Beyond shirts. Beyond fashion.
Life Apparel is a messenger and vessel, connecting First Nations artists, stories and culture with the wider community through wearable art. We create apparel with meaning and purpose, encouraging everyone to wear and show their values.

We are a collective of artists, storytellers, creatives, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander peoples, and allies from all walks of life. Together, we strive to amplify voices, advance social change and spark important conversations through fashion. Our small team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people works collaboratively to build a meaningful and trusted business grounded in ethical practices and a clear, purposeful mission.

Life Apparel is an approved signatory of the Indigenous Art Code, ensuring ethical trading, integrity, transparency and accountability in all dealings with First Nations artists. This commitment supports fair and transparent commercial opportunities while reinforcing respect and cultural integrity.

As an Australian-led boutique label and proud allies, Life Apparel nurtures supportive, empowering and inclusive environments where all voices matter and differences are celebrated. We believe voices change conversations, and that amplified voices amplify impact. Life Apparel exists to create connection, opportunity and lasting positive impact through fashion.

LULUJARU is an Aboriginal-owned fashion and creative brand grounded in culture, storytelling and connection to Country. Our designs are created in partnership with a mother-and-son artist team and feature species and stories of cultural significance, reflecting our responsibility to care for kinship, land, sea, waterways, sky and all living things.

Through culturally meaningful apparel and merchandise, LULUJARU uses fashion as a platform for cultural expression, education and pride. Each piece tells a story, honouring Aboriginal knowledge, identity and connection to Country through contemporary, wearable art.

LULUJARU provides retail and wholesale clothing, custom cultural design collaborations, and creative partnerships with organisations, retailers and communities. We are committed to ethical production, cultural integrity and Aboriginal-led storytelling.

At the heart of LULUJARU is our commitment to community impact. We reinvest 10% of all earnings into youth-focused initiatives, including a youth housing and On Country program, Aboriginal business development, and a young women’s leadership program. Through LULUJARU, fashion becomes a vehicle for culture, empowerment and lasting community investment.

Helen Manuell knitwear is created using sustainably sourced yarns, mainly from deceased estates, marketplace, op shops and my personal stash. The techniques used focus on craftsmanship and include, knit, crochet, machine knit, Tunisian crochet and loom woven pieces. All pieces are handmade with an emphasis on Slow Fashion: a mindset.

Nehma Vitols is a regional Australian fashion and textile studio exploring the intersection of storytelling, craftsmanship, and design. Each piece is made to order, combining traditional techniques with innovative materials to create garments and accessories that carry meaning beyond aesthetics.

The studio’s work often bridges fashion with other disciplines — art, agriculture, and regional industry — to celebrate the people and processes that shape creative identity outside metropolitan centres. Every collection is produced with slow, considered methods, ensuring minimal waste and a deep respect for craft.

Its current project, Vintage 2025, translates the stories of Riverina women winemakers into original textiles and bespoke garments. Presented as a runway and exhibition, the project highlights collaboration, regional creativity, and the quiet resilience behind Australian craftsmanship.

Through design, narrative, and process, Nehma Vitols champions a distinctly Australian voice — grounded in place, connection, and innovation.

Textile design is an important part of any fashion piece as it can make or break a look. I use predominantly hand painted motifs that are digitally manipulated into a pattern repeat ready for printing. I also make simplified versions of my designs that cater for screen printing.

It’s all about ME You and Design - MEYD.IT - the matchmaker for conscious citizens who want to wear their values. Connect with slow fashion creatives who make dreams real: who refashiona and make hyper-personal looks . Support your local, creator and circular economy. Be part of the solution not the pollution. Channel your passion into the world of slow fashion. Build your atelier on Meyd.it to collaborate with like-minded community.

Decadent.Label is a Melbourne-based ethical fashion brand by Jake Steele and Asha Sym, blending photography, fashion, and sustainability into bold, wearable statements. Known for their custom dressing gowns, and 100% silk pieces among others, each piece is made locally in small batches using original nature photography transformed into textile art.
With a commitment to slow fashion and ethical production, Decadent.Label challenges conventional ideas of sustainability—focusing on creativity, quality, and intention. Their work has been featured in Melbourne Design Week and Paris Fashion Week, and they've created custom pieces for artists and performers across the globe.
Decadent.Label isn't just a brand—it's a collaborative exploration of ethics, artistry, and identity through clothing.

Aspiring young creative venturing in modelling and photography. Creative mindset in design and confidence in seeing beauty accross different visions of excellence.

Lauren Rogers Arts is a creative studio that weaves together cultural storytelling, vibrant artistry, and modern design practices. Inspired by the beauty of nature and deeply rooted in First Nations heritage, Lauren’s work spans fine art, public installations, digital fashion designs, and textile creations, offering a diverse range of cultural expressions.

Specialising in visually striking artworks and innovative designs, Lauren captures the essence of Country, reflecting its land, water, and skies in rich, meaningful detail. Her digital designs and textile creations translate these stories into contemporary mediums, bridging the gap between tradition and modernity. From bespoke prints for fashion to public murals and gallery exhibitions, her work connects audiences to the land and the cultural narratives it holds.

