Welcome to our community!

Empower women, change lives.

With branches in Sydney, Western Sydney, Illawarra and Newcastle-Hunter; each year Dress for Success NSW & ACT supports more than 3,000 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!

Book A Styling Session

Dress for Success NSW & ACT offers free clothing, styling, and presentation skills to women wanting to enter or return to the workforce or needing good clothes to present themselves well at an important life event. The clothing is theirs to keep, and there are no eligibility criteria—our services are open to any woman who feels she needs them.

Get styled for:

Interviews

Got the Job

Training/Education

Court Appearance

Other Occasions

All services and clothing are FREE for the women we serve and is theirs to keep.

With locations in Summer Hill, Western Sydney, Illawarra and Newcastle - Hunter.

3,000+ women supported annually

19,000+ Volunteer hours donated

50,000+ items saved from landfill

$5.11 social ROI for every $1 spent

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.

Bubbles & Bargains Illawarra

4 May

Dapto Ribbonwood Centre

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

Bubbles & Bargains Sydney

31 May & 1 June

SBHS Moore Park

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

Tickets on sale Friday, 9 May 

Fashion Frenzy Sydney

4 & 5 July

Marrickville Town Hall


Where style meets savings, $5 an item.


Tickets on Sale Friday, 14 June 

Fashion Frenzy Newcastle-Hunter



NCH DFS Boutique

Where style meets savings




The Art of Fashion Mosman


Mosman Art Gallery


Choose a new way to shop, from $20 an item.




Fashion Frenzy Illawarra


The Fraternity Club 


Where style meets savings, $5 an item.



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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Empowering women to thrive in work and life.