Industry

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.

FASHION SOURCE
Source fashion products and services online from Boston Publishing, publishers of Australasian Textiles & Fashion Magazine since 1981.

TEXTILE SOURCE
Source textile products and services online from Boston Publishing, publishers of Australasian Textiles & Fashion Magazine since 1981.

CSIRO
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is Australia's national science agency and has a Textile Research division. CSIRO's textile research is used not only for clothes, but also for filters, antiballistics, gaskets, insulation, upholstery, carpets, bedding, bandages and wound dressings.

INTERNATIONAL FIBRE CENTRE
IFC is the only organisation in Australia that provides skills development funding specifically for the textiles and fibre industry. It has a strong focus on bridging the gap between training services currently provided and the changing needs of industry.

TEXTILE CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR UNION OF AUSTRALIA (TCFUA)
Representative union for workers in the textile clothing and footwear industries. TCFUA (Victoria) partner with the TFIA in operating the Textile, Clothing, Footwear & Leather Industry Advisory Body.

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.

Our Networks

News

Events

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

EVERGREEN: fresh sustainable fashion
The EVERGREEN exhibition presents a new generation of designers who are changing the look and feel of ‘eco’ fashion with innovative and beautiful designs - SYDNEY. 27 Jan-25 March.

Sensorial Loop - 1st Tamworth Textile Triennial
An RMIT event - morning tea & textile seminar: New directions in the field of textiles. Storey Hall - MELBOURNE, Friday 10 Feb, 10:30am-12pm

Textile futures: research & collaboration, teaching & technology
RMIT event - afternoon tea & panel discussion on textile education & research and collaboration with other creative disciplines, community and industry - RMIT BRUNSWICK, Friday 10 Feb, 2:45 pm-6pm

Fashion Exposed
The twice-yearly event where the fashion industry meet, source and buy collections from over 1500 diverse Australian and International brands - SYDNEY, 12-14 Feb.

Textile & Fashion Hub - Unveiled
The Textile & Fashion Hub will open its doors to the public, unveiling the industry's latest state of the art facility - part of the 2012 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Cultural Program - RICHMOND, 21 March, 10am-6pm.

L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2012 Cultural Program
LMFF's Cultural Program embraces broader creative parameters of how fashion can be showcased and experienced, far beyond the runway - MELBOURNE, 1-31 March.