It's a lesson Wanaka-born designer Lillian Cotter learned early on while completing a bachelor of design degree at the Otago Polytechnic School of Design. Fashion designer Paige Jansen joined the team in 2017 and is returning this year. "There is definitely a hierarchy in the design industry,'' Cotter said. Photo: SuppliedAlongside core collaborators Cotter, Mirams and Jansen are newly curated designers Phoebe Ryder, Eden Sloss and Dylan McCutcheon Peat. It also provides a perspective on Dunedin's underground creative scene, while generating a space for young designers to be more visible in the local fashion industry.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 18, 2018 16:07 UTC