The label Buluuy Mirrii celebrates a range of Aboriginal talents. Commissioned Gomeroi artworks are transformed into fabric patterns by a Gomeroi graphic designer, printed on luxury fabrics and sewn into one-off garments. Buluuy Mirrii promotes and revives important aspects of Gomeroi culture in each runway show, allowing the international fashion audience to learn some of Gomeroi cultural richness through specially recorded Gomeroi soundtracks and voice overs which tell the stories behind each garments.
Colleen Tighe Johnson
Colleen Tighe-Johnson is an Gomeroi fashion designer who uses her talents to harness the spirit of her ancestors and revive Gomeroi Dreaming Stories through her label, Buluuy Mirrii (Black Star in her Gomeroi language).
Country to Couture: Buluuy Mirrii, 2022!
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2023 Business Awards Finalists
In an exciting turn of events, Buluuy Mirrii has been announced as one of the finalists in the prestigious 2023 Australian Women's Small Business Champion Awards. This recognition is a...
2023 Business Awards Finalists
In an exciting turn of events, Buluuy Mirrii has been announced as one of the finalists in the prestigious 2023 Australian Women's Small Business Champion Awards. This recognition is a...
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We are featured in Vogue!
We are thrilled to be featured in this months edition of Vogue. The world-renowned fashion magazine produced an excellent feature article on indigenous Australian fashion and the pioneering labels and...
We are featured in Vogue!
We are thrilled to be featured in this months edition of Vogue. The world-renowned fashion magazine produced an excellent feature article on indigenous Australian fashion and the pioneering labels and...
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Colleen Featured in Women’s Pic
Colleen Tighe Johnson is a remarkable woman and an extraordinary designer. The Owner, Founder, and Director of Buluuy Mirrii, meaning ‘Black Star’ in the Gomeroi language, she made a name...
Colleen Featured in Women’s Pic
Colleen Tighe Johnson is a remarkable woman and an extraordinary designer. The Owner, Founder, and Director of Buluuy Mirrii, meaning ‘Black Star’ in the Gomeroi language, she made a name...
Buluuy Mirrii respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we live, work and meet and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, to the Elders past and present, and emerging leaders.