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Rags to Runway | Great Southern Style
Rags to Runway | Great Southern Style
One Dress, Many Voices
One Dress, Many Voices
Together for Sustainability | TESTEX Joins ZDHC!
Together for Sustainability | TESTEX Joins ZDHC!
Meet | The Better Packaging Co.
Meet | The Better Packaging Co.
Recap | Copenhagen Youth Fashion Summit
Recap | Copenhagen Youth Fashion Summit
NORTH | THE WARLU COLLECTION
NORTH | THE WARLU COLLECTION
Notes from Copenhagen | Part 1
Notes from Copenhagen | Part 1
Outland Denim | The Social Denim
Outland Denim | The Social Denim
TOMMY HILFIGER | Social Innovation Challenge
TOMMY HILFIGER | Social Innovation Challenge
Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Pulse of The Fashion Industry 2018 Report
Pulse of The Fashion Industry 2018 Report
Fashion Revolution | Transparency Index 2018
Fashion Revolution | Transparency Index 2018
Help Grant a Wish in Style! 
Help Grant a Wish in Style! 
Who Made My Clothes? | Merino Country
Who Made My Clothes? | Merino Country
Who Made My Clothes? | Nico Underwear
Who Made My Clothes? | Nico Underwear
Baptist World Aid | 2018 Ethical Fashion Guide
Baptist World Aid | 2018 Ethical Fashion Guide
Jeanswest | Committed to Transparency
Jeanswest | Committed to Transparency
CUTPIECE | A.BCH for Fashion Revolution
CUTPIECE | A.BCH for Fashion Revolution
Fashion Revolution Week is Coming!
Fashion Revolution Week is Coming!
Coreprêt. Lunch Box. 06.04.18
Coreprêt. Lunch Box. 06.04.18
VAMFF Offsite Runway | Remuse presents 'Equinox V Vênus'
VAMFF Offsite Runway | Remuse presents 'Equinox V Vênus'
Melbourne Retail Festival | Seminar Series
Melbourne Retail Festival | Seminar Series
Gendry Morales | Merging Fashion & Technology and her collaboration with A.BCH
Gendry Morales | Merging Fashion & Technology and her collaboration with A.BCH
Sustainable Living Festival Presents 'Wardrobe Crisis'
Sustainable Living Festival Presents 'Wardrobe Crisis'
The Australian Circular Fashion Conference
The Australian Circular Fashion Conference
What Does it Mean to be a Sustainable Fashion Label?
What Does it Mean to be a Sustainable Fashion Label?
Water in the Fashion Supply Chain | Seminar
Water in the Fashion Supply Chain | Seminar
KINSHIP. RAGS. RUNWAYS.
KINSHIP. RAGS. RUNWAYS.
MEET | THE SOCIAL OUTFIT
MEET | THE SOCIAL OUTFIT
Fashion Industry Health Check | Closing The Loop
Fashion Industry Health Check | Closing The Loop

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Festival of Natural Dyes | 2018
Aug 20
Festival of Natural Dyes | 2018
Natural Dye Conference
Aug 31
Natural Dye Conference
PANEL | Where do my Clothes come From?
Sep 5
PANEL | Where do my Clothes come From?
 
 
 
 
 

