Designer Focus

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

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

Quickly summed up as ‘fashion you can hear’ designer Marc Moore has translated his fierce love of music into the 11-year strong fashion brand,…

A lifelong love of fashion made Danielle Power-Silk’s decision to pursue the industry as a career natural and after her taste of success at…

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

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…

New Zealand Fashion Week 2016 marks the first time Antoine Ogilvie has presented his brand AO in a catwalk scenario where he hopes to…

Great designers have an innate talent for creating beautiful work, a skill that can never be taught. It was for this reason that Erik…

Having bounced back from difficult times, designer and owner Jenny Joblin is full of desire to build Federation into New Zealand’s strongest streetwear brand. She…

Rachel Easting and Anjali Stewart have been best friends since primary school and have joined their studies of fine arts and fashion design to…

Strong, beautiful and confident women are the driving force behind Kristian Chase’s creative vision for swimwear label Aqua Blu. The company was established in…