From badges to ball gowns: how fashion took centre-stage in the 1967 and 2023 referendums

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Clark, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8178-4876
dc.contributor.author	McNeil, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2151-4196
dc.date.accessioned	2023-12-05T02:49:39Z
dc.date.available	2023-12-05T02:49:39Z
dc.date.issued	2023-09-05
dc.identifier.citation	2023
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/173673
dc.description.abstract	During the campaign for the 1967 First Nations referendum, which would go on to receive a 90.77% “yes” vote, the late human rights campaigner Faith Bandler believed fashion and clothing could play a key role in encouraging voters. A South Sea Islander/Scottish Indian woman, Bandler played a lead role in the 1967 referendum campaign. She described wearing white day gloves when campaigning and speaking to non-Indigenous audiences. The fashion during the 1967 referendum was conservative. Speakers such as Bandler featured subtle accessories and respectable clothing, occasionally accented by a badge that modestly communicated their message. It is a far cry from the overt – and often casual – ways fashion is being used in the 2023 referendum campaign.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The Conversation
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.title	From badges to ball gowns: how fashion took centre-stage in the 1967 and 2023 referendums
dc.type	Internet Publication
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-12-05T02:49:10Z

Abstract:

During the campaign for the 1967 First Nations referendum, which would go on to receive a 90.77% “yes” vote, the late human rights campaigner Faith Bandler believed fashion and clothing could play a key role in encouraging voters. A South Sea Islander/Scottish Indian woman, Bandler played a lead role in the 1967 referendum campaign. She described wearing white day gloves when campaigning and speaking to non-Indigenous audiences. The fashion during the 1967 referendum was conservative. Speakers such as Bandler featured subtle accessories and respectable clothing, occasionally accented by a badge that modestly communicated their message. It is a far cry from the overt – and often casual – ways fashion is being used in the 2023 referendum campaign.

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