“Australian Fashion – The Past, Present, & Future” New feature film series for global streaming, cinematic release. DESIRE GROUPE and FASHION INDUSTRY BROADCAST is in final production stages for a groundbreaking new feature film series on the whole Australian fashion story.
Something done on an unprecedented scale, by multi-award winning film production media company Fashion Industry Broadcast, and written and directed by one of the most Awarded documentary film makers in Australia, yours truly (see attachment on recent film awards). Made for both local and international release.
“Australian Fashion – The Past, Present and Future” film series premiere’s on SBS December 1 2024
New internationally award winning feature documentary film series by Paul G Roberts and Fashion Industry Broadcast. The most expansive and comprehensive feature film initiative on Australian Fashion ever created. We cover the incredible rise of Australian fashion from the birth of the wool industry to the arrival of Australian Fashion week in 1995. This changed the game. Featuring the never before told stories of the greatest Australian fashion designers, designers that conquered the world.
EPISODE SUMMARY
- 1- The Wool Story
- 2- Birth of Australian Fashion Week
- 3- “The Lacemaker” The Collette Dinnigan Story
- 4- “The Last Samurai” The Akira Isogawa Story
- 5- “From Rats to Rap” The Ksubi Story
- 6- “Lady Punk” The Sass and Bide Story
SEASON TWO
- 8- The Pioneer Brands
- 9- The 1970’s Surf Boom – Surf / Swim brands
- 11- “The First Unicorn” The Zimmermann Story
- 12- “The First Nation’s Story
Produced by Desire Groupe founder Paul G. Roberts and veteran producer Niyati Libotte
Plus the incredible stories of The Australian Wool industry, the early pioneer brands RM Williams, Country Road, Akubra. And the incredible world conquering Australian surf brands who broke out from the 1970’s. Ripcurl, Billabong, Quiksilver and later Mambo and Sea Folly.
There are no less than a dozen separate films in this series. Each with lavish award winning production values, shot in 2023 on glorious 4K digital, with extensive use of archive footage, international runway shows as well never before seen footage.
Appearing includes a who’s who from the world’s of Australian fashion design, business, media and industry. All the biggest Australian fashion icons who’s incredible stories have never been told in this fashion before.
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Created by Desire Groupe / Fashion Industry Broadcast Founder Paul G Roberts
Fashion Industry Broadcast is our media and film production Groupe.
Roberts is a media and marketing entrepreneur, internationally recognised branding authority. He is also an Author, Screenwriter and Award winning Film Director. He has written, directed, produced 20+ feature films. The most recent of which have won no less than 22 best picture awards and international film festival recognitions. Best Documentary twice at Cannes in 2022, as well as best picture wins in Sydney, Paris, NYC, Hollywood and Tokyo and many other cities.
He is the owner and founder of the DESIRE GROUPE established in 1993, which comprises leading brand marketing agency DESIRE and media business Fashion Industry Broadcast (established in 2011). Film business Style Planet TV. As a prominent advertising Creative Director, Roberts has a close and personal relationship with the top global fashion brands and their imaging. Fashion photography and luxury brand marketing are both areas where Roberts’ has extensive knowledge and hands on creative experience working with many of the world’s best brands.