has been in our family for generations and my mum went back to college in her 70’s so she could do pattern designing and help us with the technical elements needed to create our own designs. We wanted our clothing to be for the everyday woman so we stepped away from the smaller models who have always been the norm in the fashion world and we did a collection that was inclusive for all. Although we weren’t able to show clothes to the full range of sizes we would have liked, we did have a platform to show something different.
Our first very colourful collection
We showed collections in Fiji Fashion Week for four years and during this time also had the opportunity to take part in some other plus size events. One was called Full Figured Fashion week and was held in New York in 2013. My passport has lots of Fiji stamps in it and I was there relaxing on a gorgeous tropical island when we got news that we had been accepted into this event. I remember my sister screaming with delight as she ran to tell us that we were off to New York to take part. This event also included my other sister who lived in New York and between us all we put together a collection and headed to the big apple.
Full Figure Fashion Week, New York, 2013
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