23 year old Michael Finch started his love affair with fashion at the tender age of four; making clothes for his Barbie dolls from his mother’s fabric scraps. He won his first sewing machine at a local fashion competition in Mackay when he was 15 years old. Michael went on to study a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in fashion design at QUT in Brisbane. After completing his degree, he started his own label specializing in women’s tailored evening wear. He is currently working full-time in Mackay as a soft furnishings designer.