FASHION + AID returns in September with a stellar line-up of Australia's hottest designers and musical guests electric pop band, Rogue Traders.
Part-runway show, part-artistic extravaganza, FASHION + AID is one of Melbourne’s most spectacular charity events, uniting a passion for fashion and Australian charities. Over the past 8 years, FASHION + AID has supported a variety of charities, including the Leukemia Foundation and their Building of Hope, the $9.1 million Victorian Patient Accommodation Centre: a 'home away from home' specially designed for families of blood cancer patients undergoing treatment.
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Joining the spectacle are Rogue Traders, fresh off their eight-year hiatus. Headed by Natalie Bassingthwaighte who's gone on to create her own global brand with Chi Khi, the band will reunite to perform their fashionable hits from the past decade, including: 'Voodoo Child', 'Watching You', 'I Never Liked You', and 'We’re Coming Home'.
Last year, FASHION + AID dazzled audiences with styles from designers such as: Aron Katona, Calibre, Macho Suba, S. Wallis, Sheep Shearer, and Vivien's. They're locking in designers for 2016 now which are sure to be as spectactular.
Le Cirque Nocturne © Carly RavenhallIn a 2013 interview, founder and director of FASHION + AID, Emma Rombotis spoke about how the charity event begun, and the type of work that goes into such a large scale fashion gala. "After attending many galas and sitting on many committees, my husband John and I saw a hole in the market for an upbeat, exciting gala that attracted a middle aged audience. We were in Echuca watching the Victoria Secret Show on holidays with our kids and the idea came to us.
"We wanted to attempt to re-create a Victoria Secret phenomenon, [and] we knew that we had all the professional contacts to create a fashion meets music extravaganza. And from that an extravaganza of fashion, food and sophisticated diversions was born."
© Andre ElhayFASHION + AID 2016 showcases at Crown Palladium 10 September.
