Overview

A highlight event on the Melbourne festival calendar, the Melbourne Fashion Festival brings style, glitz and creative talent to the city for an extended showing of some of Australia’s best up-and-coming and established fashion designers.

A world-class program packs premium and independent runways, workshops, pop-up showcases, launchings, screenings and exhibitions into nine days, cementing Melbourne’s place as a leading fashion-forward city on the global stage.

Since launching in 1996, the Melbourne Fashion Festival has featured top fashion luminaries as well as beloved labels by local up-and-comers. Designers have included Wayne Cooper, Alannah Hill, Akira Isogawa, Alex Perry and Alpha60.

More than 175,000 fashion lovers attend the festival each year. Events take place at multiple venues across the city and surrounding suburbs, from Fitzroy and Carlton to South Yarra and St Kilda. Regional events are also programmed.

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Pair your fashion festival visit with style-forward accommodation at some of Melbourne's most luxurious, design-minded hotels.
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Next Hotel Melbourne a Curio Collection by Hilton

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Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

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Crossley Street is the pinnacle of Melbournian culture, centrally located between the Paris end of Bourke Street, East End Theatre District, restaurants...
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Mövenpick Hotel Melbourne On Spencer

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Mövenpick Hotel Melbourne boasts 172 stylish rooms and suites that exude the understated European elegance that Mövenpick is famous for. Located from...
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InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto

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Step inside InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto and let the ten-storey glass topped atrium take your breath away. The gothic-style façade, high ceilings,...
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Laneways by Ovolo

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See the world in colour. Inspired by the hidden laneways and street art that Melbourne is known for, this 43-room boutique hotel is your perfect opportunity...
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Adelphi Hotel

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Quietly delighting guests with vibrant design, lavish material and an obsessive attention to detail, Adelphi has now become an institution on Melbourne’s...
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Pullman Melbourne on the Park

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Located in inner-city East Melbourne, the iconic Pullman Melbourne on the Park is where you expect it to be. Only 40 minutes from Melbourne airport, in...
QT Melbourne Reception

QT Melbourne

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The world’s a stage and some sets are just more sumptuous than others. At QT Melbourne your scene is dressed in velvet detail, sultry soundscapes and three...

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