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Melbourne accessories brand QLAP is all about upcycling and experimentation
New Melbourne accessories brand QLAP is doing something very interesting with upcycled and deadstock materials
Fashion brand Oscar Keene is bold, original, digital and a little bit dark
Melbourne fashion designer Oscar Keene’s eponymous label is unique in offering us a view into the future of the industry. Combining digital and physical technologies, Oscar produces digital garments before turning them into real life clothing items.
Designer Bel Sorrentino makes clothes that you can collect and cherish
Launched just as the 2020 lockdowns began, Sorrentino Studios is an emerging Melbourne brand that is definitely one to watch. With its mix of slick tailoring and textured bodycon cuts, the brand has an edgy but elegant vibe. Launching under pressure “I design, cut,...
Comos Bassington is all about slickness and shades of black and blue
Comos Bassington is a new menswear label based in Melbourne that has a very defined aesthetic: “sex, slickness and shades of black and blue”
All bodies are worthy of looking good and feeling good in workwear
There are not only burly blokes on a job site these days, now there are lots of women and non-binary individuals needing workwear
‘Enjoy the view’ with Melbourne brand Obus’ colourful collections
Founded by Kylie Zerbst over 20 years ago, Melbourne fashion brand Obus is definitely one of the city’s most successful.
Simple, comfortable and transeasonal fashion from Metta Melbourne
Launched in 2007, Metta Melbourne is one of the city’s longest operating fashion brands. Established by founder Lynn Clay, who was then running a patchwork fabric boutique, the brand grew out of Lynn’s access to fabulous linens and Liberty of London fabrics. ...
Cazinc the Label is all about ‘breaking the cycle’ of throw-away fashion.
After 15 years of helping women of all shapes and sizes find the perfect outfit, stylist Carolyn Rowland launched her own label, Cazinc the Label in 2018. “I worked as a fashion stylist for more than 15 years and struggled to find quality womenswear that was...
Melbourne brand Khòlò is inclusive, joyful and sustainable.
When Karishma Kasabia decided to launch her own fashion brand in 2017, she started with a small collection of six dress styles, unaware what she was getting into. “My background...
Melbourne brand The Only will spark joy season after season
Designer Net Chantarawaree is bubbly, elegant and warm, with a cheeky sense of humour; just like the clothes of her brand, The Only, that she launched in September of 2015. She was inspired to start her label after she graduated from Bachelor of Design...
Ethical and sustainable garment production is a core principle at Arlo & Olive
Have you ever felt that you have two wardrobes? One for work, and one for play? If your answer is yes, you are not alone. Melbourne designer Shaina Munro found herself in the same position, and decided to do something about it by launching Arlo & Olive in...
Minimal, elegant slow fashion from Melbourne brand AND.BEAR
When best friends and fellow students Isabella Demartini and Georgie Allen graduated with their Bachelors of Fashion (Design) (Honours) at RMIT University, they knew they wanted to work for themselves, and to work with each other. “We both knew that we didn't...