Australian Fashion Week

Launched in 1996, in its debut year the event featured shows by Australian designers including Akira Isogawa, Alex Perry and Wayne Cooper.

Two new Indigenous Australian events introduced 13 First Nations designers to the wider industry, including Grace Lillian Lee, Ngarru Miimi, Aarli, Kirrikin Australia, Maara Collective, Liandra Swim and Ngali.

[12] Dita Von Teese was a guest of honour in 2007, giving a sexy performance that featured her straddling a giant MAC lipstick.

Singer Macy Gray performed at the Marcs show in 2008, and celebrity fashion blogger Susie Bubble covered the 2010 event.

These new generation 2013 included Betty Train, Desert Designs, Faddoul, Jamie Ashkar, Natalie & Sarah, The Letter Q, and Tristan Melle.

[14] Some of the most praised designers showcased on the runway were White Sands, Christopher Esber, Bec and Bridge, Aurelio Costarella, and Camilla and Marc.

[15] Australian Fashion Week has previously been held in April/May at the Fox Film Studios, Moore Park in Sydney, and at St Kilda Pier in Melbourne.

[citation needed] It was announced in October 2012 that Fashion Week was moving from the Overseas Passenger Terminal in The Rocks to the Carriageworks in Eveleigh in 2013.

Some of the designers include Alice McCall, Bec & Bridge, Ginger & Smart, Ksubi, Lisa Ho, Oroton, We Are Handsome, and Whitesands.

In May 2013, the festival hosted a fashion-focused seminar featuring Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia designers Camilla and Marc and KIRRILY JOHNSTON.