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The 2025 iD Dunedin Fashion Week finished on a high with two sold-out shows at the Dunedin Railway Station. The shows combined ready-to-wear New Zealand fashion design with the iD International Emerging Designers Awards finalist collections, has been labelled the best show yet by event attendees. The associated events were well attended and audiences enjoyed the varied opportunities to meet designers and to hear insights into the fashion industry and its history – as well the opportunities to shop!

Announcements on iD plans for 2026 and 2027 will be made soon. The next iD Dunedin Fashion Show at the Dunedin Railway Station will be held in April 2027.

iD Awards

Thank you to all of the finalists in the 2025 iD International Emerging Designer Awards competition. 22 finalists travelled to Dunedin from around the world to take part on the 2025 event.

Meet the 2025 finalists

iD Designers

Over 60 designers participated in the 2025 iD Dunedin Fashion Shows, including established, new generation, recent Otago Polytechnic graduates and high school designers.

Meet the 2025 designers

iD News

Keep up to date on the latest iD news and announcements.

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Event Photos

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iD International Emerging Designer Finalists // VOL. 3 HELENA FLEERACKERS — RMIT University, Australia KWOK MINH YEN — LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore LAYLAH HANNAFORD — Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand Photos cou
iD International Emerging Designer Finalists // VOL. 2 HELENA BUCHEGGER — RMIT University, Australia @helenabuchegger KATALIA REID — Otago Polytechnic, Aotearoa New Zealand @kataliafaye ISABELLA DUDLEY-FARNHAN — Otago Polytechn
iD International Emerging Designer Finalists // VOL. 1 ANA KRGOVIC — University of Zagreb, Croatia @shiftstudio__ BRUNELA RAMIREZ — Fashion Institute of Technology, USA @bosshi___ LUCA STUCCI — University of Technology Sydney,
Backstage moments with Company of Strangers, through the lens of Frankie Robertson at iD Dunedin Fashion Week 🩶 @companyofstrangers Photography @byfranks______ #iddunedin25 #dunedin #nz #nzfashion
Spotlight on VINCE ROPITINI from Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 Winner of both the Viva Top NZ Designer and Polson Higgs Entrepreneur in Design Award at the 2025 iD International Emerging Designer Awards 🏆 Discover more about this m
Spotlight on GEMMA BARTHOLOMEW from University of Technology, Australia 🇦🇺 Winner of the Brand Aid Fashion Photography Award at the 2025 iD International Emerging Designer Awards 🏆 Discover more about this award-winning emerging designer @gemda
Spotlight on YU-HSUAN WENG from Shih Chien University, Taiwan 🇹🇼 Winner of Property Broker’s Most Commercial Collection Award at the 2025 iD International Emerging Designer Awards 🏆 Discover more about this award-winning emerging designer
Spotlight on CHRISTINA SUNTOVSKI from RMIT University, Australia 🇦🇺 Winner of the Minchmoor Farm Natural Luxury with Wool Award at the 2025 iD International Emerging Designer Awards 🏆 Discover more about this award-winning emerging designer @by
Spotlight on YU CHEN XU from Shih Chien University, Taiwan 🇹🇼 Winner of the Otago Polytechnic People’s Choice Award at the 2025 iD International Emerging Designer Awards 🏆 Learn more about this award-winning designer @adam__1128! Photos
Spotlight on TWY from RMIT University, Australia 🇦🇺 Winner of the Affinity Advisors Third Place Prize at the 2025 iD International Emerging Designer Awards 🏆 Discover more about this award-winning designer @twy_laboratory! Photos courtesy of
Spotlight on CHIH-YAO WU from Shih Chien University, Taiwan 🇹🇼 Winner of the Dunedin Airport Second Place Prize at the 2025 iD International Emerging Designer Awards 🏆 Discover more about this award-winning designer @bee.woo.9! Photos courtes
Spotlight on CIARAN NAYLOR from Otago Polytechnic, Aotearoa New Zealand — took home two major awards at the 2025 iD International Emerging Designer Awards: the McMillan & Co First Place Prize and the Cooke Howlison Mini Sustainability Award
Backstage with iD International Emerging Designer Finalist and multi-award winner VINCE ROPITINI — Viva Top NZ Designer and Polson Higgs Entrepreneur in Design Award winner, from Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand @obsxlescence @toi_rauwh
Backstage with iD International Emerging Designer Finalist KWOK MEN YEN from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore 🫧 @_byamionn @lasallesingapore @1mcnallyfashion Photos by Frankie Robertson @byfranks______ #iddunedin25 #emergingdesigner #dun
Backstage on judging day with iD International Emerging Designer Finalist KATALIA REID from Otago Polytechnic, Aotearoa New Zealand 🍧 @kataliafaye @otagopolyfashion @otagopolytechnic Photos by Frankie Robertson @byfranks______ #iddunedin25 #eme
We’re wrapping up our spotlight on the talented high school designers featured on the 2025 iD Dunedin runway! Selected at the 2024 Hokonui Fashion Design Awards, these final six young creatives are shaping what’s next in design 💭 Isabel
15 talented high school designers from across Aotearoa were selected at the 2024 Hokonui Fashion Design Awards to showcase their creations on the 2025 iD Dunedin runway. Here are five more of these rising stars, who are redefining style on their own
iD Dunedin and Otago Polytechnic launched a new award for the 2024 Hokonui Fashion Design Awards: the iD Dunedin Sustainable Excellence Award. Congratulations to winner May Dyson (homeschooled, Tuatapere), who showcased her design on the iD runway al
The future of fashion starts here! Otago Polytechnic graduates from 2023 and 2024 took centre stage at the iD Dunedin Fashion Show 2025 — continuing a legacy of creativity, innovation, and bold design. Molly Marsh @mollysbedroomfloor Rhianno
Otago Polytechnic has long been a proud supporter of the iD Dunedin Fashion Show — and 2025 was no exception. This year, we were thrilled to showcase the next generation of fashion talent, featuring standout collections from @otagopolyfashion