‘We are changing the narrative’: meet the new faces of Australian fashion week

After a year of radical upheaval, the country's premier fashion event will look very different in 2021

Australian fashion week was ready for a change in late 2019. Before a global pandemic irrevocably changed the fashion industry, live events and just about everything else, the week's organisers had already announced a significant shift: the public would be able to buy tickets to what was previously a trade-only event.

Last year's shows did not go on, but IMG, the global events company that runs Australian fashion week, is optimistic about the 2021 edition. Barring public health emergencies, the event will begin on 31 May.