Art of Kan is a Melbourne-based wearable art brand founded by artist Aleksandra Kanatova. Each scarf begins as an original artwork before being translated into a print designed to be worn, styled and interpreted in different ways. The brand takes art beyond the gallery space and into everyday life, allowing each customer to carry a piece of contemporary art with them.

"My creative practice is shaped by abstract art, colour, movement and the expressive possibilities of line. Rather than following short-lived fashion trends, I create distinctive designs intended to remain relevant across seasons. Every scarf can be worn around the neck or head, styled as a top, belt or bag accessory, or displayed as a textile artwork."

The Bungendore Bower is a creative reuse centre aiming to keep materials out of landfill, and to offer them, at affordable prices, to creatives, artists, crafters, teachers, students, and community members. We are two friends, Thalia and Laura, who see creative potential in even the smallest of materials, and who are passionate about sustainable craft, reducing waste, and building creative community. The Bungendore Bower is a nest of donated and salvaged textiles, yarn, buttons, notions, paper, art supplies, and many other treasures full of creative potential. 

Every single thing that we use at The Bungendore Bower has lived a previous life. For us, landfill is a last resort.

We design from a blank canvas using hemp fibres blended with organic cotton. We have removed chemicals like bleach and silicone finishes, fabric softeners. Our garments are dyed locally using organic certified dyes and process. We are a plastic free zero waste brand who regenerates life from our waste as we compost it.

Our garments are built to last designed to compost. Australian made.

"I wanted to design a garment that left no trace of existence at the end of its life."

For Dissonance, circular design means seeing value in every material and considering a garment’s entire lifecycle—from the fabric selected, to the way it is made, worn, loved and potentially reimagined. By combining natural fibres, enduring silhouettes and resource-conscious production, we strive to create fashion that is expressive without being excessive.

Dissonance invites you to choose fewer, better pieces: garments made with intention, designed for longevity and created to remain part of your wardrobe for years to come.

Fia Lucia is a Blue Mountains-based slow fashion label founded by emerging designer Sophia Long, creating small-batch and one-of-a-kind womenswear from reclaimed, vintage, pre-loved and deadstock textiles. Fia Lucia explores the relationship between fashion, material and personal expression.

Vintage linens and pre-loved textiles often carry visible signs of their past lives. Rather than hiding these marks, Fia Lucia celebrates them, allowing the story of the textile to become part of the design. This results in pieces that are inherently unique and, often, impossible to replicate.

Fia Lucia is proof that beautiful, contemporary clothing can be created from what we already have.  

FUSS by Phoebe: Upcycled jewelry & accessories worth FUSSing over! Wearable, one-of-a-kind pieces to treasure, handmade with an eco-maximalist design ethos.

"Hey I'm Phoebe!  I'm a one-woman show, with complete visibility across all areas from design to marketing and production. Even in repairs I strictly use only second-hand materials; hand-selected beads, charms, wire and findings from vintage markets, thrift stores, and online marketplaces. My pieces are stocked at stores whose business practices support local artists and eco-friendly initiatives. FUSS packaging is also all second-hand, and each swing-tag is handmade using paper scraps."

h a r e subscribes to the ethos that the most sustainable fashion choice is simply wearing the clothes you already have. We endeavour to embody this choice by creating considered, well-constructed garments that not only outlast seasonal trends, but act as base staples for your wardrobe that you reach for again and again.

All h a r e garments are currently designed and produced in our Canberra studio, limiting our production capacity to small runs of our garment designs that prevents excessive stock amounts. Our fabric sourcing practises prioritise natural fibres and deadstock materials from Australian retailers, utilising textiles that are already here rather than importing from overseas. Not only does this limit our waste output and carbon footprint but also ensures that the garments you purchase are unlikely to ever be replicated exactly as they were for someone else.

Clarrissa Fugill - Winner of the 'Creative Talent of the year' award in 2025 - is the proud Noongar Gamilaraay descendant behind Harrys Clarry.

The brand was born from the inspiration of her Partenal grandmothers love of sewing and the love of having one of kind clothing & accessories. This love began from a young age op shopping with her Mama finding clothes no-one else had.

She combines both heritages and her passion for sustainability in her creating style. Up-cycling 2nd hand clothing and textiles into new pieces. Healing connection to culture and breaking cycles through art. 

Kattasche is a small atelier for fine leather goods based in Port Kembla on the South Coast of NSW, and the material practice of theatre designer and leathercraftswoman Katja Handt. Blending heritage craft with contemporary, timeless design, Katja creates functional objects through a mindful, locally made practice grounded in circularity, traditional craftsmanship and the principles of slow fashion.

At Clothing the Loop, Katja presents the PK Collection, developed through a sustainability initiative with fellow Illawarra business Buckaroo Leatherworks, exploring creative ways to repurpose leather offcuts generated through local manufacturing.

Inspired by the industrial architecture and material landscape of Port Kembla, the PK Collection asks us to reconsider what we call waste: not as the end of a material’s life, but as the starting point for something new.

Magenta Fox is a brand new fashion label by Sydney designer April Sharratt. With a background spanning decades in fashion and styling, April brings her love of colour, texture and beautiful prints, creating unique pieces. Her collection includes Mongolian and Icelandic sheepskin, naturally sourced and ethically produced using natural dyes.

For summer, Magenta Fox is expanding into one of a kind pieces made from reworked vintage scarves and pre loved textiles, embracing circular fashion and giving beautiful vintage pieces a new life.

Magenta Fox is unapologetically for people who don’t want to blend in.

'Milky' is a new artistic direction for Emma Fleetwood, who studied jewellery making at the Canberra School of Art in the 2000s. Moving from using clay (which can't be recycled once fired) to creating jewellery which is made from plastic waste and which can still be recycled after use.

Shredded plastic bottle tops are mixed, melted and individually hand cut by Emma to bring her jewellery designs to life. Each piece is unique - machines are not used in the preparation of her jewellery. So what you are purchasing each time is a handcrafted and designed piece made with Emma's care and eye for detail.

Emma's work is bright and colourful, often asymmetric, making use of the quirks of the recycled product - rather than minimising them. Emma hopes her jewellery sparks conversations and new ideas about the ways we can make use waste plastic to create something unique and lovely.

NICO is an Australian-designed underwear brand focused on creating everyday essentials with a lighter impact on people and the planet. Our approach to sustainability begins with considered material choices, thoughtful production and designing pieces intended to be worn, loved and kept in rotation.

We prioritise natural and lower-impact fibres across our collections, including GOTS-certified organic cotton and TENCEL™ Modal. Where possible, we choose materials and processes that reduce reliance on conventional synthetics, support more responsible fibre production and feel better against the skin. Our plant-dyed ranges further reflect this philosophy, using colour derived from plants to create beautiful, wearable tones through a more considered dyeing process.

At the heart of every Treee Rose Revival creation is a carefully curated archive of more than 5,000 preloved, vintage and antique tablecloths, doilies, linens and lace trims, collected over 40 years. Inspired by her precious grandmother’s collection of antiques from an early age, Sarah Baker channels her love of unique textiles into every garment. Rather than allowing these beautiful fabrics to be forgotten or end up in landfill, she reloves them into one-of-a-kind treasures that celebrate craftsmanship, history and slow fashion.

Treee Rose Revival is founded on the belief that the most sustainable fabric is one that already has a story just like Sarah, a breast cancer warrior, who donates a percentage of all sales to breast cancer research and encourages everyone to check their boobs.