First Nations designs making an impact at MFF 2022 and generating career pathways for mob

First Nations designs make an impact at MFF 2022 Source: MFF

This year’s Melbourne Fashion Festival (MFF 2022) has a strong First Nations participation, notably the crowd-pulling First Nations Runaway. MFF 2022 also launched the Mob in Fashion program, an initiative aiming to elevate First Nations voices and representation 'behind the scenes' in the fashion industry.

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MFF’s  First Nations Program includes the First Nations Runway on March 11 and the ongoing KIN Fashion Exhibition.

Yorta Yorta man Rhys Ripper, Kin Creative Director explains that the Kin project is an incubator program aiming to teach designers the ins and outs of the profession.

Architectus Senior Interior Designer Catherine Keys, and Graduate Interior Designer Evan Clezy Source: MFF 2022

“(Through the Kin program) Designers learn everything about the process from creating a mood board for their creations, patternmaking, fringe-making, design, working out how to make a collection right through to photoshoot,” Rhys Ripper said.

“Because we’ve been so blessed, some of our designers have been chosen to be in one of the fashion shows at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.”