Adelaide Fashion Festival 2013

Presented by the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, the 2013 Adelaide 

Fashion Festival returns for its sixth consecutive year to celebrate Adelaide’s 

emerging and established design talent.

We will be attending The Official Opening Party, held at Government House on Friday 11 October, it is an 

exclusive invitation-only event which will see South Australia’s fashion elite, 

valued sponsors and VIPs celebrate the opening of the 2013 Adelaide Fashion 

Festival. 

The Governor of South Australia, His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce ACCSC RANR and Mrs Scarce, The Honourable Jay Weatherill, Premier of South Australia, and City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters Mayor, Robert Bria, will be among the dignitaries and guests set to be spoilt with an intimate Preview 

Parade as South Australian designers offer a glimpse of their latest creations. 

Cristina Tridente, Adelaide Fashion Festival Coordinator and the name behind 

established couture label, couture+love+madness, said: “The Festival has grown from just four events in 2008, to offer 15 high-profile fashion events over nine days this year from the 18-26 October.”

“The Adelaide Fashion Festival is an event that Adelaide and South Australia can be proud of. The Festival has already become an iconic annual event for Adelaide, sitting alongside the major fashion events held in other capital cities around Australia.” 

“It is a Festival that offers emerging designers a national platform for launching their fashion careers through the Emerging Designer Award Program, which is presented at the SA Designers Fashion Showcase, the finale event on the Festival Program which is a core commitment of the Festival Host,hosted by the 

City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters.”

“The Festival promises to shine a spotlight on Adelaide and the dynamic and innovative South Australian fashion industry, whilst bringing style and glamour to town, just in time for Spring.”