Help young Maori designer cope with the exponential growth of his brand and help fund materials for his show at NZFW
Auckland
Hi guys!
I would just like to start by saying a huge Thank you for taking the time to come to this page and show support it means the world to me.
My name is Ryan and I am Maori fashion designer designing under my label "Ryan Turner". My label is built on an androgynous, unisex aesthetic drawing inspiration from the japanese "wabi-sabi" (beauty in imperfections, age and hand crafts), with an over ruling sense of comfort and functionality. My designs heavily feature deconstruction of both the literal sense and metaphorically, unpicking and displacing clothing around the body to create new and abstract pieces that are simple yet continually evolve around the body.
I have been designing for over 5 years now and have found this form of creation to allow me to challenge who i am really help me explore and make peace with a lot of mental illness.
I am currently at a cross roads in my journey as my label has grown from what was only 1 small store on K road, to 10 stores all in the space of 6 months. This year I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to showcase at NZFW which will hold major international buyers and really build my label as a strong competitor in the industry.
Because of this exponential growth however I am really struggling to cope with the costs of my next collections samples, I am almost there but all my available funds have gone towards fulfilling orders for this coming SS18/19 and i do not think I will have the funds to get the last lot of materials I need to show at NZFW.
For those that know me will know that asking for help is not my strong point or something i really like to do but anything as little as $5 will mean another meter of fabric can be brought which brings me 1 meter closer to the finish line.
If you would like to make a larger donation I do have spare materials in black / white I'd be happy to have my sleeveless RT dress made for you, Or you can contact me and we can sort something out!
I also have a signet ring designer I am looking to have made but the initial costs are around $300 for the mold and around $2500 for the first 50 pieces. This is something I would really love to pursue but at present is just out of my budget however this could be an option for you if you wanted to donate something larger in return for a ring when they go into production!
Sorry for the novel there is a lot i want to say but I realise it is already quite long.
Thank you so much again!
If you would like to know more please follow the below link to my Website, under the media panel you will find some amazing articles Ive had publisged on me over the past few years
Aroha nui
All proceeds will go towards paying for materials for my show at NZWF
If I happen to be gifted more funds than required this money will go towards expansion of the brand including a custom RT signet ring!
Aw thank you so much my lovely you are absolutely amazing!!
Thank you so much! This means so so much to me I promise I will put it to good use and make your donation worth while! =)
You are so amazing I will definitely come bearing rings for sure! <3 <3 Thank you so much I seriously cannot thank you enough
Thank you So much I'm so taken by the amount of support out there <3
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