Recycled silver linings
Quick quiz: How many swimwear runway shows have you seen lately that feature models of all shapes, sizes, ages and ethnicities?
Hmm, thought so.
That’s exactly the dilemma Christchurch designer Sonia McManus brushed up against when she was invited to show her ethical jewellery at Miami Swim Week 2021.
Sonia certainly isn’t short of ambition and you don’t have to tell her twice how good the prestigious event – the largest of its kind in the world – would look on her CV. Or the sales it could generate for her jewellery business, Sonia Therese, which she operates from a vintage caravan at her Parklands home.
But on Mother’s Day this year, the day she turned 50, Sonia sat down to review the models who’d been invited to wear her designs at the
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