The Journal 2022
TAPESTRY x REDKEN | Photographer David Mannah | Hair by Richard Kavanagh | Styling by Monica Russell | Makeup by Chloe Langford
Australian Afterpay Fashion Week 2022
13th May 2022 | Ikuntji Takes Centre Stage
Canberra Times
22nd April 2022 | Fast - fashion survey singles out Canberrans' spending habits | By Alex Crowe
Canberra Times and Allhomes
15th November 2020 | House design and working from home | By Tony Trobe
Canberra Times
November 2020 | Stylish Canberra designers join forces | By Megan Doherty
Canberra Times and Allhomes
June 2019 | Ash wearing the Tie dress | Home by Holly advertisement in the Allhomes lift out of the Canberra Times
Canberra Creatives Project
February 2019 | Laurenlsutton.com | By Lauren Sutton
Home by holly promotion
August 2018 | Sally wearing the EDITION Dove dress and then EDITION Tie dress | Photographer Adam McGrath
Love Local with Home by Holly
1st July 2018 | Love Local with EDITION | By Holly Komorowski
Her Canberra Magazine Winter 2018
8th June 2018 | Sand and Salt | Creative direction Amanda Whitley | Photography Lauren Campbell | Styling Annie Brown | Model Alexandra Rubio
Climate now
20th November 2017 | Hope Comes In Zero's | By Sylvia Lee
Canberra Weekly
9th March 2017 | Edition on Exchange | By Talia Liolios
Leiden Magazine
15th February 2017 | Australian Label Edition on its way to Seoul Fashion Week | By Emma Batchelor
Out in Canberra
15th February 2017 | Alice Sutton: Taking Edition to the World Stage | Photos Emma Roberts | By Josephine Huynh
The Local Look
27th January 2017 | From Fashfest to the World | By Sheena Ireland
Her Canberra
26th January 2017 | Through the looking glass with Alice Sutton | By Wendy Johnson
Lost for Words blog
24th January 2017 | Alice Sutton - A First Edition in Korea! | By Lost for Words
Canberra Times
20th January 2017 | Fashion Designers Seoul Search | By Jil Hogan
No Walls QUT
20th December 2016 | Emerge | By Melanie Finger
Unveiled Magazine
Issue 7 Spring/Summer 16/17 | Alice and Johnny's Relaxed Backyard Wedding | By Laura Peppas
In The City
17th November 2016 | Fashion: keeping it slow and sustainable | By Wendy Johnson
Unveiled magazine
12th October 2016 | Alice and Johnny's relaxed backyard wedding | By Laura Peppas
Leiden magazine
3rd October 2016 | Fashfest - Saturday Show Five 'Spectra' | By The Leiden Team
Tortoise and the lady grey blog
3rd October 2016 | Canberra's sustainable fashion on show at Fashfest | By Summer Edwards
The Fashion Vault
2nd October 2016 | Fashfest Day 3. Spectra | By Janette Wojtaszak
Her Canberra website
2nd October 2016 | Fashfest 2016 Closing Night | By Emma MacDonald and Amanda Smith
WORONI - ANU Magazine
20th September 2016 | Interview with Alice Sutton of EDITION label | By Georgina Leak
Her Canberra Website
27th August 2016 | Ori Building: Fashion hot spot | By Her Canberra team
Her Canberra website
6th August 2016 | Alice Sutton : Edition | By Wendy Johnson
Lost For Words blog
21st October 2015 | Living the Design in Canberra | By Wendy Johnson
Bespoke Parade promotion
7th March 2015 | Shopping the Runway | By Jil Hogan
Define Dancing blog
13th September 2014 | The Right EDITION to Sustainable Fashion | By Amanda Harris
Her Canberra website
10th June 2014 | A Natural Collaboration | By Amanda Whitley
Peppermint magazine blog
22nd August 2013 | Coffee Couture | By Emily Lush
Cosmopolitan magazine blog
11th July 2013 | Rise of the eco fash-pack
Alice Sutton is a new member of the fashion world, but that doesn’t make her any less fabulous. Her collection is so stylish and is also totally ecofriendly! From the drawing board to the final product, her designs are completely waste free – pretty impressive, no?
Alice Sutton is a new member of the fashion world, but that doesn’t make her any less fabulous. Her collection is so stylish and is also totally ecofriendly! From the drawing board to the final product, her designs are completely waste free – pretty impressive, no?