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Together with @thesocialstudio, AFC Members @NobodyDenim are presenting a Denim Mending Workshop hosted by Rachel Rutt 😎 Join them at their Fitzroy Store for an evening of mending, discussion and shared learning | Thursday August 30th 6.30pm Head to @nobodydenim for the details ✌️ #mending #denim #afcmember #ausfashioncouncil #sustainability #sustainablefashion #sustainabilityportal
#Regram of some of the stunning work from @designwithincountry's 2018 collection at @darwinartfair ‘From Country to Couture’ 🖤 Designed in the community of Djugerari by local and Melbourne designers in a cross cultural exchange, thanks to the Earthed Foundation and @marninstudio! Designer | Lily Spinks in collaboration with @LoisHazel Model | Shaniqua Shaw Photo | Victoria Schommler Stylist | Jura Model Founder, Perina Drummond #australianfashion #aboriginalfashion #collaboration #australiandesign #localdesign #darwin #darwinaboriginalartfair
Counting down till the @afc_curated pop-up space at Melbourne Town Hall during @melbfashionweek 😎 Take the opportunity to get to know some of Australia's independent designers from across the country, with 19 labels under the one roof for the 8 days of MFW! Head over to @afc_curated for all the details... #ausfashioncouncil #afccurated #melbournefashion #localfashion #sustainablefashion
On the @ausfashioncouncil Blog - we ask Nicki Colls from @fibreshedmelbourne her natural dye go-to's 🖤 ⠀ ⠀ 1. @alpacafibrebarn and @valley_maker collaboration | A new solar powered mini mill that processes alpaca fleece into yarns collaborating with natural dye artisan Kate James to create a rainbow of coloured yarns made within a 20km radius!⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 2. @ilkawhite | Ilka’s command of textile knowledge is a privilege to behold. Attend one of her introduction to natural dye classes and you will come away with a wealth of knowledge.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 3. Tamara Leacock at @remusedesigns | REMUSE utilises natural fabrics and vegan materials, fibre reactive and mindfully concocted plant-based dyes... ⠀ ⠀ 4. @handmakersfactory | Using natural dyes in print making opens up a world of design opportunities. Nichola's full day workshop teaches you how to extract colour from a variety of local and everyday seasonal plants, as well as how to create print paste and pigments to make your own paints.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 5. @royalbotanicgardensvic Plant Dye Database | A hidden treasure, the von Mueller Resource Centre holds a detailed reference section of all plant dye testing carried out at the gardens, which are available for viewing. The records include native plants, mud dyeing, lichen, fungi, seaweeds, indigo and ancient dyes on different substrates including wool, felt and raffia!⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #festivalofnaturaldyes #fond #fond2018 #fibreshed #australianfashion #ausfashioncouncil #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion #melbourne #supplychain #fashionsupplychain
Have you checked out the Festival of Natural Dyes program yet?! Catch the likes of @sallyblakeartist who will be exhibiting and speaking 😎 Sally’s work is the culmination of research into the colour produced from over 200 species of eucalyptus at the Australian Botanic Gardens and will be on display at the @kuwaii city store during @melbfashionweek 🖤 ⠀ ⠀ Head over to @fibreshedmelbourne for details 👌 ⠀ ⠀ #mfw2018 #festivalofnaturaldyes #ausfashioncouncil #sustainablefashion #sustainabilityportal 📸 @sallyblakeartist
Actively working toward a more sustainable industry, AFC Members TESTEX have recently joined the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Roadmap to Zero Programme! “As an independent testing and certification institute for textile and leather goods we operate at the gateway between brands and their manufacturers. With the admission to the ZDHC programme we aim to act as link between our customers and the programme’s signatory brands, thereby creating added-value.” - Marc Sidler from TESTEX about the motives for joining ZDHC. http://www.sustainabilityportal.net/blog/together-for-sustainability-testex-joins-zdhc #sustainability #sustainabletextiles #sustainablefashion #testex #afcmembers #roadmaptozero
One Dress, Many Voices... The project by sustainable couturier and activist Lucy Tammam is an empowering piece of wearable are created by women, to unite women. The dress is being embroidered by women across the globe with words that define their quest for equality and a voice in the world. Lucy is hosting an event in Melbourne TOMORROW (11th of August) as part of the project tour! Head over to the Facebook event page for all the details https://www.facebook.com/events/182177089313701/ And follow the project here @onedressmanyvoices More info up on the blog 😎 #onedress #onedressmanyvoices #ethicalfashion #sustainablefashion #ausfashioncouncil #sustainabilityportal #embroidery #textiles
The @ironicminimalist has picked out favourite runways and events at @melbfashionweek that feature ethical designers or talk about positive change in the world of fashion... including our @AFC_Curated pop-up! 🖤 Have a read http://ironicminimalist.com/index.php/portfolio/melbourne-fashion-week-18/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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