By Rachelle Unreich
At this year's New York Fashion Week, Kanye West's Yeezy show featured the runway debut of Somali-American model Halimy Aden. Her winning look? A fur coat worn over her hijab.
Gorman's free, limited edition Love Is Love T-shirt – given out if one could show they were enrolled to vote – had lines around the blocks of their stores, waiting for a tee that promoted marriage equality.
Myer announced Jessica Kahawaty, a Lebanese-Australian model, as their new Face of the Myer Spring Summer 17 Beauty Lives Here campaign, which celebrates Australia's diversity. Also involved is Chinese-Australian beauty influencer, Tina Yong.
Ashley Graham (size 16) appeared on a US Vogue cover earlier this year – the first time Anna Wintour has put someone her size on the cover.
Jessica Kahawaty at the Myer Spring 17 fashion collection launch in Sydney.Credit: David Moir
Two disabled models walked in Teatum Jones' opening show of London Fashion Week last February – Kelly Knox was born without part of her arm, and Jack Eyers had his leg amputated when he was a teenager. Two years ago, Lucy Jones won a designer of the year award at Parsons School Of Design at the New School in New York for her graduate collection of clothes that focused on the requirements of wheelchair users.