What if getting dressed could be as simple as popping on something comfortable, colourful and meaningful, and getting on with your day? Maria Grujicic shares why dresses have become her everyday go-to, how she tests her own wearable art, and how a picture book inspired by walking and noticing nature in Woolner, Darwin, became the Little Luna May collection.

A personal reflection on teaching, clothing and memory — from the patterned skirts I wore in European classrooms to family textiles and the wearable-art designs now taking shape in my studio.