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Stewart was the creator and managing director behind NZ Fashion Week for nearly 20 years, until she sold the business earlier this year. She received the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to fashion and the community in 2012. She’s previously been a judge at the Hokonuis, and says the annual competition in Gore plays an important part in the industry. “It sparks an interest in young designers and gives them a chance to be really creative and that’s not always possible when you also have to be commercial,’’ she said. “It gives them an insight into working to deadlines, having to make something to a product size and how to think about how it will look on a catwalk – all fundamental things that designers need to know how to do.’’
Some of the designs had been inspired by the pandemic, she said. “There are a few sad stories, and some have dedicated garments to people they have lost or were ill. They’re the stories that the audience, unfortunately, doesn’t get to see.’’ Show convenor Sheree McIntyre said there were fewer entries overall this year, but that was not a bad thing. “There’s about 40 less than last time but we’re actually excited about that, because it means we can make more of a show of them, they can take their time on the catwalk to get shown at their best, and it allows more choreography,’’ she said.
“Everybody’s very shocked by it,” he said. JOSEPH JOHNSON/Stuff Four people died after the truck and van collided at the intersection of Cochranes and Wakanui roads in Elgin. “People were hearing various stories, but on Saturday morning we started to get confirmation that they were coming here.” In a touching tribute, 16-year-old singer Zac Griffith, who won the intermediate competition, dedicated his performance to the four people who lost their lives. “He's a very genuine young guy, he's only a teenager, and it was good for him to do that,” Geary said. “Nobody prompted him, he just did it himself.”