Nicholas Blanchet
Nicholas received a Diploma in Fashion Design and Technology from
Wellington Polytechnic in 1991. From 1992 until 1994 Nicholas was the bag and accessory designer and patternmaker for EX23 Leather in Wellington. In 1994 and 1995 Nicholas was the design assistant, patternmaker and supervisor for womenswear brand Rosaria Hall in Christchurch and a teacher at the New Zealand School of Tailoring and Interior Design. After sellinghis first menswear collection nationwide in 1994, Nicholas began designing and manufacturing from Dunedin in 1995 under the Blanchet label.

"Living and designing from New Zealand may be isolating in a physical sense from the rest of the world, but it allows me a space to develop a strong, individual sense of style - I have a fresh approach

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