iD Dunedin Fashion Week designer Emily Cooper, of Silkbody,
gets the paparazzi treatment from tourists (from left) Xiu
Low, Carmen Leong, Ana Siau, and Crystal Gan, all of
Malaysia, at the Dunedin Railway Station yesterday. Photo
by Stephen Jaquiery.
Otago sisters Emily and Tamsin Cooper will combine their
design talent for the first time at iD Dunedin Fashion Week
next year.
Models dressed in Emily's Silkbody clothing and adorned in
Tamsin's Tamsin Cooper jackets and accessories, will strut
down the 110m catwalk at the Dunedin Railway Station during
shows on April 8 and 9.
Emily was "really excited" about collaborating with her
sister and believed their labels complemented each other
nicely.
While Tamsin Cooper has appeared in iD before, it will be
Silkbody's first showing and Emily was "really flattered" to
feature alongside about 20 other established and emerging
designers during the highlight of the fashion week.
iD Fashion Committee chairwoman Susie Staley said there had
been an "unprecedented response" from designers wanting to be
part of the event, with twice as many applications received
as places available.
"The shows will feature a hotbed of talented New Zealand
designers, who all stock in local Dunedin retail outlets,"
she said.
The shows will feature high-profile labels showcasing their
winter collections including Nom*D, Carlson, Mild Red,
Charmaine Reveley, Twenty-seven names and Company of
Strangers, alongside Wellington-based designer Lela Jacobs.
New to iD will be renowned Auckland-based footwear designer
Kathryn Wilson, following her recent debut at New Zealand
Fashion Week.
Eight mini collections from Elusiv, DADA, Vaughan Geeson, Lou
and Ash, Richard Moore (formerly label Dot Com), Maaike
(Abbey van Schreven), and Katie-maree Cole, will also show.
Completing the line-up of designers will be the best of the
2010 Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion graduates, and
winners from the 2011 iD International Emerging Designer
Awards show.
iD Dunedin Fashion Week will take place from April 5 to 10
next year.
- ellie.constantine@odt.co.nz
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