Radiance and rebellion: Australian fashion week 2024 – in pictures
Established and emerging designers unveiled their new looks at the annual Sydney event, from a luminous Romance Was Born show to a sensual Nicol & Ford collection. And the legacy label Carla Zampatti made a highly anticipated return to the runway, three years after the death of its founding designer
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Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, the theatrical duo behind Romance Was Born, put on a luminous show at Australian fashion week (AFW).
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A model backstage ahead of the Anna Quan show. For her resort collection, founder Anna Hoang lets her hair down with sheer lace, low-rise skirts and relaxed silhouettes.
Photograph: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images for AFW
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A model at the sensual Nicol & Ford show.
Photograph: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images for AFW
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The crowd at the Carla Zampatti show, the label’s first AFW runway since the death of its eponymous founding designer in 2021.
Photograph: James Gourley/Getty Images for AFW
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The latest collection by creative director Karlie Unger is dominated by neutral tones, sheer fabrics and billowy silhouettes.
Photograph: James Gourley/Getty Images for AFW
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Social media star Ben Blue in a Rachel Burke dress, and Crocs.
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New Zealand-based designer Rory William Docherty makes his runway debut at Australian fashion week.
Photograph: James Gourley/Getty Images for AFW
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The quietly rebellious Albus Lumen show featured only archived pieces from the label, upcycled and reworked for their latest collection.
Photograph: James Gourley/Getty Images for AFW
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Third Form founder Merryn Kelly thanks the audience after her show.
Photograph: Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images for AFW
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A look from Miimi & Jiinda during the David Jones Indigenous Fashion Projects showcase.
Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP
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Spotted at Australian fashion week.
Photograph: James Gourley/Getty Images for AFW
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Backstage at the Bec + Bridge show.
Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFW
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The planets align during Romance Was Born’s runway.
Photograph: James Gourley/Getty Images for AFW
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I can see a rainbow: a guest waits in between shows at Australian fashion week.
Photograph: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images for AFW
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Breezy blues at the Carla Zampatti show.
Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFW
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Designs by Ewol at the Tafe NSW Fashion Design Studio’s ‘The Innovators’ showcase.
Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFW
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Pleats, pleats, pleats me: a sculptural look from Adelaide-based label Acler.
Photograph: Nina Franova/Getty Images for AFW
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A dramatic moment on the Nicol & Ford runway.
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A model prepares backstage before the Mariam Seddiq show.
Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFW
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A model wears a beaded slip from Marta Design by Sara Marta, a graduate of Tafe NSW’s Fashion Design Studio.
Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian
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A rugged look from Iordanes Spyridon Gogos.
Photograph: James Gourley/Getty Images for AFW
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Actor and model Suzan Mutesi wears an outfit from Kis-Simba Collection, with Balenciaga shoes and glasses by Quay.
Photograph: Don Arnold/WireImage
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I whip my hair back and forth: a model during the Nicol & Ford runway.
Photograph: Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images for AFW
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Viktoria & Woods - a 20-year-old Melbourne-based label - makes its AFW debut.
Photograph: James Gourley/Getty Images for AFW
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A model walks the runway during the Alix Higgins show.
Photograph: Jason McCawley/Getty Images for AFW
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Models in dresses by Melbourne-based designer Amy Lawrance, ahead of the Next Gen runway.
Photograph: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images for AFW
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Silky and slinky: models on the Carla Zampatti runway.
Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/EPA
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Things take a dark turn at Injury’s show.
Photograph: Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images for AFW
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