Kate Sylvester

Iconic New Zealand designer Kate Sylvester's conceptual collections have embodied intelligence, witty irreverence, sophistication and modern femininity since the label's inception in 1993.

Ever the subtle subversive, Kate Sylvester plays off disparate references, seamlessly stitching sportswear with couture, menswear with womenswear, pop culture with history, high art with punk rock. The resulting collections challenge nostalgic sensibilities with modern use of colour, cut and exclusive in-house prints.

A regular feature at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, Sylvester's shows are always a press highlight attracting praise from Tim Blanks of style.com to Vogue's Damien Woolnough, Romy Friedman of stylemeromy.com and Paddy Huntington of frockwriter.com.

Tim Blanks described Kate's designs as appealingly off kilter with an indie spirit.

Her unpredictable yet elegant brand of quirk extends beyond an aesthetic to a culture and philosophy that is equally at home in department stores and boutiques internationally as it is in their own concept stores across their homeland and the Sydney flagship store.