From runway to reconciliation: First Nations artist talks fashion collab

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Can fashion contribute to reconciliation in Australia?  “Definitely,” said Elverina Johnson, a highly respected artist and Gungganji Gurugulu woman from Yarrabah in Far North Queensland, who recently collaborated with fashion brand Taking Shape on a collection of plus-size clothing.  The collaboration started organically. Johnson was shopping at her local Taking Shape store in Cairns when she began discussing her artwork with a staff member. A few weeks later, she received a call f

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