Sunset Launch Party presented by W BRISBANE

Adorn yourself in Spring-appropriate ‘white’ to join us for the year’s most fashionable party and a special first glimpse of the runway collections as we launch Brisbane Fashion Festival for 2024.

Dress to impress in your freshest whites, as the colours of the sunset provide the ultimate backdrop to our Spring/Summer fashion launch.

Guests will enjoy a curated menu drawing inspiration from New York-style hospitality and energy influenced by the flavours and characteristics that define Brisbane. Savor roving canapés, food stations, Veuve Cliquot Champagne, Moet Ice Imperial Brut Champagne, Whispering Angel Rose, a selection of white wine, red wine, beers and non-alcoholic beverages.

Rub shoulders and mingle with Australia’s fashion elite, including invited guests, designers, models and VIPs.

A DJ will set the mood as 20 models feature the top 20 new-season looks from throughout the week. W BRISBANE is the place to be.

Dress code: white

High Tea and Designer Salon Showing presented by
QueensPlaza, Wintergarden & Edward Street Brisbane

Sip on a glass of Moët & Chandon before enjoying dainty sweet and savoury bites, as Festival Styling Director, Kimberly Gardner and Styling Manager, Aicha Robertson, present the 40 must-have looks for Spring/Summer 24. The ultimate fashion indulgence.

Featuring top fashion labels and retailers from QueensPlaza, Wintergarden & Edward Street Brisbane.

A Legacy Lives On – Life, Art and Influence of Coco Chanel, a Panel Discussion – in partnership with Queensland Ballet

Join Alison Kubler, Paul Hunt, Cathie Reid AM and special guests for an engaging panel discussion reflecting on the intersection and influence that cultural and societal changes have on art, fashion, design, and performance. Highlighting the heavy influence that Coco Chanel had on art and history, this is a moment to stop, celebrate and marvel on the continued legacy of a fashion icon.

Your ticket includes exclusive pre-event entry into the Queensland Ballet Costume department, glass of Moët & Chandon paired with Appellation Coffin Bay Oysters on arrival and a seat in the Talbot Theatre for a riveting panel discussion. Further refreshments and canapés by Southside Restaurant will be provided on conclusion of the panel discussion in the Theatre Foyer and Ian Potter Promenade. Stay a while and reflect on the panel while enjoying the unique and award-winning design of the Thomas Dixon Centre.

The EPICURE Fashion Bar

The perfect place to enjoy drinks and light snacks before and after the show.

VIP Runway Lounge

Invited Guests, Platinum & Gold Reserve Holders

W BRISBANE Fashion Show

Designers and retailers include: Driza-Bone, AUR OCEÀ, Kristian Williams The Brand, UNE PIECE, Miss Henry, Silk Laundry, Camargue, sass & bide, Perri Cutten, Edward Street Brisbane, Wintergarden, and QueensPlaza.

A Luxe Luncheon

Join us on the picturesque lawn of historic, Hanworth House, for a delicious two-course spring inspired fashionable luncheon in the company of some of Australia’s most recognisable women: Lady Mayoress Nina Schinner, Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO and Cathie Reid AM.

With Alison Kubler as MC, our special guests will be discussing fashion and style’s impact on roles as women in leadership, shopping, sustainability and how it all fits into their incredibly busy lifestyles.

Enjoy a spring menu prepared by Dalton Catering, a glass of Moët & Chandon on arrival, 2-hour wine package and panel discussion.

Money raised from the event go to Women’s Legal Service QLD.

The EPICURE Fashion Bar

The perfect place to enjoy drinks and light snacks before and after the show.

VIP Runway Lounge

Invited Guests, Platinum & Gold Reserve Holders

Hancock Prospecting Next Gen Group Show

Designers, retailers and colleges include: Millyzu, Practice Studio, Analia The Label, TAFE QLD Brisbane, east of grey, Do-OP Shop, La Corsia, RicRac Road, Saint Liberté, Jaclyn Joy, Tribe Tropical, Salvatrice The Label, KG BOLD, The Mood Ensemble, banbu, QUT Fashion, and Luxe Labels.

MIKAs x Brisbane Fashion Festival

Art meets fashion this August, when contemporary maker MIKAs brings her eclectic, architectural jewellery design to MoB for a special Brisbane Fashion Festival workshop.

