At the sold-out opening night of Melbourne Fashion Week, was a crowd eager to see the latest First Nations designs from labels across Australia.

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Among them was artist Lia Tabrah, who was wearing half a dozen items from local designers including a purse of cane toad hide from her own brand, Vermin the Label.

"I specifically love the First Nations runway, I find the connection to country just inspiring and refreshing," she said.

"It doesn't feel pretentious and obnoxious and competitive, it just feels spiritual and intuitive."

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