The Australian Fashion Foundation (AUSFF) hosted their 14th Annual AUSFF Scholarship Awards, presented by the American Australian Association (AAA) and The Next Generation, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia, showcasing a promising future for the Australian fashion industry and marking the foundation’s return to an in-person event after two years conducting the judging virtually.
The 2022 AUSFF Scholarship Awards were presented to fashion designer Kritikon Khamsawat, a recent graduate of RMIT, and creative director Olivia Law of The Whitehouse Institute of Design.
This year’s winners were selected by an esteemed judging panel of leaders within the Australian Fashion Industry, including Camilla Freeman-Topper (Co-Founder & Creative Director, Camilla & Marc); Edwina McCann (Editor in Chief & Publisher Prestige, Vogue Australia); Courtney Miller (Director, The Next Generation); Malcolm Carfrae (Co-Founder, AUSFF; Founder & Principal, Carfrae Consulting) and Kara Hurry (Founder, Entente Agency; Board Member, AUSFF).
The two winners were selected from a shortlist of ten finalists that also included Alex Petho, Aviva Gandler, Chritopher Wong, Evie Rosa, Jarrod Koutros, Jason Clark, Madeleine Savleson and Victoria Talaina.
Malcolm Carfrae said of the scholarship, “We are thrilled that we are able to present the awards in real life again and meet the future stars of Australian fashion in person. We have been very impressed with the quality of the applicants. Thanks to our partnership with the American Australian Association and The Next Generation, we have been able to expand our awards to now include a reciprocal scholarship for American fashion graduates to receive bursaries to travel to Australia for valuable experience.”
