A Lap of Caulfield Park

Melissa Singer, Fashion Editor at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

August 13, 2020 Plus61JMedia Season 1 Episode 3
A Lap of Caulfield Park
Melissa Singer, Fashion Editor at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
Show Notes

Australia's fashion industry owes much to the legacy of Jewish migrants and refugees. They brought their craft and ingenuity to create Melbourne's booming schmatte trade of the mid-twentieth century. That generation is long gone, but Melissa Singer hasn't forgotten her community's contribution.  She's one of Australia's leading fashion writers and journalists; covering an industry under threat in the wake of COVID-19.