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September 23, 2016
Takapuna SCHOOL NEWS
Grammar SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
A talent for fashion TGS student Maia Baillie has recently received recognition for her talent in the fashion industry, winning the Recyclable category at Walk the Line 2016. Walk the Line is an annual youth fashion show run by the North Shore Raise Up crew. It is the largest show during New Zealand Fashion Week with entries by talented student designers from schools all over Auckland. This year, two TGS students, Maia Baillie and Shanaye Anderson, both displayed excellent fashion skills, as well as environmental awareness, by entering the Recyclable category. Maia’s dress is made out of old trampoline material, and was modelled by her friend Zara Ferguson, who is also a Year 12 TGS student. The sharp-edged cuts and unique hourglass shape made it stand out among the other designs on the runway, winning the prize for Best Design in the Recyclable category. The three judges this year are well known in the fashion industry: Doris De Pont, founder of the New Zealand Fashion Museum; Kris Fox, a fashionable YouTube celebrity; and Antoin’e Ogilvie, winner of Walk the Line 2015, who has since established his own label, AO. Maia won $200 worth of Revlon products, and she says with huge excitement: “I found Walk the Line to be a great opportunity to experience a part of the fashion industry and a professional fashion show. It was fun to meet new people and feel empowered by watching what you made go down the runway!” She is looking forward to entering again next year. And hopefully we will see other authentic TGS designs shine on the runway in 2017 as they ‘walk the line’. The audiences were also awed by Shanaye’s garment, a stunning outfit made up of hundreds of pull-rings from beverage cans, a phenomenal achievement for a young designer and
environmentalist. Three TGS students were also key members of the North Shore Raise Up crew that planned and ensured the successful running of the extravaganza.
Caitlin Baard and Maya Neupune were model managers for the Recyclable and Vintage categories, and Iris Leng was the Front of House Manager. BY IRIS LENG