Clare Neal 🦋

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@first.nations.fashion.design On the eve of Australian Fashion Week 2026, members of Australia’s fashion community from all backgrounds gathered at Artspace to witness the excellence of First Nations fashion design at RECLAMATION. From a side-of-runway vantage point, the power and presence in the room was undeniable. Beyond being a triumphant display of craftsmanship and creativity, the show marked a historic continuation of the ancient Songlines that are sacred to the core of Aboriginal storytelling. Marking a historic return (homecoming!?) to Sydney after a four year hiatus, First Nations Fashion and Design (FNFD) is an independent First Nations-lead platform created by mob for community with a mission to dismantle and rebuild the status quo to better celebrate and showcase Indigenous excellence. In the words of FNFD founder Grace Lillian Lee (the first Indigenous Australian to present a collection during Paris Couture Fashion Week!), the notion of reclamation is not simply about visibility within existing systems. “It is about dismantling those systems and rebuilding them on our terms. Our culture is not a trend, a reference point, or a resource. It is sovereign.” Designers: @tjarlirliart @nungalacreative @merrepenarts @kingkingcreative @mumred_the_label @gracelillianlee Full article LINK IN BIO Words by Clare Neal @rlcln Editor in Chief @macami__ Managing Director @ngowyn Visual Director @davzzzon Photo by @davzzzon #firstnationfashiondesign #runway #draftmagazine

Felt the full spectrum of human emotion these past 7 days 🐈‍⬛

The Scourge Of Allegory: Genesis Owusu Finds Home In Reality @genesisowusu For years, Genesis Owusu has been building worlds to help make sense of this one. Black dogs. Roaches. Characters that could carry the weight of real life without ever naming it directly. Allegory gave him distance from reality, a way to make it more surreal and, in some ways, more manageable. But for his new album, REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE, that distance is gone. Sitting down with the Ghanaian-Australian artist, the sincerity is palpable. “I honestly felt like in this time and space, I didn’t have the privilege to be ambiguous anymore”, he explains. “It felt like there was a wave washing over the world. Hatred, greed, far-right ideology becoming cool again. Washing over like a plague. A worldwide scourge. The album is about the here and now, the trials and tribulations and the chaos and the paranoia, but also about community, and regaining our ability to see the humanity in one another.” Full interview LINK IN BIO Words by @rlcln Editor in Chief @macami__ Managing Director @ngowyn Visual Director @davzzzon Creative Direction @ngowyn Photography @macami__ Producer @byshaz_ Styling @stylewithsig Makeup + Hair @mua_felicity Makeup assistant @thatmakeupboy Genesis Owusu wearing Chainvest - @tobiassangkuhl Jewellry - @dinosaur_designs @70harley #genesisowusu #editorial #draftmagazine

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Cool Stars Shine Brighter: The Public Becoming Of Cat & Calmell @catandcalmell Cat & Calmell’s journey towards their most authentic selves is anything but a straight line. There’s no clean befores or afters, no magical moment where everything locks into place. The story of besties and collaborators Catherine Stratton and Calmell Teagle unfolds in real time, through the music, instinct, and vision… a process that feels somewhat public and not quite resolved. Their latest mixtape Live Laugh Cool Star captures that transformation in action. Leaning into play, persona and pop spectacle, the project also marks a subtle but significant shift in how the duo understand themselves and their art. “We really believe that the mixtape was, like, a mini manifestation,” says Calmell. Full interview LINK IN BIO Words by Clare Neal @rlcln Editor in Chief @macami__ Managing Director @ngowyn Visual Director @davzzzon Project Manager @tristanjcharles Content and Fashion Producer @kimberleyjonjiin Creative Director @ngowyn Creative Producer @tristanjcharles Art Director @taneeeia Photo @minoriuedaphoto Assistant @photojayb Styling @stylewithsig Stylists Assistant @stylebyallegra Makeup @mua_felicity @jamespatmore Hair @william_webb_hair @zara_zust Cat Wearing Top by Maroskee Peech @maroskepeech Bottoms by She’s A Designer @shesadesigner_________ Shoes by Converse @converse_anz Nails by @styledbyjuliab Calmell Wearing Top & Bottoms by She’s A Designer @shesadesigner_________ Shoes by NIIHAI @nii.hai Nails by @styledbyjuliab #catandcalmell #editorial #draftmagazine

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Between Instinct and Intention: FUKHED and Nerve on Timing, Trust and Sound @fukhed @nerve.mp3 At a first glance, FUKHED and Nerve might seem like unlikely collaborators. One came up through DJing, building a reputation across club spaces before stepping into the studio, translating a deep knowledge of UKG, garage and bass-driven sounds into her own productions. The other moves between rap and production, known for his sharp, instinct-driven approach to beatmaking and a catalogue that leans into raw, high-energy hip hop. Totally different entry points, different genres, different scenes and yet, somewhere along the way, their paths began to overlap. What makes this collab work isn’t obvious at first. It’s not just shared taste, or even shared history (considering both artists got their start in Brisbane). Instead, it’s something quieter that’s taken time to evolve. Full interview LINK IN BIO Interview and words by @rlcln Editor in Chief @macami__ Managing Director @ngowyn Visual Director @davzzzon Project Manager @tristanjcharles Content and Fashion Producer @kimberleyjonjiin Creative Direction @macami__ Photography @davzzzon Producer @tristanjcharles Styling @byshaz_ Makeup + Hair @mua_felicity Makeup assistant @jamespatmore Grading @macami__ #fukhed #nerve #creativeheartbeat #draftmagazine

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"Don't get in the way of the groove." @obongjayar spoke with @rlcln about growth and refinement in practice and life ahead of his upcoming AU/NZ tour. Online now on DRAFT. ⚡️

I wrote a book! Just kidding. But as of last week I’ve written over 250 pages of reviews, music notes and lovingly obsessive copy for @rageabc * That’s basically a short novel. Except instead of a central protagonist, it’s Charli, Amyl, PPC, an indie band from Footscray, and a Norwegian hyperpop producer all sharing rage's silver screen universe at 2am. Writing for rage is a very particular exercise. It requires: • the stamina of someone who knows what time 3:47am ~feels~ like • the diplomacy of explaining shoegaze to someone who just tuned in for Barnsey • the emotional intelligence to describe a music video involving claymation cyborg strippers with guns for breasts • and a deep belief that context matters What I love most is that rage isn’t just a tv show. It’s a public record of taste. Of eras. Of scenes rising and dissolving and rising again within so many dimensions of the creative industries. I wholeheartedly believe music videos (despite any public rhetoric stating otherwise) remain to be an invaluable part of any artists body of work and a great connector for emerging cross-disciplinary talent. Getting to work on this show has been, and continues to be, one of the great privileges of my career. Long live rage! Coupla bi-lines old and new in the ➡️➡️➡️ *that's 11pt on A4 for any haterz in the room