Members of an all-Aboriginal group of fashion creatives say a series of shows in Europe became an empowering — and sometimes confronting — opportunity to rectify foreign misconceptions about First Nations and Australian history.
Model Shannon McGuire said it soon became clear their impact would go beyond promoting fashion industry talent.
"The audience included people from NATO, policymakers from the EU, and senior policymakers from the United Nations," Ms Healy said.
Ms Healy said the shows generated a lot of interest in Aboriginal Australian history, particularly in Ireland.
She said she and Ms McGuire were looking for more opportunities to showcase Aboriginal fashion and culture overseas.
"Aboriginal art and design is really on trend so the fashion industry and the media are picking it up … but we don't want this to just be a trend," she said