• Howick and Botany Times
The fashion design exhibition and competition drew entries from all over New Zealand, to be judged by Murray Bevan of Showroom 22, Rachael Churchward of Black magazine and Adrian Hailwood, at the glitzy function at TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre.
Lindah Lepou, of Mt Eden, collected the supreme prize, the Villa Maria Estate Premier Award, for her design Eco Chic, which also claimed the Recycled Revolution section.
Lisa Li, of Bucklands Beach, was runner-up in the On The Streets category for her work Sinfully Yours, while Bianca Paulus, of Flat Bush, won the Formally Yours category with her design Pacific Pastel Pleats.