Kate Away and Laughing

Auckland designer Kate Sylvester has lived somewhat in the shadow of New Zealand’s best-known fashion designer Karen Walker. But big successes at Mercedes Australian Fashion Week since her first appearance there in 1998 have seen her grow in stature to the point where her three biggest markets for her clean, creative and contemporary lines are, in order, Australia, New York, then New Zealand. Kate Sylvester is now represented in more than 30 stores in Australasia, six stores in Asia and 15 stores in the United States.

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