What makes the Melbourne Fashion Festival special
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By Rachelle Unreich
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The fashion festival turns 25. Who better to tell its history than its participants?
JEFF KENNETT, Former Victorian Premier, Fashion Festival founder: “The whole concept had never been thought of before. Between the period of 1992 and 1996, we were very much aware that we have to address the economic imbalance in the state, which was in a parlous condition, but on the other hand build up the things we thought our community would respond positively to. One of the things I have always been cognisant of is the creativity that exists within fashion. I made head of Just Jeans Craig Kimberley – an enthusiast and optimist beyond compare – our first chairman. We wanted to build up hope in the community and promote the concept of fashion in Melbourne.”
Nurse-turned-artist Elizabeth Hunn distils passion for life on canvas
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Elizabeth Hunn initially wanted to paint landscapes.
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Elizabeth Hunn s story is one of spirit … or perhaps spirits.
After more than 40 years of nursing, she took a chance quitting to become a fulltime artist and distiller.
She tried to enrol in a landscape painting class when she was 50, but it was full. They suggested I do a portrait class instead so, from the very first class, I was so excited and I knew that this is what I wanted to do, she said. So then I just practised and practised and practised.