Tiki couture wins award in fashion show - General Tiki

T TheMuggler Tiki Socialite Brooklyn, NY Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 293	T TheMuggler Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 2:19 PM http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3524327&thesection=news&thesubsection=general Here is the text, but follow the link to see the photo. Tiki tour to Milan for dress creation 19.09.2003 - By NATASHA HARRIS A tiki "carved" into a dress has won designer Jenny Walker a two-week stay in Milan observing the Versace design team. Ms Walker's "Tiki", a polyester halter-neck dress with a tiki design sewn on to it, beat 299 entries to take the supreme award last night at the Style Pasifika Spectacular in the Auckland Town Hall. The back of the dress has two "swirls" on the bottom. Ms Walker made the dress to show her fashion school in Canada what New Zealand culture looked like. "I just wanted to have a material that was quite shiny and quite reflective on stage so when it moved it had different colours, like greenstone does." Ms Walker will spend two weeks in Milan next year observing top fashion designer Versace, all expenses paid. The Westfield awards, centring on Pacific-influenced fashion, attracted 300 entries in 10 categories from New Zealand, Tahiti, Samoa, Australia, Tonga and Fiji. Categories included evening wear, bridal wear and street wear. ©Copyright 2003, NZ Herald
S SES Member Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 992	S SES Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 2:30 PM [ Edited by: susane on 2004-01-20 06:15 ]
K Kailuageoff Member Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE Joined: Mar 27, 2002 Posts: 1506	K Kailuageoff Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 3:03 PM I think Mrs. Muggler needs one of those...
M martiki Official Mixologist http://www.smugglerscovesf.com Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 3059	M martiki Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 4:13 PM Arrr! I be liking the tiki couture! I'd wager me parrot that Carson Kressley would approve!
S SES Member Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 992	S SES Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 5:03 PM [ Edited by: susane on 2004-01-20 06:17 ]
C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Sun, Sep 21, 2003 8:09 PM I hope Versace includes it in next summer's (or cruise) line. Better yet, I hope he finances her to start her own tiki themed design house. Take away some of the Tommy Bahama market or make an entry into the Quicksilver junior market.

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TheMuggler Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 2:19 PM

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3524327&thesection=news&thesubsection=general

Here is the text, but follow the link to see the photo.

Tiki tour to Milan for dress creation
19.09.2003 - By NATASHA HARRIS

A tiki "carved" into a dress has won designer Jenny Walker a two-week stay in Milan observing the Versace design team.

Ms Walker's "Tiki", a polyester halter-neck dress with a tiki design sewn on to it, beat 299 entries to take the supreme award last night at the Style Pasifika Spectacular in the Auckland Town Hall.

The back of the dress has two "swirls" on the bottom.

Ms Walker made the dress to show her fashion school in Canada what New Zealand culture looked like.

"I just wanted to have a material that was quite shiny and quite reflective on stage so when it moved it had different colours, like greenstone does."

Ms Walker will spend two weeks in Milan next year observing top fashion designer Versace, all expenses paid.

The Westfield awards, centring on Pacific-influenced fashion, attracted 300 entries in 10 categories from New Zealand, Tahiti, Samoa, Australia, Tonga and Fiji.

Categories included evening wear, bridal wear and street wear.

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SES Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 2:30 PM

[ Edited by: susane on 2004-01-20 06:15 ]

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Kailuageoff Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 3:03 PM

I think Mrs. Muggler needs one of those...

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martiki Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 4:13 PM

Arrr! I be liking the tiki couture! I'd wager me parrot that Carson Kressley would approve!

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SES Posted posted on Fri, Sep 19, 2003 5:03 PM

[ Edited by: susane on 2004-01-20 06:17 ]

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christiki295 Posted posted on Sun, Sep 21, 2003 8:09 PM

I hope Versace includes it in next summer's (or cruise) line.

Better yet, I hope he finances her to start her own tiki themed design house. Take away some of the Tommy Bahama market or make an entry into the Quicksilver junior market.