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  • Bonus Episode: Cross-Cultural Exchange with Môi Điên’s Tom Trandt

    December 8, 2023 · 27 min

    Australia’s connections with Vietnam are many and varied, not least of all in relation to fashion. Vietnam is the second largest garment exporter in the world; a place with a long history of fashion creativity, innovation, tradition, and…

  • Reinvigorating Australia’s Knitwear Industry with Kirri-Mae Sampson

    August 24, 2023 · 34 min

    Australia is famous for some of the best wool in the world. However, even though we produce one quarter of the world’s wool, 98% of it is exported before it’s turned into clothing. The lack of milling, weaving, and knitting capacity in…

  • Celebrating Sustainable Fashion with Josephine Rout

    August 11, 2023 · 35 min

    Sustainability is one of the most pressing issues facing contemporary fashion. This is particularly true for emerging designers, who hold the demands and opportunities of sustainable practice in especially sharp focus.    So how is the…

  • Building an Emerging Indigenous Fashion Brand with Juanita Page

    July 27, 2023 · 29 min

    The School of Fashion and Textiles at Melbourne’s RMIT University welcomes hundreds of new students every year. Students who are passionate about fashion and want to join the excitement of an industry on the cutting edge of design…

  • Melbourne-Made Footwear with Myra Spencer

    July 14, 2023 · 28 min

    Last year, the Australian Made initiative organised a show in partnership with the Melbourne Fashion Festival. The models paraded the Cranbourne Royal Botanical Gardens dressed entirely in locally made garments. However, they were…

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  • Made-to-Measure Tailoring for Diverse Bodies with Emily Nolan

    July 1, 2023 · 32 min

    In 2016, cultural historian Christopher Breward wrote “The suit is a complex, enduring vessel of meaning whose form raises questions about identity that continue to challenge us today.”      How is the history of traditionally masculine…

  • The Camp Clothing of the Australian Queer Archives with Nick Henderson

    June 16, 2023 · 29 min

    From protest T-shirts to partywear, clothing has played an important role in Australia’s rich queer culture. But who ensures that these stories are preserved, remembered, and celebrated? And where are the artefacts of this history…

  • Exhibiting Fashion at Bendigo Art Gallery with Emma Busowsky

    June 2, 2023 · 25 min

    From blockbuster shows at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to our own National Gallery of Victoria, museums and art galleries have become increasingly important sites for exhibiting fashion.   However, there is also a vibrant…

  • Clarence Chai: Remembering Melbourne’s Queer Fashion Pioneer with Dr Sally Gray

    May 19, 2023 · 29 min

    The history of queer fashion in Sydney has received a lot of attention. The first Madi Gras in 1978 cemented the city’s reputation as a gay capital. At the same time, young artists and designers were adding to the city’s colourful, camp…

  • Taking First Nations Fashion Global with Denni Francisco

    May 5, 2023 · 25 min

    First Nations communities across Australia have long histories of sartorial adornment. This rich heritage is finally receiving the recognition it deserves in this country, but how can we share Indigenous Australian fashion with the…

  • Australia’s Fashion Label Launchpad with Julia van der Sommen

    April 21, 2023 · 38 min

    Australia imports almost​​​​​​​​ one and a half billion garments every year, but only 3% of clothing sold is actually made here.    In light of this imbalance, what can be done to help Australian designers achieve their dreams…

  • Introducing Season Two: Spotlight on Melbourne

    April 14, 2023 · 2 min

    Welcome to season two of the Critical Fashion Studies Podcast!     This season is all about celebrating Melbourne’s fashion community — the practitioners, entrepreneurs, historians, and activists shaping the future of Australian…

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About the show

We hear a lot about ethical fashion, but what does this mean in practice? In this interview series, you'll hear from Australian fashion experts about how sustainability and diversity are shaping our local fashion industry.