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Ten years of Curtin Fashion on show at Perth Fashion Festival

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Āé¶¹Ö±²„ students and alumni will star at this month’s Perth Fashion Festival, showcasing the talent, creativity and ā€œcutting edgeā€ designs being created in the University’s Fashion HUB.

Ms Anne Farren, Head of Fashion, explained 2013 marked 10 years since the introduction of fashion studies at Curtin.

ā€œOver the past 10 years we’ve seen many changes in fashion and technologies that can be applied to garment making and a wonderful amount of creativity resulting in bespoke garments from our students,ā€ Ms Farren said.

ā€œThe diverse collections of past alumni, recent graduates and current students will all be on show at this year’s Perth Fashion Festival.

ā€œIn the Student Runway event on 14 September, collections range from costume to contemporary fashion, including eco-design and eveningwear.Ā  This year 10 Curtin students will feature, presenting a total of 16 ā€˜looks’.

ā€œStudents participating in the Western Australia – Hyogo Banshu Fashion Textile Program will also each present a mini-collection of their bespoke garments, created with or inspired by Japanese textiles at a special show on Friday 13 September.ā€

The Āé¶¹Ö±²„ 10-Year Retrospective event will take place on Sunday 15 September.

ā€œThis exciting event will profile the collections of fashion alumni and feature emerging WA designers currently studying at Curtin,ā€ Ms Farren said.

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