In most cities that host a fashion week - and there are more than just the big four - there exists two layers of fashion lovers: the rich ones who buy straight off the runway and the not-so-rich, who invariably beg, borrow and thrift their way to street-style coverage, and spend all their savings on one show ticket.
We belong to the second group, except we’re also considered industry/media, meaning we got to spend our money on a pass! (which is meant to mean lots of invitations, but doesn’t always! Still, we’re not ones to give up easily, so we managed to weasel our way into a nice variety of shows.)
The intro above is an excerpt from Jo’s opinion piece about AFW, which you can read here on Substack soon (look out for another email when it’s posted). It talks about the oddity that is; most of fashion’s biggest fans worldwide feel completely excluded from their hobby’s designated festivals!
Still, Ali and Jo pushed through the insecurities for their third AFW, as you’ll hear in their audio diary, which is a warm and enthusiastic account of the week, from the perspectives of two of fashion’s biggest fans.
And because there was so much to say about this particular week, we made a little listicle featuring the best sustainable moments, to be posted along with Jo’s op ed for your viewing pleasure.
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Ali and Jo's audio diary of Australian Fashion Week!