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How Indigenous fashion designers are taking control and challenging the...
From Country to Culture: Artist: Lisa Waup. Designer: Verner. Collection: Journeys.Dylan BuckeeIndigenous Australians have influenced modern Australian dress since first contact. From possum skin...
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‘Cultural expression through dress’: towards a definition of First Nations...
This May, Wiradjuri woman Denni Francisco and her label Ngali will be the first Indigenous designer to have a solo show at Australian Fashion Week. This is a long time coming for the First Nations...
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‘The first designers and models of this world’: attending the 2023 National...
The Darwin winter sunset encircled the city with a brilliant gold. As the crowd anticipated the start of the annual Indigenous fashion parades, the room turned dark, and a lone figure appeared. As the...
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From badges to ball gowns: how fashion took centre-stage in the 1967 and 2023...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. This story also contains examples of outdated languageDuring the campaign for the...
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A brief look at the long history of First Nations fashion design in Australia
Aboriginal Display at the Brisbane Exhibition, 1914. State Library of QueenslandAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people, and...
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How First Nations artists are reclaiming colonial objects and celebrating...
Treena ClarkA few years back, I started collecting vintage Australian tourist scarves that portray First Nations people as primitive caricatures and noble savages. Now, I own more than ten scarves with...
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