Nancybird began back in the heady days of the early 2000′s… They were the dial-up internet, pre-website, sewing in the living room days…
Nancybird unofficially began back in 2001, with Emily using some of the textile prints created in her fine art course to make a small collection of purses and bags. She brought them to a couple of local stores in Melbourne known for their support of Australian design, and nancybird was born.
The name “nancybird” comes from the work Emily was doing at university – her main focus was the way AFL footballers looked when photographed while taking a mark – it looks almost like a ballet dance. The word “nancyboy” was bandied around for this uni work, but for the label nancybird was eventually settled on – it ended up being a mix of the nancyboy and “dollybird”, which is an old 60′s term for a cool lady.