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    WELL SUITED

    Jul 21, 2021 5 minutes

    To walk into Adrienne Winkelmann’s Auckland design room is to walk into a wonder emporium of fabric and fashion history. Over 40 years in business, the eponymous designer has collected thousands of bolts of cloth – from cobalt blues to tonal tartan – and tucked them here, above the boutiques of O’Connell Street. Say you’re in the mood for a certain houndstooth pattern, and she’ll know exactly where it’s hiding along the walls stacked with every colour and print you could imagine.

    At twilight for ’s photo shoot, the workroom looks a little different now its 20 or more expert sewers and tailors have packed up for the day. The brand’s new creative director, Jessica Grubiša, has been persuaded to stand on a cutting table in a vibrant custom-made coat. Adrienne is

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