Retro design wins Westfield Style Pasifika Fashion Award
07 Sep '07
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The tradition of the Westfield Style Pasifika Fashion Awards to deliver the unexpected, extraordinary and brilliant in fashion design - with a twist that celebrates our part of the world – has been achieved once again with this year's winning design from the Schwarzkopf Osis Three Piece Collection category, Tiki Tour '62, by Tauranga based designers Donna Dinsdale and Debra Laraman.
The TVNZ Supreme Award was presented at the Westfield Style Pasifika Fashion Award and Entertainment Spectacular with an audience of over 4,000 at Auckland's new Vector Arena tonight ( Friday September 7 2007)
A Retro design that uses the images of a 1960's Tourism poster digitally printed onto silk – this dynamic 3 piece “contrasts the inappropriate tourism imagery of 1962 with contemporary styling.”
Debra Laraman is Group Leader of Creative Design at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Donna Dinsdale is also a tutor at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and both of them are committed to the success of their students. They have entered Westfield Style Pasifika in other years and been finalists in a number of sections.
They introduced the Westfield Style Pasifika Fashion Award to their students some years ago and it has become part of the course. They have also created garments of their own to enter and despite being regular finalists they have never won before although several of their students have won and graduates still enter.
The Runner Up to the TVNZ SupremeAward is Kohai Grace, from Porirua in Wellington. Utilising flax fibre and ancient techniques of traditional Maori cloak weaving, Grace's garment is hand woven into a stunning modern example of “the little black dress”.
Modern threads have been incorporated into the garment for a touch of contemporary “bling”. An experienced weaver with a passion for textile arts, Grace has exhibited her craft both nationally and internationally over a 20 year career.
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