Australian Fashion’s Hopeful Rebound

Afterpay Australian Fashion Week wrapped up in Sydney last week, and even as Covid-19 cases spiked around the world, the annual event signaled a hopeful rebound from pandemic-related setbacks. One year ago, it looked as if Australia’s fashion industry had weathered the pandemic better than just about any other country’s: In June 2021, Sydney became one of the first cities to hold an in-person fashion week since the virus first tore through the globe in 2020. But just a couple of weeks later, a Delta outbreak pushed New South Wales back into full lockdown; without warning, stores were forced to… Read Full Article