Crafted with true wardrobe simplicity and versatility in mind, the feminine Lala Cami by Amelius the Label will be on a year-round rotation in your wardrobe. It’s an easy piece for any outfit, and this best-selling dual layered cami is a no-brainer.

- Length: 41cm
- Round neckline
- Rouleau straps
- Dual layered with pointed back panel

Cold machine wash. 
Length: 41cm (front) 58cm (back) 
Fabric/Material: Woven
Material: 47% Viscose, 53% Rayon

• Cropped, boxy shaped top
• Short sleeves
• Button at back of neck
• Fabric designed in Hopevale QLD; hand screen printed in Sydney
• Aqua, navy and yellow print on light pink linen
• Top made in Sydney

Artist - Madge Bowen

Madge was born in Yarrabah in 1946. Her parents were both stolen from their families as children and taken to Yarrabah mission.

Madge’s mum Myrtle’s language is Western Kuku Yalanji, and country is Bulgan Warra (Kings Plain, south of Cook Town). Her dad Nolan’s country is up around Maytown, north of Laura. 

Madge’s mother died when she was 6, so she was sent to HopeVale to live with her mum’s brothers (who were also stolen from their family as kids and sent to Cape Bedford Mission, which became HopeVale).

“After I left school I did some domestic work in mission staff homes. I stayed in the dorm until I was 21, when I got married. That was freedom for me – to get out of the girls’ dormitory. Then I worked at the school for 21 years. 

I ended up with six children – the oldest one just turned 50! After my husband died, I couldn’t stay home – all my kids were at school, or had moved out. What can you do at home? Just the housework, then you’ve got nothing else to do! So I decided to go to the art centre and join in with the other ladies – and we’re still here”.

Bulgan Warra (Sacred Lake)

This design depicts my mother’s country of Bulgan Warra. Bulgan Warra stretches from south of Cook Town (Gundarr) up to Leggets Creek (a branch of the Endeavour River).

This is the place of my ancestors. My mother and her brothers were taken from this country as part of the stolen generation – the white police came in and took them - the boys to Cape Bedford, my mum to Yarrabah. My mother’s brother who is also from this country tells me a lot of dreaming stories about this place 

In this design there’s a big mountain with a lake – this is the northern boundary of Bulgan Warra. There’s lots of wildlife in this area – kangaroos, echidnas, goannas – all sorts.In the lake there’s long neck turtles, and lily pads growing. In the trees there’s lots of different kinds of birds. This tree – the curtain fig tree – has become famous now! Every time I’m asked to draw something, I have to draw this tree; this scene.”

When I’m doing this design, I’ve got this feeling about it that’s hard to explain, like it’s something sacred. It’s hard to put into words.”

This design was created at the HopeVale Arts and Culture Centre during a workshop with Cairns based Textile artist Bobbie Rueben.

Size and fit 

Treat me right 

Design is printed on linen with quality inks and then heat-set; designs are colourfast. Each metre of fabric is hand-printed and is unique - fabulous variations often occur!

Please treat your wearable art with love and care – we recommend cold hand wash, dry in shade, and reverse iron.

• Sleeveless top
• blue and yellow print on light pink linen 
• Fabric designed in Hopevale QLD and hand screen printed in Sydney
• Top made in Sydney

Magpie Goose is a fashion social enterprise showcasing the bright, bold, fabulous textiles designed by Aboriginal artists and hand screen printed in Australia.

• Sleeveless top
• Buttons down the back 
• Cream print on khaki linen/cotton
• Fabric hand screen printed in Sydney
• Top made in Sydney

Artist - Gertie Deeral

Gertie is a Guugu Yimithirr artist from HopeVale community in Far North QLD. She was born in Woorabinda (West of Rockhampton) in 1944, after her family were forcibly moved from Cape Bedford mission, when the German missionary was suspected of being a spy. Gertie’s family returned to the new mission site at HopeVale when she was four.

