1 Dec 2024

Pacific Fashion Fusion Show continues while national show pauses: founder Nora Swann

From Culture 101, 12:50 pm on 1 December 2024
Nora Swann

Nora Swann Photo: Supplied/Nora Swann


The Pacific Fashion Fusion Show is preparing to run its annual catwalk through downtown Auckland's freshly designated Komititanga.

Komititanga is the area that joins the end of Queen Street with the waterfront.

Pacific Fashion Fusion's signature site-specific locations date back to 2016 and include Otara Town Centre, Ambury Park, the streets of Papatoetoe, and last year the Warbird's hangar at Ardmore airbase. 

Founder Nora Swann is steadfast with her vision of an embodied and inspired Pacific aesthetic - this year partnering with New Zealand Fashion Week - that's scheduled to return in 2025 after a gap this year. 

Pacific Fashion Fusion Show models 2024 l-r: Meiya Lemafa, Rebekah Stowers, Logan Fenton, Teokotai Tupou

Pacific Fashion Fusion Show models 2024 l-r: Meiya Lemafa, Rebekah Stowers, Logan Fenton, Teokotai Tupou Photo: Hele Ikimotu and Henrietta Williams