What I've Learnt - Janice Breen Burns (2022)

Janice Breen Burns is a highly respected fashion journalist, editor and features writer of more than 30 years experience in metro daily newspapers and more recently, digital media.Voxfrock.com.au is her digital blogzine based on the variety of content and style of newspaper fashion pages.Renowned for her industry knowledge and witty, realistic insights into the role of fashion in everyday life. She is a frequent contributor to workshops and seminars, industry panels, radio and television reports relevant to fashion and its culture.She is listed annually from the inaugural issue of  “Who’s Who of Australian Women.Having joined me on the Pod last year with her wonderful insights and updates we agreed we had so much fun and my listeners were super inspired by her wonderful passion for fashion, knowledge and fashionista updates.So as Melbourne Fashion Festival looms in early March Janice is here to tell us what’s new and what to expect from this iconic global fashion festival.From dopamine dressing to social justice style, true diversity and fashion’s new non-negotiables, TikTok, the era of creators, and the flourishing world of affiliate content—theres so many new ideas shaping fashion in Australia right now.So Janice much to unpack here and we still want to dress up and as events return like weddings its seems like a fashion revival is that right?..Also the exciting news being that Melb Fashion Festival can be a full house as restrictions on attendance lifts. First time in almost two years …Take us through some of the highlights of Melb Fashion Festival for you ..The First Nations represents an all First Nations designer line-up demonstrating the astounding breadth of fashion design excellence recognised within First Nations communities. How exciting ! What’s your thoughts on this ?Urban List’s Culture Curve is your ultimate guide to what’s on the rise and what’s on the slide in culture right now. For this year's Melbourne Fashion Festival, Urban List has created a dream panel of some of the leading voices in the Australian fashion scene to take a deep dive on what’s truly setting the pace in 2022.Country Road and others are embracing the new Circular economy recycling and ethically producing garments it’s transformational for the industry ..Many brands have fallen by the wayside after a Covid driven demolition are you seeing signs of hope Re growth and recalibration in the fashion industry ?What are the greatest challenges ahead for the industry and who are the creative brands and innovators to watch ?Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBkBuzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850