On Sydney Fashion Weeks second day, the catwalk in one runway show was filled with women of all ages, sizes, and backgrounds, including federal Labor MP Dr Anne Aly.
The women, aged from 23 to 63, sported clothes from Sydney local Thomas Puttick, a 23-year-old designer looking to break the mould of luxury fashion models.
I didn't want to do a traditional runway show … I realised Id like a show on really empowering and inspiring women that would have a more positive contribution to dialogue within fashion, Mr Puttick said.
The way Anne Aly speaks, what her values are and the way that she is moving things forward in parliament and the dialogue that she contributes to within that sort of setting - Ive always found that really empowering.
She was someone that I instantly wanted to have involved.
Dr Aly is Australias first female Muslim to be elected to federal parliament. She told SBS World News she was involved in the show because she admired the work of Mr Puttick.
