#1Song for the Mute
Sydney avant-garde label by Lyna Ty and Melvin Tanaya, known for fabric-led oversized tailoring and its ongoing adidas Originals collaboration.
Best of Australian Streetwear
16 brands · Brands by city · Updated September 2026This page is for shoppers who want Australian streetwear from the source: Sydney, Melbourne and Perth labels that actually design and sell here, not resort-print imports. The roster runs from Pass~Port decks and Butter Goods tees at the cheap end to Song for the Mute's fabric-led tailoring at the top, with social enterprises like HoMie and Clothing The Gaps in between. Note that "Australian" describes where these brands are based and designed, not where they are sewn — Charlton manufactures in Japan and Haulier's totes are made in Portugal.
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#2Butter Goods
Perth skate and streetwear label founded in 2008, known for music-referencing graphic tees, corduroy pants and a supported skate team.
#3Pass~Port
Independent Sydney skateboard label making decks and workwear-leaning apparel with Australian suburban and civic graphic references.
#4Double Rainbouu
Sydney unisex resort label built on loose, boldly printed Hawaiian shirts, founded in 2016 by ex-Ksubi designers Mikey Nolan and Toby Jones.
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#5Haulier
Sydney label by ex-R.M. Williams designer Jeremy Hershan, known for Portugal-made selvedge canvas utility totes and travel-inspired unisex ready-to-wear.
#6Emma Mulholland on Holiday
Australian label from designer Emma Mulholland making colour-saturated, vacation-inspired resortwear, from crochet knits and pleated trousers to unisex organic-cotton denim.
#7Perks and Mini
Melbourne-founded independent label and studio making graphics-led, psychedelic menswear and womenswear, with retail stores in Melbourne and Sydney.
#8Clothing The Gaps
Aboriginal-led Melbourne social enterprise selling slogan tees and merch that fund First Nations health, education and advocacy work through its foundation.
#9HoMie
Melbourne streetwear label and social enterprise donating all profits to programs for young people facing homelessness or hardship.
#10Pseushi
Sydney all-genders label by Wesley Chiang making slow-made hoodies, crews and tees in high-end fabrics with bold graphic detailing.
#11Charlton
Australian menswear label designed in Australia and made in Japan, producing limited runs of functional staples in premium Japanese fabrics.
#12Earls Collection
Sydney menswear label founded in 2018 by ex-NRL player Lewi Brown, reworking sporting heritage into relaxed knitwear, sweats and baggy separates.
#13Alto Clothing Co.
Small independent Sydney streetwear label and creative collective releasing limited-edition graphic apparel alongside DJ mixes.
#14Self-Care Originals
Melbourne label whose slogan-tee "Wearable Activism" and mental wellbeing tools challenged whitewashed wellness; the retail brand has since closed.
#15Pelvis
Sydney label born from the Pelvis DJ crew's club-night merch, making bright graphic apparel alongside a record label and party series.
#16South.St
Melbourne-based Australian label specialising in oversized sweats, hoodies and everyday loungewear sold online and through Melbourne retail.
How the list splits by price
Pass~Port, Clothing The Gaps and Alto Clothing Co. sit at the entry end — decks, tees, hoodies and caps. HoMie, Pelvis and Self-Care Originals occupy the low-to-mid band. Butter Goods, Double Rainbouu, Emma Mulholland on Holiday, Earls Collection and South.St land mid-market, while Perks And Mini, Pseushi and Charlton price higher on fabric and small runs. Haulier is high, and Song for the Mute is the most expensive label here.
Which one matches what you already wear
For skate-rooted clothing, Butter Goods (Perth, founded 2008) and Pass~Port (Sydney) are the closest pair: graphic tees, corduroy and twill work pants, loose silhouettes, real skate teams, and footwear tie-ins with Nike SB. Pelvis comes from the same graphic-tee tradition but via club nights and its own record label, so prints are denser and more saturated.
For print-led warm-weather dressing, Double Rainbouu builds almost everything around the loose short-sleeve Hawaiian shirt in cotton and rayon, while Emma Mulholland on Holiday leans retro-resort with crochet, towelling and pleated Kokomo trousers, plus an organic-cotton unisex denim capsule. Both are unisex-friendly and cut generously.
For quieter, fabric-first wardrobes, Song for the Mute runs oversized tailoring and heavy knitwear in washed, treated finishes and muted palettes — the adidas Originals partnership is the affordable entry point. Charlton is the understated alternative: designed in Australia, made in Japan from Japanese fabrics in limited runs. Haulier starts from its Portugal-made selvedge canvas Utility tote and extends into mid-century travel and workwear-inspired unisex pieces. Perks And Mini is the outlier at this level: psychedelic prints and hand-drawn motifs from a studio that also publishes and releases music.
For plain heavyweight basics, Pseushi makes hoodies, crews and tees mostly in black and white with bold typographic prints, made slowly through local specialists. South.St is the cheaper, simpler version — oversized sweats and matching sets rather than seasonal collections. Earls Collection sits between the two, reworking sporting heritage into French terry sweats, crochet shirting and baggy pants.
Buying with intent
Two labels here are structured around giving: HoMie directs 100% of profits to programs for young people affected by homelessness, and also runs the upcycled Reborn line from deadstock and seconds. Clothing The Gaps is Aboriginal-led, majority Aboriginal-owned and a certified B Corp, with profits funding its foundation and ranges split into "Ally Friendly" and "Mob Only" pieces. Self-Care Originals began the same way, with slogan tees it called "Wearable Activism" — its retail arm has since closed, so look to resale.
Common questions
Which Australian streetwear brands are genuinely made in Australia?
Being an Australian brand is not the same as being Australian-made. Of this list, only Pseushi's data specifies local production — Wesley Chiang works through a close network of Sydney makers and specialists. Charlton designs in Australia but manufactures in Japan, and Haulier's Utility tote is handcrafted in Portugal. For everything else, check the individual product page before assuming domestic manufacture.
Which brands on this list have closed?
Self-Care Originals has closed its retail brand after five-plus years; the founder, Rachael Akhidenor, now runs Self Care Wellbeing as a workplace wellbeing consultancy. Its slogan tees and printed Mental Wellbeing Tools still circulate second-hand. The other 15 brands are active.
What are the cheapest Australian streetwear brands here?
Pass~Port, Clothing The Gaps and Alto Clothing Co. are the lowest-priced, and HoMie and Pelvis are close behind. Pass~Port's tees, hoodies and canvas workpants come with the widest international skate-shop distribution of the group.
Is Song for the Mute worth the price?
It is the most expensive label on this page, and the money goes into fabric development — rediscovered mill techniques, treated and washed finishes on oversized tailoring, quilted outerwear and heavy knits. If you want the aesthetic for less, the ongoing adidas Originals collaboration is the cheaper route in.
Where can I buy these brands?
Most sell direct from their own sites, and several have physical stores: Song for the Mute in central Sydney, Haulier and Earls Collection in Paddington, Perks And Mini in Melbourne and Sydney, Clothing The Gaps in Brunswick and Northcote, HoMie at Emporium Melbourne, and South.St at Chadstone. Wider stockists include SSENSE, Mytheresa and David Jones for Haulier; Net-a-Porter, Selfridges and SSENSE for Double Rainbouu; and Chinatown Country Club, Maplestore and The Lair for Pseushi. disco is a directory — it doesn't sell anything, so buy from the brands or those retailers.