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Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney

‘The first designers and models of this world’: attending the 2023 National Indigenous Fashion Awards

The Darwin winter sunset encircled the city with a brilliant gold. As the crowd anticipated the start of the annual Indigenous fashion parades, the room turned dark, and a lone figure appeared.

As the first model walked, the crowd cheered, excited to see the show they had waited a year to attend.

Throughout two shows, Our Legacy and Our Heart, First Nations models of diverse ages and sizes almost outshone the striking garments they wore.

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