The list of designers for this year’s New Zealand Fashion week is out, with more than 40 stylists ready to showcase their new collections.
The line-up includes a powerhouse of Kiwi fashion designers, including Andrea Moore, Huffer, Juliette Hogan, Stolen Girlfriends Club, Trelise Cooper and Zambesi.
Australian designer Charlie Brown was also announced as part of the line-up last month.
The NZFW event kicks off on Tuesday, September 4 at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre, when designers show off their autumn/winter 2013 collections across four days.
The designer shows are followed by Fashion Weekend, where the public is invited to have a look at the new collections.
Wellington designer Deryn Schmidt, acclaimed for her Joy of Life collection in 2011, is behind one of this year’s most anticipated collections.
Other highlights include the annual Miromoda platform, which gives Maori designers the opportunity to showcase their talents over NZFW, and the New Zealand Weddings Magazine Collections.
NZFW managing director Pieter Stewart says she is excited about this year’s line-up, and “after 12 years at the helm of such a diverse event, one of its defining characteristics is the ever-changing line-up of designers each year”.
Confirmed designers:
A La Robe / Auckland
Alma J / Auckland
Andrea Moore / Wellington
Anna Schimmel / Auckland
Annah Stretton / Morrinsville
Arielle Mermin / Tauranga
Brady / Auckland
Charlie Brown / Australia
Christopher Woods-Huia / Auckland
Company of Strangers / Dunedin
Crane Brothers / Auckland
Cybele / Auckland
Daniel K / Auckland
Deryn Schmidt / Wellington
Dmonic Intent / Auckland
Hailwood / Auckland
Hohepa Thompson / Wellington
Huffer / Auckland
Ingrid Starnes / Auckland
John Zimmermann / Auckland
Juliette Hogan / Auckland
Koia Gray / Wellington
Liam / Auckland
Marsh Ranginui / Whanganui
Michelle Yvette / Auckland
Monique Lynch / Auckland
Olivia Edington / Wainuiomata
Pia Boutique / Auckland
Poto Morgan / Ngaruawahia
Ruby / Auckland
Sable and Minx / Auckland
Sera Lilly / Auckland
Shona Tawhiao / Auckland
Silence Was… / Auckland
Stolen Girlfriends Club / Auckland
Surface Too Deep / Wellington
Trelise Cooper / Auckland
Twenty-Seven Names / Wellington
Vinka Design / Auckland
Zambesi / Auckland
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