Not just a party darling... Fashion festivals offer value in hard times

摘要

Often maligned as glorified parties, fashion festivals can offer some real value to designers, particularly in hard times, according to the head of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF).rnKaren Webster, the director of LMFF, told attendees at last week's 'A cut above the rest' seminar held in Melbourne that the LMFF was set up at a time when the industry was in disarray and needed a focal point.