Fashion Observer Magazine Feb. 2014 | Page 71

.... .. .... .... .... .... .... .... .. ... .... .. .... .... ... .. . With plans to showcase at Australian Fashion Week and Miami Swim Week in 2014, Joanne has been busy designing to expand her coveted collection featuring unique textiles and prints with an Indigenous Australian flair. “The Australian lifestyle has a global reputation for our beaches and healthy living. With Bandi Bandi, I am adding another element, which is at the heart of who this country really is and that is our Indigenous culture. I want to showcase this to the world, to express it in a way it has never been done before” says Joanne. With an undisputed passion and drive for providing opportunities for Indigenous people, Joanne will be seeking twenty Indigenous models who will become the labels Bandi Bandi Girls.