Gertie’s country on her mum’s side is Dingal/Cape Flattery, and family totem is the stingray (“when you go to Lizard Island on my mum’s country, you’ll see it’s the shape of the stingray”.) Her family totem on her father’s side is the owl - Whumbul in Guugu Yalanji language; and his country is from Maytown / Bloomfield / Mossman down to the Daintree. 

Gertie left school at age 16 and worked as an indentured labourer at the pastor’s house “doing laundry, cooking, scrubbing the floors, ironing, making beds. That was the time of rations – flour, milk, sugar, tea leaf. Then there was freedom after the mission days. I got a job at the aged care where I worked for many years.” 

Gertie has raised six sons, has 15 grandchildren, and now lives on a farm about 10 minutes out of HopeVale. She loves to tell her grandchildren dreaming stories in the garden out the front of her house, and sit and listen to the birds.

“When I see people wearing my designs I feel happy. I’m really glad. They went a long way, and I’m very proud. This didn’t used to happen (during the mission days)- old people coming together, doing art, sharing culture. Now the little kids are getting interested and learning about culture again. It’s good.”

Yarrun - Wattle Flowers

“Different signs in the bush tell you the different seasons of the year, what things you can touch, what you can use, and what you can eat. When you see that the wattle is in bloom, you know that the sea foods are ready to go – the crabs and the prawns are fully grown and ready to catch. The fish, sea urchin, oysters, even the turtle are fat and really yummy. I don’t know what time of year it is but we just look at the wattle in bloom, then we know! Our grandfathers and grandmothers didn’t know the months of the year – they’d just look at the flowers.”

This design was created at the HopeVale Arts and Culture Centre during a workshop with Cairns based Textile artist Bobbie Rueben.

Size and fit

Treat me right

Design is printed on linen with quality inks and then heat-set; designs are colourfast. Each metre of fabric is hand-printed and is unique - fabulous variations often occur!

Please treat your wearable art with love and care – we recommend cold hand wash, dry in shade, and reverse iron.

Made in a beautiful blend of hemp and organic cotton for that soft worn-in feel and an eco-friendly footprint, this relaxed tee is just like a prized vintage store find – only fresh.

- 55% Hemp, 45% Organic Cotton
- Relaxed fit 
- Ribbed neckline
- Cold machine wash

• 70% Rayon, 30% Viscose
• Lightweight, non-stretch fabric
• Relaxed, loose fit
• Can be tied up or worn down
• Cold hand-wash

Magpie Goose is a fashion social enterprise showcasing the bright, bold, fabulous textiles designed by Aboriginal artists and hand screen printed in Australia.

• Sleeveless top
• Buttons down the back
• Pink, blue, yellow print on cream cotton drill 
• Fabric designed in Hopevale QLD and hand screen printed in Sydney
• Top made in Sydney
  

Artist - Wanda Gibson

Wanda is a Nukgal Wurra woman of the Guugu Yimithirr people (on her mum’s side), and lives in HopeVale on the Cape York Peninsula QLD. Her dad is a Yuuethawarra man and his country is around Cape Melville. Both of Wanda’s parents were stolen generation and were brought to Cape Bedford Mission when they were 10 or 12. During WWII her parents and the community were taken from the mission and transported to Woorabinda as the German missionary was suspected as a spy.

Wanda was born in Woorabinda in 1946, and her family returned to HopeVale when she was 3. Her father cleared the block where she continues to live today. Wanda’s father was a blacksmith and her mum raised the kids. “They used to go out to work on a farm to make a bit of money for themselves – but otherwise they wouldn’t get money for their work at the mission”. After school Wanda worked doing domestic duties for missionary staff. Wanda, her husband and kids moved to Redland Bay and Mt Isa before returning to Hopevale where she worked at the local supermarket for 21 years.

After her husband passed away Wanda started working with the other ladies down at the art centre. Wanda is a master weaver – she weaves baskets, birds, and fish from dried grass. She is also a painter and completed a Diploma of Visual Arts at Cairns TAFE in 2014. Wanda has five kids, 11 grandkids and 5 great-grandkids. She enjoys fishing and camping down at the coloured sands beach (Elim) near Hopevale.

