The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane began in 2006 and is held over six days in late August of each year.
[2] The event is recognized as the showcase for emerging Queensland fashion designers.
Lindsay Bennett is festival director and founder and Mercedes-Benz is the main sponsor.
[2] There were national designers such as Alex Perry, Leona Edmiston and Lisa Ho and local designers such as Easton Pearson, Paul Hunt, Juli Grbac, Pia du Pradal, Urbbana[3] Bora and Sacha Drake.
[4] Other Queensland designers featured in the past included Pistols at Dawn, Chelsea de Luca[2] and George Wu.