Wickstead, known for her sophisticated and empowering designs, was announced as Air NZ’s uniform designer in November 2023. While she has dressed several high-profile clients, including the Princess ...

When acclaimed Kiwi fashion designer Emilia Wickstead was ready to launch her designs for the new Air New Zealand uniform, she told the Herald that “pleasing everybody” kept her up “all night”. While ...

Wickstead’s new waistcoats utilise two unique prints - a pepeha print inspired by taaniko weaving patterns and a kaka feather print. Rendered in the uniform’s simple colour palette of black and purple ...