First Nations fashion as resistance, culture and connection
- Written by Treena Clark, Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images of deceased people.
First Nations garments have always held deep meaning. What we wear tells stories about culture, Country and community.
From the moment of invasion, clothing and adornment were removed and used to erase our cultural presence. But resistance...