My Fashion Icon is…
Emma Watson
This little star is one who everybody watches for some great style ideas. Who would have thought the Harry Potter geek girl would turn into this fashion queen?  Not many students’ favourite stores are Harvey Nichols. Her favourite designer is Chanel which shows just how glamorous this little starlet is. Not [...]

Collette Dinnigan is one of Australia – and the World’s most famous fashion designers. Collette was born in South Africa and later moved to New Zealand where she attended Wellington Polytechnic and later graduated at Tauranga Girls College. After her studies she moved to Sydney and started working for the costume department at the ABC. [...]

When designing your own clothing, sketching is the first step to take. Sketching expresses your design ideas onto paper and lets you visually represent what you’re trying to achieve before you move onto manipulating the fabric. Your sketches will help you and other people visualise how your garments will look like when worn, and may [...]

Project Runway season one contestants Lui Hon and Leigh Buchanan, took time out of their busy schedule in Melbourne last month to speak to the design students about life after Project Runway and breaking into the industry.
What was it like during filming on the show?
“It was so tough; you don’t realise before you go [...]

Whitehouse 2nd year Fashion Design students Mel Smith (featured image), Amy Badikovich, Jess Green and Helen Nguyen competed against eight others representing RMIT, Melbourne and MSIT, Brisbane in the Australian finals of the Triumph Inspiration Award at the Ivy Lounge earlier this year.
Our congratulations go to each of the contestants, with first place being [...]

Congratulations to Ellie Wesseling, 3rd Year Fashion Design student who has taken out second prize in the Tessuti Awards ‘Smart Day/Evening Wear’ category. Ellie’s outfit was a unique sequin and lace jumpsuit, in black, silver and royal blue.
“The design, fabrication, pattern-making and construction of this complex garment places Ellie as ‘one to watch’ as [...]