As a proud First Nations artist, Lauren prioritises cultural responsibility, ethical practices, and sustainable processes in all her creations. Each piece is a celebration of environmental care, kinship, and community, encouraging a deeper understanding and appreciation of Indigenous perspectives.

Through collaborations, exhibitions, and innovative projects, Lauren Rogers Arts continues to make a mark in the creative and fashion industries, offering designs that honour the past, celebrate the present, and inspire a more connected and thoughtful future.

A focus on beautifully made very wearable millinery with the integration of vintage fabrics and trims. We source our materials from all around the world and use these to become part of our stunning one-only millinery pieces.
Each piece made is unique, often incorporating details such as hand beading. We cater for all seasons and events, from bridal parties to stunning spring racewear. The webpage showcases our new designs which are available online, and for those who can't make it into our 'art gallery' retail store in Melbourne CBD.
Our colour explosion of a retail space is an amazing experience as we offer a unique opportunity to try on beautiful millinery and match it to your fashion style with personal service with an experienced milliner. We of course can make your custom order and our design service is available online for interstate and international clients.

Clair Helen the label has recently released a collection called 'Veins'. Veins is a sustainable collection made up of natural fibres from cottons, linen and silks. It is a collection that pays respect to the country. Veins is about the natural roots of the earth connecting throughout the country. As Clair grew up on Larrakia Country the colours represent hues of the sunset when it rises over the Northern Australian landscape.

Mob in Fashion exists to elevate First Nations voices and representation ‘behind the scenes’ in the fashion industry. The program equips First Nations creatives with learning and training placements, networking and relationship-building opportunities, and pathways to paid work and scholarships. Mob in Fashion is First Nations-led and leading the way, providing meaningful and culturally grounded learning experiences.

Importantly, Mob in Fashion is reminding everyone that First Nations people are not just the subjects of stories, but we are the original storytellers. And we belong in every part of the fashion system.

As part of the Kata Design brand, I am working on delivering services and creating products that you can love and use. Customisation of products, services and project requirements are available upon request.

I have worked as a designer for 25+ years and would love to help you see your brand or business come to life through the varying design communication channels available. Custom and commission work is so inspiring so if you have a project, you would like help with then please contact me.

My e-shop has a selection of illustration prints in varying formats available for sale.
Most of my illustration posts on instagram are printable, or Kata Design can create a commissioned piece.

I am a textile designer creating custom textile artworks for a range of applications such as print, embroidery, lace, jacquard.

I create original custom artworks based off specific client led briefs.

Artworks are supplied ready for production, in repeat and can be pantone matched if required.

Brittany's practice spans drawings, textile printmaking, graphic design, creative consultation, branding design, content marketing, advertising, merchandise, video, visual research, hand drawn typography and vinyl record design.

Ryota Matsumoto is an artist, educator, designer, cultural programmer, urban planner, and architect. As a media theorist, he is highly recognized as the godfather and iconic prime mover of the postdigital culture.

Born in Tokyo, he was raised in Hong Kong and Japan. He received a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007 after his studies at the Architectural Association in London and Mackintosh School of Architecture, the Glasgow School of Art in the early 90s. Over the years, he has studied with Manuel DeLanda, Vincent Joseph Scully Jr., Cecil Balmond, and Giancarlo De Carlo, among others.

He collaborated with a cofounder of the Metabolist Movement, Kisho Kurokawa, and with Arata Isozaki, Peter Christopherson, and MIT Media Lab.

Melbourne based textile designer/printer specialising in screen printed fabric.
We offer screen printing as well as manufacturing of printed cushion covers and tote bags.

Artist, Designer and Educator, Claudia Williams divides her time between educating and creating with recyclables.
Her studio process explores the use of recycled materials and pushing the boundaries with these mediums. The use of traditional craft methodologies within her works and her teachings helps to give her audience a new perspective of creating with recyclables and its value as a medium, not just a waste item.
The creation of one-off unique garments for editorials, musicians, film, model portfolios and her wearable art hire line are always on the go in her Brisbane based studio.
"As artists and designers, we create to inspire, social and environmental issues go hand when creating. It's a platform to voice, explore, play and discover.
For me, its about challenging people’s perception of art, fashion and recycling, while adding value and the wow factor to a reused medium”

We enable fashion creatives to produce and distribute their collections, from initial concept through to customer delivery.
We offer digital printing onto natural fibres and a print design service.
We lasercut all of our garments and manufacture locally in WA.

With a garment-as-artform approach, and an exceptional eye for detail, Anastasia La Fey gained a reputation for highly skilled couture craftsmanship, the employment of intricate and complex fabrication techniques, hand-worked detailing, an elegant theatricality and a work ethic bordering on the obsessive. With investigation and experimentation at the heart of her philosophy, his approach to her craft has led her from creating avant-garde couture & costume works to an increasingly art-focused practice pursuing her own solo investigations as well as collaborating with fellow artists in the areas of sculpture, painting, photography, film, sound, dance, performance and installation art.