Reclaiming the meaning of representation: how Oceanic artists are taking up space in the fashion world
The year is well & truly underway and Pacific Runway has announced that they’re accepting applications after another hugely successful year. Talanoa’s associate artists, Taofia Pelesasa & Sela Vai, went along to the 2019 runway to connect with designers, models, audience & small businesses to...
Reclaiming the meaning of representation: how Oceanic artists are taking up space in the fashion world
The year is well & truly underway and Pacific Runway has announced that they’re accepting applications after another hugely successful year. Talanoa’s associate artists, Taofia Pelesasa & Sela Vai, went along to the 2019 runway to connect with designers, models, audience & small businesses to...
Pacific Runway is Normalising Diversity and We Are Here For It
So it’s 2019 and pop culture finally has dipped both feet in the winding and intersecting worlds of diverse representation. We are calling out colonisation time and time again for reducing our understanding of everything from gender and sex to ethnicity & beauty to simplistic...
Rukshana Afu
As technology continues to connect our globalized community it is also helping our Pacific community to shift our perceptions of beauty after years of being subjected to Western ideals and standards. Rukshana Afu is a Samoan Fijian-Indian woman determined to make her mark in the...
Golden Coconut Creations
“Golden Coconut Creations is an independent fashion label that was first conceived in 2010 by three islanders. These friends wanted to create an innovative and unique clothing line to cater for Pacific Islanders all over the world. We officially launched online in November 2011 with...
GROUNDED Clothing Label, Tevita Christopher Maka
Tell us about yourself – who are you, where are you from? Born and raised in the Kingdom of Tonga! My father hails from Ofu, Vava’u and mother is from Tongoleleka, Ha’apai. I come from a working class family of fishermen, farmers, tapa designers, mat...
Staavias CEO and Founder, Gustavia Lui
Meet the founder and CEO of groundbreaking footwear brand Staavias. The handcrafted footwear that caters to women in sizes 10 to 14, including wide widths. Before launching her brand Gustavia Lui had no previous experience in business or the footwear industry, only a hard work...
Ales Patty Matenahoru, NUNU & SAKU
# WHO AM I My name is Ales Patty Matenahoru and I’ve been 26 years old for these last couple of months. I was born and raised in the Netherlands, and I’m from Nolot, Saparua and Kaibobo, Nusa Ina of Maluku. You may wonder how...
Cecilia Sagote, Editor in Chief of SUGA Magazine
My name is Cecilia Sagote, I’m 37 years of age, and I was born in Samoa, (village Leauva’a). I migrated to New Zealand at age 2 with my family in 1981. We settled in Whanganui, NZ where I grew up, and I attended Sacred Heart Girls...
Ayden Williams
My name is Ayden Williams, I’m 11 years old, and a model from Prospect in Sydney. My Dad is Australian and my Mum is Samoan, and I’m the youngest of 3 brothers. I have a dog named Wilson and I love the beach, footy and spending...
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