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Australian Fashion Week 2026 · Runway show Co-ed

Lee Mathews

24 looks, shown 11 May 2026 in Sydney. Known this season for ballet flats, balletcore, ballet flats.

24Looks

18.9%Of the week's looks

4th / 4Largest show

WhiteLead colour

The collection, look by look

RS27

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 24

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Look 1 of 24

Beige denim snap-front shirt dress with drawstring waist and raw hems

Workwear denim softened into a drawstring shirt dress, with inside-out ecru pocket panels and frayed hems turning utility basics into a quietly deconstructed, wearable uniform.

Beige 54%Tan 22%Grey 13%Ivory 10%

Shape: dropped waist · straight · relaxed
Pieces: shirt dress
Fabric: denim · ruched
Details: gathering · lacing · piping · raw
Styling: mary janes · tonal head to toe
Mood: relaxed · utilitarian

What set Lee Mathews apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Ballet flats accessoryBalletcore styleBallet flats footwearMary janes footwearExposed seams / deconstruction detailWorkwear reference

The palette

Share of garment area across 24 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

Straight / tubular67%
Asymmetric25%
Column25%
A-line25%
Dropped waist21%

Share of the 24 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 24 looks described by our AI tagger

Dress54%
Shirt17%
Midi skirt13%
Crop top8%
Wide-leg trousers8%

The character of the clothes

Lee Mathews's clothes were lighter, warmer and smoother than most of the season.

DarkerLighterlighter than 82% of collections
MutedVivid
CoolerWarmerwarmer than 87% of collections
SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 83% of collections
CasualFormal
ClassicDaring
ExperimentalWearable

Lee Mathews against every other house measured so far

Also in Sydney, Resort 2027

Sydney field notes →

The fortnightly digest

Lee Mathews, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.