Kiwi designer, Courtney Pellow, woke up this morning to images of supermodel Gigi Hadid
arriving in Milan wearing one of her garments. Photographers captured images of the famous
model arriving with her brother Anwar, in time for Spring 2019 runway shows in the renowned
fashion capital.
Hadid styled Pellow’s hand-made, upcycled, gumboot sock pants with a Chanel handbag,
Prada sneakers and a fitted black zip-neck fleece tucked into the pants, making them the focal
point of the outfit.
Pellow’s ‘New Zealand For Sale’ collection takes aspects of Kiwi nostalgia and turns them into
uniquely crafted fashion. The pants, worn by Hadid, are designed using a patchwork of
upcycled woollen gumboot socks. Seeing a garment that is crafted from such a New Zealand
staple, worn in a high fashion context is a huge nod to Kiwi talent and ingenuity.
Gigi Hadid wears Courtney Pellow grey patchwork pants with an elasticized waistband, worn with Prada sneakers and a galactic motif Chanel bag. Image from VOGUE.
It is incredibly fitting that on the anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, a young
female creative [and self-started business owner] has achieved this massive international
milestone. In the age of social media influencers, having an international celebrity with over 43
million instagram followers wearing a garment designed and hand-made in New Zealand is a
massive victory for our country’s entire industry.
Gigi Hadid wearing Courtney Pellow ~ White Camo Cropped Jeans ~ in Milan today.
By Stacey Henderson
20 September 2018