VAMFF NEWS
International Women’s Day Breakfast
By Angelia Van Le This piece was written as part of the Fashion Writing Program 2019 Today is International Women’s Day and I’m going to start by celebrating my own achievements. I think as women sometimes we don’t give ourselves… …
Ashley Graham just announced
American super model, designer, author and body activist Ashley Graham will appear at the 23rd Festival on her first ever visit to Australia. Ashley, whose influence has reshaped the fashion and media industries and redefined traditional beauty standards, will walk… …
Announcing Australia’s first Fashion Summit
In 2019, a new event at Australia’s largest fashion event will bring an ambitious schedule of business discussions to our world class stage. The inaugural Australian Fashion Summit will bring together fashions best thought-leaders to deliberate and discuss the critical… …
Program applications open
This is your opportunity to participate in Australia’s largest fashion event. Applications are open to participate in the 2019 Festival Program. We offer an exciting program spanning Fashion, Arts and Ideas focused activities for independent, emerging and established Australia’s best creative… …
Everything That Happened At Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Vogue’s sustainability editor Clare Press shares her diary. Last week the Copenhagen Fashion Summit happened. What’s that? Think the Davos of sustainable fashion, with everyone who’s anyone in the green scene, globally, coming together to network and discuss ways to… …
Career Codes with Who What Wear
Five things you didn’t know about the brand behind everyone’s favourite personalised phone case. It’s hard to believe, but a time existed before personalisation became ubiquitous across necklace nameplates, accessories and phone cases. A less interesting time, no doubt. Hitting… …
Shopping with the future generation
The launch of e-commerce saw a generational shift in consumer habits. Shopping bags were traded for shopping carts, and the ease of online made physical stores seemingly redundant. National Fashion Manager of AMP Capital Shopping Centres Major Projects Alicia Kemp… …
Social media photography: A how to guide
Social media has long been a platform for sharing snippets of your daily life with the rest of the world (or your immediate friendship group, at least). But as more come to realise the power of the platform, the practice… …
How to monetise your social media
The Festival introduces Fashion Talks for the first time, taking your digital know-how to the next level with Australia’s top influencers. Sisters Jess and Stef Dadon from How Two Live discuss in Fashion Talks 1 why content is king in… …