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General Sites:
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Montana WOW Awards - Information about the NZ Wearable Art Awards, including previous award entries.
New Zealand Fashion Week - Listing the contributing designers and features a photo gallery with earlier highlights.
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New Zealand Designers:
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Karen Walker - Information about Karen as well as galleries of her many collections.
Kate Sylvester - Biography, history, achievements, slide shows.
Starfish - Read about Laurie Foon and view past collections.
Trelise Cooper - Read about her inspiration and view pictures and videos of her collections.
Zambesi - Find out about the Zambesi collections and philosophy.
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Design Interactives:
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BBC - Things we wear - An interactive website to find out about
materials and their uses. You can also design your own clothes on-line.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Funky Fashion - Activities include mathematics, literacy and technology questions.
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Textiles, Patterns and Design Resources:
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Siapo design elements - Includes examples of the symbols used in siapo (also known as tapa) design.
Trends in Japan - The latest domestic trends in Japan and a glimpse of what the future could bring.
Digital tapa - Students use drawing and desktop publishing software to create a digital
version of tapa cloth.
Walk through time - Interactive website allowing students to dress Tudor
and Victorian men and women.
Old style, high style - Explores how fashion mirrors the attitudes and
lifestyles of people in different cultures.
African headwear - Exhibition of African head attire drawn from the Smithsonian Institute.
The 20th Century - Views of the 20th Century in ten episodes.
Walk through time - A Viking house, Tudor, Victorian, Roman streets, and a 1950's living room.
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