NATIONAL GRADUATE SHOWCASE X EMPORIUM MELBOURNE INSTALLATION
13 FEB - 18 MAR
GROUND FLOOR, LONSDALE ST ENTRANCE, EMPORIUM MELBOURNE
Free to attend, no bookings required.
Explore the artistry of specially selected fashion graduates from Australia’s leading design institutions, as part of our National Graduate Showcase x Emporium Melbourne - bringing you tomorrow’s designers today.
We’re celebrating the vibrant creativity of emerging talent in a fashion installation showcasing incredible 2025 National Graduate Showcase submissions, runners up and finalists.
#1 Installation 13 - 28 Feb: The first part of this installation will showcase the work of nine exceptional graduates who were runners up in the selection process for the 2025 National Graduate Showcase x Emporium Melbourne.
Of these nine, three have been selected as finalists for our first ever Community Choice vote, in partnerships with Emporium Melbourne, which allows the general public to choose the 12th and final graduate designer to appear on our Premium Runway - National Graduate Showcase x Emporium Melbourne.
View the stunning pieces from three Community Choice finalists displayed in-centre at Emporium Melbourne and vote for your favourite graduate designers to enter the draw to win 2 x Row A tickets to PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival.
2025 Community Choice Finalists: Alexandra Pennell, Ke Zhang (Zachary), Nam Tran
2025 Runners Up: Bianca Armstrong, Henry McElroy, James McKerracher, Max Bell, Mia Wilson, Yishan Yao
#2 Installation 5 – 18 Mar: Right after the National Graduate Showcase x Emporium Melbourne is presented on our Premium Runway, the cutting-edge designer collections from our 2025 Finalists will make their way to Emporium Melbourne and be showcased as part of this installation in-centre. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in these exciting, whimsical and extraordinarily fashion pieces.
2025 Finalists: Alannah Walton, Anjali Tulpule, Cuong Nguyen, Ethan Bergersen, Frank Taplin, Indigo Stuart, Joanna Youn, Madeleine Triggs, Marko Plavsic, Suzaan Stander, Wilson Jedd Adams
EMPORIUM MELBOURNE GRADUATE SPONSORSHIP
Emporium Melbourne is committed to supporting the next generation of Australian designers and as part of this commitment, are also delighted to introduce the inaugural Emporium Melbourne Graduate Sponsorship in 2025. An extension to the National Graduate Showcase runway, the Sponsorship will support tailored professional development of one finalist within a 12-month period of National Graduate Showcase, up to the value of $5,000.
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EVENT DETAILS
LOCATION
Emporium Melbourne
Ground Floor, Lonsdale St Entrance
Melbourne 3000
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