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What are you wearing? Why we aren’t buying Australian made fashion

What are you wearing? Why we aren’t buying Australian made fashion

Australians are now the biggest consumers per capita of clothes in the world. But just three per cent of clothing is made here in Australia. So is it time for a fashion rethink? This event was held at the Melbourne Museum as part of Melbourne Fashion Festival's Fashion Talks program on 4 March 2025. Speakers Tara Moses Chief Operating Officer, RM Williams Sarah Sheridan Co-founder, Clothing the Gaps Amy Gallagher Co-founder, Kloke Juanita Page Founder, Joseph and James Jaana Quaintance-James (host) Chief Executive Officer, Australian Fashion Council

Big Ideas · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

May 15, 202554m 11s

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Australians are now the biggest consumers per capita of clothes in the world. But just three per cent of clothing is made here in Australia. So is it time for a fashion rethink?

This event was held at the Melbourne Museum as part of Melbourne Fashion Festival's Fashion Talks program on 4 March 2025. 

Speakers

Tara MosesChief Operating Officer, RM Williams

Sarah SheridanCo-founder, Clothing the Gaps

Amy GallagherCo-founder, Kloke

Juanita PageFounder, Joseph and James

Jaana Quaintance-James (host)Chief Executive Officer, Australian Fashion Council

Topics

big ideasnatasha mitchellfashionmanufacturingtradeaustralian madedesignersclothesamy galaghersarah sheridantara mosesjaana quaintance-jamesaustralian fashion counciljuanita pagekloke clothing the gapsrm williamsjoseph and james