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Tiki Āhua catwalk ignites fashion fire
Flames of contemporary fashion fused with Māori culture flickered brightly in Te Puia in Rotorua last night at the inaugural Tiki Āhua - Kā Mura: Set Alight event, as fashion designers, performers and artists ignited the runway inspired by the Maori goddesses of fire through avant-garde.
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Highlights from NZ Fashion Week
2016 has marked another successful year for fashion in New Zealand. And as we draw close to the end of the event in Auckland we reflect on the week that has given many Māori fashion enthusiasts a chance to have a bit of fun.
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Wharawhara MAC’s latest make-up artist
A 24-year old up-and-coming Māori makeup artist is living one of her lifelong dreams working for MAC at this year's New Zealand Fashion Week. Maia Wharawhara is excelling at her craft and takes us behind the catwalk of the biggest event so far in her career.
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Fashion week – Salasai launches more than just event
To kick-start this year's New Zealand Fashion Week, the official launch saw Māori and Pasifika created label Salasai first to take the runway. After two seasons off the catwalk, owners Kirsha Whitcher and Kelly Watson wanted to bring something new for spectators. Today their collection debuted with a number of firsts and never seen before standout features.
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Fashion week – Fashion Fairness
A fashion designer from Palmerston North is about to make headlines at the Miromoda show this Thursday. Her collection is based on Māori identity and she's raising questions around her experience as a fair-skinned Māori.
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Māori artist leads design for NZ Olympic team
Māori visual artist Shane Hansen of Ngāti Mahanga and Ngāti Hine is leading the design of the uniform for the New Zealand team to the Olympics and the gateway he built for their home at the Olympic village in Rio.
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Native Affairs- Indigenous Fashion
Social worker, Tina Waru has been nationally recognised for her work developing aboriginal fashion in Melbourne, Australia. Now, her fashion dream she called Global Indigenous Management is fast becoming an international brand.
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Māori Designers take part in Miromoda Fashion Competition
Māori designers have taken part in the Miromoda Fashion Design Competition, to showcase their talent and compete for a spot at New Zealand Fashion week. The founder of New Zealand Fashion Week says the contest has made positive progression since its inception, with a number of participants becoming major players in the industry.
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Miromoda debuts in Porirua
Miromoda (The Indigenous Māori Fashion Apparel Board) the organisation that promotes Māori fashion design will have its first runway show in Porirua tomorrow night. Pataka Museum will set the scene for four Māori fashion designers alongside international designers from Africa and Korea.
