Marrithiyel artist and designer Paul McCann traces past, present, and imagined futures of the Indigenous debutante tradition
- Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
Here’s what First Nations Knowledge Holders think about ally wear, respect and responsibility.
First Nations fashion and style are a way to stay connected to culture and community, and to express identity.
Work by contemporary First Nations fashion designers advocates and showcases culture, craft, sustainability and a desire for truth-telling.
FitzGerald’s was a short-lived but momentous fashion career. He even worked on the first feature film directed by an Aboriginal person.
Ces uniformes permettent aux athlètes de donner le meilleur d’eux-mêmes, d’être fiers de leur tenue nationale et d’avoir le sentiment qu’elle les représente vraiment.
Seragam ini diperuntukkan bagi para atlet agar dapat menampilkan kemampuan terbaiknya, merasa bangga terhadap pakaian nasionalnya, dan merasa benar-benar mewakili negaranya.
Los uniformes olímpicos se diseñan con la idea de que los atletas den lo mejor de sí mismos, se enorgullezcan de sus trajes nacionales y sientan que les representan de verdad.
These uniforms are for the athletes to perform their best, be proud of their national outfits and feel they genuinely represent them.
The Protectionist era was a painful time for First Nations people – but artists are recreating clothing from this time as a powerful method of healing,
Colonial settlers made myriad objects with problematic portrayals of First Nations people. Now, a number of artists are using these objects in their work to retell these stories.
First Nations people have been making and crafting clothes and accessories for millennia, and for international exhibitions for hundreds of years.
It would have amazed campaigners from 1967 to see people today wearing outfits that overtly describe the movement.
People in the First Nations fashion industry see their work contributing to cultural tradition, economics and cultural sustainability, and blak pride and storytelling.
Wiradjuri woman Denni Francisco will be the first Indigenous designer to have a solo show at Australian Fashion Week.
Indigenous fashion design today is being shaped by First Nations people at every level.
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