More than 150 Australian designers participate in the Australian Fashion Weeks each year - held twice each year with Spring/Summer collections in Sydney in May and Autumn/Winter collections in Melbourne in October and November. These events are attended by international fashion buyers and fashion media.

The Fashion Weeks also showcase the work of emerging designers. Especially noted by the fashion and beauty bible Vogue as designers to watch are Tina Kalivas, Claude Maus, Kit Willow Michelmore, Arabella Ramsay, and Gabriel Scarvelli.

Fashion Week includes an exhibition called The Source @ RAFW. A four-day event, The Source features ready-to-wear, streetwear, swimwear, men's and women's apparel, intimate apparel, footwear and children's wear.


L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival

The Government of Victoria lays claim to being the leading fashion state in Australia, citing its participation not only in Fashion Week, but also as host of the Melbourne Fashion Festival, held each year in March. Established in 1997, it is a combined initiative which offers fashion lovers a choice of catwalk shows, parties, product launches, exhibitions, and industry events to attend that capture the glamour and creativity of Australian fashion.