School Section:
Amore
School Avante Garde Award
Winner - Alice Parsons, Bayfield High School
Runner Up - Madison Brooks, Marlborough Girls College
Highly Commended - Eva Albiston, -
Thomas green
School streetwear Award
Winner - Te Rina Coffin, Bethlehem College
Runner Up - Amelia Phillips, St Hilda's Collegiate
Highly Commended - Zoe Coventry, Wellington Girls College
Macca lodge
School sustainable Award
Winner - George Park, Bayfield High School
Runner Up - Leah Murray, Gore High School
Highly Commended - Lucy Girvan, St Hilda's Collegiate
regional ford
School Nightlife Award
Winner - Libby Dalziell, St Matthews Collegiate
Runner Up - Sophia Garner, Wellington Girls College
Highly Commended - Rebekah Graham, Rangiora High School
School Merit Awards
Hannah McNabb
Libby Dalziell
Jess Long
Hope Jackson
Gemma Sims
Julie Barrow
bernina
School award of Excellence
Winner - Alice Parsons, Bayfield High School
Special awards:
The fabric store
best use of fabric Award
Jennifer Cavanagh, Arrowtown (Collections)
O'Connor Richmond
best us of natural fibre Award
Ruth Bucknell, Masterton (Open Sustainable)
Collective Design
Garment with the most
commercial potential Award
Libby Dalziell, St Matthews Collegiate (School Nightlife)
Farmlands/fmg
best men's garment Award
Liz Reissmann, Greymouth (Collections)
Tohu Wines
auaha Award
Amanda Tangiwai, Invercargill (Open Avante Garde)
Heather Paterson QSM Memorial Trophy - Best southland designer Award
Anna Balloch, Gore (Open Nightlife)
Southern Institute of technology Young Designer Award
Jackson Smith, Christchurch (Open Avante Garde)
Mataura Licensing Trust
Award of Excellence
Winner - Vicki Taylor-Blair, Dunedin (Open Nightlife)
School Section:
Amore
School Avante Garde Award
Winner - Alice Parsons, Bayfield High School
Runner Up - Madison Brooks, Marlborough Girls College
Highly Commended - Eva Albiston, -
Thomas green
School streetwear Award
Winner - Te Rina Coffin, Bethlehem College
Runner Up - Amelia Phillips, St Hilda's Collegiate
Highly Commended - Zoe Coventry, Wellington Girls College
Macca lodge
School sustainable Award
Winner - George Park, Bayfield High School
Runner Up - Leah Murray, Gore High School
Highly Commended - Lucy Girvan, St Hilda's Collegiate
regional ford
School Nightlife Award
Winner - Libby Dalziell, St Matthews Collegiate
Runner Up - Sophia Garner, Wellington Girls College
Highly Commended - Rebekah Graham, Rangiora High School
School Merit Awards
Hannah McNabb
Libby Dalziell
Jess Long
Hope Jackson
Gemma Sims
Julie Barrow
bernina
School award of Excellence
Winner - Alice Parsons, Bayfield High School
Special awards:
The fabric store
best use of fabric Award
Jennifer Cavanagh, Arrowtown (Collections)
O'Connor Richmond
best us of natural fibre Award
Ruth Bucknell, Masterton (Open Sustainable)
Collective Design
Garment with the most
commercial potential Award
Libby Dalziell, St Matthews Collegiate (School Nightlife)
Farmlands/fmg
best men's garment Award
Liz Reissmann, Greymouth (Collections)
Tohu Wines
auaha Award
Amanda Tangiwai, Invercargill (Open Avante Garde)
Heather Paterson QSM Memorial Trophy - Best southland designer Award
Anna Balloch, Gore (Open Nightlife)
Southern Institute of technology Young Designer Award
Jackson Smith, Christchurch (Open Avante Garde)
Mataura Licensing Trust
Award of Excellence
Winner - Vicki Taylor-Blair, Dunedin (Open Nightlife)
Open Section:
Hokonui Heritage Precinct
Open Avante Garde Award
Winner - Laura Hearn, Christchurch
Runner Up - Sophie Ward, Wellington
Highly Commended - Courtney Cansdale, Christchurch
Carvin Streetwear
Open streetwear Award
Winner - Abed Ghandour, Christchurch
Runner Up - Katherine Edyvean, Christchurch
Highly Commended - George Borrie, Invercargill
Liz Thomas
Open collections Award
Winner - Seda Demirsoy, Tauranga
