Te Wiki Āhua o Aotearoa - The Uncommon Thread

The system is broken. The promises that were made to us are no longer being kept. We were promised that studying hard and working harder would secure a future worth having. But no matter how many jobs we obtain or how qualified we are, we’re all barely staying afloat.

Creatives refuse to work for conglomerates that care more about turning profits than cultivating the arts. This leaves us the margins and footnotes of every conversation - and we left a lot unsaid in our past show week.

This March’s Te Wiki Āhua o Aotearoa FW 2025 continues to focus on promoting and platforming emerging and early career artists from all areas of Aotearoa’s creative scene.

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The Uncommon Thread 

Searching for individuality as a escapism tactic, outsiders within our own communities.

As time passed, we found each other, kindred souls who embraced the vast array of beautiful traits deemed unconventional. Together, we have built something beautiful, larger than ourselves: a community that recognizing our hardships and journey without words. Join us in this journey with your being contributing to our story.

Featuring Poison Spike, Giulia Zigliani, Nethasha Abeysinghe, QQ, and Pixie Pyxis, this lineup of designers embodies the weird, beautiful and strange. 

This is not just fashion, its identity, resilience and the unapologetic power of being seen.