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Margarita, "Margi," Anna Robertson [[NZOM]] (born 1953, Clyde, Central Otago, New Zealand) is a New Zealand fashion designer and the founder and creative director of the New Zealand fashion line [[NOM*d]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz/m/margarita-robertson-nomstard|title=Margarita Robertson & NOM*d|website=www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz|language=en|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref> |
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Robertson grew up in [[Dunedin]], which remains her home today, and is the sister of Liz Findlay, founder of Zambesi, another New Zealand fashion line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://media.newzealand.com/en/story-ideas/nz-fashion-designer-margi-robertson/|title=NZ fashion designer: Margi Robertson|website=TNZ Media|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref> She was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2018 an{{Infobox person |
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d is credited with helping define what is known as "the New Zealand Look." She opened her first boutique Plume in Dunedin in 1975, later establishing a further boutique in Christchurch, both of which remain active today. Her label NOM*d, founded in 1986, was shown at the inaugural New Zealand Fashion Week in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/ny2018-onzm#robertsonm|title=New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit|website=New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit|language=en-NZ|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/100201321/south-islanders-honoured-for-work-in-music-politics-and-fashion|title=South Islanders honoured for work in music, politics and fashion|website=Stuff|language=en|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref> |
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Within New Zealand, as a designer Margi Robertson is associated with Dunedin and its cultural heritage as the location of the alternative music movement known as Dunedin Sound. The bohemian counter-culture dimension of the city has left an indelible mark on her fashion sense. Perhaps in consequence, her label appeals to a broad cross-section of its inhabitants–from those who were part of that movement to young aspiring creatives, writers, artists, musicians and others, including the many students who flock to the [[University of Otago]], also located in Dunedin.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Fashionable Dunedin and “Rooted Cosmopolitanism” in the Twenty-First Century: NOM*d and Company of Strangers on JSTOR|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.5325/jasiapacipopcult.1.1.0057.pdf?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents|language=en|doi=10.5325/jasiapacipopcult.1.1.0057.pdf#page_scan_tab_contents}}</ref> In ''[[I-D|i-D magazine]]''<nowiki/>'s website dedicated an editorial spread to "Dunedin's Black Brigade" that featured Robertson and a series of young local inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/vbepz9/photographing-dunedins-black-brigade|title=photographing dunedin's black brigade|date=2015-08-27|work=I-d|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en-au}}</ref> |
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Margarita, "Margi," Anna Robertson NZOM (born 1953, Clyde, Central Otago, New Zealand) is a New Zealand fashion designer and the founder and creative director of the New Zealand fashion line NOM*d.[1]
Robertson grew up in Dunedin, which remains her home today, and is the sister of Liz Findlay, founder of Zambesi, another New Zealand fashion line.[2] She was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2018 an
NZOM Margi Robertson | |
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| Born | 1955 Clyde, Central Otago, NZ |
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
| Known for | Fashion Designer |
d is credited with helping define what is known as "the New Zealand Look." She opened her first boutique Plume in Dunedin in 1975, later establishing a further boutique in Christchurch, both of which remain active today. Her label NOM*d, founded in 1986, was shown at the inaugural New Zealand Fashion Week in 2001.[3] [4]
Within New Zealand, as a designer Margi Robertson is associated with Dunedin and its cultural heritage as the location of the alternative music movement known as Dunedin Sound. The bohemian counter-culture dimension of the city has left an indelible mark on her fashion sense. Perhaps in consequence, her label appeals to a broad cross-section of its inhabitants–from those who were part of that movement to young aspiring creatives, writers, artists, musicians and others, including the many students who flock to the University of Otago, also located in Dunedin.[5] In i-D magazine's website dedicated an editorial spread to "Dunedin's Black Brigade" that featured Robertson and a series of young local inhabitants.[6]
- ^ "Margarita Robertson & NOM*d". www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "NZ fashion designer: Margi Robertson". TNZ Media. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit". New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "South Islanders honoured for work in music, politics and fashion". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "Fashionable Dunedin and "Rooted Cosmopolitanism" in the Twenty-First Century: NOM*d and Company of Strangers on JSTOR" (PDF). doi:10.5325/jasiapacipopcult.1.1.0057.pdf#page_scan_tab_contents.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "photographing dunedin's black brigade". I-d. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2018-03-04.