Wairata Warbrick creates garments inspired by nature and her Māori culture.
So it seems fitting the girl raised in Rotorua's Whakawerawera Village needs only look out the window for inspiration.
Last year Warbrick graduated from Massey University with a Bachelor of Design (hons) majoring in fashion.
In 2017 she featured in the Student Life section of the New Zealand Apparel magazine and it is through her relationship with the magazine that she has been invited to attend the Vancouver Fashion Week next month.
"The magazine takes three New Zealand designers to the event each year and I was fortunate to be one of the three chosen," Warbrick said.