Fashion Nerds

New Zealand

Kate Sylvester

  • Historical reinterpretation
  • Graphic screenprinting
  • Unexpected layering

Kate Sylvester reinterprets historical fashion through contemporary combinations of garments and materials. After studying clothing and textiles and working in London and Paris, she established Sister with Wayne Conway in Auckland in 1993.

Portrait of Kate Sylvester
Massey University College of Creative Arts · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Kate Sylvester — Look 1 — Kate Sylvester, Australia Spring 2015

Collection selection

Kate Sylvester — Look 1

Australia Spring 2015

Representative look from the Australia Spring 2015 collection.

Lucas Dawson
Kate Sylvester — Look 10 — Kate Sylvester, Australia Spring 2015

Collection selection

Kate Sylvester — Look 10

Australia Spring 2015

Representative look from the Australia Spring 2015 collection.

Lucas Dawson
Kate Sylvester — Look 19 — Kate Sylvester, Australia Spring 2015

Collection selection

Kate Sylvester — Look 19

Australia Spring 2015

Representative look from the Australia Spring 2015 collection.

Lucas Dawson
Kate Sylvester — Look 27 — Kate Sylvester, Australia Spring 2015

Collection selection

Kate Sylvester — Look 27

Australia Spring 2015

Representative look from the Australia Spring 2015 collection.

Lucas Dawson
Kate Sylvester — Look 36 — Kate Sylvester, Australia Spring 2015

Collection selection

Kate Sylvester — Look 36

Australia Spring 2015

Representative look from the Australia Spring 2015 collection.

Lucas Dawson

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Spring 2015

1 piece

About Kate Sylvester

Te Papa documents her use of New Zealand wool, sports fabric and graphic screenprinting, including a sixties-inspired outfit styled with trousers beneath its skirt.