"As Australasia's only international emerging fashion competition, designers from the top fashion schools around the world are eager to come to Dunedin to network and to launch their collections on a global platform," says Dr Margo Barton, Professor of Fashion and iD Dunedin Fashion Creative Director.
"The talent on show for 2018 is pushing boundaries with diverse cultural and personal identities explored through their fashion languages. This is a unique opportunity to be amazed by the future of the world's fashion, right here in Dunedin."
This year's Emerging selection judges, made up of Kiwi fashion designers Karen Walker, Tanya Carlson, Benny Castles (WORLD), Maggie Hewitt (Maggie Marilyn), Margi Robertson (NOM*d), and Viva editor Amanda Linnell, noted the exceptional standard of entries from around the world, which made selecting a pool of finalists extremely difficult.
Says Tanya Carlson: "iD 2018 will present a real diversity of cutting-edge international fashion where 17 countries are represented with each collection interpreting elements of that culture in original design."
This year's finalists are:
From New Zealand:
- Auckland University of Technology: April Gourdie, Ariane Ilagan, Wilbur Hsu.
- Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, Auckland: Sally Oh, Catherine Balle, Wade O'Brien.
- Massey University, Wellington: Gemma Cornish.
- Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin: Dylan McCutcheon-Peat.
From Australia:
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology: Xiangqiao Sheng, Madeleine Jost, Lucy Dickinson.
- University of Technology, Sydney: Allie Howard, Alissar Hammoud, Antoinette El-Alam, Yael Frischling, Tess Tavener Hanks, Lisa Liu, Misaki Oba, Jessica Guzman, Sarah Lim.
From Argentina:
- UBA (Universidad de Buenos Aires): Camila Fuchs and Micaela Clubourg.
From Bangladesh:
- BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology: Rokaiya Ahmed Purna.
From Canada:
- Ryerson University: Stephanie Moscall-Varey.
From China:
- Shanghai University of Engineering Science/Sino-French Institute of Fashion Design: ZhiSheng Cao.
From Croatia:
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Textile Technology: Damir Begović
From Israel:
- Shenkar College of Engineering and Design: Matan Glik.
From Italy:
- Domus Academy: Adireg Comenoi.
From Hong Kong:
- HKPU: Leung Hiu Ching, Shun Yin Wong.
From India:
- National Institute of Fashion Technology (Mumbai): Shreya Jain.
From Japan:
- BUNKA Fashion Graduate University: Kenta Nishimura.
From Mexico:
- Universidad de Monterrey: Ingrid Aldama.
From Poland:
- Cracow School of Arts and Fashion Design: Artur Stec.
From Singapore:
- LASALLE College of the Arts: Joanna Lim.
- Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts: Vina Liliani.
From Spain:
- LCI Barcelona: Diana Abalo.
From UK:
- Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University: Katie Clarke, Jade Shields.
- Birmingham City University: Shafia Begum.
- University of Westminster: Jasper McGilvray.
From UK/Peru:
- Nottingham Trent University: Annaiss Yucra Mancilla (Peru)
From USA/Dominican Republic:
- Fashion Institute of Technology: Margarita and Cristina Ng (twins).
From USA/France:
- Parsons School of Design: Helena Bajaj Larsen.
From USA:
- Savannah College of Art and Design: Naeun Kim.
