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Celebrating diversity through fashion

FOMA, Russian designers

Russian designers E.Lisichkina and A.Galimova with M.Fedotova, attache of the Russian Embassy Source: SBS Russian

Fashions of Multicultural Australia (FOMA) is celebrating Australia's cultural landscape through fashion. Sonia Sadiq Gandhi is the force behind Fashions of Multicultural Australia (FOMA), a national initiative supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Australia-Korea Foundation. The event's aim is to foster social cohesion and strengthen bilateral trade between participating nations through fashion and cultural diplomacy. A free daytime exhibition and runway being held in Sydney will showcase 30 different cultures that make up Australia. People will also be able to wear traditional clothing and taste food from all around the world. Russian fashion designers living in Australia were invited by the Embassy of Russian Federation to represent their home country on the runway.


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By Svetlana Elgina

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Fashions of Multicultural Australia (FOMA) is celebrating Australia's cultural landscape through fashion. Sonia Sadiq Gandhi is the force behind Fashions of Multicultural Australia (FOMA), a national initiative supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Australia-Korea Foundation. The event's aim is to foster social cohesion and strengthen bilateral trade between participating nations through fashion and cultural diplomacy. A free daytime exhibition and runway being held in Sydney will showcase 30 different cultures that make up Australia. People will also be able to wear traditional clothing and taste food from all around the world. Russian fashion designers living in Australia were invited by the Embassy of Russian Federation to represent their home country on the runway.



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