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Cakey Sportsman: Volume I

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26 Feb 2025
7pm

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Wäscherei Magdalena

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$38 General Admission
$24 Concession

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Wenn

26 Feb 2025
7pm

Wo

Wäscherei Magdalena

Kosten

$38 General Admission
$24 Concession

Folgen Sie

Instagram

Jetzt buchen

Matea Gluščević launches her new brand Cakey Sportsman – featuring garments, footwear and accessories, with a debut runway as part of the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival Independent Programme 2025.

Designer, artist, maker and performance artist Matea Gluščević has tapped into her psyche to bring the unadulterated energy of Cakey Sportsman into the real world. Known for her unique handcrafted footwear, she has now come full circle and has returned to creating all forms of wearable items under her new brand, Cakey Sportsman.

Cakey Sportsman lives in a world of untethered creativity — embodying our most playful and authentic selves.

Cakey Sportsman: Volume I will be launched at the Abbotsford Convent (Magdalen Laundry) in the form of a runway at 7:00pm, and will feature 15 complete looks, all handcrafted by Matea Gluščević. All runway items will be launched in a Made-to Order format on the night of the runway, with Ready-To-Wear options becoming available within 2 months.

“Matea’s designs have always had the ability to transport the wearer to a realm of curiosity and play. I anticipate her debut runway show will be as captivating as the unique footwear creations we know and love” – Monikha Only, Assistant Producer + Event Manager.

Über

Matea moved from Adelaide to Melbourne in 2021 and launched her eponymous handcrafted footwear label in the same year. Since then she has been focused on her made-to-order footwear range, bespoke footwear for clients, a project with Johnnie Walker x AFLW, and designing and handcrafting footwear for numerous runways at AFW, MFW, and MFF.

Matea’s education includes a Bachelor in Visual Art, a private tailoring course, a few months of Dental Technology, a Bra Making Course and a year of Product Design – all of which have shaped Matea’s unique approach to materials and processes. Additionally, her work experience as a stylist, set designer, artist, performance artist, curator, costume designer and event manager have contributed to developing her unique aesthetic expression.

Matea is driven by a strong desire to create beautiful yet functional items. Her practice is centered around the exploration of self and identity beyond social frameworks, and the dichotomy of what is within us vs what is expressed. Given the infinite nature of self expression and the relatively limited nature of materials and processes – her work explores how this matrix of possibilities creates unique aesthetics, and thus infinitely adds to the available modes of expression developing within our collective consciousness.

Drawing upon the echoes of Renaissance silhouettes and traditional Croatian attire, Matea Gluščević breathes new life into historical aesthetics, crafting pieces that represent a harmonious melding of past and present. Her work is a celebration of artistry and innovation, defying commercial trends to stay true to her unique identity.