Bernina Northland Fashion Awards

The Tai Tokerau Artisan Fashion Trust, in partnership with Bernina, is delighted to announce they have taken over the ownership and organisation of the Bernina Northland Fashion Awards for 2021 and beyond.

After the disruption with COVID19 of 2020, the event had to be cancelled, and the organising body felt it was better to pass it on to an organisation that was solely focussed on delivering a top class event, that provided the stage for our awesome creative community to showcase their amazing talent.

The Trust is excited to bringa fresh focus to introducing Northland youth and adults to fashion and wearable art design, and garment creation. Working in conjunction with schools to integrate with their textile programmes, the Trust believes that future careers can be launched, anda vibrant artist

ENTER NOW www.northlandfashionawards.org.nz/enter-nowscholarship community can be supported. Fashion and design isa multi-billion dollar industry worldwide, and former winners of the Bernina Northland Fashion Awards have gone on to work in New York& London, amongst others.

This year’s event is set for Saturday 23rd of OctoberatForum North in Whangarei, with botha matinee and main evening show including prizegiving. Bernina is again supplying a major prize for designer of the year, and other sponsors have generously provideda great prize pool.

So start getting your ideas together, talk to your textile teacher or contact Bernina Northland to get your project underway. Happy creating!

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