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A movement, not a moment: Indigenous design in the spotlight at Australian Fashion Week – The Guardian
After decades of underrepresentation and appropriation, First Nations fashion designers and creatives finally hit the runway
Grace Lillian Lee is used to standing ovations; Australian Fashion week is not. On Wednesday 2 June, the designer and creative director of First Nations Fashion and Design, along with her CEO and fellow designer Teagan Cowlishaw, made history with the first runway show featuring only First Nations talent: on the catwalk, making the clothes, and behind the scenes.
First Nations Fashion and Design is a not-for-profit Indigenous corporation aimed at supporting the growth of the Indigenous fashion industry,…
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