Australia’s most prestigious fashion award
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Entering its 28th year, The National Designer Award presented by David Jones celebrates the creativity and excellence of Australian fashion designers in their first five years of business. Past winners include some of the biggest names in Australian fashion such as Christopher Esber, Dion Lee, Romance Was Born, Alémais, P.E. Nation, Toni Maticevski and Strateas Carlucci.
As Australia’s most established and prestigious fashion award program, the National Designer Award highlights the future of Australian fashion, providing finalists with opportunities for mentorship, networking and critical industry exposure.
Finalists and one winner are chosen by a panel of esteemed industry judges and the winner is the designer who best demonstrates vision and cohesion in creativity and design; adherence to high quality manufacturing standards; high attention to detail; strong business acumen; and a genuine commitment to to addressing environmental and social impact.
The prize consists a of $20,000 cash and high value business development support that provides the winner with the resources needed to assist in growing their brand and business. In recognition of the industry's pressing need for positive change, one deserving finalist will also be awarded with the Honourable Mention for Sustainability in acknowledgement of their dedication to sustainability, clear in both their product and overall business ethos.
In addition, a People’s Choice Award allows fashion enthusiasts and consumers to get involved by submitting an online vote for their favourite finalist.
WINNER HISTORY
1997 - S!X
1998 - Ugur lle Alijan
1999 - Glen Rollason
2000 - (I) Peck Your Pun
2001 - Sample
2002 - Toni Maticevski
2003 - Claude Maus
2004 - Mad Cortes
2005 - Josh Goot
2006 - TV
2007 - Yeojin Bae
2008 - Friedrich Gray
2009 - Romance Was Born
2010 - Dion Lee
2011 - Song For The Mute
2012 - Christopher Esber
2013 - From Britten
2014 - Strateas Carlucci
2015 - Pageant
2016 - Macgraw
2017 - Kacey/Devlin
2018 - P.E. Nation
2019 - Christian Kimber
2020 - Esse
2021 - Commas
2022 - Alémais
2023 - Best Jumpers
1997 - S!X 1998 - Ugur lle Alijan 1999 - Glen Rollason 2000 - (I) Peck Your Pun 2001 - Sample 2002 - Toni Maticevski 2003 - Claude Maus 2004 - Mad Cortes 2005 - Josh Goot 2006 - TV 2007 - Yeojin Bae 2008 - Friedrich Gray 2009 - Romance Was Born 2010 - Dion Lee 2011 - Song For The Mute 2012 - Christopher Esber 2013 - From Britten 2014 - Strateas Carlucci 2015 - Pageant 2016 - Macgraw 2017 - Kacey/Devlin 2018 - P.E. Nation 2019 - Christian Kimber 2020 - Esse 2021 - Commas 2022 - Alémais 2023 - Best Jumpers
2024 FINALISTS
Join us in recognising Australia’s vibrant fashion talent by voting for the 2024 People's Choice Award.
