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ganovich and Taylor explored the idea of anxieties “from society, from being a woman, for loving other designers,” and that to reach your own thing, you have to go through them. This collection was heavily inspired by The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry, the 1973 book by literary critic Harold Bloom. All of the garments graced the runway with an I and A-line silhouette, the duo designers found the fine balance between simplicity and complexity of the design, they did this through clean tailoring and creative fabric manipulations. This look fme to Paule Ka for its simple evening wear. “The idea of the collection was a woman going down to the South of France,” Simoens said. This is communicated through the use of colour, print and the fabrics used. The ensemble featured is a two-piece suit, the blazer is cropped paired with a Capri trouser in a hue like Resene Moby.

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SHANNON OWEN

ReseneSubmerge

MATUA WILLIAMS

ReseneJust Dance

THAYLIA CROZIER-EVANS

ReseneJailbreak

EMILY VERHAAREN

ReseneKryptonite

ISABELLA SPENCER-OWEN

ReseneValour

JOSEPHINE WILLIAMS

ReseneHarmony

MICHAEL BARLOWReseneMoana

SHAGUFTA ZAIRA BIBI

ReseneI Dare You

BRAIDEN REILLE

ResenePink Ribbon

JOEANE PASI

ReseneTwisted Sister

resh paint on the runway at New Zealand Fashion Week.

Picture a walk on the wild side of 1960s fashion in Resene Wild Thing; a hood

morphing into a cape in Resene Code Red; a Frida Kahlo-inspired androgynous shirt and tie in Resene Harmony; a nod to Nina Garcia’s call for fashion versatility in Resene Fast Forward; and a hipster jumpsuit capturing the rebellion of a middle child in Resene FOMO.

In the six years since the Resene NZ Fashion Tech Colour of Fashion project began, over 75 fashion students have been launched into the business of fashion. It’s a project where Resene collaborates with NZ Fashion Tech giving

undergrads in their final year of study at campuses in Auckland and Wellington a chance to be part of a professional fashion shoot, direct their own portfolio images from behind the camera and feature in a Resene online gallery.

The 2019 line-up of talent that faced the judges in June saw 39 extraordinary works of silk worn by models in this season’s palette of fashion colours from Resene.

Crafted and nuanced by the students into contemporary fashion looks, intricate design rationales, bold creative expression and technical precision, the garments were put through their paces at the judging.