Fashion festival walks the talk with record Indigenous model line-up

Fashion festival walks the talk with record Indigenous model line-up

After a six-year hiatus from the event,model Charlee Fraser is opening the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival for David Jones on Tuesday night.

  • byMelissa Singer

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Winter fashion:The five things to buy,according to the key trends

These are no flash-in-the-pan pieces;everything on this list has longevity (and sustainability) in mind.

  • byMelissa Singer
One of our biggest stores says this is the top fashion trend of autumn

One of our biggest stores says this is the top fashion trend of autumn

Think'90s rock,fused with"soft"punk – a little blurred lipstick here,a mohair sweater there,and chains,lots of chains.

  • byMelissa Singer
Slow and steady wins for ESSE,Australia's top new designer

Slow and steady wins for ESSE,Australia's top new designer

Designer Charlotte Hicks worked at some of Australia's top brands before going out on her own two years ago.

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Ask the stylist:the experts'favourite trends for autumn-winter

Ask the stylist:the experts'favourite trends for autumn-winter

With the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival just days away,here is what the top stylists are backing.

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Is fashion still largely blind to people with vision impairment?

Is fashion still largely blind to people with vision impairment?

'It doesn't make sense for the fashion industry to ignore people with blindness and low vision'.

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Fun meets fashion's hot topics in this year's Melbourne festival

Fun meets fashion's hot topics in this year's Melbourne festival

Having met the challenges of sustainability,diversity,inclusion and transparency,Melbourne's fashion festival is adding fun to the mix.

  • byRachelle Unreich
For sustainability,'I would give the fashion industry a three out of 10'

For sustainability,'I would give the fashion industry a three out of 10'

Sustainable fashion pioneer gives the industry a C for effort but an F for impact.

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How Charlee Fraser made a shortcut to modelling stardom

How Charlee Fraser made a shortcut to modelling stardom

Indigenous model Charlee Fraser is a fashion-world hot ticket. She discusses taking to the runway,that haircut and her pride in her heritage.

  • byJane Rocca
Australia to host two of the world's biggest fashion players

Australia to host two of the world's biggest fashion players

The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival is upping the ante on sustainability,and women.

  • byMelissa Singer
'It was a wake-up call to trust myself':Festival to honour Maticevski

'It was a wake-up call to trust myself':Festival to honour Maticevski

'There is no one who could help share that vision and sense of hope for our fashion industry than Toni.'

  • byMelissa Singer