Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicks off with Talent Runway

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The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (MBFW) kicked off on Wednesday (19) with Talent Runway at Cinnamon Life, City of Dreams. Powered by DIMO and presented by AOD Academy of Design, the event featured 50 collections unified by the climate change theme of fire, molten rocks, hurricanes, and cyclones. AOD, recognised as a sustainable university, presented designs utilising regenerated and deadstock textiles to position fashion as a regenerative industry and revive island craft heritage for modern, international audiences.

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