ROWLAND VISION

MY NAME IS LINDYN ROWLAND, A PROUD WIRADJURI & WAIBEN ISLAND MAN BORN ON AWABAKAL/WORIMI COUNTRY, AND CURRENTLY LIVING IN NAARM/MELBOURNE, WURUNDJERI COUNTRY.

I AM THE FOUNDER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR & HEAD STYLIST OF ROWLAND VISION, THE FIRST & ONLY INDEPENDENTLY OWNED FIRST NATIONS EYEWEAR BRAND.

WITH A PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL REPRESENTATION AND RESPECT, I AM COMMITTED TO A ROLE OF SHOWCASING THE RICH TAPESTRY OF BLA(C)K ARTISTRY AND DESIGN ON A GLOBAL PLATFORM.

I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY, WITH MY RECENT ROLE AS HEAD STYLIST OF THE DAVID JONES INDIGENOUS FASHION PROJECTS RUNWAY AT AUSTRALIAN FASHION WEEK 2024 HAS EQUIPPED ME WITH INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN CURATING VISUALLY COMPELLING NARRATIVES THAT HONOURS PEOPLE OF COLOUR HERITAGE AND STORYTELLING.