City News
11th July 2013 | City News Canberra weekly magazine | By Laura Edwards
The Weekend Edition
22nd May 2013 | The Weekend Edition online Brisbane magazine | By Linsey Rendell
Her Canberra
21st May 2013 | Her Canberra online magazine | By Wendy Johnson
Red Magpie
16th May 2013 | Red Magpie blog | By Georgia Kartas
Peppermint Magazine
10th April 2013 | Peppermint magazine blog | By Yatu Hunt
Her Canberra
22nd March 2013 | Her Canberra blog | By Wendy Johnson
Young Australian fashion designer, Alice Sutton, is inspirational. She truly is. Her ‘Until we arrive’ collection of wonderful clothing, developed under her independent ‘Edition’ label, is not only stunning on the female form, it pays respect to the environment by being produced with her
zero waste philosophy. But, wait, there is more. My interview with Alice made me even admire the Bogong moth, that temperate night-flying species famous for gathering in large numbers around Canberra’s major public buildings in spring as it migrates to the High Plains. For more click here.
Young Australian fashion designer, Alice Sutton, is inspirational. She truly is. Her ‘Until we arrive’ collection of wonderful clothing, developed under her independent ‘Edition’ label, is not only stunning on the female form, it pays respect to the environment by being produced with her
zero waste philosophy. But, wait, there is more. My interview with Alice made me even admire the Bogong moth, that temperate night-flying species famous for gathering in large numbers around Canberra’s major public buildings in spring as it migrates to the High Plains. For more click here.
State of Green
March 7th 2013 | State of Green stateofgreen.com.au | By Clare Kennedy
It’s designers like 2011 fashion graduate Alice Sutton, 23, who give me hope for the future of the Australian fashion industry. Not only are her
designs beautiful and wearable; her work is driven by a passion for sustainability.
And for lovers of history and nature, there’s another hook in this yarn. Each garment is woven around a story that’s been inspired by her travels. As Sutton
explains: “Our pieces have meaning for the wearer… it’s not just fast fashion to wear for a season, it’s a piece that you would want to wear throughout your whole life.”
This marriage of beautiful design and sustainability has caught the eye of industry observers and Sutton has been chosen to present her collection “Until
We Arrive” as one of eight designers to compete this Sunday at Sydney’s trade fashion event Fashion Exposed for the coveted Debut award.
“When I thought about submitting for fashion Debut, I thought my point of difference is that I often explore a place – usually somewhere in Canberra – that has a lot of history. That’s where my collection comes from. I started looking at insects, the Bogong moth and its journey to and from Canberra, and then start looking at its texture and life cycle. The collection all stemmed from that.”
It’s designers like 2011 fashion graduate Alice Sutton, 23, who give me hope for the future of the Australian fashion industry. Not only are her
designs beautiful and wearable; her work is driven by a passion for sustainability.
And for lovers of history and nature, there’s another hook in this yarn. Each garment is woven around a story that’s been inspired by her travels. As Sutton
explains: “Our pieces have meaning for the wearer… it’s not just fast fashion to wear for a season, it’s a piece that you would want to wear throughout your whole life.”
This marriage of beautiful design and sustainability has caught the eye of industry observers and Sutton has been chosen to present her collection “Until
We Arrive” as one of eight designers to compete this Sunday at Sydney’s trade fashion event Fashion Exposed for the coveted Debut award.
“When I thought about submitting for fashion Debut, I thought my point of difference is that I often explore a place – usually somewhere in Canberra – that has a lot of history. That’s where my collection comes from. I started looking at insects, the Bogong moth and its journey to and from Canberra, and then start looking at its texture and life cycle. The collection all stemmed from that.”
Red Magpie
March 1st 2013 | Red Magpie blog by Georgia Kartas
It’s exactly what it sounds like—a festival of fashion—except more exciting than you’re probably imagining right now. The prodigy of founders Clint
and Andrea Hutchinson, and fronted by international supermodel Anneliese Seubert, this four-night extravaganza will showcase labels such as Edition, Zoe,
SZN and Sofia Polak (I’m only naming the ones I’m familiar with—there’s a stack more as well).
