The fashion industry has long been criticised for a lack of diversity and representation, but Perth designer Safuratu Bakare is making big strides to break the glass ceiling.MCIA aims to create awareness to break down cultural stereotypesThe Nigerian born migrant has been using her cultural heritage to inspire her creations."Some people call it loud, but I call it bold and beautiful, they are stunning—you can take the African fabric and just turn it into something marvellous.
"Fashion is my passion … it's what I love doing, it's what gives me a lot of joy—something I'm ready at any time to do."She mainly uses fabrics such as ankara and aso-oke, which are native to her home country and other parts of Africa."It was made for the chiefs and all that but nowadays it's available to everybody.
The show was hosted in collaboration with Face WA Models and Pageants—a Perth training group for aspiring models from diverse backgrounds, which is now part of the MCIA. Filipino migrant Helen Shaw founded Face WA Models and Pageants in 2017 to help young migrant women in Perth break into the modelling world.Her passion is to empower people of all backgrounds, genders, shapes and sizes to embrace themselves and help them grow their confidence.
"I used to watch international beauty pageants... and I really enjoyed watching how confident the women were, how they were representing their countries."The fashion show was hosted in collaboration with Face WA Models and Pageants.
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