Momentous end to Fashion Week sees First Nations fashion designers announce official opening of Sydney pop-up store
2 years, 7 months ago

Momentous end to Fashion Week sees First Nations fashion designers announce official opening of Sydney pop-up store

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Fashion Week ended last week with an emphatic exclamation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence. The First Nations Fashion + Design closing runway highlighted designers from right across Australia. And while the event marked the end of a week in which fashion was front and centre, it's also a new beginning for First Nations fashion. For Sydneysiders, Election Day this Saturday, May 21, will also mark the official opening of the Edit Collection and First Nations Fashion + Design pop-up store in Chatswood on Sydney's Lower North Shore. Designers Aunty Emily Doolah and Sally Jackson are collaborating as part of the Future of Fashion initiative which creates direct access to the Australian Fashion industry through the one-on-one mentoring of First Nations designers.

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Indigenous designs celebrated at 2024 Country to Couture, National Indigenous Fashion Awards in Darwin
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Indigenous designs celebrated at 2024 Country to Couture, National Indigenous Fashion Awards in Darwin

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After Elaine George skyrocketed to fame as Vogue Australia's First Indigenous covergirl in 1993, she had only walked the runway for an Indigenous designer once. " This year's Country to Couture showcase spanned 20 collections, showcasing emerging and established Indigenous art centres, designers and models from across Australia. "It's very special because we get to meet the designers, we get …

First Nations fashion designers make history at Australian Fashion Week
3 years, 7 months ago

First Nations fashion designers make history at Australian Fashion Week

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For the first time in its 25-year history, the internationally acclaimed fashion event — Australian Fashion Week — opened with a 65,000-year-old custom: a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony by the Gadigal people. "Our team is standing on the shoulders of many that have gone before us in building up the industry," Ms Lee, founder of Indigenous advocacy group …

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