FDS People
Teachers, Alumni & Students
Great things are built by great people.
“The wealth of industry experience by our teachers and the inexhaustible creative energy of our students make FDS a catalyst for stellar careers in the industry. With heritage expanding over last 60 + years, FDS people are proud to be weaving successful stories of Australian Fashion Industry.”
FDS Team
FDS Alumni
FDS is broadly recognised in Australia and abroad as a leader in fashion education, graduating many of Australia’s top designers including Dion Lee, Zimmermann and Akira.
FDS Alumni Yousef Akbar wins competition to debut at Fashion Forward Dubai 2020
Yousef Akbar was selected out of 170 competitors to participate in Fashion Forward Dubai’s (FFWD) 2020 edition in April.
The competition was by “Not Just a Label” – a community that helps give emerging talent an easily accessible network and retailing forum that enables designers to gain exposure and finance their progression independently.
WESLEY McDonough
It took me a few years to decide if fashion design was for me, when I finally made the call to pursue the industry I knew FDS was where I wanted to go. I had a few friends in the course who had given me recommendations and after further research It seemed that FDS was offering the best program in Sydney.
I am now head of men's design for Sydney lifestyle brand Barney Cools.
ZSOFIA MATRAI
After finishing her 5 year Textile design studies in the Secondary School of Fine Arts and Crafts (Kepzo-es Iparmuveszeti Szakkozepiskola) in Budapest, Zsofia moved to Sydney, Australia on her own at the age of 19.
in 2015 Zsofia began the Bachelor of Fashion Design Degree Course at Ultimo TAFE where she graduated in 2017 and received two TAFE scholarships.
Anna QUAN
Designer Anna Hoang’s label has been featured locally and internationally in Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and Elle magazine.