NZFW 2026 Opening Night: The Art of Style

THE ART OF STYLE. New Zealand Fashion Week 2026, presented by @giltrapgroup opened with The Art of Style, a spectacular collision of fashion, art and performance curated by NZFW Creative Director Dan Ahwa. Drawing from Aotearoa’s rich creative history, the show brought new-season collections into conversation with archival fashion, opera and ballet costume alongside the work of some of New Zealand’s most significant artists and designers. From past to present, The Art of Style explored fashion as art in its most personal form: something to be worn, lived in and made your own. He toi whakairo he mana tangata.Where there is artistic excellence, there is human dignity.