I've been quiet on here for a few weeks now, busy sewing commissions for a new label as they get ready for their NZ fashion week and Pasifika festival launch! Of course that means I can't show off what I've been working on until February (fingers crossed it doesn't get postponed by covid a second time!). So that got me thinking, I went and hunted through an old hard drive from my fashion student days, and voila I found this photo of the first ever time one of my creations went down the runway! It's from almost exactly 10years ago, from a design competition in which I placed runner up (I can't even remember it's name now) but I do remember the outfit, it was a fusion of 18th century pirate and modern skinny jeaned street wear, called the 'Modern Smuggler' it was my final university project and was based on my own family history (there's bootleggers in the family tree!) There's something rather special about seeing a model on the runway and thinking: I made that. I look forward to showing off the images of the latest creations next year 😍
Tammy Twinkletoes 