A Certain Style opens on 19 March!

For the 5th year in a row, the New Zealand Fashion Museum have curated a unique exhibition for the Heart of the City's 4 Days of Fashion! This year's exhibition, A Certain Style, is a collaboration with Auckland Museum. On display will be garments, embroideries and sketches by the Auckland fashion designer, Bruce Papas.

The exhibition is open 10am-4pm from 19 March to 1 April in the Lippincott Room at Smith & Caughey's, 253-261 Queen Street, Auckland. Head along to the Curator’s Tour of the Exhibition at 10.30am on Thursday 22 and Saturday 24 March (free entry).

It's not too late to be part of the exhibition! To find out more, email us at doris@nzfashionmuseum.org.nz if you are keen to be a volunteer host at A Certain Style.

Photo credit: Kingsize Studios

Want to get involved?

Are you the person who can help us drive our mission to lead the research, collection, access, interpretation and celebration of New Zealand’s fashion history? The New Zealand Fashion Museum Charitable Trust is currently recruiting two trustees to help take us to the next stage of development.

Visit The Big Idea to view the position descriptions. Applications close on 28 March.

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