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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.

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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.

The following reports have been prepared by recipients of ISS Institute Fellowships, whose proposals were endorsed by TFIA. They highlight innovative international approaches to practices in the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) and fashion industries.

Fellowship reports for all industries are available on the ISS Institute website, and those relating to the textile and fashion industries can be found here by clicking the links below:

iss assessment evaluation comfort protection advanced textiles

The Assessment and Evaluation of the Comfort and Protection of Advanced Textiles

Inna Kopov - ISS Institute/RMIT University Fellowship - 2011

iss evaluating sustainability textiles europe

Evaluating Sustainability of Textiles in Europe - Relevance to the Australian Textile Industry

Trudie Orchard - Skills Victoria (TAFE)/Italy (Veneto) ISS Institute Fellowship - 2011

New Welding Technologies and their Impact on the Australian Jewellery Manufacturing Industry

Gillian Rainer - International ISS Institute/DEEWR Trades Fellowship - 2010

Accessory Design and Manufacture

Sarah Conners - ISS Institute/Italy (Veneto) Fellowship - 2009

Australian Fashion Directions – Getting It Right

Sylvia Walsh - Victorian Government (TAFE)/ISS Institute/Fellowship - 2009

3 Dimensional Body Scanning Techniques and Applications for the Australian Apparel Industry

Kate Kennedy - National ISS Institute Overseas Fellowship - 2008

Click here to listen to Kate’s presentation at a Craft Victoria/ISS Institute fashion workshop

Australian Couture Design Skills for Industry and Education

Tina Guglielmino - ISS Institute/TAFE Fellowship - 2008

Niche Market Innovations in the Italian Fashion Industry

Mandy Penton & Rosanna Giacomini - ISS Institute/TAFE Fellowship - 2008

Building an Internationally Renowned Fashion House

Jaye Wearne and Liora Shulman - Victorian Government/ISS Institute Student Fellowship - 2008

Computer Aided Design – Textile Software in Design for Jacquard Loom Weaving

Virginia Harrison - ISS Institute/TAFE Fellowship - 2006

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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WE ARE AN ADVOCATE FOR TCF INDUSTRIES

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