“It’s about confidence, more than feeling sexy.” Originally from the small town of Otford in New South Wales, designer Alix Higgins has fine-tuned the balance between bold hues and bare-all fabrics to channel a strength in vulnerability that pulsates through his entire range. A proud Tumblr kid who convinced his parents that fashion was a vibrant mode of storytelling he wanted to pursue seriously, Alix got his start studying at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). For more fashion news, shoots, articles and features, head to our Fashion section. Now working as a lecturer at UTS, a textile designer and a musician, Alix is an unnervingly talented jack of all trades. What started out as a line of scarves has morphed into the designer’s eponymous label and a collection of garments that walk the delicate line between party outfits and poetry. The skin-tight garments feature sunset colourways uniquely adorned with the designer’s very own prose, giving figure-hugging club-wear a sentimental twist. With a focus on the multiplicity of identity, Alix hopes that wearers of his clothes will find their own meaning in his designs, with each piece featuring a unique set of typography for the customer to explore, whether that’s through taking…
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Australian designer Alix Higgins is making poetry fit for the dance floor
