The Toowoomba Fashion Festival is a dynamic and inclusive celebration of fashion, creativity, and innovation directed by Julz McBain and Christel Ryley.
The festival aims to showcase diverse talents, foster inclusivity, and redefine the footprint of fashion events in the region.

This year’s festival will feature three diverse and dynamic runway shows, each showcasing a unique aspect of the fashion world: emerging talent, ready-to-wear collections, and evening wear.
Guests can look forward to an unforgettable experience as the event highlights the best of fashion, beauty, and local talent. By attending, you’ll be part of a vibrant community, get a sneak peek at the latest fashion trends, and support local talent.

We are thrilled to have several incredible partners on board for this year’s event:
Presenting Partner:
Ryley Jewellery Creations
Brought To You By:
The Chronicle
VIP Marquee Partner
: Dose of Envy
Backstage Partner
: Minx Contemporary Hair Boutique
Charity Partner:
Mind Your Fashion
Runway Partners
: Fairholme College, The Know Skin, Fashion Field Magazine
Additional
Partners:
Bishopp Outdoor Advertising, Proud Poppy, Hello Little Creative Studio, Theresa Hall
Photography.

We are also excited about the incredible response to our model casting and volunteer outreach.
Over 100 models registered, and 40+ team members are committed to ensuring the event’s success.
This year’s festival will feature an exciting lineup of talented creatives, including returning labels like
Vanshika.
Bhatnagar.
Khashaee.
Sorority Label.
House of Falcone.
And our rising stars from Fairholme College.

After a successful inaugural event in 2024, which brought approximately $50K in tourism revenue to
Toowoomba, we are confident that 2025 will be even bigger and better.
Don’t miss out on the chance to participate in this incredible celebration of fashion, creativity, and community.
Tickets are now available through Eventbrite.
Don’t miss out on this astonishing fashion, creativity, and community celebration. Get your tickets now to secure your spot at the Toowoomba Fashion Festival 2025!
We look forward to welcoming you to the Toowoomba Fashion Festival 2025 for an unforgettable day of style and innovation.

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Your skin looks beautiful – how do you look after it? 

“I always say if you are lucky enough to be born with good teeth and skin, you are already a millionaire! Unfortunately, I must make a huge commitment to keeping my skin healthy. I didn’t get lucky with my skin at all, and I struggle with acne and rosacea. I don’t rely solely on skincare; I believe in doctors, aestheticians and science. I do facials every three weeks and get microneedling with Azalia serum every month or so to keep my rosacea in remission. I also get LPA and BBL laser treatments regularly to stimulate the production of collagen and even out my skin tone. As for skincare, I don’t use products with any fragrance, and before I put anything on my face, I send the ingredient list to my dermatologist.” 

What are your beauty secrets for the best red carpet-photos? 

“Sleeping 10 hours a night and a good make-up artist! We all can look beautiful; you have to figure out what works for your face. I’ve had several red carpet photos where I didn’t think I looked my best because my make-up didn’t compliment my strong features. I also use a NuFace device, which has a lifting effect. For make-up, I love the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette – it does some amazing trick with light and is flattering in photos.” 

How do influencers collaborate with brands at the Cannes Film Festival? 

“There are a few ways. You could be invited by an official partner of the Cannes Film Festival, such as Campari, Chopard or L’Oréal. They have access to red-carpet premieres. Sometimes, this is on an exchange basis – you get PR, they get exposure of their brand – and sometimes, it’s paid. Another way is that your publicist gets you access to the red carpet, or you can hustle to do it yourself, and then you choose what to wear and who to promote if you want to promote anything! I do like to work with high-end jewellery, but I prefer to choose my dresses myself. There is so much going on around the Cannes Film Festival! So many brands hold events on the French Riviera because all the A-listers are in town.”

Do you have a beauty and fashion team, or do you do it yourself?

