Kate Sylvester: Minimalist Approach to Clothing
Photo below: Kate Sylvester on the runway, Spring 2004
Photo by David Gray/Reuters

A native of New Zealand, Kate Sylvester was born in 1967 in Ardmore. She studied at the Wellington Polytechnic as a Clothing and Textile major, graduating in 1986.

In 1990, she moved to Europe, working at Arabella Pollen in London and then at Corinne Cobson in Paris.

The designer moved back to her native New Zealand in 1993 to launch her first label, "Sister."

But "Sister" was short-lived. In 1998, Kate Sylvester launched her eponymous line, and Sister was merged into it. A year after its launch, the Kate Sylvester label became available nationwide in Australia.

Four years later, in 2002, "Sylvester," a diffusion line was launched in both Australia and New Zealand, cementing her reputation as one of Australiasia's premier fashion designers.

Kate Sylvester collections have a quirky sense of humour that belies the garments' simplicity of form.

Her clean, minimalist approach to tailoring, coupled with careful fabric considerations ensure that these are clothes that surpass seasons, age and fleeting notions of fashion.

Spring 2006 Photo by Six 6 Photography

Web Site: www.katesylvester.com

Address:
KATE SYLVESTER
6 Central Road
Kingsland
Auckland
New Zealand

Tel: +64 9 846 5225
Fax: +64 9 846 5221
Email: kate@katesylvester.com
Web Site: www.katesylvester.com

PR contact:
Marie Claude Mallat
Tel: +61 2 9211 2644

Kate Sylvester is sold at:

New South Wales: Curve, Entity - Westfield, Entity - Chatswood Chase, Orson & Blake - Woolahra

Victoria: Bi Rpm - Shop 350, Cactus Jam, Credo, Dernier Cri, Douglas and Hope, Frisck, Husk, Truffle Hunter

Queensland: Adrenaline, Blonde Venus, Ishirini, Nat Denning, York

South Australia: P Smith

Western Australia: Sana Boutique, Varga Girl