Four years seems to have flown by since NZ Eco Fashion held their last Eco & Ethical Runway show at Sacred Heart College in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. After running the event at the college for three years the size of the event had out grown the space available. With what had grown to a team of approximately 100 crew comprising of models, makeup and hair teams, back stage dressers, helpers and designers we had no choice to postpone the event until the new Lower Hutt Events Centre and Town Hall were completed.
July 2018 ... The new Lower Hutt Events Centre & Refurbished Town Hall open for business ....
 |  Mayor Ray Wallace with Jeremiah |  |
I was privileged to have attended the opening of the new Lower Hutt Events Centre & Town Hall with my husband Vinnie and son Jeremiah in July 2018. The moment I walked through the door I knew that this was a venue that could cater for the Eco Runway and attendees manning the front desk and reception that day recognising me asked - "are you bringing back the show". At that point I have to admit I felt a twinge of excitement and my desire to revisit the runway was again stirred in August when I entered the "Mix Pimp My Jacket Competition"
The competition was to be part of the Hutt Winter Festival and knowing the Mix Team well, I set about to do a little marketing via my online networks to help them spread the word about the event, all while designing two jackets for the competition myself. One being a team entry for MP Chris Bishop and the other entry being my own.
Seeing Mayoral entry featured on the front page of the Dominion and the Local Hutt News featuring local mp's Chris Bishop and Ginny Andersen was really the topping on the cake so to speak in bringing back the show. The Pimp my Jacket Competition was a fantastic event held in the new events centre and event attracted 90 entries for their inaugural show with plans in the pipeline to bring the show back bi-annually. The standard of the jackets was exceptional, far exceeding whatever expectation I had and the show was a fun event that attracted a large audience.
The competition was to be part of the Hutt Winter Festival and knowing the Mix Team well, I set about to do a little marketing via my online networks to help them spread the word about the event, all while designing two jackets for the competition myself. One being a team entry for MP Chris Bishop and the other entry being my own.
Seeing Mayoral entry featured on the front page of the Dominion and the Local Hutt News featuring local mp's Chris Bishop and Ginny Andersen was really the topping on the cake so to speak in bringing back the show. The Pimp my Jacket Competition was a fantastic event held in the new events centre and event attracted 90 entries for their inaugural show with plans in the pipeline to bring the show back bi-annually. The standard of the jackets was exceptional, far exceeding whatever expectation I had and the show was a fun event that attracted a large audience.
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Bringing back the Eco & Ethical Runway ....
Come 2019 the applications for Festival appeared on my facebook time line, and very nervously I met with our modelling and back stage director David Duffy and we made the application to the committee to be bring the Eco Runway back as part of the 2019 Hutt Winter Festival. Within no time we heard back from the organisers and arranged a meeting to iron out a few details and the planning and promotion got underway.
Almost immediately with the announcement of the show on facebook, the old excitement around the show began to permeate and applications from designers, requests from young people wanting to model, photography inquires and requests to be part of our makeup and hair team on the night began to filter through to my email account.
Almost immediately with the announcement of the show on facebook, the old excitement around the show began to permeate and applications from designers, requests from young people wanting to model, photography inquires and requests to be part of our makeup and hair team on the night began to filter through to my email account.
The Eco & Ethical Runway Show 2019 in Association with Hutt Winter Festival
This years runway is to be a one night runway giving new and existing designers the change to runway their designs on an exciting professionally executed runway setting in two parts.
Part one will comprise of the "Upcycled Challenge" - this is the competition part of the event for hobbie, home and student designers. Designers can enter all or one of the four categories available.
Part two will be "The Eco & Ethical Runway Show" for emerging and existing designers. This is an opportunity for designers to showcase their collections with a maximum of eight individual looks. A pop up shop will conclude the evening and the audience will be able to view up close the designs from runway as well as have the opportunity to purchase mostly one of a kind ensembles.
The ticket price for the attending audience will be very affordable with the aim of the show being to highlight and make available environmentally friendly fashion in a much more accessible way.
Applications for designers are now open and modelling auditions will be underway shortly.
We look forward to bringing back this loved show in a more accessible way for our local and regional designers and communities as well as those who live a little further away.
Denise Anglesey
Director NZ Eco Fashion Runways
All designers please see our application process here:
All runway and sponsorship enquiries to:
Denise Anglesey
denisehlabel@hotmail.com
0223607437
Part one will comprise of the "Upcycled Challenge" - this is the competition part of the event for hobbie, home and student designers. Designers can enter all or one of the four categories available.
Part two will be "The Eco & Ethical Runway Show" for emerging and existing designers. This is an opportunity for designers to showcase their collections with a maximum of eight individual looks. A pop up shop will conclude the evening and the audience will be able to view up close the designs from runway as well as have the opportunity to purchase mostly one of a kind ensembles.
The ticket price for the attending audience will be very affordable with the aim of the show being to highlight and make available environmentally friendly fashion in a much more accessible way.
Applications for designers are now open and modelling auditions will be underway shortly.
We look forward to bringing back this loved show in a more accessible way for our local and regional designers and communities as well as those who live a little further away.
Denise Anglesey
Director NZ Eco Fashion Runways
All designers please see our application process here:
All runway and sponsorship enquiries to:
Denise Anglesey
denisehlabel@hotmail.com
0223607437
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