Tessa Bailey-Lont, upcoming designer, will be showcasing her latest collection Maui and the Sun at a catwalk show at the very special location of Te Hono ki Hawaiki marae inside Te Papa on 20th March and the public is invited…
Tessa Bailey-Lont, upcoming designer, will be showcasing her latest collection Maui and the Sun at a catwalk show at the very special location of Te Hono ki Hawaiki marae inside Te Papa on 20th March and the public is invited…
"Tessa Bailey-Lont’s a new and upcoming designer and we will be showcasing her latest collection. We’ve hand picked models from around the country and we’re sure this will be a great show. The venue at Te Papa will provide a stunning background for our event" says Show Manager Costantino Varela.
With Kaupapa Maori as her muse, Bailey-Lont was intuitively drawn to the Maori legend, Maui and the sun. As Tamanui the sun eagerly flies through the sky without consideration for the people below, the legend reminds us to slow down and seize the day.
The story held great relevance to Tessa’s life at the time – for the artist, model, mother and design school graduate and entrepreneur the days seemed to be passing too quickly.
With this in mind, she set to work fusing traditional Maori design and concepts with contemporary methods of fabric manufacture, ultimately creating a sexy collection of great finesse.
Interweaving her Maori ancestry with modern silhouettes, and dramatically integrating dance onto the runway, this is one fashion show not to be missed!
Te Hono ki Hawaiki marae
Te Papa museum in Wellington
Saturday 20th March, 1pm.
Read our review of the fashion show here, reviewed by Tine Woren, on Thread.co.nz.
Leave a Reply