Two Perth fashion students have taken out top honours in Cancer Council WA’s 2025 SunSmart Design Challenge.

The challenge encourages emerging designers to create garments that are both fashionable but also protective from the sun.

20-year-old North Metropolitan TAFE student Andrei McRobiene impressed the judges with a voluminous, cocoon-shaped garment featuring lantern sleeves, cotton fabric and a streetwear design.

“I’ve always loved Cristobal Balenciaga’s cocoon dresses from the past, so I used that influence to make a genderless SunSmart streetstyle piece,” Ms McRobiene said.

“I grew up with sensitive skin in a tropical country where you either avoided the sun or embraced it with little to no protection, so Cancer Council WA’s sun protection advocacy really resonates with me.”

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