At Australia Fashion Week, Romance Was Born once again proved its reputation as one of the country’s most imaginative and theatrical design houses. With the unveiling of their Resort 2026 collection, co-founders Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales invited guests into a wildly expressive world where fashion meets fantasy, folklore, and art.

 Romance Was Born’s Pre-Fall 2025 collection captures a dreamy interplay of nostalgia, whimsy, and masterful craftsmanship. Presented as a lookbook, the collection revisits the brand’s Spring 2025 runway held at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, transformed into a fantastical 1980s prom-meets-wedding reception. Think pink taffeta, baby’s breath, and a sentimental haze of balloons and romance.