New Zealand's top established and emerging designers, plus the first Australian import designer, are set to showcase their Autumn/Winter Collections at the eighth annual Air New Zealand Fashion Week 2008.
Air New Zealand Fashion Week Director Pieter Stewart said she was pleased with the list of Kiwi Designers confirmed so far at this year's event at Auckland's Viaduct Harbour Marine Village from 16-21st September 2008.
"Our weeklong event provides an ideal platform for New Zealand designers to showcase their collections to New Zealand and the world. It also allows an excellent opportunity for many facets of the fashion industry to creatively and passionately work together," says Pieter Stewart.New Zealand's top established and emerging designers, plus the first Australian import designer, are set to showcase their Autumn/Winter Collections at the eighth annual Air New Zealand Fashion Week 2008.
Air New Zealand Fashion Week Director Pieter Stewart said she was pleased with the list of Kiwi Designers confirmed so far at this year's event at Auckland's Viaduct Harbour Marine Village from 16-21st September 2008.
"Our weeklong event provides an ideal platform for New Zealand designers to showcase their collections to New Zealand and the world. It also allows an excellent opportunity for many facets of the fashion industry to creatively and passionately work together," says Pieter Stewart.Many of New Zealand's creme de la creme fashion designers were selected such as Trelise Cooper, Annah Stretton, Yvonne Benetti, Hailwood, World, Zambesi, Huffer, Karen Walker, Nom*D, Stolen Girlfriends Club, Cybele and many more. Plus Australian designer KIRRILY jOHNSTON will make her New Zealand debut, establishing what Managing Director Pieter Stewart hopes will become an ongoing Trans-Tasman fashion exchange.
The well-established labels were complemented by a long list of fresh emerging New Zealand labels such as Stitch Ministry, Michael Pattison, NYNE, Sable & Minx and Emma Wallace.
With some designers still under negotiation for shows, the list of designers to date includes approximately 50 fashion designers and 42 individual shows, along with the ever popular Verge Breakthrough Designer Show.
"Air New Zealand Fashion Week has significantly raised the profile of the fashion industry and created many off-shoot industries developed through Air New Zealand Fashion Week itself. A lengthy list of fashion related businesses such as modelling agencies, stylists, PR agencies, showrooms, fashion media, sponsorship brands, hairdressers and make-up artists all flourish as a result of Air New Zealand Fashion Week and the seasonal injection of business," says Stewart.
This year anyone who misses out on seeing shows during the four trade days can head down to Air New Zealand Fashion WEEKEND which is open to the public. The new simplified format will see Fashion WEEKEND fall on the Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st of September. Event organizers expect the change to the weekend days should make it more accessible for everyone to come down and enjoy this premium fashion and entertainment event. Last year close to 10,000 people attended the public days, and this year the greatly expanded schedule of onsite events should entice even more people to come down to the interactive Halsey Street venue.
Attractions at Air New Zealand Fashion WEEKEND include numerous Season Preview Shows by some of the country's top designers. Moa, Lucie Boshier, Adrian Hailwood, Annah Stretton, Carpenters Daughter, Lara Parker, Liberty & Survival and other premium retail brands are rumored to be on show at this year's Air New Zealand Fashion WEEKEND. Plus the ever popular Designer Selection Shows are set to impress weekend audiences with a top selection of garments from in-season collections along with some highlight items from Autumn/Winter collections 2009.
For those that want to enhance their own designer wardrobe the much-loved Air New Zealand Designer Garage Sale will be expanding this year, taking over the bigger Westpac Tent venue.
The following is a provisional list of designers and labels that are scheduled to show at Air New Zealand Fashion Week 2008 (16th - 21st September). Please note that additions and changes may be made to this list prior to the release of the provisional show schedule in late August.
Alexandra Owen / Alexandra Owen / WELLINGTON
Ana Steele / Ana Steele / AUCKLAND
Annah Stretton / Annah Stretton / MORRINSVILLE
Barbara Lee / Barbara Lee / CHRISTCHURCH
Basquesse / Viviana Pannell / WELLINGTON
Chelsea Thorpe / Chelsea Thorpe / GISBORNE
Crowded Elevator / Carl Thompson / AUCKLAND
Cybele / Cybele Wiren / AUCKLAND
Deadly Ponies / Liam Bowden & Katie Smith / AUCKLAND
Deborah Sweeney / Deborah Sweeney / WELLINGTON
Deuchar / Kellie Chapman / MT MAUNGANUI
DOOSH / Theresa Brady / AUCKLAND
Emma / Emma Wallace / WELLINGTON
FourFontaine / Mark Hurley / AUCKLAND
Hailwood / Adrian Hailwood / AUCKLAND
Huffer / Dan Buckley & Steve Dunstan / AUCKLAND
Jaeha / Alex-Kim Jaeha / AUCKLAND
Juliette Hogan / Juliette Hogan / AUCKLAND
Kagi and Miss G / Kat Gee / AUCKLAND
Karen Walker / Karen Walker / AUCKLAND
KIRRILYjOHNSTON / Kirrily Johnston / AUSTRALIA
Liz Mitchell / Liz Mitchell / AUCKLAND
Lonely Hearts Club / Aimee McFarlane & Helene Morris / AUCKLAND
Lucie Boshier / Lucie Boshier / AUCKLAND
Michael Pattison / Michael Pattison / AUCKLAND
Michelle Yvette / Michelle Wilson / AUCKLAND
Moneyshot / Lyndon Shama / AUCKLAND
New Life Maternity Fashion / Jo Robertson / MORRINSVILLE
Nom*D / Margarita Robertson / DUNEDIN
NYNE / Tina Patrick / HAMILTON
Ooby Ryn / Robyn Brooks / CAMBRIDGE
Paula Ryan / Paula Ryan / AUCKLAND
Sable & Minx / Theresa Brady / AUCKLAND
Salasai / Kirsha Whitcher / HASTINGS
Sera Lilly / Cheryl Lilly / AUCKLAND
Sheryl May / Sheryl May / GISBORNE
Skunk Funk / Christian Morris / AUSTRALIA
Starfish and Laurie Foon / Laurie Foon & Carleen Schollam / WELLINGTON
Stitch Ministry / Kylee Davis / AUCKLAND
Stolen Girlfriends Club / Marc moore & Dan Gosling / AUCKLAND
Tav Limited / Ellena Tavioni / COOK ISLANDS
The Artist Goldsmith / Christine Hafermalz-Wheeler / AUCKLAND
The Carry Bag Company Ltd / Vanya Orme / AUCKLAND
Trelise Cooper / Trelise Cooper / AUCKLAND
Trelise Kids / Trelise Cooper / AUCKLAND
Twentysevennames / Anjali Stewart & Rachel Easting / WELLINGTON
Women and Cafe & Marbles / Toni-Marie Hood / MT MAUNGANUI
WORLD / Denise Lestrange-Corbet / AUCKLAND
Yvonne Bennetti / Sarah Paykel / AUCKLAND
Zambesi / Liz & Neville Findlay / AUCKLAND
For more information check out the Air New Zealand Fashion Week website.
30/07/08