Calling all fashionistas!
The next hallmark iD Dunedin Fashion Week will take place from 1 - 6 April 2025, including the iD International Emerging Designer Awards competition and the iD Dunedin Fashion Show on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 April. Experience one of the worldβs longest catwalks on the platform at the iconic Dunedin Railway Station.
The iconic runway show will showcase the Awards finalists, much loved Dunedin designers, new generation designers, and special iD guests. iD is one of the only events in the world that gives public audiences a rare view of emerging fashion on a global scale, while also viewing the best in local fashion design.
The week will also include exhibitions, retail experiences, fashion tours, talks, fashionable installations and films. The full iD calendar of events will be available soon.
Tickets are on sale now
iD Awards Entries Open until Friday 29 November
Entries for the iD International Emerging Designer Awards 2025, in partnership with the Otago Polytechnic, are now open. To enter you must be studying fashion / textile design or have graduated within the last seven years. There are no design restrictions, sections or specifications for collections, other than an emphasis on innovation, originality, creativity, quality and sustainability. Find out more.
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The AGM of the iD Dunedin Fashion Incorporated Society will take place on Tuesday 26 November, 5.30pm meeting start.
iD Dunedin Fashion Week is inviting everyone who has dreamed of being a catwalk model to an open casting for the 2025 iD Dunedin Fashion Show. Models will walk in both the Emerging Designers and established designers sections of the show.
Tickets for the shows will be available from the Regent Theatre Dunedin (online and from the Box Office) from Wednesday 23 October.
iD Dunedin are thrilled to be collaborating with the Otago Polytechnic to develop a new award for The MLT Hokonui Fashion Awards. The new Otago Polytechnic iD Dunedin Sustainable Excellence Award will include a cash prize of $750 awarded to the winner and the opportunity to show their designs on the catwalk at the iD Dunedin Fashion Show in April 2025.