Te Koopu Awards
The third annual Te Kopu Maori fashion awards presentation ceremony is to be held in Te Awamutu next year. The function will be held at the Waipa Racing Clubrooms at Te Awamutu racecourse on Sunday February 26. The awards are offered by the New Zealand Te Kopu Awards Association for fashion clothing with a Maori design and motif. They were instigated to promote the creative art of Maori design and traditional motif with a view to establishing a Maori fashion industry.
According to award programme director Phillip Munro, some of the designers who entered the first awards contest in 1981 have since been working with professional designers to develop their skills, economics and marketing.
And chairman Steve Heremaia said the committee was looking into the possibility of opening a boutique to provide an outlet for Maori designers’ fashionwear, as well as arts, crafts, jewellery and accessories.
The awards next year will, for the first time, include a young designers’ award. The other sections of the contest include casual wear, high fashion day wear, evening wear, and Te Kopu award for the best Maori design in any section.
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Tu Tangata, Issue 15, 1 December 1983, Page 13
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190Te Koopu Awards Tu Tangata, Issue 15, 1 December 1983, Page 13
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