The nation's best Indigenous fashion has been on show at the Country to Couture showcase and National Indigenous Fashion Awards. Trailblazing Indigenous model Elaine George says the events show how far First Nations fashion has come in recent decades.
Elaine George says the fashion industry has come a long way since she started modelling in 1993, but creatives from the bush still face an uneven playing field.
Closing the runway at Country to Couture on Tuesday — an annual showcase of First Nations fashions, held on Larrakia country in Darwin — Ms George was surrounded by a diverse array of models and designers who she helped pave the way for. Abby Gore-Birch, Cindy Rostron, Jadene Croft, Chantelle Wunungmurra wearing designs by Gapuwiyak x Aly De Groot for Country to Couture.But she said the industry needed to acknowledge the barriers remote models and designers faced in bringing their work from the bush to big cities.
Ms Rostron's mother's country is Banam-banamdi — located about a 10-hour drive from the remote community of Maningrida, which is itself an 8-hour drive from Darwin. "They're still there because of the paintings – because of the paintings everywhere in this fashion show."Ms George said to engage authentically with First Nations artists, big labels and boutique designers needed to visit artists such as Ms Larry on their country.The celebration of First Nations talent continued at the National Indigenous Fashion Awards in Darwin on Wednesday night.
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