Melbourne Fashion Week's student showcase offers a first-look glimpse into the future. Photo: Nadir Kinani/AAP PHOTOS

Leather garments on a runway can be controversial, and Gracie Macleod's handmade bodices and belts will certainly raise eyebrows.

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That's because they're made of discarded fish skins, tanned and sourced by the 19-year-old fashion student.

The fish leather pieces are part of three looks Macleod showed on the sold-out student collections runway, as part of Melbourne Fashion Week on Friday night.

To make the material, she sources salmon skins from a fishmonger at the S

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