The work of local fashion designers has a unique identity and place in the international market. In many countries, fashion is an ingrained part of cultural identity, tied up in a sweeping national aesthetic and steeped in history. Australian and New Zealand fashion designers offer a much broader interpretation of our own identity. Drawing upon a mix of race,culture, gender and religion, these designers have created something particularly unique across many varied genres and styles.

Not since the early 1980s has there been such a comprehensive survey of Australia and New Zealand's most influential, dynamic and creative fashion designers. FASHION showcases the most exciting players of the region. Mitchell Oakley Smith profiles in extensive detail 70 of the leading contemporary designers from both countries. From the well established Akira and Zimmermann, to the globally renowned Easton Pearson and sass & bide, and new generation artists such as Romance Was Born and Dion Lee, this luscious new book covers a vast spectrum of cutting-edge fashion including womenswear, menswear, swimwear, haute couture and streetwear collections. It explores the work of fresh newcomers as well as industry stalwarts who remain as relevant today as they ever were.

The ultimate reference, FASHION is a visual feast, richly illustrated and stylishly designed.An indispensable who's who of those in the industry, it celebrates Australia's and New Zealand's distinctive and innovative design talent.

INTRODUCTION

AKIRA

AKIRA ISOGAWA

ALICE McCALL

ALICE McCALL

ALPHA60

ALEX AND

GEORGIE CLEARY

ANNA & BOY

LILL BOYD

AND ANNA HEWETT

ANT!PODiUM

GEOFFREY J. FINCH

ARNSDORF

JADE SARITA ARNOTT

AURELIO COSTARELLA

RAY COSTARELLA

BASSIKE

DEBORAH SAMS

AND MARY LOU RYAN

BEAT POET

EDWARD BERTOUCH

AND JAMES JOHNSON

BETTINA LLANO

BETTINA LLANO

BIRTHDAY SUIT

TECHA NOBLE, EMMA PRICE

AND KATIE PRICE

BRENT WILSON

BRENT WILSON

CAMILLA AND MARC

CAMILLA FREEMAN-TOPPER

AND MARC FREEMAN

CARL KAPP

CARL KAPP

CHRONICLES OF NEVER

GARETH MOODY

COLLETTE DINNIGAN

COLLETTE DINNIGAN

CYBELE

CYBELE WIREN

DHINI

DHINI PARARAJASINGHAM

DION LEE

DION LEE

EASTON PEARSON

PAMELA EASTON AND

LYDIA PEARSON

ELLERY

KYM ELLERY

ELSOM

SAM ELSOM

FERNANDO FRISONI

FERNANDO FRISONI

FLAMINGO SANDS

JANE HAGES AND

NICKY ROWSELL

FLEUR WOOD

FLEUR WOOD

FRIEDRICH GRAY

BEN POLLITT

GAIL SORRONDA

GAIL REID

GARY BIGENI

GARY BIGENI

GINGER&SMART

ALEXANDRA AND

GENEVIEVE SMART

GORMAN

LISA GORMAN

HOTEL BONDI SWIM

DAMION FULLER AND

FERN LEVACK

J'ATON COUTURE

JACOB LUPPlNO AND

ANTHONY PITTORINO

JAYSON BRUNSDON

JAYSON BRUNSDON

JIMMY D

JAMES DOBSON

JONATHAN WARD

JONATHAN WARD

JOSH GOOT

JOSH GOOT

KAREN WALKER

KAREN WALKER

KARLA SPETIC

KARLA SPETIC

KATE SYLVESTER

KATE SYLVESTER

KIRRILY JOHNSTON

KIRRILY JOHNSTON

KONSTANTINA MITTAS

KONSTANTINA MITTAS

KSUBI

GEORGE GORROW AND

DAN SINGLE

LEONA EDMISTON

LEONA EDMISTON

LIFEWITHBIRD

BRIDGET McCALL AND

NICHOLAS VAN MESSNER

LISA HO

LISA HO

LOVER

NIC BRIAND AND

SUSIEN CHONG

MANNING CARTELL

CHERYL, GABRIELLE AND

VANESSA MANNING

MARNIE SKILLINGS

MARNIE SKILLINGS

MATERIALBYPRODUCT

SUSAN DIMASI AND

CHANTAL KIRBY

NATHAN SMITH

NATHAN SMITH

NICOLA FINETTI

NICOLA FINETTI

NOM*D

MARGARITA ROBERTSON

PERKS AND MINI [PAM]

MISHA HOLLENBACH AND

SHAUNA TOOHEY

PISTOLS AT DAWN

ANDREW BYRNE AND

JOSH McPHERSON

ROMANCE WAS BORN

ANNA PLUNKETTAND

LUKE SALES

SASS & BIDE

SARAH-JANE CLARKE AND

HEIDI MIDDLETON

SCANLAN & THEODORE

GARY THEODORE

SEVENTH WONDERLAND

BONNIE COUMBE

SOMETHING ELSE

NATALIE WOOD

THERESE RAWSTHORNE

THERESE RAWSTHORNE

THREE OVER ONE

JIM THOMPSON

TINA KALIVAS

TINA KALIVAS

TONI MATICEVSKI

TONI MATICEVSKI

TV

MONIKA TYWANEK AND

INGRID VERNER

VANISHING ELEPHANT

HUW BENNETT, FELIX CHAN

AND ARRAN RUSSELL

WILLOW

KIT WILLOW

WORLD

FRANCIS HOOPER

AND DENISE

L'ESTRANGE-CORBET

YEOJIN BAE

YEOJIN BAE

ZAMBESI

ELISABETH FINDLAY

ZIMMERMANN

NICKY AND

SIMONE ZIMMERMANN

DESIGNER CONTACTS

PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS