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Australian Fashion Week becomes more exclusive as ownership returns to local industry

May 21, 2025 2:00 pm

[ Source: ABC ]

Australian Fashion Week (AFW) made its annual return last week, but things looked different this year, and it wasn’t just the trends.

Carriageworks in Sydney was still lined with industry professionals, influencers and fashion lovers strutting the street in their different outfits.

But there weren’t as many people in attendance, there was a slimmer schedule, and the shows were all invite-only — a change from how it has been run previously where the public could buy tickets.

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