I’ve been giggling to myself because, in following the behind-the-scenes snapshots, I’m recognising all these different designers and going ‘hey, that’s
an Edition dress’ or ‘check it, there’s another Zoe garment’, just like you’d recognise a piece by an A-lister Aussie designer. I’M FASHION-GEEKING OUT OVER
HERE.
Tickets have just gone on sale (thank fudge, I was refreshing their website every half an hour). The cheapest ticket is $55 for one night, or you can pay
$165 for four nights, which is a pretty sweet deal. Buy here. And if you’re going, and you like me, and you see me, please say hello. I’m going to be the
awkward one in the corner, on my own writing notes with a red fountain pen, trying to look cool and actually marshmallow-melting with dorky fashion
happiness inside.
All the coverage is using phrases like “finally putting Canberra on the map”, but the best bit about this is that these awesome designers were already
here—now they’re finally getting the centralised exposure that they deserve.
It’s exactly what it sounds like—a festival of fashion—except more exciting than you’re probably imagining right now. The prodigy of founders Clint
and Andrea Hutchinson, and fronted by international supermodel Anneliese Seubert, this four-night extravaganza will showcase labels such as Edition, Zoe,
SZN and Sofia Polak (I’m only naming the ones I’m familiar with—there’s a stack more as well).
I’ve been giggling to myself because, in following the behind-the-scenes snapshots, I’m recognising all these different designers and going ‘hey, that’s
an Edition dress’ or ‘check it, there’s another Zoe garment’, just like you’d recognise a piece by an A-lister Aussie designer. I’M FASHION-GEEKING OUT OVER
HERE.
Tickets have just gone on sale (thank fudge, I was refreshing their website every half an hour). The cheapest ticket is $55 for one night, or you can pay
$165 for four nights, which is a pretty sweet deal. Buy here. And if you’re going, and you like me, and you see me, please say hello. I’m going to be the
awkward one in the corner, on my own writing notes with a red fountain pen, trying to look cool and actually marshmallow-melting with dorky fashion
happiness inside.
All the coverage is using phrases like “finally putting Canberra on the map”, but the best bit about this is that these awesome designers were already
here—now they’re finally getting the centralised exposure that they deserve.
Red Magpie
February 6th 2013 | Red Magpie blog by Georgia Kartas
In the process of organising a photo shoot (more to come), I got talking with Alice Sutton, designer of fashion label EDITION.
Together with Amy Taylor of Aylor, Alice has introduced the philosophy of zero-waste principles into fashion. The result is a series of garments that are
at their best when they move—careful draping and strenuous attention to detail make these pieces a delight with which to interact and experiment.
Alice very kindly answered a few questions for me to get more insight into her creation station and the brains behind the future-minded, fashion-forward
label. For more click here.
In the process of organising a photo shoot (more to come), I got talking with Alice Sutton, designer of fashion label EDITION.
Together with Amy Taylor of Aylor, Alice has introduced the philosophy of zero-waste principles into fashion. The result is a series of garments that are
at their best when they move—careful draping and strenuous attention to detail make these pieces a delight with which to interact and experiment.
Alice very kindly answered a few questions for me to get more insight into her creation station and the brains behind the future-minded, fashion-forward
label. For more click here.
Times 2 - Canberra Times
August 7th 2012 | Canberra Times
Designer Sutton, 22, of Chapman, alongside designer Taylor, 21, of Darwin, had adopted the sustainable way of thinking as an ethos central to her design practice. Both had their own zero-waste selvedge to selvedge pattern-making methods, both favoured the use of natural materials such as silk and wool, which could biodegrade.
‘‘In trying to create a commercial label, you don’t want to compromise design integrity and ethics,’’ Sutton says. ‘‘This exhibition has been a great way to explore those ideas: to make design the important thing as opposed to profit.’’
Sutton wants to reveal the design process to the wearer. ‘‘It’s not ‘Here’s the product, buy it.’ It’s more, ‘Be a part of it, see what happened to make this garment and how much thought went into it.’’’
One inspiration for Sutton and Taylor has been the line on a map of Australia that links Canberra to Darwin because of the challenges they face designing together from two different places. ‘‘We’re trying to ingrain a story in our garments so they’re something that always hang around in your wardrobe.’’
Designer Sutton, 22, of Chapman, alongside designer Taylor, 21, of Darwin, had adopted the sustainable way of thinking as an ethos central to her design practice. Both had their own zero-waste selvedge to selvedge pattern-making methods, both favoured the use of natural materials such as silk and wool, which could biodegrade.
