Designed by who? Tehani. She's a fashion designer and graphic artist, who has a fresh take on up-cycling, editing, fashion styling, illustration, sewing, writing and web design. You will see all facets of her creative endeavours, and get to 'experience' an interactive website unlike any other.Ever wanted to see the processes behind her creative projects? Now you can get a glimpse in her blog
Designed by who? Tehani. Her 'Vahine' dress was a way of expressing her Tahitian, Chinese and Australian upbringing.
Designed by who? Tehani. 'La Tiare' was her vibrant swimwear collection hand drawn and printed on Lycra.
Tehani has had several collaborations with local artists, designers and creatives, see their work here.
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The Vahine dress
I wanted to draw from my mixed cultural upbringing in the design of this dress. Resulting in the traditional silhouette of a Cheong-sam dress, paired with local Tahitian fabric, made in a contemporary Australian setting.
The composition is 100% Cotton(including the trims) printed in Tahiti. The 'Vahine' dress was meticulously designed, featuring handmade buttons and delicate fringing.
The 'Vahine' dress was designed as part of my graduate 'Cotton Creation' at TAFE in 2019.
Inspiration was taken from many places in the making of this dress including Maggie Cheung’s character in the movie “In the mood for love”, fashion designers such as Guo Pei, John Galliano for Christian Dior (1997) and Roberto Cavali (Spring 2003), and old illustrations from China, featuring the Cheong-sam.
My original sketch for the "Vahine" dress
Process photos from the studio
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