Owtahea - Outer hair

Owtahea - Outer hair Inspired to creates designs given through vision. Fun, exciting & inspiring. It was to depict self getting out of my own head and back into the heart.

Was in a vision that came to me to start drawing an out fit that would allow the hair to emerge from an opening in a hoodie. I started by drawing this new idea and eventually took it to a designer after a few attempts of sewing a few design pieces, we worked on it until we were happy with the outcome. They were the 1st series 'The rectangular series". Zipped up hoodies were created and then our be

anies, caps and skoodetz (scarf, hood and the opening that was called Jetz). I then applied to go on a fashion designing course to upskill on my already sewing skills through learning at manual classes at intermediate then high school to teen age and started working in a sewing factory. I went on creating my next series "The Diamond series where the jets change to diamond shape. I now have created other clothing in the Owtahea (outer hair) ranges from dresses to other gears. With untold ideas, My target was mainly, the long haired in the family as I noticed when I wore caps, beanies etc they would either go out of shape or didn't fit well because of my thick Polynesian curly hair back then. You will see different design pieces showing as I create some out of it, but amazing pieces and put them on line. Owtahea 'Diamond series' had been introduced to the public where my pieces were put in the street-wear and the collection range shown on television CUE200 on sky at Hokonui 2015. Sadly and with luck NOT on my side, that year they decided to have all models hair tied down, so the full potential of my design wasn't seen. Back then 8 yrs passed from 2007, to 2015 and thats when I showed the public this design called OWTAHEA.....

WELL anyways ... updating to 2023 I can only share Owtahea's story. There have been similar creations of an opening coming out of a cap/beanie, so it is good to see like minded people with the same visual thinking who were getting their designs out, well done to us all for at least giving it a try, and some succeeding in this time! Namaste to You guys & gurls. Thank you
OWTAHEA

31/07/2023

A video of my kakahu's in my section at HFDA, was exciting🥰

My designs shown in the Hokonui Fashion Design awards I came runners up in the fabric and fibre award. Great out come co...
31/07/2023

My designs shown in the Hokonui Fashion Design awards I came runners up in the fabric and fibre award. Great out come considering I hadn't been on a machine for 9 yrs. 🥰🌹

Its taken me awhile to come back into the creative arena but this year I had a vision and so I decide to put some garmen...
24/06/2023

Its taken me awhile to come back into the creative arena but this year I had a vision and so I decide to put some garment in this year🥰Yay🌹 wish us well🙏

Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu – National Volunteer Week honours the collective energies and mana of volunteers in Aotearoa. They grow our people, open minds, open hearts and create joy.

Did you know that the MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards are run by an amazing group of volunteers?

Massive shout out to our committee Jacqui McKinney Anna Balloch Denise Millard Bronwyn GrantRichard Hogan Malcolm Carol McKee Kelly-Anne Findlay Shirley Copland Tyla Lee Routhan Lisa Wadsworth Febbie Sangkop Tori Tremaine Churchy's and all of our wardrobe team for the countless hours you’ve dedicated to making the HFDA an amazing event! With your hard work we continue to produce an extraordinary show. Here’s to 35 years 🥂

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