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Treena Clark

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How fashion designer Paul McCann reimagines the Indigenous debutante ball

How fashion designer Paul McCann reimagines the Indigenous debutante ball

Marrithiyel artist and designer Paul McCann traces past, present, and imagined futures of the Indigenous debutante tradition

18.11.2025 6

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Treena Clark

I’m not First Nations, but I want to wear First Nations fashion. Is that okay?

Here’s what First Nations Knowledge Holders think about ally wear, respect and responsibility.

28.07.2025 9

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Treena Clark

‘Fashion helped the pride come out’: First Nations fashion as resistance, culture and connection

First Nations fashion and style are a way to stay connected to culture and community, and to express identity.

11.07.2025 10

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Treena Clark

Design as a movement: how First Nations people take ownership of their cultural stories through fashion

Once located 250 metres to the east of the Art Gallery of South Australia, the grand beaux-arts style Jubilee Exhibition Building was constructed...

21.11.2024 10

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Treena Clark

From runways to film: the untold story of trailblazing First Nations fashion designer Stephen FitzGerald

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and/or images of deceased people. In August, I attended the...

09.09.2024 3

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Treena Clark