“I have a Cinderella story for this one. When I got invited to my first red carpet in Cannes, I did it all alone. I was sewing my Dior dress the night before the premiere because it was slightly big on me. I also planned to do my hair and make-up myself. But then my friend came to the rescue. I didn’t know how things were done; I was 19 and innocently thought everyone was just that naturally beautiful! But then you realize that all these gorgeous people have professionals to help them. It truly takes a village. Glamming up could take three to four hours. Those five minutes on the red carpet are very stressful, and so many things have to go right! Now, I tend to trust my team to help me because each of them is better than me and an expert in their own craft.” 

What are the fashion trends for Cannes this year, and what is out of style? 

“Cannes is all about couture. Trends don’t always apply to couture; each piece is uniquely made, and it’s an art of its own. You just have to feel confident in what you are wearing – then the magic will happen. Bigger dresses with longer trains tend to draw more attention, especially if you are not an A-lister, but not a lot of them are tasteful, in my opinion. When I prepare my looks, I always look back in time. My inspiration is classic Hollywood; I love how elegant it was.

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David Wu, owner and operator of Cloud8 Karaoke and creator of Brisbane Has Stars, upon speaking about how he thought of the idea during the Covid pandemic. Now in its fourth year, he is happy seeing his event grow, with this being the first year running for the Beauty section. 

David expands and explains the competition was finding beautiful, unique, and confidence-driven ladies a place for them to showcase their talent.

The competition ends October fifteenth at Brisbane City Hall, where the Sixteen finalists will compete for prize money and the right to call themselves the champion of the Brisbane Has Stars Singing & Beauty Competition. 

A title any lady in the competition would be proud to call herself.

Photos by Joe Nucifora.

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Host Casey Grant and I took to the stage with the designers to discuss their designs and the struggles of starting their fashion line.

The talks gave the fashion-adoring public an insight into how to bring a fashion line to market and find new ways to get new life into old or tired outfits.

While concept creator and director Upma Kite and her team looked on and kept the flow of designers coming to ensure the public kept interest on stage.

Designers showed the public what they would see on their RF runway. With the likes of 

Paradise Point Fashion Lab

Caren Lee Milliner

Jewellery designer Lilliana

African designer T. MAK Madusu

SFH Designs

Mika, with her unique range of rubber jewellery

Vexvina, two young designers

Designers Caroline & Vivienne from cavi.r.07, two friends making a positive change in ethical, sustainable fashion, saving discarded garments from landing in landfill, showing that fast fashion is not the way to move forward.

Claybourn, Est. 1910

Italian designer Ricky Conti said they updated their traditional Aussie coat garments with a broader range for women, men and kids.

Not forgetting pet clothing and accessories.

All have been designed with the highest quality in mind.

An ethical and sustainable brand made for the ages.

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Show Date: Sat, 15 July 2023 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Queen Street Mall Queen Street Brisbane City, QLD 4000

Concept Creator & Director Upma Kite and her team, with a gathering of fashionistas and guests, enjoyed an afternoon of drinks and networking.

Catching up with acquaintances and making new ones during the afternoon.

Upma and her team took the time to address the adoring fashionistas to give them an inside look at what they may see at the upcoming event and gave this visionary diva a chance to thank her team.

The red-carpet event was an opportunity for everyone to come together before the real work starts for what will be RFs fourth fashion event.

The size of RF has grown since her first event in 2019, and her team members have multiplied. For a successful event, one must have a reliable team to ensure all goes well, not just on the night but from day one to the end.

What’s RF all about?

Visionary Diva Kite, with her extensive modelling and beauty pageant experience, saw a need to open the doors for those that may not meet the requirements of modelling agents or felt they did not belong within the industry—an opportunity to help or inspire those to step out of their comfort zone.

Ravishing Fashionistas breaking through the barriers and allowing all to have a chance to walk a fashion runway with all the glitz and glamour that comes with such a journey.

All with the guidance of Upma and her team for first time, walking a fashion runway comes with a lot of courage and, for some, a hurdle to conquer.

Alongside some of the first-time runway, people will be seasoned models that have, for now, chosen to become amateur models or full-time in a chance of landing that big-time contract.

RF shows that all can work hand in hand, helping each other along the way.

RF donates part of its profits to National Breast Cancer Foundation, Cancer Council, UN Women Committee Australia, and Dignifying Women.

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