#SKETCH FASHION GAME PROFESSIONAL#

It’s the first initiative of its kind in Australia and hopefully, the first of many. With a group hailing from schools such as RMIT, Whitehouse Insitute of Design and TAFE, the collective focuses on advocating for and empowering emerging and independent fashion designers. Identifying a gaping hole between education and business for recent graduates, Melbourne Fashion Hub offers a free yearly program to Melbourne-based fashion students (and those who have graduated).

#SKETCH FASHION GAME PROFESSIONAL#

Launched by Julia Browne, a professional dancer and the founder of Style Shifter Media (a platform featuring style advice, fashion news and upcoming Melbourne student runway shows), the organisation is making this a reality. It’s thanks to organisations like Melbourne Fashion Hub that we can truly pin our hopes on local fashion to change the game. Take risks, try new things and push for real and positive change. ‘Be part of the solution, not the problem’, is the defining motto. They are the young people who are still honing their skills yet tackling major world issues with a sense of Gen Z practicality. And w hile these are exciting and important developments, more and more, I am convinced that the secret lies in burgeoning local talent.įor more fashion news, shoots and features, head to our Fashion section. New forms of leather, innovative recycling or reuse methods and the rise of made-to-order promise a more considerate way forward. What will it look like? What will we wear, and what ingenious fabrications will these pieces be made from? Amid global doom and gloom, I find this a more positive topic for my brain to consider.

I often find myself pondering the future of the fashion industry. Melbourne Fashion Hub raises the profile of local, conscious talent and helps them push their work into the real world.

Sketch fashion game