Welcome to our community!

Empower women, change lives.

With branches in Sydney, Illawarra and Newcastle-Hunter, every year Dress for Success NSW & ACT supports more than 2,500 women into employment across New South Wales. Our signature Styling service and suite of Career Support offerings aim to help women overcome bias and discrimination when entering or re-entering the workforce - at no cost to the women needing our services.
 
Here, you’ll find ways to support our life-changing services and programs; donate to empower a woman, buy tickets to our upcoming pop-up fashion sales and events, host a fundraiser or clothing drive, and share our campaigns.

Welcome to our community!

Please visit our main website for Client Styling & Career Support, information on clothing donations, Corporate Partnerships and Volunteering.

2,500+ women supported annually

15,000+ Volunteer hours donated

50,000+ items saved from landfill

$5.11 social ROI for every $1 spent

What's On

Pre-loved fashion sales

We operate a sustainable clothing model where donated items are used to provide beautiful outfits to our Clients to support them on their journey to employment. Where the donation is surplus to current needs or not suitable for the occasion, we recycle the item via a series of vital fundraising fashion sales.

Fashion Frenzy Newcastle-Hunter

4 May 2024
82-84 Belford Street, Broadmeadow

Where style meets savings, from $5 an item.

Tickets go on sale Friday, 12 April.

Bubbles & Bargains Sydney

25 & 26 May 2024
SBHS Moore Park

The best of pre-loved designer fashion, from $10 an item.

Tickets go on sale Friday, 3 May.


Fashion Frenzy Sydney

14 & 15 June 2024
Marrickville Town Hall

Where style meets savings, from $5 an item.

Tickets go on sale Friday, 24 May.


Empower Hour 2024 is coming up!

Dress for Success services in Australia are in more demand than ever before. With women bearing the brunt of the cost of living and housing crises, the number of women facing hardship is increasing rapidly.

One hour in a Dress for Success fitting room is an hour that can transform a woman’s outcome.

This International Women’s Day, your support will help a vulnerable woman gain the skills and confidence she needs to enter or re-enter the workforce. Donate today, and count her in to meaningful employment, a livable wage, and a brighter future.

Upcoming events

Support Dress for Success NSW & ACT through fundraisng events hosted by our community!

More ways to get involved

The Dress Circle

Dress Circle donors' annual support enables us to keep our services accessible to all women seeking employment during challenging times.

Small Business Big Impact

Small Business, Big Impact corporate supporter program is a group companies committed to sustaining our Styling service and Career Support Programs.

Fundraise for Success

Whether you’re an individual, school, sports club, community or networking group, retailer or company – there are so many ways to get involved and help raise much needed funds for Dress for Success NSW & ACT programs and services in Sydney, Illawarra and Newcastle-Hunter.

DRIVE IT

Style our clients for success; host a clothing drive in your community or workplace.

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HOST IT

Host an event or fundraiser; choose from these popular options or create your own.

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SHOP IT

Donate a % of sales or proceeds from a service, shop, business or campaign.

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SWEAT IT

Raise more than a sweat! Join a race or challenge event or create your own.

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Our changing rooms change lives.