Gathered in South Yarra’s iconic and beautiful Como House Grand Ballroom, a selection of fashion media and emerging designers are shrouded in both beauty and history. Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (
VAMFF) CEO Graeme Lewsey acknowledges the location of the evening’s National Graduate Showcase Launch, noting the fusion of the old with the new- an old, historic building playing host to the new, the future of Australian Fashion. We gather as Lewsey announces the 12 fresh faces whose work will be featured as part of the VAMFF 2014 National Graduate Showcase presented by Target. Always one of the highlights of the festival program, these talented students are given complete creative freedom. As we saw at the launch, their visions are fresh and untainted by the business side of the fashion industry. They are creating garments that they truly love without worrying about commercialism or retail viability. The work of these young designers is nothing short of inspiring.
The National Graduate Showcase presents 12 fashion graduates in a celebration of emerging Australian design talent. Australia’s tertiary institutions are helping nurture new crops of designers responsible for leading Australian fashion far into the 21st century. The National Graduate Showcase brings together the brightest minds, hand-picked from the leading design institutions nationwide to present their original collections on a globally recognised platform. These most promising of talents will not only have a chance to showcase their work on the Festival’s main stage, but will also have the opportunity to participate in a career building mentor program. Target will encourage design in a range of fields that encompasses womenswear, menswear, swimwear and beyond.
This years’ finalists are Juliette Booth, Gabrielle Brown, Lillian Chan, Roxane Chan, Wing Chiang, Anna-Marie Gruber, Chin Hau Tay, Edwina Sinclair, Tan Thanh Trieu, Victoria Thaniotis, Yan Wang and Molly Younger.
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