Attended by Australian fashion connoisseurs and designers, the 2015 Australian Fashion Laureate Awards were held at the Sydney Opera House in Australia’s fashion capital, Sydney, on Friday 23 October 2015.

The winners of the 2015 Australian Fashion Laureate Awards were announced at the ceremony hosted at the Sydney Opera House, with former VOGUE Australia Editor-in-Chief Nancy Pilcher awarded Australian fashion’s most prestigious award, the Australian Fashion Laureate. Additional winners across the categories included Maticevski for Best Australian Womenswear, Calibre for Best Australian Menswear, Scanlan and Theodore for Best Australian Retailer and STRATEAS.CARLUCCI for Best Australian Emerging Designer.

Fashion authority and VOGUE International Editor, Suzy Menkes attended the awards ceremony as the guest of honour during her visit to Australia’s fashion capital Sydney.

“I feel honoured to be in Sydney to be able to be a part of presenting these awards to such deserving designers and icons within the Australian Fashion Industry”, says Suzy Menkes.

Now in its eighth year, the Australian Fashion Laureate celebrates professionals whose careers have promoted and advanced the Australian fashion industry internationally and is truly a distinct honour as they are voted for by a panel of industry peers.  Nancy Pilcher joins the likes of previous Laureate winners including Nicky and Simone Zimmermann of Zimmermann, Jenny Kee, Collette Dinnigan, Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson of Easton Pearson, Carla Zampatti, Akira Isogawa as well as Simon Lock, the founder of Australian Fashion Week.

 

The winners for the Australian Fashion Laureate Awards are:

 THE AUSTRALIAN FASHION LAUREATE

Nancy Pilcher

BEST AUSTRALIAN WOMENSWEAR

Maticevski

BEST AUSTRALIAN MENSWEAR

Calibre

BEST AUSTRALIAN RETAILER

Scanlan Theodore

BEST AUSTRALIAN EMERGING DESIGNER

Strateas.Carlucci

Image Courtesy Australian Fashion Laureate, NAC Media