The Aje Collective
Retail Apparel and FashionNew South Wales, Australia201-500 Employees
The Aje Collective is a retail apparel and fashion company based at 532 Riley Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, employing 201–500 people. The group encompasses the Aje brand alongside two other companies, Aje Athletica and IKKARI. Founded in 2008 by Adrian Norris and Edwina Forest, Aje operates in contemporary Australian fashion, blending coastal influences with urban style and offering both everyday essentials and statement occasion pieces. The founders' backgrounds—Norris's training at the Venetian Art School, Liceo Artistico Venezia, and Forest's experience at the fashion magazine RUSSH—inform the brand's design approach, characterized by a balance of toughness and femininity, and of volume with structure. Diversity, equality, and inclusion are described as founding principles, with commitments to create a culture that is inclusive for employees, applicants, and customers.