CATEGORY | Textile and Clothing Design

MATERIAL | Natural fibres, salvaged cotton shirts, merino wool wrap, silk and lace work
TECHNIQUE | Hand stitched, embroidered, bead embellished, felted. Silk veil is tadeai indigo dye dipped

Cult Couture is the concept of connections made between Aotearoa and Australian sustainable slow cloth cultures.
This Cult Couture collab garment was originally made by India Flint and Deb Donnelly for a NZ touring group exhibition in 2012 titled ‘Windows on White’ by Aotearoa Felters group. Which is why the dress remains undyed, in natural form, made from salvaged textile works, lace and nuno, accessorized with NZ merino and silk nuno felt and indigo ombre dyed silk veil. It has had a wonderful journey and continues to delight new

CITY/COUNTRY | Peramangk Country, Aotearoa/Australia