A capacity crowd gathered for Friday night’s 2010 iD Dunedin Fashion Show and the Railway Station came alive as presenter Carol Hirschfeld opened the show beginning with Nom*D, says Kirsty MacDonald…
A capacity crowd gathered for Friday night’s 2010 iD Dunedin Fashion Show and the Railway Station came alive as presenter Carol Hirschfeld opened the show.
First on the catwalk was Nom*D with their ‘Turncoats’ collection (pictured left at NZFW, photo by Kevin Robinson). I was quite excited with this hooded collection as it featured more colour than their traditional black.
Cherry Cotton Candy was next. Cara Cotton’s collection was sporty and youthful with great colourful expression.
This year the Capsule Collection featured Vaughan Geeson, Iris, Elusiv and Burtenshaw.
Company of Strangers went for a leather look. Sara Aspinall celebrated bogan/motorcycle culture with her ‘Misery Loves Company Collection.’
Next up was the Otago Polytechnic section featuring Roxanna Zamani showing off layering texture and geometric lines in her ‘Incongruous” collection.
Sophie Hardy focused on stamp collections with her work, aptly named ‘Possession Obsession.’ She presented a beautiful red ensemble which featured a layering effect to simulate a stamp collection.
Bailey Meredith, Siobhan Moroney and Brigid Steeper’s respective collections were ‘Altered Ego’, ‘A blessing in disguise’ and ‘hIDden aBSUrdITiES’.
Donna Tulloch continues to impress with Mild Red, pictured above. Her winter 2010 collection is called ‘Money Laundering’. Her work included colours of the Royal Mint with black, charcoals, scarlet red, liquid bronze and midnight blues.
Menswear brand REMBRANDT was new to iD Dunedin. Their 2010 ‘Portraits of Success’ collection was modelled superbly by a confident group of young men. Very smart, very successful – and very sexy.
Charmaine Reveley’s 2010 collection is named ‘FREE FALL’. It featured wearable, colourful garments made of beautiful silky textiles. Her pieces would brighten up – and wrap up – the wearer on a dark Dunedin day.
Twenty-Seven Names ‘BUTTER NOT BOMBS’ collection appealed to the younger audience with their youthful styles. Annabel commented on how much her friends love the look of this label.
Carlson collections are always very tailored with intricate detail. This year’s collection was not as colourful as we have seen in the past. However I was inspired by a dress with a beautiful heart-shaped neckline and gorgeous beading which could be adapted into a stunning wedding dress!
Capsule Collection #2 featured Lou and Ash, Jane Sutherland and Lela Jacobs.
Finalists of the iD Dunedin Emerging designers work was modelled next. Check out my Emerging Designers article on Thread.co.nz for more details of some very talented designers we can expect to see some more work from in the future.
I felt having the show over two consecutive nights depleted the exclusivity factor. An event is always more sought after if tickets are hard to come by. I believe the decision to hold the show over two nights was purely a financial one. If this decision means the show continues in the future then the change was appropriate to compensate for the difficulties the committee have experienced securing sponsorship for the event.
Guest designer and international fashion icon Zandra Rhodes did not disappoint.
Her ‘Tickled Pink’ collection was world class. In the past her designs were deemed outrageous, but in my opinion her designs made the show. Vibrant colours of pink and orange matched the pink rose petals sprinkled by models on the catwalk, all complemented by exquisite jewellery crafted by Andrew Logan, led to a captivated audience, and a standing ovation.
Zandra’s collection had a real impact and left me wanting more. More colour, more fun, more frivolity and more vibrancy. I am looking forward to seeing these qualities next year in the designs featuring at the 2011 iD Dunedin Fashion Show.
By Kirsty MacDonald, March 2010.
Photo credit Chris Sullivan – Seen in Dunedin
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