Behind the Seams: Sarah Street on Bronwyn’s return to NZFW

1 July 2026
By Fashion Quarterly

Archival inspiration, a wedge she's calling her new obsession, and the countdown to show day — Bronwyn founder Sarah Street takes us inside the chaos and craft of her second NZFW outing.

Pictured: Early sketches from Bronwyn's upcoming NZFW collection, offering a first look behind the design process.

A year on from Bronwyn's NZFW debut, founder Sarah Street is back in the studio readying eight looks for the runway — this time anchored by a single idea: transparency. Ahead of the show, Street talks us through the archival references shaping the collection, the new wedge she can't stop thinking about, and why, after all the down-to-the-wire chaos fashion week demands, having a back-up plan is non-negotiable.

In conversation with Sarah StreetWe're a few weeks out from NZFW — paint us a picture of what your studio looks like right now. Organised chaos or calm and considered?It ebbs and flows between both, just like life I guess. I'm fortunate to have had the experience of last year's…

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