Local fashion community comes together for workshop

A two-day intensive Fashion and Textile workshop held at TSIMA last weekend offered more than 30 participants industry knowledge about fashion, textile and business development.

Sessions were curated by a number of industry experts including John Palmer from Emver Partners, Peter Naughton from KIN Fashion, Lois Hazel from The Social Studio, and Tamara Leacock from Remuse Designs.

Organiser Perina Drummond said she was excited to see what would come of the work they did.

“Participants were engaged in conversations about everything from copyright to how to build a business to the different textiles available globally,” she said.

“We also covered the current Indigenous fashion sector in review, natural dyeing methods utilising turmeric and indigo, and illustration and design ideas.

“It was incredible bringing together a strong collective of individuals in our community and sharing knowledge about art, fashion and business development for our region.

“This was a two-way learning space that we all can say we’ve taken so much away from the last few days.

“There are some very clear goals and outcomes that were discussed and decided as a group, including creating a fashion community, hosting regular workshops for skills development within our region, business development planning for those looking to embark on building their fashion brand, and creating a regional fashion collection that could be showcased on runways around Australia including a Torres Strait/NPA fashion show – watch this space!”

She said she was grateful to everyone involved including the Torres Strait Regional Authority, TSIMA, presenters John Palmer, Peter Naughton, Lois Hazel and Tamara Leacock, and Uncle Frankie’s for assisting with catering.

For more information or to get involved in this initiative contact Perina Drummond at perinadrummond@gmail. com

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