I loved these boots on sight and had to buy them. For a number of reasons... for my work, where we are committed to bringing Indigenous culture in many ways into our work culture.
They were red.. my favourite colour for my footwear.. I relate them to power and strength...and of course being LGBTI.. to Dorothy and her red slippers!
I also wanted them for Woodford, where I am Volunteer Manager for The Fire Event team.
Imagine my delight to find out one of my friends from Uni designed them... and on asking her , her joy that I bought them!
Then I asked her what the design meant... and in her mob language it meant yarns around the fire.
Perfect for work... where I also attend a fortnightly meeting called Yarns around the fire, run by an Aboriginal woman who was happy to see this language was her own mob language!
Perfect for Woodford.. and our Fire Event! We tell yarns/story around fire.
And Perfect for wearing to Parliament House for the signing of The Paris Accord to End HIV, as red is the World AIDS Day colour, and I wanted to bring the story of our First Nation's folk, who are highly affected by HIV, into the room with us.
So.. these boots are perfect.
I wore them in the mud and heat of Woodford. They were admired by many! They worked hard and wore well.. and no blisters!
Many thanks!
Sally Cripps