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The Best Moments From Australian Fashion Week 2024 | marie claire

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The Best Moments From Australian Fashion Week 2024 | marie claire

Australian Fashion Week has officially kicked off for 2024 and, with it, plenty of fashionable fodder in the form of show-stopping runways and  trend-setting street style.

But for those not outside the fashion realm, catching a show at Carriageworks or simply keeping up with the happenings of AFW can be tricky. But that’s where we step in. Consider this your fashionable cheat sheet, with all the unmissable moments from Australian Fashion Week 2024, as they happen.

Albus Lumen Opens The Week With ‘Rebellion’

Albus Lumen. Image: Getty

This year’s coveted opening spot was filled by Sydney-based label, Albus Lumen. Designer Marina Afonina journeyed back through the brand’s archives for inspiration, reinventing and reconstructing past collections and archived pieces through an exciting new lens. The ‘Rebellion’ runway kicked off the week at Carriageworks to a thumping techno soundtrack to match the label’s youthful new energy. 

The opening show always generates an eager crowd, and this year was no exception. The collection was presented to 600 fashionable attendees, including Victoria Lee, Maddison Brown, Montana Cox, and Kyah Simon.

Introducing A New Guard Of Australian Designers

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Image: Getty

One of the most exciting inclusions in the schedule is the Next Gen show, which introduced us to the work of designers Amy Lawrance, Emily Watson, House of Campbell and Potirakis. Watch this space: we’ll be seeing a lot more where they came from.

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