{"id":922076,"date":"2026-10-09T17:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/922076\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T17:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:18:47","slug":"grand-slam-style-ao-to-debut-at-melbourne-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/922076\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Slam style: AO to debut at Melbourne Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Building on last summer&#8217;s record-breaking debut, MECCA\u00a0returns for AO 2027 with a new world of beauty. Expect all-new and the best of MECCA products, express services and touch-up stations, limited edition collectibles, and a custom-built space designed to be seen, felt and shared across two levels and three weeks of tennis.<\/p>\n<p>MECCA COSMETICA continues as the Official SPF of the Australian Open. MECCA COSMETICA is looking to save the face of every guest that walks through the gates with a precinct-wide sunscreen sampling program, showcasing its luxurious, effective and protective SPF line-up.<\/p>\n<p>With fashion credentials like no other sport, tennis is set to serve up a range of stylish looks at the first ever AO runway show at Melbourne Fashion Week on 24 October.<\/p>\n<p>Held at the City Square in the CBD, the free event will celebrate the evolution of sports fashion and the role major sporting events play in shaping contemporary culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing the Australian Open to the Melbourne Fashion Week runway is a natural partnership for a city that leads the nation in both sport and fashion. It\u2019s a celebration of the creativity, innovation and style that have become an increasingly important part of the Australian Open experience,&#8221; Prete added.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most recognisable traditions in world sport, the player walk-on experience, will continue to evolve as a showcase for athlete expression and personal style.<\/p>\n<p>From headline-making fashion moments to social-first content that reaches audiences around the world, the walk-on has become an iconic part of the Australian Open experience.<\/p>\n<p>As the Australian Open continues to evolve as a global sports and entertainment destination, AO 2027 will offer more opportunities than ever for fans to experience tennis, fashion, beauty and culture in one place.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for AO 2027 are on sale via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com.au\/ausopen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ticketmaster<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Building on last summer&#8217;s record-breaking debut, MECCA\u00a0returns for AO 2027 with a new world of beauty. Expect all-new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":922077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":["post-922076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=922076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/922077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=922076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=922076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}