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'''Margarita Anna Robertson''' [[New Zealand Order of Merit|ONZM]] ({{nee}} Gladiadis, born 1953) is a New Zealand fashion designer and the founder and creative director of the New Zealand fashion line [[NOM*d]].<ref name="fashion museum" /> In 2018, she was made an Officer of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]] in 2018 "for services to the fashion industry." She is credited with helping define what is known as "the New Zealand Look."<ref name=":0">{{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|access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> The [[New Zealand Fashion Museum]] comments: "Margarita Robinson's status as a national designer of significant cultural importance is recognised in public collections and by her inclusion in recent exhibitions, biographies and histories on New Zealand fashion."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz/s/sleeveless-denim-jacket-tartan-skirt/?f=&e=&s=Nom*d&c=|title=Sleeveless denim jacket & tartan skirt|last=|first=|date=nd|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=May 20, 2018}}</ref> |
'''Margarita Anna Robertson''' [[New Zealand Order of Merit|ONZM]] ({{nee}} Gladiadis, born 1953) is a New Zealand fashion designer and the founder and creative director of the New Zealand fashion line [[NOM*d]].<ref name="fashion museum" /> In 2018, she was made an Officer of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]] in 2018 "for services to the fashion industry." She is credited with helping define what is known as "the New Zealand Look."<ref name=":0">{{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|access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> The [[New Zealand Fashion Museum]] comments: "Margarita Robinson's status as a national designer of significant cultural importance is recognised in public collections and by her inclusion in recent exhibitions, biographies and histories on New Zealand fashion."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz/s/sleeveless-denim-jacket-tartan-skirt/?f=&e=&s=Nom*d&c=|title=Sleeveless denim jacket & tartan skirt|last=|first=|date=nd|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=May 20, 2018}}</ref> |
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Robertson was born in [[Clyde, New Zealand|Clyde]] in 1953 and grew up in [[Dunedin]].<ref name="fashion museum">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz/m/margarita-robertson-nomstard |title=Margarita Robertson & NOM*d|website=www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz |access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> Her sister is [[Elisabeth 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=4 March 2018}}</ref> She opened her first boutique in Dunedin in 1975, establishing her current boutique Plume in 1978,<ref name=":0" /> and a second Plume in [[Christchurch]] in 1992.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/plume-finds-new-christchurch-home|title=Plume finds new Christchurch home|last=Constantine|first=Ellie|date=28 June 2011|work=Otago Daily Times|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> Her label NOM*d, founded in 1986, was shown at the inaugural New Zealand Fashion Week in 2001.<ref name=":0" /> |
Robertson was born in [[Clyde, New Zealand|Clyde]] in 1953 and grew up in [[Dunedin]].<ref name="fashion museum">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz/m/margarita-robertson-nomstard |title=Margarita Robertson & NOM*d|website=www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz |access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> Her sister is [[Elisabeth 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=4 March 2018}}</ref> She opened her first boutique in Dunedin in 1975, establishing her current boutique Plume in 1978,<ref name=":0" /> and a second Plume in [[Christchurch]] in 1992.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/plume-finds-new-christchurch-home|title=Plume finds new Christchurch home|last=Constantine|first=Ellie|date=28 June 2011|work=Otago Daily Times|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> Her label NOM*d, founded in 1986, was shown at the inaugural New Zealand Fashion Week in 2001 and is regularly features as part of [[iD Dunedin Fashion Week]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idfashion.co.nz/calendar-of-events/|title=NOM*d Show|last=|first=|date=nd|website=idfashion.co.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> |
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Within New Zealand, 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. 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 attend [[University of Otago]], which is located in this city.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Radner|first=Hilary|date=2016|title=Fashionable Dunedin and "Rooted Cosmopolitanism" in the Twenty-First Century: NOM*d and Company of Strangers|jstor=10.5325/jasiapacipopcult.1.1.0057|journal=Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture|volume=1|issue=1|pages=57, 63, 64, 65|doi=10.5325/jasiapacipopcult.1.1.0057}}</ref> Her designs are also described as "enjoying a flourishing trade in Europe, the United States and Asia."<ref name=":0" /> In 2015, ''[[I-D|i-D magazine]]''<nowiki/>'s website devoted 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=27 August 2015|work=I-d|access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> |
Within New Zealand, 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. 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 attend [[University of Otago]], which is located in this city.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Radner|first=Hilary|date=2016|title=Fashionable Dunedin and "Rooted Cosmopolitanism" in the Twenty-First Century: NOM*d and Company of Strangers|jstor=10.5325/jasiapacipopcult.1.1.0057|journal=Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture|volume=1|issue=1|pages=57, 63, 64, 65|doi=10.5325/jasiapacipopcult.1.1.0057}}</ref> Her designs are also described as "enjoying a flourishing trade in Europe, the United States and Asia."<ref name=":0" /> In 2015, ''[[I-D|i-D magazine]]''<nowiki/>'s website devoted 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=27 August 2015|work=I-d|access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> |
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Margi Robertson ONZM | |
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| Born | Margarita Anna Gladiadis 1953 (age 70–71) |
| Citizenship |  New Zealand |
| Known for | Fashion designer |
| Honours | Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit |
Margarita Anna Robertson ONZM (née Gladiadis, born 1953) is a New Zealand fashion designer and the founder and creative director of the New Zealand fashion line NOM*d.[1] In 2018, she was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2018 "for services to the fashion industry." She is credited with helping define what is known as "the New Zealand Look."[2] The New Zealand Fashion Museum comments: "Margarita Robinson's status as a national designer of significant cultural importance is recognised in public collections and by her inclusion in recent exhibitions, biographies and histories on New Zealand fashion."[3]
Robertson was born in Clyde in 1953 and grew up in Dunedin.[1] Her sister is Elisabeth Findlay, founder of Zambesi, another New Zealand fashion line.[4] She opened her first boutique in Dunedin in 1975, establishing her current boutique Plume in 1978,[2] and a second Plume in Christchurch in 1992.[5] Her label NOM*d, founded in 1986, was shown at the inaugural New Zealand Fashion Week in 2001 and is regularly features as part of iD Dunedin Fashion Week.[2][6]
Within New Zealand, 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. 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 attend University of Otago, which is located in this city.[7] Her designs are also described as "enjoying a flourishing trade in Europe, the United States and Asia."[2] In 2015, i-D magazine's website devoted an editorial spread to "Dunedin's Black Brigade" that featured Robertson and a series of young local inhabitants.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Margarita Robertson & NOM*d". www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "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 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Sleeveless denim jacket & tartan skirt". nd. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "NZ fashion designer: Margi Robertson". TNZ Media. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Constantine, Ellie (28 June 2011). "Plume finds new Christchurch home". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "NOM*d Show". idfashion.co.nz. nd. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Radner, Hilary (2016). "Fashionable Dunedin and "Rooted Cosmopolitanism" in the Twenty-First Century: NOM*d and Company of Strangers". Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture. 1 (1): 57, 63, 64, 65. doi:10.5325/jasiapacipopcult.1.1.0057. JSTOR 10.5325/jasiapacipopcult.1.1.0057.
- ^ "photographing dunedin's black brigade". I-d. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2018.