






EARLY THIS YEAR I MEET AN INCREDIBLE PERSON CALLED NICK BRIDGE WHILE I WAS WORKING. HE WAS A FELLOW KIWI VISITING NEW ZEALAND FROM HIS NEW HOME IN COPENHAGEN. AFTER HAVING A CHAT I LATER LEARNED HE HAD WORKED IN THE COPENHAGEN FASHION INDUSTRY. I WAS GOING OVER TO EUROPE EARLIER THIS YEAR (2023) AND FASHION WEEK IN COPENHAGEN HAPPENED TO BE ON THE EXACT SAME DAYS I WAS THERE. NICK KINDLY REACHED OUT AND GOT ME INTO A FEW SHOWS, WHICH I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR. IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE AND A MAGICAL MOMENT, A DAY I'LL NEVER FORGET. I HAD TWO DAYS BEFORE I LEFT TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. I USED WHAT I HAD AND REVAMPED MY THRIFTED CLOTHES TO PUT TOGETHER A FIT WITHOUT BUYING ANYTHING NEW. I TURNED A REGULAR BLAZER INTO MY OWN, WHICH AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS CAN BE WORN A NUMBER OF WAYS. I TOOK AN OVERSIZED MENS SHIRT, FLIPPED IT BACKWARDS AND ADDED A DRAWCORD WITH SOME LACE TO ADD SOME ASYMMETRY TO THE UNDER TOP. I LAYERED IT WITH A FLARED LONG SLEEVE AND SOME FINGERLESS GLOVES. IT IS VERY MUCH MY OWN STYLE. SO SHOUT OUT TO NICK, HE'S AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND AND AM FOREVER GRATEFUL TO HAVE MET HIM.