The Australian Fashion Laureate ceremony is set to take place tomorrow.
The annual event will see winners announced at Sydney's State Theatre, with proceedings to be hosted by international supermodel Georgia Fowler and comedian Ash Williams.
The Australian Fashion Laureate was established in 2008 by IMG and the NSW Government to recognise talent within the Australian fashion industry.
In 2018, the Laureate celebrates 10 years of awards ceremonies, with past recipients including Carla Zampatti, Dion Lee, Jenny Kee, Toni Maticevski and Zimmermann.
Each Australian Fashion Laureate Award celebrates outstanding accomplishments in categories including Lifetime Achievement, Womenswear, Menswear, Retail, Emerging Designer, Accessories – and for the first time, two new categories for 2018: Model of the Year and Outstanding Editorial.
Australian Fashion Laureate recipients are nominated and chosen by a voting panel of more than 30 industry leaders, including designers, media, buyers, creatives, brand executives and communications professionals, called the Australian Fashion Industry Alumni.
The finalists across 2018 award categories are:
AUSTRALIAN FASHION LAUREATE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CAMILLA FRANKS Camilla
CHRISTINE CENTENERA
EDWINA MCCANN
KYM ELLERY Ellery
LUKE SALES & ANNA PLUNKETT Romance Was Born
BEST AUSTRALIAN WOMENSWEAR
CAMILLA AND MARC
CHRISTOPHER ESBER
ELLERY
LEE MATHEWS
ROMANCE WAS BORN
BEST AUSTRALIAN MENSWEAR
BASSIKE
DOUBLE RAINBOUU
EX INFINITAS
P JOHNSON
SONG FOR THE MUTE
BEST AUSTRALIAN EMERGING DESIGNER, presented by Etihad Airways
ALBUS LUMEN
ANNA QUAN
KACEY DEVLIN
CHRIS RAN LIN
DOUBLE RAINBOUU
BEST AUSTRALIAN RETAILER, presented by DHL
DAVID JONES
HARROLDS
INCU
PARLOUR X
ZIMMERMANN
BEST AUSTRALIAN ACCESSORIES DESIGNER
DINOSAUR DESIGNS
LUCY FOLK
RYAN STORER
SARAH & SEBASTIAN
THE DAILY EDITED
BEST AUSTRALIAN MODEL
ADUT AKECH BIOR
CHARLEE FRASER
DUCKIE THOT
JULIA NOBIS
VICTORIA LEE
OUTSTANDING EDITORIAL
GEORGES ANTONI
HARPER’S BAZAAR AUSTRALIA
MARIE CLAIRE AUSTRALIA
NICOLE BENTLEY
VOGUE AUSTRALIA