‘‘In trying to create a commercial label, you don’t want to compromise design integrity and ethics,’’ Sutton says. ‘‘This exhibition has been a great way to explore those ideas: to make design the important thing as opposed to profit.’’
Sutton wants to reveal the design process to the wearer. ‘‘It’s not ‘Here’s the product, buy it.’ It’s more, ‘Be a part of it, see what happened to make this garment and how much thought went into it.’’’
One inspiration for Sutton and Taylor has been the line on a map of Australia that links Canberra to Darwin because of the challenges they face designing together from two different places. ‘‘We’re trying to ingrain a story in our garments so they’re something that always hang around in your wardrobe.’’
Design duo sets a pattern: fashion without waste
June 13th 2012 | City News Canberra
SUSTAINABLE design is at the forefront of Selvedge 2 Selvedge – a pattern-making philosophy developed by Alice Sutton and Amy Taylor.
Former CIT fashion students, Alice and Amy make use of the whole piece of cloth when creating garments in an attempt at achieving zero waste. Designers Amy Taylor and Alice Sutton... “Amy and I tried to put our pieces together so it was a collaborative look and it turned out to be a bit dark and a bit edgy,” says Alice. Photos by Eric Piris, of Red Photography.
“The cloth of a garment is often forgotten in the final garment, this system introduces a meaningful relationship to cloth lost in production,” says Alice who has started her own label called Edition. She came together with Amy, who has a label called Aylor, while they were studying because they were both interested in sustainable design. “CIT has really been a great platform for getting into the industry. And they really promote sustainable design,” Alice says.
“While we were in third year, we started looking at the concept of zero waste and thinking it was a really great philosophy, but it needed more to make it more meaningful. “Selvedge 2 Selvedge is more than just the pattern making, it’s about being transparent with our ideas.”
The 22-year-old also uses sustainable fabrics such as bamboo, which is made in Queensland. “Selvedge 2 Selvedge is a way of working and a philosophy. On our blog we show our pattern making so that other people can be inspired by it,” she says.
“My clothes always have a rustic feel to them and are very drapey. They are highly wearable and a lot of my pieces are designed to layer.”
SUSTAINABLE design is at the forefront of Selvedge 2 Selvedge – a pattern-making philosophy developed by Alice Sutton and Amy Taylor.
Former CIT fashion students, Alice and Amy make use of the whole piece of cloth when creating garments in an attempt at achieving zero waste. Designers Amy Taylor and Alice Sutton... “Amy and I tried to put our pieces together so it was a collaborative look and it turned out to be a bit dark and a bit edgy,” says Alice. Photos by Eric Piris, of Red Photography.
“The cloth of a garment is often forgotten in the final garment, this system introduces a meaningful relationship to cloth lost in production,” says Alice who has started her own label called Edition. She came together with Amy, who has a label called Aylor, while they were studying because they were both interested in sustainable design. “CIT has really been a great platform for getting into the industry. And they really promote sustainable design,” Alice says.
“While we were in third year, we started looking at the concept of zero waste and thinking it was a really great philosophy, but it needed more to make it more meaningful. “Selvedge 2 Selvedge is more than just the pattern making, it’s about being transparent with our ideas.”
The 22-year-old also uses sustainable fabrics such as bamboo, which is made in Queensland. “Selvedge 2 Selvedge is a way of working and a philosophy. On our blog we show our pattern making so that other people can be inspired by it,” she says.
“My clothes always have a rustic feel to them and are very drapey. They are highly wearable and a lot of my pieces are designed to layer.”
Peppermint Magazine
July 13th 2012 | Article on the Peppermint magazine blog
Fashionably early, fashionably late – when it comes to punctuality, the future of sustainable fashion is one thing we don’t want to see get left behind! Fashionably Early: Designing Australian Fashion Futures is lending a hand by creating a non-commercial space for emerging and established designers to reflect on our future. Encouraging diverse solutions to some of fashion’s biggest problems, the event premieres on August 8th at the Gallery of Australian Design, with events in Canberra through August and September. The Fashionably Early Forum on August 9 includes speakers from a wide variety of universities and institutions in Australia and New Zealand tackling everything from collaboration to zero waste, while A Fashion System for Tomorrow showcases some of our best up and coming designers (including previous Peppermint Loves talents Amy Taylor and Alice Sutton!). Tickets to Fashionably Early are on sale now.