Runner Up - Jasmine Tainui, Tauranga
Highly Commended - Liz Reissmann, Greymouth
New World
Open sustainable Award
Winner - Viv Tamblyn, Gore
Runner Up - Ruth Bucknell, Masterton
Highly Commended - Lucy Maw, Dunedin
Heartland Hotel Croydon
Open Nightlife Award
Winner - Vicki Taylor-Blair, Dunedin
Runner Up - Kamonchakrie SaeHung, Wellington
Highly Commended - Cindy Weiss, Christchurch
Gore District Council
Open 80's retro Award
Winner - Marike Uys, Christchurch
Runner Up - Reubin Caldwell, Christchurch
Highly Commended - Rosie Gyde, Lumsden
Open Merit Awards
Viv Tamblyn - Streetwear
Jin Pingye - Streetwear
Steven Park - Sustainable
Ella van Beynen - Sustainable
Brittany Glassey - Retro 80's
Angela Christie - Retro 80's
Vida Zelenka - Retro 80's
Jennifer Cavanagh - Collections
Genaya McKenzie - Collections
Steve Hall - Collections
Brittany Glassey - Avante Garde
Amanda Tangiwai - Avante Garde
Jackson Smith - Avante Garde
Anna Balloch - Nightlife
Xiao Ping Jones - Nightlife
Open Section:
Hokonui Heritage Precinct
Open Avante Garde Award
Winner - Laura Hearn, Christchurch
Runner Up - Sophie Ward, Wellington
Highly Commended - Courtney Cansdale, Christchurch
Carvin Streetwear
Open streetwear Award
Winner - Abed Ghandour, Christchurch
Runner Up - Katherine Edyvean, Christchurch
Highly Commended - George Borrie, Invercargill
Liz Thomas
Open collections Award
Winner - Seda Demirsoy, Tauranga
Runner Up - Jasmine Tainui, Tauranga
Highly Commended - Liz Reissmann, Greymouth
New World
Open sustainable Award
Winner - Viv Tamblyn, Gore
Runner Up - Ruth Bucknell, Masterton
Highly Commended - Lucy Maw, Dunedin
Heartland Hotel Croydon
Open Nightlife Award
Winner - Vicki Taylor-Blair, Dunedin
Runner Up - Kamonchakrie SaeHung, Wellington
Highly Commended - Cindy Weiss, Christchurch
Gore District Council
Open 80's retro Award
Winner - Marike Uys, Christchurch
Runner Up - Reubin Caldwell, Christchurch
Highly Commended - Rosie Gyde, Lumsden
Open Merit Awards
Viv Tamblyn - Streetwear
Jin Pingye - Streetwear
Steven Park - Sustainable
Ella van Beynen - Sustainable
Brittany Glassey - Retro 80's
Angela Christie - Retro 80's
Vida Zelenka - Retro 80's
Jennifer Cavanagh - Collections
Genaya McKenzie - Collections
Steve Hall - Collections
Brittany Glassey - Avante Garde
Amanda Tangiwai - Avante Garde
Jackson Smith - Avante Garde
Anna Balloch - Nightlife
Xiao Ping Jones - Nightlife
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2023 winners LisT
SCHOOL Section:
SPARK
School Natural Fibres Award
Winner - Elizabeth Grounds, St Hilda's Collegiate, Dunedin
Runner Up - Risha Smuts-Kennedy, St Matthew's Collegiate, Masterton
Highly Com. - Sophie Cupit, Gore High School
COLLECTIvE DeSIGN
School streetwear Award
Winner - Caitlin Ryan, St Matthews Collegiate, Masterton
Runner Up - Kersha Napier, St Matthews Collegiate, Masterton
Highly Com. - Elijah Anscombe, The Design School, Palmerston North
Macca lodge
School UPCYCLED Award
Winner - Alice McGuinness, St Matthews Collegiate, Masterton
Runner Up - Sophia Hallett, St Matthews Collegiate, Masterton
Highly Com. - May Dyson, Home schooled, Tuatapere
regional ford
School GLAMOUR Award
Winner - Samantha Plimmer, St Matthews Collegiate, Masterton
Runner Up - Isabelle Judd, St Matthews Collegiate, Masterton
Highly Com. - Hannah Fleming, Otago Girls High, Dunedin
School Merit Awards
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Emily Warner, Paraparaumu College, Wellington (Glamour)
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Lucia Hay, Wellington East Girls' College (Glamour)
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Aleesha Managh, Nga Tawa Diocesan School, Wellington (Upcycled)
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May Dyson, Home Schooled, Tuatapere (Streetwear)
