Queen Victoria Gardens

The pavilion converts to runway mode in a homespun fashion show followed by an afterparty with DJ Brown Suga Princess

Home; hogar, ghar, jia, watan is a fashion takeover at the Pavilion.

The RMIT Fashion Show is a chance for some of the industry’s best emerging designers to splash the concrete confines with couture-minded and future-forward creations.  

Every year this event gives us head-turning looks that prove fashion’s future generation is homegrown. And, in keeping with our Home Ground series, this year’s theme is Home and Place. So, expect striking statements and unique garments that get personal.  

Check out what’s next in fashion. Then, after the show, the afterparty with DJ Brown Suga Princess is the place to be. 

Please note the fashion show is choreographed to extend outside the walls of the pavilion, where audience members will be situated to view the collections.

RMIT University School of Fashion and Textiles 
The School of Fashion and Textiles is at the global forefront of fashion and textile design, training and research, working with industry to foster the next generation of design and business leaders.

Collaborators  

Designers: Syeda Qurat ul Ain, Mavis Li, Jierui Yang-Jerri, Mashael Albaqami, Nahui Estrada, Selena Lay

Syeda Qurat ul Ain is a fashion designer from Pakistan completing her Master’s degree, and has collaborated with artisans in Pakistan to blend tradition with contemporary fashion trends. Her projects reflect a commitment to preserving cultural significance while fostering new creative expressions within her practice.  

Mavis Li is a fashion design student from China, with a background in fashion and textiles. Currently completing her Master’s degree, her project reflects the exploration of the relationship of social morality and the freedom of dressing by integrating lingerie into public fashion.  

Jierui Yang-Jerri is a fashion design student from China, currently completing his Master’s degree. Developing a collection themed ‘home by both cultures’, this project reflects his acknowledgement of defining what ‘home’ is and what it could be in the future.  

Mashael Albaqami is a fashion designer from Saudi Arabia, with a background in Fashion and Textiles. Her work focuses on cultural identity performance through a poetic design approach. Currently completing her Master’s degree, her collection is inspired by her clothing heritage and the psychological aspect of homesickness as an international student. 

Nahui Estrada is a fashion designer from Mexico. Her work blends tennis and fashion, two worlds she’s deeply passionate about. Currently completing her Master’s degree, she’s developing a collection inspired by tennis players’ interactions with their clothing. The project reflects her interest in movement and freezing fleeting moments.  

Selena Lay is a fashion designer from Hong Kong specialising in sculptural knitwear, and is currently completing her Master’s degree. Lay’s work challenges traditional knitwear structures through the interplay between material, bodily movement, and garments, creating a dialogue that pushes the boundaries of fashion’s relationship with the body. 

Brown Suga Princess is a DJ, event producer and community organiser based on Wurundjeri Country (Melbourne). Their sound is reflective of their reconnection to their South Asian heritage, and blends diasporic sounds, unrelenting drums and heavy bass- lines to create a dance floor that feels expressive and connected. They continue to dive into the intersections of culture and music through their involvement in South Asian creative collective Kerfew.

They have supported some of the biggest international artists touring in Aus including Jyoty, Sid Sriram, Bearcat, DJ Assault, Alix Perez, Yung, Singh and Ahadadream. They have featured on the lineups of hot local parties such as Dutty Worldwide, Umami, 2 ON and Omniversal Hum. They most recently played their debut festival set at Sonder Festival 2024.