New Zealand Fashion Week

New Zealand Fashion Week, also known as NZ Fashion Week or NZFW, is an annual Fashion Week held in New Zealand.

New Zealand Fashion Week Kahuria
Genre	Clothing and fashion exhibitions
Begins	29 August
Ends	2 September
Frequency	Yearly
Venue	Viaduct Events Centre
Location(s)	Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Established	2001
Founder	Pieter Stewart
Organised by	Aligroup
People	Yasmin Farry (general manager)
Sponsors	Auckland Unlimited Ministry of Social Development
Website	nzfashionweek.com

History

New Zealand Fashion Week held its first show on 23 October 2001, opened by the prime minister at the time, Helen Clark. It was held at the Auckland Town Hall and sponsored by L'Oreal (the event was called L'Oreal New Zealand Fashion Week until 2004).^[1]

In 2004, Air New Zealand replaced L'Oreal as the naming rights sponsor of the event and the new main venue was moved to the Alinghi and Team New Zealand sheds at the Viaduct Harbour in Auckland.^[1]

In 2009, Air New Zealand dropped its naming rights sponsorship for the show.^[2]

In 2014, the event moved to the Viaduct Events Centre.^[1]

In 2019, NZFW moved back to the original venue at the Auckland Town Hall.^[3]

Dame Pieter Stewart, founder of the event, sold it to Faroz Ali in May 2021.^[4][5]

The 2020, 2021 & 2022 fashion weeks were all cancelled. In 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and postponed until 2021, which was later cancelled. The 2022 show was also cancelled.^[4]

For the return of NZFW in 2023, Kate Sylvester will display her new collection at the show, and the show will also focus on Māoritanga, sustainably and consumers.^[6][7][8][9]

See also

• iD Dunedin Fashion Week
• List of fashion events

References

1. "What We've Lost & Gained In The Evolution Of New Zealand Fashion Week". NZ Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
2. FISHER, AMANDA (22 December 2009). "Air NZ pulls out of Fashion Week naming-rights deal". Stuff. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
3. Carolyn (4 April 2019). "Exciting changes at New Zealand Fashion Week for 2019". FashioNZ. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
4. Walker-Ahwa, Zoe (28 February 2023). "New Zealand Fashion Week set to return after three-year hiatus". Stuff. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
5. "New Zealand Fashion Week Is Under New Ownership". NZ Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
6. "New Zealand Fashion Week returning in 2023 with new focus on consumers, sustainability and te ao Māori". Newshub. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
7. "New Zealand Fashion Week reveals 2023 lineup". NZ Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
8. Beckett, Tyson (25 April 2023). "NZ Fashion Week will return with first opening show by Māori designer". Stuff. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
9. "More designers confirmed to show at New Zealand Fashion Week 2023". NZ Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2023.