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STYLE | special feature 21<br />
This popular event is the southern hemisphere’s only international<br />
fashion design competition. There will be 44 collections from 21<br />
countries. Designers have to travel to Dunedin to participate in<br />
the Judging Day where they will appear in front of an international<br />
panel of judges from the fashion industry. Dunedin will be awash<br />
with young, innovative designers from Bangladesh, Croatia, Hong<br />
Kong and Italy… as well as many more. The awards have such a<br />
reputation that these young designers travel to Dunedin at their<br />
own expense just to be a part of it.<br />
Margo says it’s going to be very exciting. “The talent on show<br />
for <strong>2018</strong> is pushing boundaries with diverse cultural and personal<br />
identities explored through their fashion languages. This is a unique<br />
opportunity to be amazed by the future of the world’s fashion, right<br />
here in Dunedin.”<br />
This year’s Emerging selection committee is made up of Kiwi<br />
fashion designers Tanya Carlson, Benny Castles (WORLD), and<br />
Margi Robertson (NOM*d). They noted the exceptional standard<br />
of entries from around the world, which made selecting a pool of<br />
finalists extremely difficult.<br />
It’s going to be a feast of fashion. “iD <strong>2018</strong> will present a real<br />
diversity of cutting-edge international fashion where 21 countries<br />
are represented with each collection interpreting elements of that<br />
culture in original design,” says Tanya Carlson.<br />
Demetra Kakopieros dazzled in her<br />
2016 Emerging Designer Show.<br />
Photo David K Shields.
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