AVEDA CONGRESS
October 2018
Aveda Congress is an international hair show "showcasing the creativity and vision of the most celebrated salon artists from around the world". Congress 2018 was the biggest and best yet celebrating 40 years of AVEDA. I accompanied the AVEDA Australia team to Minneapolis where I provided garments for and styled the Australian segment of the show.
Treasury ICON Series
July 2018
Treasury Brisbane celebrated Brisbane's 'best and brightest' designers and celebrities with the launch of its ICON fashion series. It was a privilege to stand alongside such an inspiring and talented group of Australian ICONs including Olympic swimmer Emily Seebohm who wore the APW finale look.
Event sponsored by Tiffany and Co & Moet Chandon.
Graduate of the Year Awards - Design Institute of Australia
April 2018
I was honoured to have been awarded the Design Institute of Australia's QLD Fashion Graduate of the Year. I am humbled to have been selected amongst such a talented group of finalists.
QUT Design Festival
October 2017
In a one evening only event, QUT fashion design graduating students presented their graduate collection as part of the 2017 QUT Design Festival. The QUT Fashion Showcase was hosted at the new Creative Industries flagship building at Kelvin Grove campus, Brisbane.
I was honoured to have been presented
with the following awards:
- QUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Vaughan-Derbyshire) Award
- Papas and Pace Design Innovation Award
- Design Institute of Australia Encouragement Award
- QUT Fashion Graduate Peoples Choice Award
Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival
August 2017
Outfits from the PRIMARY graduate collection debuted at the 2017 Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival Next Gen show held at Old Government House.
James St Resort Week Official Tote Bag
October 2017
Selected James St retailers teamed up with QUT fashion students to create a series of custom totes for Resort week 2017. I was honoured to have been chosen to collaborate with James St themselves to design the official 2017 Resort Week Tote. Taking inspiration from the Ancient Greeks, James St themed the 2017 Resort Week as Urban Symposium. This Alex Parker-WIlkin X James St Tote was available for purchase at Scrumptious Reads on James St. #RESORTJST
Jardan Industry Preview Event - James St Resort
October 2017
As a part of Resort Week 2017, I presented a preview of the PRIMARY graduate collection to industry guests. The event was held at Jardan furniture store with mannequins positioned amoungst the displays.
The Fleet Store - QUT Pop Up
2016
The Fleet Store is an annual store run by QUT students and staff stocking fashion and art products created by QUT students. In 2016 a peer and myself project managed QUT Fleet Store, with guidance from QUT lecturer and designer of Eastern Pearson, Lydia Pearson. My role involved managing a group of 30+ people, to organising the overall store launch and operation. This involved making all final decisions regarding: store operation, branding, promotional photoshoot (creatively directing, organising photographer, model, makeup), store fit-out and visual merchandising, selection of designers and products, staff hiring and rostering, product quality control, pricing and labelling, marketing and promotions, event management of store launch night, location scouting, budgeting, and store general management (staff management, stocktake). Additionally my designs were sold in the store.