As demand for her artisan infant shoes grows, Lou Clifton
is turning her attention to a long-term goal - creating
footwear for adults. Ellie Constantine stepped into her
studio.
After spending 45 hours drilling 200 holes, and threading
100m of string through PVC to form just one garment, it is
little wonder Jojo Ross' graduate collection gives her
nightmares.
It's not just the push-up bras or feathered
wings that give some top Victoria's Secret models their sexy
swagger: It's their off-the-catwalk lives as mothers that
give them their confidence and signature curves, they say.
The Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion's third-year
graduating students showed they are armed and ready for
futures in the fashion industry at the annual Collections
show held on Friday night. Jude Hathaway reports.
Described as elegantly trashy and very DIY by their
creator, Underground Sundae's pieces are attracting plenty of
attention. Ellie Constantine talked to designer Anne-Mieke
Ytsma about inspiration and the challenges of business.