Country to Couture - A Fashion Legacy
Exhibition timeframe: March 2026 – August 2026.
Country to Couture has evolved from an intimate showcase of textile artists and designers in 2016, into the nation's premier platform for First Nations fashion innovation. Since its inception, Country to Couture bridges the gap between traditional artistic practices and contemporary fashion expression, celebrating a brilliant meeting of art and design led by First Nations textile creatives.
This Lightbox Exhibition is an inaugural opportunity for DAAF and Country to Couture to share a selection of exceptional fashion works and artists from across the Territory in Darwin’s public spaces.
City of Darwin is honoured to work with DAAF to present
13 lightboxes are located at four sites across Darwin and every 6 months feature new exhibitions by local creatives.
To find out more about Country to Couture, DAAF and their Indigenous Fashion Projects initiative visit Country to Couture
Meet the Artists
Designers Featured
- Iltja Ntjarra
- Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts x Aly De Groot Art
- Bula’bula x Black Cat Couture
- Tjarlirli x Kaltukatjara
- Ikuntji Artists
- Numbulwar Numburindi Arts
- Gary Lang x Sarina Cowcher
- Injalak Arts x Lily Durland & contributions by Ally Beahan and Sister Buffalo
- Babbarra Designs x Publisher Textiles
- Nobody Demin x Bima Wear
- Mimmim X Tatia
- Yarrenyty Arltere
Models Featured
- Roman Munungurr
- Marian Patterson
- Cindy Rostron
- Cassie Puruntatameri
- CJ Rankin
- Joshua Morris
- Magnolia Maymuru
- Savannah Kruger
- Shania Rego and Aleisha Scanlon
- Samara Puruntatameri
- Tiesha Munnich-Hewitt
- Chyna Mayo, Ploy Deenan and Perry Mooney
Photographers
- Dylan Buckee
- Michael Jalaru Torres
- Marley Morgan
- Shane Eecen
- Murray Hilton
- James Giles
- Savvy Social
- Kate Noble Photography
- Model Tiesha Munnich-Hewitt wearing Mimmim X Tatia, Country to Couture, 2025. Photo by Dylan Buckee.
- Models Shania Rego & Aleisha Scanlon wearing Babbarra Designs x Publisher Textiles Collection, Country to Couture 2017. Photo by Murray Hilton.
- Model Joshua Morris wears piece from the Yir (dilly bags) collection by Numbulwar Numburindi Arts, Country to Couture, Head Stylist - Rhys Ripper, 2021. Photo by James Giles.