Art story - Family Washing

“My design takes me back to my childhood when we used to go to the beach for a holiday every year. We only got two weeks holiday from mission life. It would take us two days to walk to the beach! It’s 45km, so if we left at 6am on the first day we’d arrive by 6pm the second day. We had to carry everything - food, blankets, clothes - so we could only take three dresses: one to wash, one to wear, and one spare.  

We’d build a humpie down there to sleep under. When we had to do our washing, we’d roll a 44 gallon drum down to the creek, boil water in the drum, hang it up, and wait for it to dry! I drew the style of dresses the Lutheran Church used to give us for Christmas. At Christmas time we would get dresses, or pants, a jacket maybe, and a few toys. We used to look forward to our new clothes.”

This design was created at the HopeVale Arts and Culture Centre during a workshop with Cairns based Textile artist Bobbie Rueben.

Size and fit

Treat me right

Design is printed on cotton with quality inks and then heat-set; designs are colourfast. Each metre of fabric is hand-printed and is unique - fabulous variations often occur!

Please treat your wearable art with love and care – we recommend cold hand wash, dry in shade, and reverse iron.

This classic crew tee is made from premium 100% linen jersey. Features matching rib neck, side hem splits and quality finishings. 

Elka Collective is a Melbourne based label inspired by a desire to create beautifully constructed feminine clothes with a focus on luxurious natural fabrics and unique prints. They design wearable clothing that combines classic tailoring with a relaxed, easy to wear Australian aesthetic.

The Elka Collective customer seeks quality, fashionable and relaxed garments to fit her lifestyle.

Colour: Grey Marble

This classic crew tee is made from premium 100% linen jersey. Features matching rib neck, side hem splits and quality finishings. 

Elka Collective is a Melbourne based label inspired by a desire to create beautifully constructed feminine clothes with a focus on luxurious natural fabrics and unique prints. They design wearable clothing that combines classic tailoring with a relaxed, easy to wear Australian aesthetic.

The Elka Collective customer seeks quality, fashionable and relaxed garments to fit her lifestyle.

Colour: Navy

A new take on the classic Tee by Elka Collective.

- Drafted in our premium 100% linen
- A feature rib neckline in seasonal colours and stick detailing at the neck
- A perfect tran-seasonal layering piece.

The Lagoon Camisole in a linen fabric features a straight neckline and thick fixed straps. This piece is fully lined and a clean, dressy fit.

• Linen fabric
• Fully lined
• Straight neckline
• Thick fixed straps
• Clean, dressy fit 

The Dusk Leaf Camisole is an exclusive print in a linen fabric. Featuring a straight neckline and thick fixed straps. This piece is fully lined and a clean, dressy fit.

• Exclusive print
• Linen fabric
• Fully lined
• Straight neckline
• Thick fixed straps
• Clean, dressy fit 

The Canopy Top is an exclusive print in a natural ramie fabric. Featuring a soft V neckline, side splits and tunic length. This piece is a clean, dressy fit. 

- Exclusive print
- Ramie fabric
- Soft V neckline
- Side splits
- Tunic length
- Clean, dressy fit

The Shade Top is an exclusive print in a textured ramie fabric. Featuring a high scoop neck and a flared layered sleeve. This piece is a relaxed, casual fit. 

- Exclusive print
- Textured ramie fabric
- High scoop neck
- Drop shoulder
- Flared layered sleeve
- Relaxed, casual fit

Zulu & Zephyr present the Shelter Top, an exclusive print in cotton linen fabric. It features a V neckline, soft shoulder pad, front hem split and a full wide sleeve. This piece is a clean, dressy fit. We suggest pairing this top with white or blue denim bottoms for a great weekend look or tuck the front in to a high-waisted skirt to dress it up.

• Exclusive print
• Cotton linen fabric
• V neckline
• Floaty full sleeve
• Soft shoulder pad
• Front hem split with soft curve
• Clean, dressy fit

Fresh and oh-so-feminine. Our Realism Top feels just right for a weekend away or a brunch down the street. It has been cut from a beautiful textured fabric and is accented with soft ruffles.

100% Cotton