iD News

Read all of our latest news, meet the iD Board and keep up to date on our iD Awards Alumni in the popular Where Are They Now series.

Where are they now? Kim Clark

Where are they now? Kim Clark
Where are they now? Helena Fleerackers

Where are they now? Helena Fleerackers
Where are they now? Jing Hé

Where are they now? Jing Hé
Where are they now? Lavinia Ilolahia

Where are they now? Lavinia Ilolahia
Meet the iD Board: Sally McMillan

Meet the iD Board: Sally McMillan
Where are they now? Samantha Saint James

Where are they now? Samantha Saint James
Meet the iD Board: Dr Jane Malthus

Meet the iD Board: Dr Jane Malthus
Where are they now? Grace Kelly

Where are they now? Grace Kelly
Meet the iD Board: Tara Viggo

Meet the iD Board: Tara Viggo
Where are they now? Tatjana Haupt

Where are they now? Tatjana Haupt
iD AGM

iD AGM
2027 dates confirmed

2027 dates confirmed
iD Awards Otago Polytechnic People's Choice Award

iD Awards Otago Polytechnic People's Choice Award
iD Show Photos

iD Show Photos
iD Show Information

iD Show Information
iD International Emerging Designer Award Winners 2025

iD International Emerging Designer Award Winners 2025
iD Week Survey - we want to hear from you!

iD Week Survey - we want to hear from you!
Guest Judges Announced

Guest Judges Announced
iD Merch

iD Merch
Show MC's

Show MC's
iD Fashion AGM

iD Fashion AGM
The iD25 Model Search Is On

The iD25 Model Search Is On
Tickets on sale 23 October

Tickets on sale 23 October
New award strengthens commitment to fashion sustainability

New award strengthens commitment to fashion sustainability

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Entries are now open for the 2027 iD International Emerging Designer Awards, in partnership with @otagopolytechnic 💥 For over 20 years, iD has championed emerging designers from around the globe, launching careers, building connections, and shaping
New Lands presents Autumn Winter Edits 2026 🤍 From the Arrowtown-based iD Dunedin designer @new_lands_studio, this collection is for the woman who knows who she is. She is brave, grounded, and captivated by true beauty. She chooses depth over noise
Lavinia Ilolahia is on our radar 💫 iD International Emerging Designer Awards 2019 Finalist and @nzhviva Editorial Prize winner Lavinia Ilolahia has launched her beautiful label @daina.hugh, envisioned as a love letter to her grandmother. An @autfa
Now live ⚡️Introducing the new Autumn/Winter 2026 from iD Dunedin designer @companyofstrangers A confident take on the power suit with sharp tailoring, structured detail and unexpected elements that put control in your hands. Think earthy tones, dee
One to watch: Jing Hé Since the 2021 iD International Emerging Designer Awards, Jing has continued to refine and expand her creative identity through her label @__jinghe__ 🤎 Based between Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau and Shanghai, and shaped by
Beyond proud of Grace Kelly of @joaen_, 2021 iD International Emerging Designer Awards Finalist, on being named the 2026 winner of the @melbfashionfestival National Designer Award presented by @davidjonesstore! ✨ Now in its 30th year, Australia&rsqu
Fresh off the press! Dr Margo Barton, iD Dunedin Co-Chair and Head of Fashion at @otagopolytechnic, writes in the Otago Daily Times about clothing as language, exploring how what we wear carries meaning through identity, memory and experience, not
The 80th collection from one of Aotearoa’s most iconic labels has just dropped ⚡️ NOM*d’s ‘All Tomorrow’s Parties’ marks a major milestone for the Dunedin label and longtime iD designer. From Dunedin to the world, NOM*d
As you know, here at iD Dunedin we love following the careers of past iD International Emerging Designers. Since being a finalist at iD 2020, Kim Clark has gone on to successfully launch @kimcstudio, a Melbourne-based fashion label that explores quie
From Montenegro to the iD Dunedin runway… 2025 International Emerging Designer Finalist Ana Krygovic owning the show 💥 Follow Ana here @shiftstudio__ Captured by @piabacino
Get to know Samantha Saint James, the mastermind behind Australian label @notamansdream 🖤 Since graduating from the Whitehouse Institute of Design in 2021, Samantha has gone on to win Next Gen at Australian Fashion Week, show at both Melbourne Fash
Who doesn’t love a sale? 🛍️ Our favourite sale pieces from some of the 2025 iD Dunedin designers! Which one’s your favourite? 1. @companyofstrangers Skirt: $455 → $315 Shirt: $475 → $330 2. @nom_d Dress: $565 → $400 3
Looking back at Charmaine Reveley on the iD Dunedin runway, 2007 — still timeless, nineteen years on. What’s your favourite look? 💫
Reminiscing Helena Fleerackers’s return to @emergingartists_collective for a third time showing with the collective ♥️ This Naarm/Melbourne–based designer ruled the runway at the 2025 iD International Emerging Designer Awards and
We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich. Jules was a champion of all things Dunedin and a steadfast supporter of iD Dunedin Fashion. He recognised and endorsed the value and importance of iD Dunedin as
New year, new energy, same DNA. Celebrating Carlson on our runway since the early days. Archive, 2007 — nineteen years on. @tanyacarlsondesigner @carlsonstore 🤍
As we wrap up the year, a huge thank you to everyone involved in iD Dunedin 2025. You all helped make this year unforgettable. To our designers, emerging talent, models, students, volunteers, partners, funders, media, our audiences in person and our
Still thinking about the launch of @rhian__label at @theshelternz Dunedin 🤍 Designed in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Rhian is a slow-fashion label that turned heads at this year’s iD Dunedin Fashion Show with a thoughtfully crafted capsule collection. F