iD Fashion: The Emerging Designer Awards

Most commercial collection winner Talia Jimenez’ marine ecosystem-inspired designs on the catwalk at the iD International Emerging Designer Awards at the Dunedin Railway Station last night. : iD Fashion: The Emerging Designer Awards

Best New Zealand collection: Megan Stewart’s designs. : iD Fashion: The Emerging Designer Awards

Second place-getter Lila John’s collection, based on a woman’s second coming of age. : iD Fashion: The Emerging Designer Awards

Excellence in design award winner Tess Norquay’s designs, parodying the the patriarchal ideologies of the advertising industry. : iD Fashion: The Emerging Designer Awards

Make-up artist Izzy Ellis applies make-up to model Izzy Geytenbeek (15) before the runway show last night. : iD Fashion: The Emerging Designer Awards

iD International Emerging Designer Awards designers (from left) Tess Norquay, of Wellington, Zhuxuan (Amy) He, of Sydney, Talia Jimenez, of Sydney, Kristen Meaclem, of Wellington, Natalie Vladimiroff, of Sydney, Victoria Bliss, of Melbourne; and... : iD Fashion: The Emerging Designer Awards

A model shows an item from Ann Xiao’s collection A balance of contradictions. : iD Fashion: The Emerging Designer Awards

Punters line up at the show. : iD Fashion: The Emerging Designer Awards

Auckland designer’s Phillip von Fury’s celebration of queer identity. : iD Fashion: The Emerging Designer Awards