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BARKAA wears Hayley Dodd’s Dalhousie Hot Springs design
Linda Burney wears Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon’s Tjilkamala Rockhole design
Jess Mauboy wears Keturah Zimran’s Puli Puli design
Elaine George wears Mavis Marks’ Women’s Business design
Ikuntji Artists
From ARIA Awards red carpets to magazine covers, Ikuntji designs have been worn by some of Australia’s most recognised faces. As appreciation for our Artists’ designs grows around the world, we relish seeing their stories reach ever-wider audiences.
BARKAA and Elaine George walk the catwalk in Ikuntji designs at AAFW 2023
Icons in Ikuntji designs
ARIA Award-winning singer, one of Australia’s most successful pop artists. Stepped out in Ikuntji designs on numerous occasions, including Eunice Napanangka Jack’s Kuruyultu print.
Wiradjuri woman and former federal Minister for Indigenous Australians, the first Aboriginal woman elected to the House of Representatives. This proud First Nations icon has taken Ikuntji designs to some of the most important political stages in Australia, including the 2022 Midwinter Ball in Canberra.
Jess Mauboy wears Eunice Napanangka Jack’s Kuruyultu design
Celeste Barber wears Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon’s Tjilkamala Rockhole design
Linda Burney wears Mitjili Napurrula’s Watiya Tjuta design
Leah Purcell wears Mitjili Napurrula’s Watiya Tjuta design
Comedian, actress and social media personality known worldwide for her celebrity-parody videos. Turned heads in an Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon design, sewn by Indriani Tungka, at the Australian premiere of Elvis, June 2022.
Goa-Gunggari-Wakka Wakka Murri actress, director, playwright and author, known for The Drover’s Wife and Wentworth. She was named by Marie Claire among the celebrities who “adore” the Ikuntji collection.
NBA champion and long-serving Australian Boomers captain, one of the country’s most decorated basketball players. He was named by Marie Claire among the celebrities who “adore” the Ikuntji collection, and has worn Maisie Jugadai’s Tali In My Country and Roseranna Larry’s Wirliyajarrayi designs.
Malyangapa and Barkindji rapper, one of Australia’s leading First Nations hip-hop artists. One of Ikuntji’s greatest advocates and allies, she has worn Ikuntji designs too many times to count, including a custom Ikuntji × ZHIVAGO suit featuring Hayley Dodd’s Dalhousie Hot Springs design on the ARIA Awards red carpet, 2022 and 2023.
Patty Mills wears Maisie Jugadai’s Tali In My Country design and Roseranna Larry’s Wirliyajarrayi design
Kobie D wears Pam Brown’s Papa Tjukurrpa design
Matty Mills wears Keturah Zimran’s Puli Puli design
BARKAA wears Lisa Multa’s Tali at Kungkayunti design
Sydney-based rapper and singer-songwriter. Sported Pam Brown’s Papa Tjukurrpa (Dog Dreaming) design at the 2023 ARIA Awards.
Television and radio presenter and entertainment reporter, with hosting credits including NITV. At the 2023 ARIA Awards, he wore Keturah Zimran’s Puli Puli design.
Noongar-Yamatji media personality, best known as the first Indigenous lead of The Bachelorette Australia. Chose the Women’s Business suit, designed by Mavis Marks.
Actress and presenter who began her career on Play School and has since appeared in The Sapphires, The Unlisted and Paper Dolls. Slipped into a custom Puli Puli Rocks mini dress for the Hamilton Sydney opening night, August 2024, saying it mattered for young viewers to see “an Indigenous woman wearing an Indigenous design.”
Brooke Blurton wears Mavis Marks’ Women’s Business design
Shellie Morris wears Loretta Penhall’s Yultukunpa design
Bianca Hunt wears Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon’s Tali Tali Sandhills design
Miah Madden wears Keturah Zimran’s Puli Puli design
ARIA-nominated singer-songwriter and Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), known for her work reviving Aboriginal language song. Accepted her Creative Australia Award, November 2025, wearing a suit featuring a design by Loretta Penhall — an Ikuntji artist and granddaughter of founding member Linda Nginkitjanka.
Kamilaroi, Barkindji, Ballardong and Whadjuk television presenter, and founder of First Nations talent agency Agnt Blak. Another First Nations queen, fashion icon and lover of Ikuntji designs, she’s worn our Artists’ stories on numerous red carpets and at fashion events — including I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Australia, episode one, April 2023.
