As Melbourne Fashion Week starts from Nov. 15 -21, fashion experts expect Melburnians to turn to a more leisure clothing style in a post-lockdown world. Dr Kate Sala, lecturer of design and technology at the School of Fashion and Textiles, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), noted that Melbourne’s penchant for black might give way to more colour and flamboyance on Melbourne streets. “History has shown us time and again that after large global crises, like in the case of both world wars and the recession in the early 80s, a period of excess and extravagance typically follows when it comes to fashion,” she said. “I think we are going to see the same thing happen here, now that things have opened up again.” Sala argued that she believes people will embrace the opportunity to dress up and use clothes as a way to celebrate freedom, which may translate into a lot of …