[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Australia’s premier fashion event, slated for early May at Sydney’s Carriageworks, has been cancelled.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”68108″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following a slew of cancellations of major events locally and all over the world, the major Australian event that showcases our fashion industry to the world has taken the same path.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”68107″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Natalie Xenita, Executive Director of IMG’s fashion events group for the Asia-Pacific region, commented:
“Due to the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC)’s mandate against holding non-essential, organised public gatherings of more than 500 people in light of global health concerns regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus), we regret to share that Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia 2020 will not take place.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”68106″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“We thank our incredible designers, producers, partners and staff for their support of the Australian fashion community and look forward to celebrating our 25th anniversary in 2021.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”68104″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The event also attracts a tribe on global fashion buyers, influencers, retailers and media.
There will be no postponement but instead total cancellation, the next fashion week will not be happening until 2021.
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