‘It’s about life and dance and colour’: inclusivity still in fashion on Australian runways

Amid a backslide in the industry’s commitment to body and age diversity, at Australian fashion week some designers are taking a different approach to casting

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Having been in business since 1999, fashion designer Lee Mathews is always searching for something out of the ordinary. “At 25 years it feels like you’ve seen everything and worked with everyone,” she says.

For her anniversary runway at this year’s Australian fashion week (AFW) in Sydney, she decided to add friends to her usual cast of professional models.

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