Narelda Jacobs takes Ikuntji designs to prime time news and movie briefings
Bianca Hunt’s fierce fits
Elaine broke new ground as the first First Nations woman on the cover of Vogue Australia, in 1993. Since then, she’s worn Ikuntji on the Vogue Australia cover (May 2022), in Ikuntji’s solo Australian Fashion Week show (2023), at Country to Couture, in Australian Women’s Weekly’s “New Threads” feature, and throughout the ABC/Netflix series The Way We Wore.
Speaking of ground-breaking First Nations women — Deborah Mailman is the first Indigenous inductee to the Logies Hall of Fame. She rocked Ikuntji designs throughout the record-breaking Australian film Kangaroo, and on the movie’s official poster too!
Elaine George wears Mavis Marks’ Kalipinpa design
Miranda Tapsell wears Mavis Marks’ Kalipinpa design
Narelda Jacobs wears Mavis Marks’ Women’s Business design
Deborah Mailman wears Keturah Zimran’s Puli Puli design
Actress known for Top End Wedding and Love Child. Appeared in Ikuntji designs on the cover of Stellar, 14 September 2025, with daughter Grace and newborn son Vincent, and again in a separate feature — reflecting her love of celebrating First Nations stories through what she wears.
Journalist and television presenter, a familiar face across Australian TV news and current affairs. Picked Ikuntji designs for multiple high-profile occasions, including the Sydney red carpet for Jesus Christ Superstar (with wife Karina Natt) and backstage at a Vivid Sydney event (with Roxane Gay).
Television presenter and co-host of NITV’s Yokayi Footy. Donned Roseranna Larry’s Wirliyajarrayi design.
Proud Mudburra and Wagadagam woman and Head of Indigenous News and Current Affairs for NITV and SBS, shaping how First Nations stories are told on screen and at important cultural events. She often wears Tali Tali by Kumantjai Nampitjinpa Dixon, Star and Shield by Walter Jugadai and Dalhousie Hot Springs by Hayley Dodd — we love seeing deadly women like Natalie wearing Ikuntji with pride and presence!
Megan Waters wears Roseranna Larry’s Wirliyajarrayi design
Akala Newman wears Keturah Zimran’s Puli Puli design
Dami Im wears Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon’s Tjilkamala Rockhole design
Nat Ahmat wears Hayley Dodd’s Dalhousie Hot Springs design
Wiradjuri/Gadigal multidisciplinary performer, songwriter, educator and cultural producer, celebrated for blending pop, poetry and cultural storytelling. Sang “Calling Country” at the Sydney Opera House New Year’s Eve Fireworks wearing Keturah Zimran’s Puli Puli design.
Singer and Australia’s 2016 Eurovision Song Contest representative. Wore Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon’s Tjilkamala Rockhole design at a concert.
Australian singer, songwriter and producer known for international hits including “Bad” with David Guetta & Showtek and “Lost” with Afrojack. Chose Roseranna Larry’s Wirliyajarrayi design.
Torres Strait Islander performer from Saibai Island, working as a dancer, singer and choreographer. Performed at the First Nations Fashion + Design (FNFD) Australian Fashion Week closing show, 2022, wearing Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon’s Tjilkamala Rockhole design.
Vassy wears Roseranna Larry’s Wirliyajarrayi design
Christine Anu wears Mitjili Napurrula’s Watiya Tjuta design, Zipporah Corser-Anu wears Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon’s Tjilkamala Rockhole design
Courtney Act wears Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon’s Tjilkamala Rockhole design
Kamilaroi singer-songwriter working across R&B and dance, and winner of the 2024 National Indigenous Music Award for New Talent of the Year. Sported Ikuntji Artists designs.
ARIA Hall of Fame Torres Strait Islander singer and actress, best known for her cover of “My Island Home.” Performed at Ikuntji Artists’ 2022 Australian Fashion Week show wearing Mitjili Napurrula’s Watiya Tjuta design.
Drag queen, singer and television personality, known internationally from RuPaul’s Drag Race and Celebrity Big Brother UK. Wore Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon’s Tjilkamala Rockhole design.
Compiled from press coverage (ABC News, National Indigenous Times, marie claire, RUSSH, SBS), photos supplied directly, and direct confirmation. Not a complete list — Ikuntji designs are widely worn and not every appearance is publicly documented.