Fashionably early, fashionably late – when it comes to punctuality, the future of sustainable fashion is one thing we don’t want to see get left behind! Fashionably Early: Designing Australian Fashion Futures is lending a hand by creating a non-commercial space for emerging and established designers to reflect on our future. Encouraging diverse solutions to some of fashion’s biggest problems, the event premieres on August 8th at the Gallery of Australian Design, with events in Canberra through August and September. The Fashionably Early Forum on August 9 includes speakers from a wide variety of universities and institutions in Australia and New Zealand tackling everything from collaboration to zero waste, while A Fashion System for Tomorrow showcases some of our best up and coming designers (including previous Peppermint Loves talents Amy Taylor and Alice Sutton!). Tickets to Fashionably Early are on sale now.
Canberra Institute of Technology 2013 booklet
Student profile
Peppermint Magazine
February 2012 Issue 13| Peppermint loves section
Culture Magazine
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Canberra Times
December 7th 2011 | Canberra Times Newspaper
The Vine
December 13th 2011 | Tullia Jack for the The Vine online magazine
Canberra Institute of Technology, Centre for Creative Industries graduates Alice Sutton and Amy Taylor provide a promising example of the possibilities of pushing the boundaries of sustainability and design in a more conceptual direction. Through their labels EDITION and AYLOR they have utilised the whole system of zero waste, incorporating the entire piece of cloth, from Selvedge to Selvedge.
Zero Waste design is just the starting point for Sutton and Taylor who also layer several other best practice approaches, including organic and recycled, into their collections. As a celebration of their commitment to zero waste they have launched a collaborative project Selvedge to Selvedge .
The designers use this platform to bring zero waste design to the fore of their practicing mindset. Looking through their blog, it’s obvious they are thinking about sustainability and the creative process, igniting various discussions surrounding sustainable design, from inspiration through making and presentation. The way they have brought sustainable design into consciousness, through genuinely innovative collections casts a much more optimistic light on the future of sustainable design in Australia. Images from their recent photo shoot, on location in Mount Stromlo Observatory, Canberra ACT for EDITION and Collector, NSW for AYLOR are irrefutable evidence of sustainable fashion's ascendance in the style stakes, given they were both DIY undertakings put together with no access to mainstream models or photographers.
That graduate designers are hitting the ground running with regard to sustainability shows how some fashion schools are successfully incorporating sustainability into the curriculum. While sometimes I feel that Australia has a long way to go towards environmentally sound fashion systems, these moments of achievment from young designers like Sutton and Taylor make me proud, hopeful and excited about the future of sustainable fashion design.
Canberra Institute of Technology, Centre for Creative Industries graduates Alice Sutton and Amy Taylor provide a promising example of the possibilities of pushing the boundaries of sustainability and design in a more conceptual direction. Through their labels EDITION and AYLOR they have utilised the whole system of zero waste, incorporating the entire piece of cloth, from Selvedge to Selvedge.
Zero Waste design is just the starting point for Sutton and Taylor who also layer several other best practice approaches, including organic and recycled, into their collections. As a celebration of their commitment to zero waste they have launched a collaborative project Selvedge to Selvedge .
The designers use this platform to bring zero waste design to the fore of their practicing mindset. Looking through their blog, it’s obvious they are thinking about sustainability and the creative process, igniting various discussions surrounding sustainable design, from inspiration through making and presentation. The way they have brought sustainable design into consciousness, through genuinely innovative collections casts a much more optimistic light on the future of sustainable design in Australia. Images from their recent photo shoot, on location in Mount Stromlo Observatory, Canberra ACT for EDITION and Collector, NSW for AYLOR are irrefutable evidence of sustainable fashion's ascendance in the style stakes, given they were both DIY undertakings put together with no access to mainstream models or photographers.
That graduate designers are hitting the ground running with regard to sustainability shows how some fashion schools are successfully incorporating sustainability into the curriculum. While sometimes I feel that Australia has a long way to go towards environmentally sound fashion systems, these moments of achievment from young designers like Sutton and Taylor make me proud, hopeful and excited about the future of sustainable fashion design.
