Cultural integrity, stealth wealth style and plenty of black made a mark at NZ Fashion Week.
Blame pavlovas, Russell Crowe and Phar Lap for the misconception that New Zealand and Australia are one and the same. Similar flags, a fixation on the America’s Cup and individual approaches to vowels make us kissing cousins, but New Zealand Fashion Week shows relative differences.in Sydney or the Melbourne Fashion Festival, guests usually run a gaudy gauntlet of aspiring influencers in borrowed designer clothing and high street knock-offs waiting to be photographed.
“I used to think that Australian and New Zealand fashion were more similar but seeing the strength of the designers here with organic fabrications and styling has been impressive. I think that there should be even more designers showing.”Getty Two weeks ago, the store started stocking French luxury label Celine. The most expensive items were the ones to sell first.
Kiri Nathan became the first Maori designer to open NZFW, in a schedule where 10 Maori-owned labels delivered solo shows. The absence of mid-career designers such as Wynn Hamlyn and Maggie Marilyn, who showed at Australian Fashion Week in May, made way for strong voices. “This year represents a 100 per cent shift at NZFW,” Luke says. “It’s about time this has happened. We have been cast in the shadows for so long. I hope it continues on and becomes more refined over the years.”
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