Hitting the catwalk

The selection panel for iD Dunedin Fashion Week 2023 has released an exciting line-up for the show on Saturday 1 April, 2023.

Returning to the one of the world’s longest catwalks, the iD Show will feature fashion royalty including NOM*d, Company of Strangers, Mild Red, Charmaine Reveley, Carlson, Kahuwai, Moochi, and Liz Mitchell showcasing full Winter23 collections.

The event received funding this year from the Russell Henderson Trust to support three Central Otago designers to present capsule collections in next year’s show – ReCreate, New Lands, and Margaret Wray. Additionally, Willmott-Dalton, su’mar, Jojo Ross, and Vader, and Kate&Frances will present considered edits of their upcoming collections.

Event Manager Victoria Muir says, “We want the show to celebrate diversity in all its forms – including the designer collections and models on the catwalk. We have already held a successful open model casting to ensure the model cast is diverse.

“Another strong theme for iD 2023 is sustainability and we are working towards being a zero-waste event. The submission process this year included a request for detail about both these themes – it’s so fantastic to see how designers interpret these words and are implementing the concepts in their day-to-day practice,”
she adds.

The iD Dunedin Fashion Show will also feature the finalists in the iD International Emerging Designer Awards. Tickets are on sale now.

(cover photo: FASHION DUNEDIN RAILWAY STYLE. PHOTOGRAPHY BY SEEN IN DUNEDIN)