Welcome to The Fashion Field Journal — your insider source for fresh voices, bold stories, and the latest in fashion innovation. From emerging designers and inspiring creatives to industry insights and runway highlights, our blog celebrates the art, passion, and diversity that shape the future of fashion. Dive in and discover the stories behind the style.
The Fashion Field Journal
TFF Model Magic: Casting for the 2025 Fashion Festival Ignites the Garden City!
On a rainy Garden City day, models from across Queensland gathered once again for the Toowoomba Fashion Festival casting. What began as a spark in early 2024 has now evolved into a vibrant community of creatives, returning with heels in hand and dreams on the runway. From familiar faces to new flair, this second chapter was filled with style, stories, and a whole lot of heart.
Is The Insatiable Appetite For Fashion Changing The Weather?
One week it’s pushing 40 degrees, the next we’re digging out the winter woolies—Australia’s climate is shifting fast, and we’re all feeling it. While solar panels and electric vehicles get a lot of the spotlight, there’s another culprit in the climate conversation that often gets overlooked: fashion. Fast fashion, in particular, plays a major role in carbon emissions, resource depletion, and textile waste. The good news? Every one of us wears clothes—and that means every one of us has the power to make more conscious, climate-friendly choices.
MODEL DIARIES: FROM TOOWOOMBA TO NEW YORK CITY
From a tiny bush town to the heart of Times Square, I never imagined I’d be walking the runway at New York Fashion Week. As a curvy girl growing up in regional Australia, fashion always felt a world away—something reserved for the glossy pages of magazines and glamorous TV shows like Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill. But fashion is personal. It's expressive, evolving, and deeply individual. And somewhere between the dust of the bush and the lights of NYC, I found my voice—and my style.