Romance Was Born

News

romance was born made their paris fashion debut with 'kinda couture'

An ode to Australiana made in collaboration with Jenny Kee.
Mitch Parker
7.5.18
News

romance was born’s new book trawls the outer reaches of imagination

Featuring the stories behind each elaborate collection and some adorable childhood photos.
Tess Hewitt
4.23.18
Sydney

backstage at mbfwa: romance was born resort 18

Romance Was Born shows always draw a unique kind of attention at fashion week. Usually reserved as the sweet treat to open or close the festival, people talk about them with a dreamy, misty-eyed sentiment often lacking in the fast moving and often...
i-D Staff
5.19.17
screen

romance was born and bat for lashes unite in a film inspired by a ballerina from death valley

Rachael Pony Cassells made 'Tecopa' after learning of the 90 year old dancer Marta Becket in her remote Opera House in the desert.
Briony Wright
4.28.17
Culture

what are your new year’s resolutions?

Over the past 12 months, the i-D team has had the honour of working some of the most exciting creatives in Australia and New Zealand. At the end of a big year, we asked them what they were planning for 2017, and invited them to share their favourite...
i-D Staff
12.29.16
News

get some romance in your life

The label featured in your most colourful daydreams are having a sample sale.
Briony Wright
9.2.16
Film

marie schuller's 'three women arrive' speaks to suburbia’s fears and fashion’s power

Amidst the nuclear quaintness of white picket fenced houses, something strange and beautiful is stirring.
Wendy Syfret
6.8.16
Think Pieces

why we need to stop talking about the “relaxed” australian aesthetic

By allowing our style identity to become stagnant, Australia is risking the commercial and artistic integrity of our fashion industry.
Rosie Dalton
4.8.16
fashion interviews

the secrets and surprises hidden in two centuries of australian fashion

Romance Was Born's Anna Plunkett speaks to the curator of the upcoming 200 Years of Australian Fashion exhibition at the National Gallery.
Anna Plunkett
2.15.16
music interviews

learning about grimes with romance was born

The Sydney designers, who've long regarded Claire Boucher as a creative wonder and inspiration, sat down with the musician and quizzed her on topics close to their hearts.
i-D Staff
2.15.16
News

romance was born bless us with shades

Funghi and supermodels inspire the label's first foray into sunglasses, just in time for summer.
Claire Le
9.30.15
think piece

is “auscore” the next big thing?

Dust off your flanny and tip your Akubra...the authentic Australian fashion staples are where it's at.
Wendy Syfret
7.30.15
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