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The Age
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
The gritty countercultural designers taking on the Australian fashion industry
When the future of Australian Fashion Week was thrown into limbo late last year, Alvi Chung, the Sydney-based designer behind Speed, made a decision. As IMG abandoned the event and the Australian Fashion Council took over, Chung and her partner, cultural strategist Daniel Neeson, came up with the idea for WINGS. Billed as 'Australia's Inaugural Fashion Festival', WINGS is a direct response to fashion week's slimmed down schedule – a guerrilla, countercultural romp of a show that has set its sights beyond the traditional catwalk. 'With IMG leaving Fashion Week and the AFC taking over, they have expressed that they've gone more wholesale, and we did see a cut in a few conceptual designers that took more risks,' says Chung, who presented her designs at AFW in 2023 and 2024. 'It's a very pointed message to send someone ... that the industry doesn't support you. So we wanted to create a space emerging designers can look forward to,' says Neeson. Loading Five designers – Catholic Guilt, Speed, Joteo, Amiss and Jody Just – will present their collections this week at Sydney's Plaza Hotel, in an immersive environment including live music, large-scale installations and performance art across three levels. Designer Gail Sorronda has been left off the AFW schedule, while TAFE Fashion Design Studio will not show for the first time in 25 years. Neeson, who spent two decades working in London's music industry, sees the hybrid event as a way to revitalise Sydney's nightlife scene.
Sydney Morning Herald
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
The gritty countercultural designers taking on the Australian fashion industry
When the future of Australian Fashion Week was thrown into limbo late last year, Alvi Chung, the Sydney-based designer behind Speed, made a decision. As IMG abandoned the event and the Australian Fashion Council took over, Chung and her partner, cultural strategist Daniel Neeson, came up with the idea for WINGS. Billed as 'Australia's Inaugural Fashion Festival', WINGS is a direct response to fashion week's slimmed down schedule – a guerrilla, countercultural romp of a show that has set its sights beyond the traditional catwalk. 'With IMG leaving Fashion Week and the AFC taking over, they have expressed that they've gone more wholesale, and we did see a cut in a few conceptual designers that took more risks,' says Chung, who presented her designs at AFW in 2023 and 2024. 'It's a very pointed message to send someone ... that the industry doesn't support you. So we wanted to create a space emerging designers can look forward to,' says Neeson. Loading Five designers – Catholic Guilt, Speed, Joteo, Amiss and Jody Just – will present their collections this week at Sydney's Plaza Hotel, in an immersive environment including live music, large-scale installations and performance art across three levels. Designer Gail Sorronda has been left off the AFW schedule, while TAFE Fashion Design Studio will not show for the first time in 25 years. Neeson, who spent two decades working in London's music industry, sees the hybrid event as a way to revitalise Sydney's nightlife scene.
New Paper
26-04-2025
- Sport
- New Paper
April 27 South Africa (Turffontein/Scottsville) form analysis
Race 1 (1,200m) Race 1 (1,200m) (9) VIPINGO and (8) PRINCESS KEIRA receive a handy 2.5kg sex allowance and can both rival with their male rivals. Well-bred first-timers (4) GEOSTORM and (1) ALPHA WORLD must be monitored in the betting. Race 2 (1,000m) (8) HAPPY ANALIA is in smart form and can double up. (7) ICY ELEANOR has not been out since making a winning debut nearly a year back. She can make a winning return. (1) WINGS OF JOSEPHINE cruised to a comfortable victory last time. She gets another 4kg claimer aboard. (4) VISION TO ACHIEVE can do better this shorter trip. Race 3 (1,450m) (7) CONCORDIA and (2) WINDS OF GRACE appeal most of those with experience, though preference is for the younger latter. Newcomer (10) WITCHING HOUR and (3) MILO'S MILLIONAIRE complete the shortlist. Race 4 (1,400m) (9) PHIL THE FUTER boasts some fair Cape and PE form and should be competitive in this. (3) DANUBE may just have needed his last effort and should have a bright chance here. (4) WINDOW TO MY SOUL can improve on his debut run and the extra furlong should suit. (6) SERGEANT SOQRAT comes from a visiting stable that does well on this course. Race 5 (1,450m) (2) CURTISS CONDOR ran a fast-finishing third on debut over 1,200m. That run and this extended trip should serve his interests. (5) GOLDEN ALEXIA and youngster (8) MIGHTY EAGLE have shown enough to trouble the selection, while (4) MISS TAKES is another open to improvement, especially over the longer trip he is bred to appreciate. Race 6 (1,100m) (1) ISIVIVANE made a winning return after a year off. He jumps in class but should be competitive. (7) FASTNET FILLY is lightly raced and beat the smart Green Sapphire two runs back. (8) TEFLON MAN won last time but with some anxious moments. (11) KING OF THE GAULS is way better than his Cape form. Back on home turf she can surprise. Race 7 (1,600m) (3) TOO LATE MY MATE acquitted herself well at a higher level against males last time. She can return to winning ways. (5) GLAMOROUS LADY bounced back to form last time and can figure if repeating that display. (1) MISS HANNIGAN and (2) SOLDIER'S EYE are consistent hard-knockers. Race 8 (1,100m) (4) KEUKENHOF strolled to a comfortable maiden win on debut, clocking a useful time. (1) WILD WILD GREEN was a beaten favourite in the Cape Nursery last run. Well above average. (6) QUICKSTEPGAL improved when hacking up second-up. (2) WINTER BELLE makes the Highveld trip for her debut. Race 9 (1,600m) Last-start winners (3) WAGRAM and (5) TANA MAREE are genuine candidates for success. (6) STREISAND has a say. (7) GHOSTBUSTER has the form to make his presence felt. Race 10 (1,100m) (2) FORTRESS OF FIRE cruised to an easy debut victory in good time. Stay with him. (5) MILITARY COMMAND makes his local debut after two comfortable Kenilworth wins. Include in exotics. (1) I'M A FIREBALL won comfortably on debut. He takes on stronger but looks progressive. (6) ELEGANTRIX takes on males in what looks to be a warmup for the Allan Robertson. Race 11 (2,000m) (4) WHISPERS OF WAR has found form and consistency since he dropped in the ratings and has won over this distance. He gets the nod ahead of hard-knockers (2) CARNELO and (6) GAMER. Last-start scorer (7) HAT FURIOUS landed a betting coup on his reappearance. Race 12 (1,200m) (2) SUMMER LILY has twice finished behind Asiye Phambili. Now 6.5kg better off at the weights. (8) ASIYE PHAMBILI could again prove a little too good for her younger rivals. (12) GIMMIE'S COUNTESS was run out of it late last start and the drop in trip could better suit. (11) SHIPHOLIA can do better than her last effort. Race 13 (1,200m) (4) HEAVYLIESTHECROWN made a winning track-and-trip debut and she would have come on appreciably. Pays to follow. (3) HALCYON and the returning (2) PENNSYLVANIA (gelded) are lightly raced male rivals with scope to improve. (6) ESPINOZA is not without claims. Race 14 (1,400m) (2) BRISTOL HERCULES has been close-up in all five of his recent outings and is nicely drawn. (13) RICH FOLKS HOAX made a smart local debut. Step-up in trip and handy galloping weight suit. (11) KING OF SPIN has come to hand for his new stable. (14) TYRCONNELL goes very well on this course. Race 15 (1,200m) (7) THERE SHE GOES is awkwardly drawn but the addition of first-time pacifiers may help. (12) TWICE AS WILD is ideally positioned in gate 1 and (10) ORIENTAL BOUQUET is drawn the widest, but both can have a say. (5) KOTINOS appeals most of the remainder.
