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dml | where craft meets couture
Creating a style where craft meets couture, Margaret Lewis’s designs start from a technique or a piece of handwork or sometimes a piece of found fabric.
With that starting point, items are then upcycled, recycled, recut or made from scratch, using original designs.
The craft work is done by hand and using skills that could have learned with her nana. But that was way too uncool then. So much of what she does now is learned from books and people of her nana’s generation who are so generous with sharing their learning.
Used in fashion shoots for NO and Pilot as well as M2 for Women and won awards in Style Pasifika, Hokonui Fashion Design Awards and Cult Couture.
come and try [it's like a dressup box for grown-ups] at:
- Ponsonby Rd Market - every Saturday
- Titirangi Market - last Sunday of every month
- Coatesville Market - first Sunday of every month
Member Profile
Margaret LewisIts not just about fashion. I live a life surrounded by textile - in particular wool. Its in my room, in my car, on my desk at work... Designing handknits and selling them is not my sole source of survival but it is what I love. I'm lucky that this love is supported by other things that I love, including working for The Big Idea and also helping to facilitate the careers of emerging artists. I feel truly blessed.
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