Join us at the international concept store, The Shelter by Taylor, for a Q&A with New Zealand designer Vicki Taylor, hosted by Dr. Jane Malthus, as part of the ID Fashion Festival.

Vicki Taylor will share her unique perspective on being a designer in New Zealand, from the design process, manufacturing and building a successful brand to working on the inside of the international fashion scene in London, Paris and Milan. Taylor will explore how this led her to open a concept store centred around creating a platform for emerging designers to explore amongst leading global conceptual designers.

The Q&A will follow the George Street Catwalk Show - if you see our models, make sure to follow them back to the store! Tickets are free, please register to ensure a seat on the day. Bubbles and soft drinks provided. Join us for the afternoon and go in the draw to win your favourite garment at The Shelter by taylor on the day.

About Vicki Taylor

New Zealand designer Vicki Taylor has turned her architectural and unique design handwriting into a long-standing New Zealand fashion house built around her signature tailoring and artistic styling. Taylor founded her eponymous label in 1999 exploring contrasting elements, juxtaposing structure with fluidity and unexpected detailing. In recent years her work has expanded to include Creative Director of international concept store The Shelter, which houses curated International designers and local talent through her emerging designers program.

About Dr. Jane Malthus

Dr. Jane Malthus is a former Clothing and Textile Sciences and Design academic and a dress historian and curator. Historical, social and cultural intersections and implications of dress and textiles are at the heart of her research practice. Malthus is an Honorary Curator of the Dress Collection at Otago Museum, and a member of the Eden Here Collection steering group and one of its patrons. She is currently a member of the Board of iD Dunedin Fashion.