NICOLE VAN VUUREN IS JUST A GIRL, EXPLORING FASHION THROUGH MUNDANE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BODY AND CLOTH, SKIN AND FABRIC, ENTITY AND BOUNDARY, ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP VIA THE SPACE INBETWEEN. CREATING AN AESTHETIC WHICH FAVOURS THE IMPERFECT, UNFINISHED, BROKEN OR UNLOVED.
EACH PIECE IS UNIQUE, MADE EXCLUSIVELY BY HAND IN HER TAMAKI MAKAURAU STUDIO. THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER NEW ZEALAND BASED DESIGNERS, AND THE AUCKLAND CITY MISSION, OFFCUTS, REMNANT AND SCRAP FABRICS ARE COLLECTED FROM THE COMMUNITY AND CAREFULLY CURATED INTO NEW GARMENTS, MINIMISING TEXTILE WASTE WITHIN THE FASHION INDUSTRY.
NVV GARMENTS ARE SOLD THROUGH SHOP.NVV.WORLD ALONGSIDE A SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT DESIGNERS EXPLORING NEW MODE OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN. AS WELL AS DISTAL PHALANX AND CAFE FORGOT
TEXTILES SOURCED FROM:
AUCKLAND CITY MISSION
CONTACT: INFO@NICOLEVANVUUREN.COM
NVV STUDIO / STORE
LEVEL 1
354 KARANGAHAPE ROAD
TAMAKI MAKAURAU 1011
NEW ZEALAND