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Advertise with NZME.Kristine Crabb looks back at some of her favourite pieces as she celebrates 14 years in business
DEAD MARTIN & MISS CRABB COLLBORATION DRESS 2005
"I’ve been friends with Maiangi Waitai of Dead Martin since the late 90s and collaborating on clothes and business since 2001. The themes usually arise out of remote conversations (we live in different towns) about boys and love, music and dreams or progressive slogans. Stuff that makes us laugh and really mixing things up! The reason it works so well is that my work is so fluid and billowy and Maiangi’s decorative appliqué kind of draped and transformed the garments into something fresh.
Maiangi would never know what I was going to send her and I would never know what she was going to send back! This particular time, I sent her a bunch of tops and skirts which she then put together to create a bunch of dresses — I thought it was so genius. They were artfully draped and fitted with intense hand applique with flowers and lovers".
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