Fashion In Focus
There is often huge separation between creator and consumer.
Overview
Whether you're a street style sucker or hang out for haute couture, you would have come across one of the in-the-know panellists on Showroom 22's Fashion In Focus lineup. The speaker series is launching this month and it will see the esteemed fashion PR company presenting insider insights.
The series is inspired by events across the global industry. It will throw open the doors for the public, break down the barriers in the fashion world and start a converstation around topics that inspire us. There is often huge separation between creator and consumer. So, Showroom 22's Murray Bevan saw the need for an honest discussion.
Panellists vary from media gurus to make-up professionals, Instagram influencers to inspiring designers, and snappers to stylists, For the course of two weeks, the six talks will cover topics from sustainability to building a brand.
The first of its kind speaker series will take place at the beautiful new showroom and on-site studio, Symmetry Studio.
FASHION IN FOCUS LINEUP
FashioNZ presents: The Evolving Business of Fashion; featuring Dame Pieter Stewart - New Zealand Fashion Week, Deborah Caldwell - STORM, Vicki Taylor - The Shelter and Taylor, Kiri Nathan - designer and artist, Wynn Crawshaw - Wynn Hamlyn, Jessie Wong - Yu Mei, Rachel Mills - designer, and Stephen Blase - The Pattern Table.
All is for All presents: The Accessible Fashion Revolution; featuring Angela Bevan, Grace Stratton, Imogen Zino and Red Nicholson.
Fashion Careers: How To Get Ahead; featuring Madeleine Harman & Jessica Grubiša - Harman Grubisa, Kiekie Stanners - M.A.C Cosmetics, Kylie Cooke - stylist, Zoe Clark - INCO Studio, and Margie Cooney - Denizen.
The Business of Fashion Influence; featuring Laura Hadlow, Gracie Taylor, Cassidy Morris, Holly Burgess, Brooke Howard-Smith, and Lucy Mansfield.
Sustainability & The State of Fashion; featuring Melinda Tually - Fashion Revolution, Gosia Piatak - Kowtow, and Maggie Hewitt - Maggie Marilyn.
Building Fashion Brand DNA; featuring Hamish Tame - Le Specs, Nicky Rowsell - Levi's, and Isabella Lau - Georgia Alice.
Tickets for the talks are walking out the door. For more information on the panellists and discussion topics, head across to the website.