Coco and Max blur the line between art and fashion February 23, 2018Claire Goldsworthy Pushing boundaries is all in a day's work for Coco and Max, and their upcoming Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival event is a perfect example of their artistic approach to...
VAMFF presents The Fashion Advocate Runway March 16, 2017Claire Goldsworthy The Australian fashion industry is ever-evolving. Influenced by our vibrant multicultural history, our unique climate and our sense of independence, Australia has produced some of the most coveted labels in...
VAMFF highlight: The Fashion Advocate Australian made runway January 10, 2017Claire Goldsworthy The Australian fashion industry is ever-evolving. Influenced by our vibrant multicultural history, our unique climate and our sense of independence, Australia has produced some of the most coveted labels in...
Tenfingerz raises the bar with The Fabulon April 13, 2016Claire Goldsworthy Teneille Clerke is better known as ‘Tenfingerz’ and describes herself as a ‘Gen Y renaissance human’. She’s an established stylist, producer, photographer, performance artist, filmmaker and creative think-tank and she’s...
2016 VAMFF Global Indigenous Runway March 11, 2016Claire Goldsworthy Of all the VAMFF events this year, I was inspired most by the Global Indigenous Runway on Tuesday 8th March at the Melbourne Museum.
The Dress Collective Runway February 25, 2016Claire Goldsworthy In-the-loop Melbournians and the trendiest of fashion fans from interstate coveted the limited amount of tickets available to the recent The Dress Collective Runway, and those who were lucky enough...
The Dress Collective’s runway sells out in 20 days February 11, 2016Claire Goldsworthy It’s no secret that Melbourne is the epicenter of fashion in Australia, but it certainly came as a surprise to The Dress Collective team that their first ever runway (which...
Melbourne start-up to shake up Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival January 12, 2016Claire Goldsworthy On February 13, 2016, The Dress Collective will merge the digital world with the tangible, presenting an interactive runway to raise funds for the Black Dog Institute.
National Graduate Showcase Presented by Target May 30, 2015Claire Goldsworthy It seemed fitting that my first antipodean runway show should feature the debut collections of myriad Australian fashion graduates.
Shio Designs April 28, 2015Claire Goldsworthy We’ve uncovered yet another hidden Melbourne gem- Shio. Designed and made locally in Melbourne, the label recently released their Autumn/Winter 2015 collection as part of the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival Cultural...
Diamonds In The Rough Future Runway April 22, 2015Claire Goldsworthy The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival Future Runway gave secondary school students from all around Australia a chance to shine, and its charmingly youthful feel can only be accredited to...
Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival GQ Australia Menswear Runway March 30, 2015Claire Goldsworthy Menswear is making one hell of a comeback – and at the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival GQ Australia Menswear Runway – it was at its very peak.