VAMFF recap: National Graduate Showcase
Isabella Raco
Isabella Raco
Lisa Liu
Lisa Liu
Lucie Martyr
Lucie Martyr
Lucy Dickinson
Lucy Dickinson
Madeleine Jost
Madeleine Jost
Mikala Tavener Hanks
Mikala Tavener Hanks
Rachel Louey
Rachael O'Brien
Shaydn Gill
Shaydn Gill
Tess Tavener Hanks
Tess Tavener Hanks
Xiangqiao Sheng
Xiangqiao Sheng
Xiangqiao Sheng
Yael Frischling
Yael Frischling
Images via Lucas Dawson Photography
Words by Maeve Kerr-Crowley
Cream of the crop.
An undeniable highlight of the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival program each year is the National Graduate Showcase. This year, the runway was presented by Target and supported by yours truly.
On Friday, the Royal Exhibition Building housed a night highlighting the creativity, technique and personal flair of the graduates from Australia’s top tertiary institutions.
The runway featured collections from the following 12 finalists:
- Isabella Raco (Whitehouse Institute of Design)
- Lisa Liu (Univesity of Technology Sydney)
- Lucie Martyr (University of Technology Sydney)
- Lucy Dickinson (RMIT)
- Madeleine Jost (RMIT)
- Mikala Tavener Hanks (University of Technology Sydney)
- Rachael O’Brien (University of Technology Sydney)
- Rachel Louey (RMIT)
- Shadyn Gill (Whitehouse Institute of Design)
- Tess Tavener Hanks (University of Technology Sydney)
- Xiangqiao Sheng (RMIT)
- Yael Frischling (University of Technology Sydney)
With such a diverse lineup, the showcase didn’t disappoint when it came to variety and wow-factor.
Collections drew inspiration from a host of unexpected sources, including architecture, military uniforms, punk culture and upholstery.
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