Meet the Indigenous women behind the Australian Miss Universe entrant's 'frilled-neck lizard' dress.
An Indigenous-inspired dress designed in outback Queensland to mimic the frilled-neck lizard is set to star in the 2019 Miss Universe pageant.The more than 6,200 scales forming the garment are made from recycled materialsMelbourne lawyer Priya Serrao will represent Australia at the international event in Atlanta, in the United States, on December 8.
Ms Serrao's national costume dress — known as the Tyarla Tyarla dress was created by Queensland artist Claudia Williams and is made of around 6,200 fabric scales. The dress's reds, yellows, and greys were inspired by colours of the sunset, sand, and soil of outback Queensland towns like Birdsville, Bedourie, and Blackall.Yarluyandi elder Joyce Crombie said she was thrilled to be involved.
"The excitement for me [is] to make somebody a dress made out of canvas to be worn at Miss Universe," she said.
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