When Malcolm Turnbull released his innovation agenda, the arts were missing. But Australia’s fashion industry is a true innovator, comparable to French and Italian fashion houses. It’s time to recognise this at home.
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Machines by Rahul Jain reveals how some industries turn bodies into commodities.
Brazilian soap operas are wildly popular in Portuguese-speaking Angola, influencing women’s fashion and creating a business opportunity for thousands of Angolan female entrepreneurs.
A new exhibition explores the sneaker’s status as a cultural icon, with shoes featuring an image of Barack Obama’s head on their sole and examples of the celebrated Air Jordan 1.
In Japanese popular culture, new trends come and go. But the Japanese have toyed with gender norms for generations.
Glossy magazines have a serious role to play.
Two High Street titans look like they are travelling different paths, but watch out for trouble in 2017.
While other industries stride ahead with 3D printing, clothing still has a few hurdles to overcome.
Plus-size models are in vogue – and it’s about time, too.
The dress Marilyn wore to sing happy birthday to JFK sold at auction recently for a record-breaking $4.8m.
From Hello Kitty and ‘Lolita’ fashion to Pokemon Go, millions of adults are seeking an endless childhood.
Conventional leather is fraught with ethical and environmental issues. But leather grown from fermented kombucha tea offers consumers a glimpse of a DIY, sustainable future.
How we can change the business model of a £50 billion industry to make clothing work better for everyone.
A fashion historian describes the controversial history of the pantsuit – and how Clinton transformed her signature ensemble into a rallying cry for female empowerment.
Paintings that turn into frocks; a model dressed in nine outfits like a Russian doll. A new exhibition by Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf is truly fashion as performance art.
But glossy pages filled with non-models may be a step in the right direction.
Magazines like Vogue are fashion’s gatekeepers, but now style bloggers are democratising the fashion world – and the mags don’t like it.
As a remedy to rampant consumerism and the throwaway culture of fast-fashion, a few clothing brands actively encourage their customers to buy less.
Fashion weeks are becoming less about fashion cliques, and opening up to the masses.
Togolese consumers are increasingly choosing Chinese replicas over ‘authentic’ Dutch wax prints. Their choice raises fundamental questions about the notion of intellectual property.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Fashion and Material Culture, Nottingham Trent University
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Teaching Fellow, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney
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Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Oak Foundation Lecturer in History of Dress and Textiles, Courtauld Institute of Art
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Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise, Torrens University Australia
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Professor and Dean of the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology
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Course Leader, BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
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Associate Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress
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Honorary Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney