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The Retail Initiative

The Retail Initiative is a year-long project that is central to RMIT’s Associate Degree in Fashion and Textile Merchandising – and it’s helping our students succeed in the industry.

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Brunswick is where multicultural Melbourne meets its creative soul. The campus is home to around 2500 students and to many of RMIT's design-related programs, including fashion and textile technologies.

What's Next for Kristine O'Loughlin

Find out how Kristine's lifelong love of sewing and textiles is helping create a plan for her future.

What's Next for Kristine O'Loughlin

Find out how Kristine's lifelong love of sewing and textiles is helping create a plan for her future.

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This video shows KRISTINE O’LOUGHLIN sitting in the foreground outside at RMIT University. There are shots of Kristine speaking to camera, walking through an RMIT design studio, touching fabric, speaking to students, and shots of students working at sewing machines.

Duration: 1:44

Subtitle: Kristine - Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours)

Audio: Soft instrumental music plays.

Kristine speaks:

I started sewing when I was about, around 10 or 11 years old. My grandma actually taught me, and we started by making clothes and different outfits for my teddy bears. What I really loved about sewing was just creating new things out of nothing.

When I was in year 12, I had taken textiles all the way through high school and it got about a week before application shut for RMIT. And my teacher was like, just apply. I was set to do science, I was not going to do fashion at all. But then, a week before I thought, I don't want to give it up, and just had a go and applied and got in.

Most of the fabrics we use now are actually created in the 80s and before, and not much solid material innovation has been done. Although there is a lot being worked on at the moment, and it's just an exciting new field and it will really be one of the keys to creating a more sustainable fashion industry.

In two weeks, I leave and I'm going on a semester exchange over at Finland, which I am so excited about. Finland is leading in sustainability. They have great education systems and a wonderful landscape, which I am really excited to go and explore.

So, what's next for me? I'm going on exchange to Finland. I'm hoping to learn everything and anything I can about material innovation and sustainability in the industry, and keep doing my studies at RMIT, and keep learning about all of this.

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