First Nations Fashion & Design (FNFD) will be featured as the latest designer spotlight for the Edit Collection at Sydney’s Chatswood Chase.
The venture will feature Gantharri designer Bobbi Lockyer, Ihraa Swim designer Nat Dann, Clothing the Gaps designer Laura Thompson and Cultural Craftsmanship designer, Grace Lillian Lee.
Customers will have access to a designer panel discussion when it opens on May 21, kicking off a three week tenure in store.
The panel will be hosted by artist, storyteller and FNFD ambassador Luke Currie-Richardson.
The event will also feature a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony by First Nations Elder, Brendan Kerin, and catering and refreshments by First Nations Shared Knowledge.
The Edit Collection pop-up space is a minimalist and futuristic space utilising the latest in fashion technology, including shoppable change room mirrors, gesture-controlled screens that create brand immersion and a digital assistant to shoot and share selfies.
The store is designed by Sydney based Designer and Art director, Kyle Jonsson, and is also fitted out with fully recyclable clothes hangers crafted from upcycled marine plastics, ocean bound plastics and post-consumer plastics courtesy of Arch & Hook.
Applications to the program opened in June 2021, with four of Australia’s top, emerging brands selected to be featured in the pop-up space for its first iteration.
Already featured brands include Bondi Born (from December 2021), and My General Store (from March 2021), with First Nations Fashion & Design Collective opening in May and Esse Studios opening in July.
The concept is a partnership between Vicinity Centres, Afterpay and the Australian Fashion Council.