RMIT Student Designer Showcase
31 August –4 September, kicking off with a pop up ‘Pause & Pose’ on Friday 31 August at 7.00pm & 8.00pm at Melbourne Central
Live performances as part of the Vogue American Express Fashion Night Out, featuring drag queens showcasing some of the unique headpieces to be worn at the Broken Heel Festival taking place in Broken Hill in September. This project drew on RMIT's research into designing with Indigenous culture and was re-imagined into a uniquely Australiana-inspired Drag Couture.
Fashion Capsule 5
31 August – 7 September
The works of RMIT’s Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours) students - Thomas Lake and Xiangyu (Candice) Xie will be featured in capsules in the Bourke St Mall. Lake’s collection incorporates street wear archetypes utilising technical materials, vinyl printing, highly reflective materials and inflatable fabric while Xie, a Fine Arts graduate who studied drawing in China for ten years, explores the concept that fashion design can be combined with the art of painting.
Urban Flaneur
4 September – 7 Sept.
A live fashion event that responds to the culture and environment of Victoria Harbour in Docklands and highlights the relationship between fashion and flâneurie in urban memory and imagination. Exhibition attendees are encouraged to follow in these designers’ footsteps using a map of key sites around Victoria Harbour and following instructions for a dérive.
The Illuminated Sea
Friday 31 August and Monday 3 September – Tuesday 4 September. Tasma Terrace, 10.00am-6.30pm
A project between the fashion students of Anhembi Morumbi University in Sao Paulo Brazil and fashion students, researchers and designers from RMIT University in Melbourne. The Sea Between Us: The Illuminated Sea takes the sea of plastic that we, as consumers, have created and discarded and transforms it into materials for making, lacelike structures, crotchet, knitting and illusive/elusive remnants of luxury.
Fashion Tech Showcase @ RMIT Activator
Tuesday 4 September 3.00pm-5.30pm
An opportunity to meet the inspiring entrepreneurs who are bridging the gap between fashion, retail and technology. Hear from inspirational start-ups, network with fashion gurus, and find out how RMIT Activator can support you on your entrepreneurial journey.
So you want to work in fashion?
Monday 3 September 8.00am-9.00am
RMIT Associate Dean, Industry Engagement for the School of Fashion and Textiles, Kiri Delly, and a range of other experts will explore mainstream and unique roles in design, styling, manufacturing, marketing, support services and retail, as well as the industry bodies and institutions available to assist.
Story: Karen Phelan
