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  • PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival is an annual celebration of Australian fashion, arts, ideas and creative endeavour for everyone to enjoy.

    The Festival presents 15 days of world-class runways featuring Australia’s most loved designers, shopping events and experiences, styling and beauty workshops, industry seminars, networking events, exhibitions, tours, live entertainment and much more.

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  • Volunteer applications for 2025 will open later in 2024. Subscribe to our mailing list here for updates, or check our website.

    PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival is a proud member of Volunteering Victoria.

  • The Festival engages models over 18 years of age from reputable and accredited agencies. Model bookings for the Festival’s produced runways and events are placed with agencies by the Festival’s appointed runway production agency.

    Please note, the Festival does not engage unrepresented talent nor does it cast for talent outside of designated casting procedures through agencies.

  • To discuss the benefits possible for your brand through a partnership with us, please contact fashion@mff.com.au

  • All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. We strongly recommend audio coverings or noise cancelling headphones be worn by children as the event noise level will be greater than 91 dB.

  • The Festival is committed to not allowing the presentation of fur or exotics at Festival produced shows and events. Only items containing fake or faux fur will be permitted.

  • PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival is committed to conducting daily operations and producing events in an environmentally responsible and sustainable manner.

    We recognise that reducing and, where possible, eliminating the environmental impacts of our activities is an important part of our mission as Australia’s largest fashion event.

    We strive to be an industry leader in achieving environmental excellence and will work with our employees and external entities to establish and follow principles.

  • PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival is proud to showcase a wide range of fashion makers, creatives and cultural organisations from across Victoria’s creative community at the Festival. The Festival curates an exciting Independent Program of events and runways each year, staged by independent organisers and promoted in the Festival’s official schedule.

    The Festival does not own, produce or operate the activities on the Independent Program. Independent organisers of these activities are responsible for the complete event delivery, compliance and regulatory and mandatory requirements to operate an event safely.