As part of PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival’s Fashion Culture Program and as a continuation of our immersive autumnal journal of mycology and the magic of the fungi world, MIKÕKO is a cross disciplinary, immersive experience that integrates fashion, sight, sound and taste as a fully sensory exploration of the natural world. In partnership with slave-free certified, Samoan indigenous owned, Cacao Culitvators and Creators Living Koko, local stylist and art director Studio FEAR, emerging sculpture artist Peleti, long time collaborator and co-founding projectionist Simbiotic Vision, and a host of highly skilled fashion, music and contemporary movement artists, MIKÕKO will be a multisensorial immersion into the plant world through the lens of koko and fungi. The evening will feature a sonic immersion Naarm-based vocalist Ayesha Mehta and music producer Mackavelli to which all models and movement artists will travel within.

Featuring a collection of koko dyed garments created in house by our label, "Koko KalaPu” a non alcoholic koko bar of cacao beer, drinking cacao, cacao mocktails, teas and beverages operated by Living Koko, and a well curated collaboration of installation, movement, sight and sound, the production will bear reverence to the importance of natural life cycles and truly listening to the unique voice of our precious Earth.

About the event organiser

REMUSE is a clothing label inspired by biomimicry, artisan techniques and futurism, designed and manufactured respectfully on unceded Wurundjeri country. Founded on the principles of diversity and low impact design, the pieces are created from natural, organic, deadstock and reclaimed plant based materials and hand dyed with both plant based and low impact fiber reactive dyes. REMUSE is cruelty free and seeks to create clothing that model nature while also being complimentary to it. Founded by New York born designer and stylist Tamara Leacock, it is a wearable art practice rooted in resilience and reimagining new futures for adornment for contemporary bodies.

Event details:

Runway / Parade

An all-ages event