New Zealand fashion designers share nostalgic musical moments

Jessica Grubiša | Harman Grubiša

“The Chronic 2001 is one of my favourite albums of all time. On my 21st birthday, my best friend and I got matching tattoos with lyrics from this track: ‘Things just ain’t the same for gangstas.’”

Jess’s Top 5
‘The Watcher’ – Dr Dre
‘Runaway’ – Kanye West
‘Ain’t Nothing Going on but the Rent’ – Gwen Guthrie
‘Nuthin’ But a G Thang’ – Snoop Dogg ft. Dr Dre
‘Dreams’ – Fleetwood Mac

Kayla Jurlina | COOP

“Last October I was walking past the Gucci store on Ginza Street in Tokyo and heard the coolest song playing. I turned back and went in, turning on my data to frantically Shazam ‘Dream Machine’ by Mark Farina. I’ve been listening to it ever since – the louder it is the better it sounds.”

Kayla’s Top 5
‘My Humps’ – Fergie
‘Dreams’ – Fleetwood Mac
‘Lighthouse’ – Patrick Watson
‘You are so Beautiful’ – Joe Cocker
‘Dream Machine’ – Mark Farina

Andrea Moore | Andrea Moore

“We had just begun our holiday in The Sounds and we were on the family boat zooming to the bach. The wind was blowing, the sun shining and Hugo, my nephew, was playing ‘Young Folks’ on the UE Boom. It was such a carefree feeling knowing that the next two weeks were ahead of us, with nothing to do but play with the kids, swim, cook, eat and hang out with the family.”

Andrea’s Top 5
‘Young Folks’ – Peter, Bjorn and John
‘Love Yourself’ – Justin Bieber
‘Grizzly Bear’ – Angus and Julia Stone
‘Love Love Love’ – Avalanche City
‘I Got a Feeling’ – The Black Eyed Peas

Emily Miller-Sharma | Liam

“The only time I’m allowed to listen to Dead Prez ‘Hip Hop’ as loud as I want is when I’m alone in the car, so the strongest association I have with this song is deciding to take a wrong turn just before I get home so I can listen to it again.”

Emily’s Top 5
‘Life and Limb’ – Fugazi
‘Alright’ – Supergrass
‘Hip Hop’ – Dead Prez
‘I Wanna Roll with You’ – Connan Mockasin
‘Fall at Your Feet’ – Crowded House

Jane Daniels | Jane Daniels

“My dad was a great fan of Big Band music so I grew up with this echoing through the house. I was at a trade fair in 2001 in Paris on 9/11 and at the end of that sad day, this music burst loudly out of a stand and lifted everyone’s spirit.”

Jane’s Top 5
‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ – The Steve Wingfield Band (A Tribute to Benny Goodman)
‘The Blower’s Daughter’ – Damien Rice
‘Gymnopedie No 1 2 3’ – Erik Satie
‘La Revancha del Tango’ – Gotan Project
‘La Vie en Rose’ – Grace Jones

Margi Robertson | Nom*D

“We didn’t get married in a church but the music of ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ by Procol Harum (our wedding march) was quite like a hymn. Of course, the lyrics were of the time when there were a lot of people experimenting with drugs but – to be honest – I was way too naïve at 18 to even understand what that was about.”

Margi’s Top 5
‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ – Procol Harum
‘Let’s Dance’ – David Bowie
‘Who do you Love’ – Jesus and Mary Chain
‘The Weeping Song’ – Nick Cave
‘Dance Me Til the End of Love’ – Leonard Cohen