THE BRANDS

FRENCH83

At only three years old, men’s tailoring brand French83 has already established itself as a strong presence in the menswear market, having already established…

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LUMEE

Professional photographer Allan Shoemake was having problems with lighting when skyping his daughter who was studying overseas. He made the first prototype with Christmas…

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WORLD

Established in 1989 by Denise L’Estrange-Corbet and Francis Hooper, WORLD is a personality brand filled with a factory of ideas and experiments. This is…

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YU MEI

Throughout high school Jessie Wong did a couple of industry internships and then continued to study fashion in Dunedin. As soon as Wong graduated…

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OVNA OVICH

Inspiration comes from a variety of places, but for Marina Davis, her eureka moment arrived when she considered designing a collection made from Global…

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EM&CAIT

Design is almost always a collaborative process, and for design duo Caty Bartholomeusz and Emily Chin, the spark began while studying together at New…

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FRENCH83

In her graduate year at Whitecliffe College of Art & Design, Nicole Wesseling took part in the Restyle Project organised by French83. To her…

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MOTEL BIBLE

With a scramble to enter the Miromoda competition in June, Reremoana Sheridan combined her love of home sewing and frequent market trips to develop…

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KHARL-WILLIAM WIREPA

A self-proclaimed fashionista, Kharl-William Wirepa has taken his lifelong interest in fashion and moved into design. His background is as an international visual merchandiser…

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