Against the sweeping curves of the Sydney Opera House, BEARE PARK unveiled a Pre-Fall 2026 collection that felt deeply personal, quietly powerful and entirely self-assured. Soundtracked by the aching romance of In This Heart, founder and creative director Gabriella Pereira delivered a collection rooted in instinctual dressing – one where…

At the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, ESSE Studios presented The ESSE Editions – a refined continuation of the brand’s philosophy of purposeful dressing and modern restraint. Before the runway began, backstage and front row guests reflected that same quiet precision: sculptural tailoring, sharp outerwear and oversized black sunglasses becoming…

By day three of AFC Australian Fashion Week, the fashion crowd had settled fully into the rhythm of the week – and the street style reflected it. Outside the final show of the day, MARIAM SEDDIQ, guests arrived at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in sculptural tailoring, dramatic outerwear…

The runway wasn’t the only place delivering standout looks on day one of AFC Australian Fashion Week. Outside shows from MATICEVSKI, Beare Park and Carla Zampatti, Sydney’s fashion crowd arrived dressed with a sense of polished restraint – think precision tailoring, sculptural outerwear, softened monochrome and the kind of effortless…

Outside The Frontier, Courtney Zheng and Hansen & Gretel, day two of AFC Australian Fashion Week delivered another strong showing of personal style. Tailored outerwear, sheer layering, oversized suiting and sculptural accessories defined the mood, as Sydney’s fashion crowd embraced a more directional approach to dressing. Equal parts polished and…

Minutes before Courtney Zheng unveiled Beauty as Resistance – the brand’s first standalone AFC Australian Fashion Week runway show – backstage was a blur of instinctive dressing, last-minute adjustments and controlled chaos. Models moved between racks of distressed tailoring, sheer layers and dark romantic silhouettes while beauty teams worked quickly…

There are few settings more distinctly Sydney than the harbour in the rain. On night one of AFC Australian Fashion Week, Carla Zampatti transformed the waterfront boardwalk at the Park Hyatt Sydney into a windswept runway framed by the glow of the Sydney Opera House. Backstage, the mood was calm…

For the first time in a decade, MATICEVSKI returned to the AFC Australian Fashion Week schedule – and backstage, the mood was as composed and considered as the collection itself. Inside The Collider in Haymarket, models moved quietly between racks of sculptural tailoring and sheer, floating organza, while final adjustments…

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Ahead of her first solo presentation at Australian Fashion Week, Australian designer Courtney Zheng is reflecting on instinct, craftsmanship and the evolving language of modern dressing. Known for her fluid silhouettes, refined tailoring and intuitive approach to design, Zheng has quietly built a distinctive aesthetic that balances timelessness with experimentation.…