Francisco scoops fashion designer award for elegant womenswear collection, while bark skirts and statement streetwear also celebrated at Darwin event
Photograph: Jessica Stalenberg/Bábbarra Women’s Centre, the awards recognised outstanding contributions in six fields: from traditional adornment, textile design, fashion design and wearable art to community collaboration and business achievement.
Models walk the runway in designs by Clothing the Gaps during the First Nations Fashion and Design Show at Australian fashion week in May in Sydney.Laura Thompson of social enterprise streetwear label Clothing the Gaps was honoured for her business achievements. Clothing the Gaps’ ethically manufactured apparel and accessories celebrate Indigenous identity and sovereignty, and the brand’s stance on cultural appropriation has been influential beyond the fashion industry.
Lillardia Briggs-Houston wears her award-winning Walung stone print jumpsuit on hand-printed silk velvet devoré, with printed veil and seed earrings
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