These local designers to watch in 2025 will take to the red carpet closer to home.
There are only a handful of milestones beyond survival for Australian fashion designers.For the NGV Gala three emerging designers have been invited to showcase their work on the red carpet. Hannan Ibrahim wearing Jarrod Reid; Akosia wearing Youkhana; Manahou Mackay wearing Amy Lawrance.is cultivating adulation closer to home.
“I’m always surprised when people say that my dresses would be great for a formal event because it’s not what I’m thinking about when I’m designing,” Lawrance says. “They’re more like wearable sculptures, but if someone wants to wear it on the red carpet, that’s just lovely.”“Well, you won’t see them at Coles,” Reid says. “I just like creating a world I can escape into. My next project is in the world of Scottish fairytales.
“Fashion can most definitely be considered art,” Lawrance says. “When it’s at its best and not necessarily made with commerciality in mind, I think that it can definitely sit next to art in a gallery.”
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