BOBBI LOCKYER TAKING PILBARA STYLE TO PARIS FASHION WEEK

After a series of portraits depicting Indigenous women on the cover of Vogue going viral, Bobbi Lockyer has moved leaps and bounds in her art career.

The Karriyarra, Ngarluma, Yawuru, and Nyul Nyul woman was raised in Port Hedland and has been working as an artist for the past 15 years.

Now with a booming photography business, the influencer-business-woman-and-mother-of-four can add fashion designer to her long list of achievements with the inclusion of her designs in Paris Fashion Week.

In collaboration with Deadly Denim owner Rebecca Rickard, the pair are planning to bring part of the Pilbara bush to the runway on September 30th with their retro 70’s bell-bottom play suits patterned with desert peas.

The collaboration in Aboriginal-woman led and run. The pair met online due to their shared interest in birthing on country.

Ms Lockyer said she was pinching herself.

“I created all the artwork that was printed on her denim outfits, and I also designed four of my outfits that I also had tailored and made”.

She said the wildflowers of the Pilbara were her main inspiration.

“My favourite piece from the collection is the desert pea design, which proudly represents the Pilbara and my culture and also sets the tone for my future fashion label I hope to launch in 2022”.

Her sister Skye Lockyer has created custom earing to match the outfits created.

The show will be held on September 30, 2021, at the Salons Marceau.