From Ksubi’s rats down the runway to Romance Was Born’s 2013 Mushroom Magic show – there have been many memorable moments at Australian Fashion Week over the past 20 years.
Here we take you for a trip down memory lane to remind you of those iconic shows that have helped shaped this nation’s style.
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Miranda Kerr opening and closing for Alex Perry shortly before she made it big with Victoria’s Secret. Popsugar.
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Alex Perry bagging Linda Evangelista for his 1997 show. She closed the show in a wedding dress. Popsugar.
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Baby-faced Megan Gale debuting for Alex Perry in 1999. Popsugar.
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Kristy Hinze wrapped in a python for Tigerlily’s debut collection. Popsugar.
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Zimmermann’s very first collection, with slinky swimwear. vogue.com.au
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Sarah O’Hare with Collette Dinnigan after closing the show. Vogue.com.au
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Dion Lee presenting his ss10 collection which debuted the masterful pleating he eventually became known for. Luna Love
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Wayne Cooper’s new bold Versace-like sexy in 2003. Daily Life.
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Who could forget Dita Von Teese straddling a giant MAC lipstick in 2007? Daily Life.
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Or when new-on-the-block designers, Ksubi, released 169 rats onto the runway for their debut collection? Mark Baker.
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When Tight Knicker’s first show ended, a video of the designers robbing a Commonwealth banked played before the designers took to the stage themselves in balaclavas and threw $15,000 in cash at the audience. Talk about first impressions. Six 6 Photography.
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Jenny Kee’s 2012 show is counted as one of the most exciting fashion appearances in MBFW’s history.
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Bondi Bather closed their show with a model wearing a bikini made out of sand. Thisislandlife
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Romance Was Born’s fantastical 2010 collection. What Kate Said.
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Alice McCall’s signature lip prints. Daniel Boud.
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Romance Was Born’s 2013 ‘Mushroom Magic’ show.
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Kym Ellery returned to Australia to show her SS13 collection at MBFWA.
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Carla Zampatti sent matching bold coloured boleros and silk gowns down the runway last year.
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Akira’s 2008 Geisha-inspired show.
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What about when Wayne Cooper cast Paris Hilton in his 2003 show?