About

iD Dunedin Fashion is a registered charitable trust (CC42496), run by a small management team and governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees, with support from the city, community and commercial partners.

iD supports emerging design talent and showcases established designers, creating opportunities to connect, share and collaborate. Through its biennial international fashion event, iD offers educational opportunities and attracts visitors to Dunedin, while championing sustainable and inclusive practices across the fashion and event industries.

Supporting a more sustainable fashion industry is a key focus. All designers showing at iD must provide a sustainability statement, and several iD International Emerging Designer Awards prizes recognise sustainable design. iD also takes a proactive approach to minimising waste and reducing its environmental impact, working towards becoming a zero-waste event.

Diversity and size inclusivity are central to iD’s commitment to celebrating fashion and the people who create and wear it.

Meet the board

Dr Margo Barton, iD Board Co-Chair

Dr Margo Barton is a Professor in Fashion at the School of Design, Otago Polytechnic. Margo teaches in the fields of fashion design, fashion communication, and millinery, and has a PhD in Fashion from RMIT University, Melbourne. Margo leads the team behind the iD International Emerging Designer Awards.

Read Margo’s Q&A

Sally McMillan, iD Board Co-Chair

Sally McMillan is the Principal of McMillan&Co. Lawyers, a boutique Dunedin firm specialising in private client law. She is also a Mediator, a member of the Institute of Directors and the Honorary Solicitor for Graduate Women NZ. She has previous involvement in the conception and realisation of Dunedin events, including with Toitu. Sally’s personal legal practice revolves around helping clients through crises. She is an ‘ideas person’ who is known for her pragmatism, her collaboration, her candour, and her no-nonsense, roll-your-sleeves-up, don’t-leave-til-tomorrow-what-you-can-get-stuck-into-today approach. She brings that same approach, as well as her directorship and management skills, to the iD Board.

Read Sally’s Q&A

Dr Jane Malthus, iD Board Member

Dr Jane Malthus is a dress historian, honorary curator of the dress collection at Otago Museum, Patron and steering committee member of Eden Hore Central Otago, and former fashion and clothing and textile sciences educator. A keen supporter of iD, she co-curated Fashion Forward: Disruption through Design (Otago Museum 2021) which featured past finalists of the iD International Emerging Designer Awards.

Read Jane’s Q&A

Charlotte Moran, iD Board Member

Dunedin-based lawyer and Fashion Design graduate Charlotte Moran brings a wealth of fashion knowledge (from design to retail) alongside a passion for the iD event, having attended the Fashion Week from a young age. She is currently based at Reid Copper Gray.

Read Charlotte’s Q&A

Tracy Kennedy, iD Board Member

Tracy Kennedy is currently a Principal Lecturer with The School of Design (Fashion), Otago Polytechnic. Tracy has a particular interest in sustainable models and social enterprise within the fashion industry and the implications for stakeholders and educators. Holding an MVA Textiles, Tracy enjoys the challenges of creating textiles that inspire, with an aim of reducing the impact on the environment.

Read Tracy’s Q&A

Tara Viggo, iD Board Member

Tara Viggo is the founder of Paper Theory Patterns and was a finalist of the inaugural iD International Emerging Designer Awards in 2005. Tara was born in the Cook Islands and grew up in Dunedin. She spent 17 years working in London as a professional pattern cutter, right across the fashion industry, from high street stalwarts to luxury catwalk brands, giving her insight into the darker side of commercial fashion which resulted in her focus on sustainable design.

Read Tara’s Q&A

Kate Grant, iD Board Member

Kate Grant is the managing director of Sayso, a boutique communications agency. Born and raised in the deep south, she spent a decade working in Auckland before heading back down the country and is now based in Dunedin. She brings a wealth of experience in PR, partnerships and strategic communications.

Read Kate’s Q&A

Meet the team

Victoria Muir, iD Event Manager

Victoria has a long history of involvement with iD Fashion having been on the catwalk for the very first shows at the Dunedin Railway Station. With over 20 years event management experience she has been involved in the management of most events since iD’s inception.

Tess Brais-Laflamme, Finance

Tess is an Accountant at Polson Higgs Business Advisors in Dunedin. Originally from Montreal, Canada, she was raised in a family of artists, musicians, and film makers, and remains forever drawn to the arts. Her favourite segment of iD Fashion is the Emerging Designers.

How to get involved

iD is always on the look out for reliable event volunteers to help at the shows.  Check back closer to the next event to register as an event volunteer.

FAQ

  • The show takes place on the platform of the Dunedin Railway Station. This is covered however is open to the elements on the side of the platform.  We recommend you dress fashionably but warmly. 

  • The show starts at 7.30pm and finishes at 10pm

  • There is no event parking at the Dunedin Railway Station. We recommend walking from town if you can or getting dropped off at one of the drop off zones outside the Station. 

  • There are many events on during iD Week. See our calendar here.  To plan your trip to Dunedin go to www.dunedinnz.com/visit

  • Yes you can but please have your phone on silent.  Please tag iD in photos on social media. 

  • The iD Show is not suitable for children, and we do not offer children ticket prices. 

  • As per our terms and conditions, tickets are non-refundable. 

  • Yes because the station is a long narrow space all seats get a great view. The wagons are slightly raised on the platform therefore these offer great viewing also.