Student Fashion at the Powerhouse

Overview

If fashion is your passion, as the great Henry Roth said (often) throughout the highly addictive Project Runway, then best get those obscure designer boots down to the Powerhouse Museum from February 27.

As evidenced by the spectacular creation by Gabriel Lee (pictured), this exhibition will open eyes to the historical and cultural milieu that inspires the works of these uber-talented designers. Lee draws attention to the tragic story of the impact of colonisation on Japan's indigenous Ainu people by weaving their story into his delicate creations. Meanwhile, Talia Shuvalov will demonstrate her particular interest in the early 1900s Futurist Movement, her works infused with a sense of cyborg chic. Elle Wesseling perhaps saw Her Majesty, Mrs Brown one too many times — either way the cult of mourning created around England's longest serving queen, Victoria, gave this young designer a tragically romantic aesthetic to her designs. Elliot Ward-Fear aims to take you to revolutionary Russia and witness a mix of East and West in his designs based on the fleeing aristocrats from the mother country.

The Powerhouse is known for fostering the creative talent of young designers, and this annual exhibition is no exception. Offer your support to this talented bunch and be prepared to see their wears rock the runways from Milan to New York and revolutionary Moscow to Victorian London.

Image by Josephine Rozman