From Country to Couture fashion show: High end fashion meets fine art with indigenous fabrics
THE Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation From Country to Couture fashion shows will be held in August — celebrating the marriage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contemporary fine art and high end fashion
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The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation From Country to Couture fashion shows will be held in August — celebrating the marriage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contemporary fine art and high end fashion.
The Foundation has created an incredible platform to engage with contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art through fashion.
From Country to Couture fashion shows share cultural stories using textile art, jewellery making, adornment, and fashion design as creative mediums, and 2019 promises to be the most spectacular showcase yet.
The concept of From Country to Couture was realised by DAAFF’s membership, which are indigenous owned community art centres.
Over the last 10 years, the Foundation has played a pivotal role in the rise of Australian indigenous textile art.
Not only has the event given buyers and the public an opportunity to purchase a broad range of fabric from a variety of art centres, but the fair has also started to push the boundaries of fine art.
As a result, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander textile art and design are now including in Australia’s most prestigious art institutions, including the National Gallery of Australia.
Recently, the fashion industry both nationally and internationally, has embraced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture as a new and exciting trend in the fashion industry.
In 2018, DAAFF was proud to showcase two collections.
One, LORE by Shannon Brett, featured textile designs from Babbarra Designs, Injalak Arts, Hopevale Arts & Culture Centre and Yarrabah Arts.
And another by Forkleaf Collection, featured textile designs from Papunya Tula artists at London Pacific Fashion Week.
At the invitation of the Australian Embassy Jakarta, DAAFF showcased 14 looks from four indigenous fashion collections at Jakarta Fashion Week.
The collections included: Kaiela Arts Design Roots by Wendy Crowe, Bana Yarriji Art’s Wujal Wujal Silk collection by Lynelle Flinders and Shannon Brett, Abertini featuring Injalak Arts, Bábbarra, Palngun Wurnangat Art Centre, and Anindilyakwa Arts Bush Dye with Aly de Groot and Anna Reynolds.
This year show one celebrates the Mangkaja x Gorman collection.
It will reveal 40 looks featuring the artwork of five artists from Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia.
Gorman is an Australian fashion label that is celebrating 10 years of supporting artists, designers, and makers from around the world.
Show two presents the fourth From Country to Couture, with a showcase often remarkable boutique collections that have been designed and crafted in collaboration with community artists and art centres.
DAAFF is proud that five of the 10 collections feature artwork and designs from the Northern Territory, highlighting how cutting edge the Territory has become in the indigenous fashion space.
Through consultation and collaboration with art centres and their fashion designers, DAAFF has produced two high end runway shows.
The Foundation now welcomes fashionistas and art aficionados to immerse themselves in 60,000 years of cultural stories dance their way across the 2019 From Country to Couture runway.
Tickets on sale at the Darwin Festival, or visit the DAAFF website.
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