Brazilian Indigenous women use fashion to showcase their claim to rights

An Indigenous model wears a creation from Indigenous designers during a fashion event, as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women. Photo: AP

Indigenous women in Brazil’s capital Brasilia showcased their creations during a fashion event as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women to claim women’s rights and the demarcation of Indigenous lands.

Under a huge white marquee, models in headdresses, necklaces and traditional attire strutted along a runway lined with green foliage to the cheers of a couple of hundred onlookers, many of whom had their smartphones out to share the event on social networks.