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Meet the next wave of Australian swimwear designers

Meet the next wave of Australian swimwear designers

After making a statement at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week, a new guard of swimwear creators is ready to make a splash.

Model Shakira Cooper in a Liandra Swim design. The label has featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and marie claire.   Leicolhn McKellar

Lauren SamsFashion editor

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Liandra Gaykamangu is an unlikely swimwear designer. The Yolngu woman from north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory can’t actually wear swimmers in front of men, due to the cultural rules of her community. Not that this has stopped her.

“When I’m home it’s quite conservative,” says Gaykamangu. “I’m never at the main beach in a bikini, that’s for sure. When I’m with my sisters and nieces, it’s fine. I don’t think about it that much, to be honest.”

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Lauren Sams
Lauren SamsFashion editorLauren Sams is the fashion editor, based in Sydney. She writes about lifestyle including the arts, entertainment, fashion and travel. Lauren has worked as a features editor and fashion journalist for ELLE, marie claire and more. Email Lauren at lauren.sams@afr.com

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