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Ashley Sutherland, St Peter’s Cambridge (Streetwear)
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Scarlett Prescott-Mason, Wellington East Girls' College (Streetwear)
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Joshua Neumann, Taieri College, Mosgiel (Streetwear)
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Kersha Napier, St Matthew's Collegiate, Masterton (Glamour)
bernina
School award of Excellence
Winner - Alice McGuinness, St Matthews Collegiate, Masterton
Special awards:
The fabric store
best use of fabric Award
Winner - Jennie Hasler-Jacobs, Balclutha (Glamour)
Wools of New Zealand
best use of Wool Award
Winner - Denise Mill, ARA Te Pūkenga, Christchurch (Collections)
O'Connor Richmond
Garment with the most
commercial potential Award
Winner - Sarah Leung, ARA Te Pūkenga, Christchurch (Upcycled)
Gore District Council
auaha Award
Winner - Nan Walden, Eva Mokalai, Sylvie Hardie-Boys, Issy Taylor, Fendi Von Hoff, Wellington East Girls' College (Collections)
Country Living
Narrative Award
Winner - Lucas Jones, Otago Polytech, Dunedin (Menswear)
Collaborate Fashion
People's Choice Award
Winner - Debbie Smith, Gore
Heather Paterson QSM Memorial Trophy - Best southland designer Award
Winner - Amy Christie, Gore (Menswear)
HUFFER Young Designer Award
Winner - Kersha Napier, St Matthew's Collegiate, Masterton (Streetwear - School Section)
Mataura Licensing Trust
Award of Excellence
Winner - Molly Marsh, Otago Polytech, Dunedin
Open Section:
Hokonui Heritage Precinct
Open Avante Garde Award
Winner - Debbie Smith, Gore
Runner Up - Desiree Colson, Mosgiel
Highly Com. - Sydney Palmer, Massey University, Wellington
New World
Open Daywear Award
Winner - Renee Louie, Wellington
Runner Up - Lucy Mayne, Otago Polytech, Dunedin
Highly Com. - Skye Marryatt, Otago Polytech, Dunedin
MACKERSY PROPERTY
Open collections Award
Winner - Molly Marsh, Otago Polytech, Dunedin
Runner Up - Morghan Ariki Bradshaw, ARA Te Pūkenga, Christchurch
Highly Com. - Oliver Schefer, ARA Te Pūkenga, Christchurch
Mataura Valley Milk
Open Upcycled Award
Winner - Finn Mora-Hill, Massey University, Wellington
Runner Up - Tracy Smith, Invercargill
Highly Com. - Aksorn Krisnangkura, ARA Te Pūkenga, Christchurch
PROPERTY BROKERS
Open Menswear Award
Winner - Jamie Black, Cambridge
Runner Up - Lucas Jones, Otago Polytech, Dunedin
Highly Com. - Amy Christie, Gore
CARRFIELDS
Open Natural Fibres Award
Winner - Visesio Thomsen, Auckland
Runner Up - Michelle Wineera, Rotorua
Highly Com. - Suzanne Gillies, Invercargill
PERONI
Open Glamour Award
Winner - Jennie Hasler-Jacobs, Balclutha
Runner Up - Viv Tamblyn, Gore
Highly Com. - Laurabelle Voight, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin
Open Merit Awards
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Nan Walden, Eva Mokalai, Sylvie Hardie-Boys, Issy Taylor, Fendi Von Hoff, Wellington East Girls' College (Collections)
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Tracy Smith, Invercargill (Collections)
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Aiaikitekura Kavana, EIT Hawkes Bay (Collections)
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Vicki Taylor Blair & Chris Reeve, Dunedin (Upcycled)
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Lochiel Kay, Dunedin (Upcycled)
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Sarah Leung, ARA Te Pūkenga, Christchurch (Upcycled)
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Viv Tamblyn, Gore (Daywear)
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Sheena Richardson, Tauranga (Glamour)
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Tegan Vickery, Otago Polytech, Dunedin (Avant Garde)
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St Claire Marshall, Otago Polytech, Dunedin (Avant Garde)