A New Fashion Order

A New Fashion Order

CY Space Collingwood YardsCollingwood, VIC
Saturday, Apr 11, 2026 from 9:30 am to 1 pm AEST
Overview

The sustainable fashion landscape is changing all the time – and not in the ways that you think.

A New Fashion Order is a half-day, in-person seminar for designers, students and industry professionals who want a clear-sighted understanding of the global sustainability landscape.

Drawing on years of research, industry access and on-the-ground insight from Europe and the US, Lucianne Tonti offers a future-facing view of how fashion systems are being re-shaped and where Australia sits within that shift.

This is not a how-to workshop. It’s a strategic reset.


What we’ll cover over three sessions:

  • Redefining Impact: Looking at the limitations of conventional sustainability metrics and re-evaluating impact to focus on positive outcomes that are grounded in nature.
  • Beyond Circularity: Circularity has over-promised and like any good ruse, it is being used as a mask for business as usual. This section focuses on evolved thinking and new frameworks.
  • Nature-First Storytelling: Stories win hearts and minds and somehow, despite having a compelling narrative, we are losing the battle. This is a tutorial in making nature the protagonist.


Who this is for:

  • Fashion designers and creative directors
  • Aspiring designers and final-year students
  • Sustainability and ESG professionals
  • Educators, strategists and industry advisors


What else:

  • Light refreshments served mid-morning (11.15-11.45 AM)
  • Time for discussion and questions built into each session
  • Participants will leave with an advanced understanding of sustainability and the tools to detect and dismantle greenwashing


Tickets

  • General admission: $290
  • Student: $140
  • Early bird: $200 (limited availability, purchase before 11 March 2026)

Places are capped to keep the session focused and conversational.


About Lucianne Tonti

Lucianne Tonti is an award-winning author and writer. She is the fashion editor of The Saturday Paper, the sustainability editor at large for Elle Australia and a regular contributor to The Guardian where her column Closet Clinic has been read over 9 million times. Her first book Sundressed: Natural fibres and the future of fashion is currently being developed into a docuseries by Tilt Media. Her next book will be published by Simon & Schuster in July.

The sustainable fashion landscape is changing all the time – and not in the ways that you think.

A New Fashion Order is a half-day, in-person seminar for designers, students and industry professionals who want a clear-sighted understanding of the global sustainability landscape.

Drawing on years of research, industry access and on-the-ground insight from Europe and the US, Lucianne Tonti offers a future-facing view of how fashion systems are being re-shaped and where Australia sits within that shift.

This is not a how-to workshop. It’s a strategic reset.


What we’ll cover over three sessions:

  • Redefining Impact: Looking at the limitations of conventional sustainability metrics and re-evaluating impact to focus on positive outcomes that are grounded in nature.
  • Beyond Circularity: Circularity has over-promised and like any good ruse, it is being used as a mask for business as usual. This section focuses on evolved thinking and new frameworks.
  • Nature-First Storytelling: Stories win hearts and minds and somehow, despite having a compelling narrative, we are losing the battle. This is a tutorial in making nature the protagonist.


Who this is for:

  • Fashion designers and creative directors
  • Aspiring designers and final-year students
  • Sustainability and ESG professionals
  • Educators, strategists and industry advisors


What else:

  • Light refreshments served mid-morning (11.15-11.45 AM)
  • Time for discussion and questions built into each session
  • Participants will leave with an advanced understanding of sustainability and the tools to detect and dismantle greenwashing


Tickets

  • General admission: $290
  • Student: $140
  • Early bird: $200 (limited availability, purchase before 11 March 2026)

Places are capped to keep the session focused and conversational.


About Lucianne Tonti

Lucianne Tonti is an award-winning author and writer. She is the fashion editor of The Saturday Paper, the sustainability editor at large for Elle Australia and a regular contributor to The Guardian where her column Closet Clinic has been read over 9 million times. Her first book Sundressed: Natural fibres and the future of fashion is currently being developed into a docuseries by Tilt Media. Her next book will be published by Simon & Schuster in July.

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Highlights

  • 3 hours 30 minutes
  • all ages
  • In-person
  • Doors at 9am

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before the event

Location

CY Space Collingwood Yards

35 Johnston Street

Collingwood, VIC 3066

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