Te Ao Māori News - The Hui

Fusing whakapapa and fashion: Vince Ropitini taking his kākahu to the world

Vince has been touted as one of Aotearoa’s most promising young fashion designers, with his designs deeply rooted in his Taranaki whakapapa.

RNZ - Radio Interview

A Taranaki designer will showcase a collection inspired by the story of Parihaka at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin caught up with the designer.

Stuff - Article

Fashion designer inspired by 'passive resistance' of Parihaka men.

A Taranaki designer who is showcasing a collection inspired by the story of Parihaka at the Melbourne Fashion Festival this week says it has been a deeply personal project.

Skip The Boat - Inside The Mind

In our full interview, Vince discusses how he creates clothing as a form of expressing himself. We touch on topics such as the importance of our own happiness, the creation of Obsolescence, surrounding yourself around good people, his biggest fear, and more!

Massey University - Exposure Exhibition

How can contemporary Māori art be translated through fashion design, inspiring the regeneration of Mātauranga Māori?

RNZ - Article

Designer inspired by 'passive resistance' of Parihaka men for Melbourne Fashion Festival.

The Art of Passive Resistance will show on the Global Indigenous Runway as part of the independent programme.