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The Council of Textile & Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) has been successfully representing Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industries since the 1940s.

Awards & Fellowships

Design is much more than the aesthetic. It encompasses thinking, innovation and process.

Our focus is on high value added products.

TFIA is focused on workplace learning in highly specialised and advanced technology areas to deliver flexible, formal and customised solutions for managers, workers and professional educators.

Through TFIA, Australian firms have access to the latest market intelligence - both at a national and international level.

TFIA began when the Textile Council of Australia was formed as an umbrella organisation to provide a focal point for a number of sector-specific associations.

TFIA engages in many activities on behalf of its members and the wider TCF industry.

TFIA contact details

There are many competitions available to Australian fashion and textile designers and design students.

Over the years, TFIA has devoted a lot of resources to lobbying Government for TCF funding and support programs.

TFIA plays a number of important roles in advocating the need for quality standards in the TCF industry.

There are many labelling requirements for Australian TCF products.

TCF Review

Initiatives

Conditions and obligations for employing in the Australian TCF industry.

As highlighted in the 2008 TCF Review by Professor Roy Green, the survival of the TCF industry is reliant on businesses being innovative - both in new technologies and business models.

Australian & international TCF conferences

TFIA supports innovative research and development in the TCF industry through the ISS Institute Fellowship program.

Australian fashion festival schedule

L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival

8-15 March 2012

www.lmff.com.au

Perth Fashion Week

19-23 April 2012

www.perthfashionweek.com.au

Mercedes-Benz Australian Fashion Week

30 April - 4 May 2012

www.imghospitality.com.au

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane

August 2012

www.mbff.com.au

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Sydney

August 2012

mbffsydney.com.au

New Zealand Fashion Week

3-9 September 2012

www.nzfashionweek.com

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week

September 2012

www.msfw.com.au

Perth Fashion Festival

September 2012

www.perthfashionfestival.com.au

About TFIA

TFIA has been successfully representing the Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industries since the 1940s - from big business to small and medium enterprises.

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Linda Jackson Bush Couture

For more than 40 years of practice, Linda Jackson played a fundamental role in the development of a distinctly Australian approach to fashion design. This exhibition features seminal works created by Jackson from the mid-1970s to the 1990s - NGV, MELBOURNE, 26 Jan-09 Sep.

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