Pacific designers

The Pacific designers are from Cook Islands, Guam, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga.

This month is Fiji Fashion Weeks’ tenth Anniversary and the industry is in celebratory mode.

The Style Challenge competition began on May 1 where Suva’s shop retailers are being challenged to come up with the Best Dressed Window. 

The Pacific Islands’ leading fashion event will be held this year between May 22 and 27 in Suva with a series of associated events held in and around Fiji’s capital city. The main week’s programme will open with the first ever Pacific Island Resort Show that will feature the ten Pacific Island designers.

“Whilst still in its early stages, we have secured a great line-up of emerging and established designers coming from Samoa, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and more,” Fiji Fashion Week Managing Director Ellen Whippy-Knight said.

Lavelua Mo’ungatonga Woffiden made the designer Ngatu wedding dress for bride Sela Feifononga and after sharing the masterpiece online, Woffiden will be the first Tongan designer to feature her work at this year’s London Pacific Fashion week.

Born in Houma, Tongatapu, she shares her love of making dresses from a young age on her vintage handwheel sewing machine.

Lavelua Mo’ungatonga Woffiden made the designer Ngatu wedding dress for bride Sela Feifononga and after sharing the masterpiece online, Woffiden will be the first Tongan designer to feature her work at this year’s London Pacific Fashion week.

Born in Houma, Tongatapu, she shares her love of making dresses from a young age on her vintage handwheel sewing machine.