Grab a glass of bubbly and settle in for a walk-through of MIKAs’ design practice, before trying you hand out at sketching out your own design. Then put theory into practice as you bring your creation to life with guidance from the artist.

Each participant will take home a one-of-a-kind necklace inspired by MIKAs’ design philosophy.

Workshop includes:

• 2 hour design workshop
• Design guidance and advice from MIKAs
• All sketching and making materials supplied
• Sparkling wine supplied by Symphony Hill Wine
• BONUS gift from the artist

The EPICURE Fashion Bar

The perfect place to enjoy drinks or a bite before and after a show.

VIP Runway Lounge

Invited Guests, Platinum & Gold Reserve Holders

Designer Group Show

Take in the season’s must-have looks from a line-up including White Label Noba, Simone Ellis, Calibre, Sacha Drake, Sonia Stradiotto Couture, Mannzilo, Carol D’Silva, Paul Hunt, Jotéo, Gary Bigeni, and Gail Sorronda.

Brisbane Fashion Festival Official After Party
presented by Hyatt Regency Brisbane

Join us as we celebrate the official close to the 2024 Brisbane Fashion Festival.

Rub shoulders and mingle with Australia’s fashion elite.

The Designer Group Show will be followed by the official Fashion Festival After Party hosted by Hyatt Regency Brisbane. Commencing at 8pm, ticket holders, designers, models and VIP’s will enjoy a welcome drink and canapés upon arrival at Brisbane’s much-loved Lennons Restaurant & Bar at Hyatt Regency Brisbane. A cash bar will be available thereafter.

Subject to availability, change or cancellation. Guests must be 18 or over to attend the After Party. Hyatt Regency practices the responsible service of alcohol.

‘Dress to Express Day’ Beyond DV

In partnership with Brisbane Fashion Festival, join Beyond DV in the Queen Street Mall on Friday 30 August for “Dress to Express” Day.

Wear your most fabulous outfit- walk in solidarity with DV survivors on their own journey to rediscover their identity and style!

How fabulous do we feel when we wear our favourite outfit?

Sadly, many community members in abusive relationships don’t get to choose what they wear. This is one of the most common forms of coercive control.

More information including registration details for the Queen Street Mall event can be found on www.beyonddv.org.au

Brisbane Festival – Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show

Gala Opening Night – Friday 30 August 2024

PARIS – LONDON – MILAN – LISBON – OSAKA – BRISBANE

Jean Paul Gaultier is set to shake up Australian audiences when his stunning creation, Fashion Freak Show — fifty years of pop culture through the eyes of fashion’s enfant terrible — takes up residence as a sensational centrepiece to this year’s Festival. An explosive combination of musical revue and fashion show, the production depicts the sensational life of Jean Paul Gaultier against a backdrop of his generation’s most defining political and cultural changes.

An Australian exclusive season, this extraordinary cast of actors, dancers and circus artists take to the stage and play outlandish, passionate, larger-than-life, rude, sexy, sassy creatures and personalities in a world filled with excess, poetry and magic. Fresh from sellout seasons in Europe, it’s now Brisbane’s turn to bear witness to this Australian exclusive season.

This project is supported through the Giving Program by Courtney Talbot’s JPG Syndicate. Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show is presented by Brisbane Festival in association with TS3 (A Fimalac Entertainment Company), RGM Productions, TEQ and Avex Entertainment.

Season Run – 31 August to 16 September 2024.

Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses

Every Friday night from 12 July to 4 October you can enjoy after-hours access to the stunning ‘Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses’ exhibition at GOMA. Relax and indulge with a drink or bite to eat at the bar overlooking the river. GOMA Friday nights are set to the backdrop of Brisbane’s best DJs, with drop-in drawing, film screenings and a stylish exhibition shop. Get your tickets.

New Exuberance: contemporary Australian textile design

New Exuberance: contemporary Australian textile design is a major touring exhibition reflecting on current directions in textile practice through art, design, and fashion. Curated by Meryl Ryan in consultation with the JamFactory team, the exhibition presents the work of more than thirty diverse multidisciplinary creatives.
New Exuberance is a JamFactory touring exhibition and is supported by the South Australian Government through Arts South Australia. JamFactory is assisted by the Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. JamFactory is also assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.