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The Australians invaded and swept all before them last night at the Dunedin Town Hall, as emerging designers from around the world took their flights of fashion fancy to the catwalk.

Young Paige Hughes is "blossoming'' after finishing chemotherapy treatment.

Some young designers came with big ideas about freedom, saving the oppressed, exposing the effects of viruses and to question ideas of beauty.

If making the iD judges laugh took contestants any closer to winning first prize at the International Emerging Designer Award, Sydney designer Mat Lee took a big step forward yesterday.

Nobody chooses to wear black. Black chooses you.

The percentage of pretty people was markedly higher at the Otago Polytechnic last night than in other Dunedin places.

A panicked Swiss tourist jumped from her camper van and rolled around on grass to put out flames on her hands after a split-second gas explosion in Lake Hayes last week.