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The 30th Hokonui Fashion Design Awards were held on Saturday night. The winner of the award for excellence by Vicki Taylor-Blair of Dunedin.
She has never been to the drawing school, and a friend taught her how to sew.
The garment that she produced caused the head judge's hair to stand on his neck.
Vicki Taylor-Blair of Dunedin won the Mataura Award for Excellence in Licensing at the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards in Gore on Saturday evening
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A model in performance designed by Adrian Barclay and his team at Venom.
Taylor-Blair's entry into the Open Nightlife section was made of white denim and cotton lace, a combination that she described as "unconventional for a nighttime entry."
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This is not the first time that she has won a win at Hokonuis – she wins victories in the men's section and the collections of the five years she entered
Friend Judy Agnew appeals her sewing – but aside from getting into more design contests, Taylor-Blair does not intend to take his bespoke advertising
"It's really a tough job. Basically, you get a starting price and start the next one – but I like that. When you are passionate about what you do, it does not bother you that it is a hard job.
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] Mayor of Invercargill, Tim Shadbolt, on podium with fellow mayors Tracy Hicks and Gary Tong
And his victory was popular – especially with the 21 friends who drove from Dunedin to Gore to support her. "It was great to have them here – I think they had a good time.
WORLD's Chief Judge Francis Hooper said that the entrance coming down from the Footbridge made the hair stand on its back. "
" It's so striking, it has a beautiful silhouette and seeing it go down the runway was such a sumptuous moment. "
The article by Stephanie Travis, from Invercargill, in the section collectio ns.
Hooper was joined on the jury by Sue Prescott, professor of fashion at Massey University, who paid tribute to the number of strong and innovative entries in the school sections.
"The amount of the textile innovation, where they had dyed their own "
Heather Paterson's QSM Award awarded to Anna Balloch for her participation in the Ope section n Nightlife was awarded to the best Southland designer.
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The article in Anna Balloch, from Gore, in the Nightlife section, who won the Heather Paterson QSM Memorial Award
] Results:
- Winner of the Amore Avant Garde School Section: Alice Parsons, from Bayfield High School
- Winner of the Macca Lodge Sustainable Schools Section: George Park, Bayfield High School
- Winner of the Regional Section of the Ford Schools Nightlife: Libby Dalziel, from St Matthews Collegiate.
- Abed Ghandour of the Hayley School of Fashion, Christchurch, winner of the Streetwear Open Streetwear Award.
- Winner of the New World Gore Sustainable Award: Viv Tamblyn, of Gore.
- Gore District Council 1980s Retro Award Winner: Marike Uys, of Christchurch.
- Laureate of the Liz Thomas Collections Prize: Seda Demirsoy, of Tauranga.
- Winner of the Hokonui Heritage Precinct Avant Garde Award: Laura Hearn of Christchurch.
- Winner of the Mataura Licensing Trust Award of Excellence: Vicki Taylor-Blair, Dunedin.
- Heartland Hotel Croydon Winner of Nightlife: Vicki Taylor Blair, Dunedin.
- Heather Paterson Winner of the QSM Memorial Trophy: Anna Balloch, Gore.
- Winner of the Southern Institute of Technology Young Designer Award: Jackson Smith, of Christchurch.
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The entry of Jessica Knowles, from Te Anau, in the Avant Garde section.
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The winning entry in the Open Guard Avant section of Laura Hearn, Christchurch.
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The entry of Invercargill's creator, Amanda Tangiwai, Laureate of the Tohu Wines Auaha Award
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The 30th Annual Hokonui Fashion Design Awards took place at the Gore Town and Country Club on Saturday night. On the photo the winner of the Mataura Licensing Trust Award Excellence by Vicki Taylor-Blair of Dunedin, left, who also won the Open Nightlife section
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Award of Excellence Mataura Licensing Trust by Vicki Taylor-Blair of Dunedin, who also won the Open Nightlife section at the 30th Hokonui Fashion Design Awards in Gore.
– Stuff
