the founder and designer of fashion label Heart Made, which offers products that combine old-fashioned techniques and contemporary design. His sustainable products are designed to speak to a younger generation, and are a tribute to the craftsmanship of a bygone era. Who knows?

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