Whether you dress for comfort or it’s part of your identity, fashion is undoubtedly a vital part of our culture. That’s why it should also reflect the diversity within it.
RMIT Lecturer in Fashion Design, Dr Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran, agreed that sometimes Australian designs, especially from large brands, ‘are often disconnected from cities in which they live and the people they are actually selling to. What is the Australian DNA in that kind of design practice?’