Wiradjuri designer Denni Francisco wins top prize for second year at 2022 National Indigenous Fashion Awards

Francisco scoops fashion designer award for elegant womenswear collection, while bark skirts and statement streetwear also celebrated at Darwin event

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A Wiradjuri designer whose philosophy of Yindyamarra" - fashion that shows respect, is polite, considered, gentle to Country" - has won designer of the year at the National Indigenous Fashion Awards.

For the second year running, Denni Francisco of Ngali won the fashion designer award for her elegant, tailoring-focused womenswear which features digital prints and hand-embellished details adapted from the works of First Nations artists from across the country.