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Karmaela Art Support me on Ko-Fi 2020 has mostly been about Covid-19. For some of us luckier people with our heads above water it’s brought about a lot of introspect about priorities, and let’s face it, with all the grief, death and uncertainty, we’re all thinking about change and the future. After much hesitation and long hours of work I’ve finally made the leap into self employment to pursue my …

The Singularity Effect – Pre-Collection Development

Midway through my honors year at UTS Fashion, we’re at the stage where we have developed a pre-collection. This may or may not carry through to the final graduate collection, but will inform the direction of it. It seems there’s no better time to share some of the work I’ve developed and the progress thus far, without revealing too much of the final show.

Winner of Cooper St Creation 2013

I’m pleased to announce that a design I submitted for the Cooper St Creation fashion design competition as won. The piece has been reinterpreted by the Cooper St design team and sampled for production. Sharing some images of the design below. Additionally I have won $1000 worth of Cooper St clothing. The original winning design as seen in the portfolio post below. Couture Leather Jacket Design

iD International Emerging Designer Awards

iD International Emerging Designer Awards are part of iD Dunedin Fashion Week in March every year. This award is open to fashion graduates internationally and is held in Dunedin New Zealand. Various monetary and sponsor prizes are awarded for this internationally recognized award.

Emerging Fashion Designer Christopher Esber

Researching emerging designer profiles I looked into the work of Christopher Esber. Through exhibiting his graduate collection as well as being named a finalist in the international  Woolmark Prize Esber has received various media attention from fashion magazine giants. Esber has experienced rapidly growing success in the short time frame since graduating. Designer Background I begin my research into the designer’s background by looking at the official website, which is …

Skytrek – Work In Progress

I have been working on this at intervals over the last year, beginning in March 2012 and finalizing it in 2013. Between university, work, family and social commitments, I have been slowly hacking away at this. It feels good to finally have something to show for it. Below is a client testimonial from Jackie Pettit at The Shack.