Denni Francisco

Really Interesting Women - The Podcast 

Episode 101    Denni Francisco

Denni Francisco is an award winning designer who uses stunning indigenous artists works to create prints for her clothes. And she's about to make Australian Fashion Week history as the first indigenous person to have a solo show. She's a two time winner of the designer of the year at the National Indigenous Fashion Awards and is generally considered a key figure in the Australian fashion industry.

And it all started when, as a very young woman, she came with her mother into the city for the first time from Wiradjuri Country in Central New South Wales...and saw a boutique with a pair of vibrant red flares in the window display.  It was one of several seminal moments that helped create a career. 

During that journey she has created two unique clothing models that have made a big impact on the industry and, frankly, society. 

She recently made a big splash at Milan Fashion Week with a runway show on the deck of a huge luxury cruiser moored off the Italian coast but Denni's always mindful of thinking of others and assisting other first nations people in her industry. And this success culminates in the aforementioned solo show at Australian Fashion Week in mid May 2023. 

It's a fascinating story where culture and community are at the forefront of her decisions. And her designs have beautiful indigenous prints which has, in turn, created an international interest on those artists.


Website: www.ngali.com.au

Aust Fashion Week 15-19 May, Carriageworks, Sydney

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