Runway Revival 2025 A Night of Style, Sustainability & Community

What a night! On Thursday, 3rd April 2025, Runway Revival: Wear to Care Fundraiser Fashion Show transformed Dunedin City Motors into a glittering celebration of fashion with purpose. From the red carpet to the runway, guests experienced an unforgettable evening where sustainability and style came together in spectacular harmony.

In proud partnership with the iD Dunedin Fashion Week 2025, this sold-out fundraiser showcased the brilliance of upcycled creations, with designers unveiling bold, re-imagined fashion.

Beyond the glamour, Runway Revival had a powerful purpose – raising vital funds for Presbyterian Support Otago, including Dunedin’s busiest foodbank and essential children’s programmes. Thanks to every guest, bidder, and volunteer, fashion truly became a force for good. Thank you also to the organising committee who did an incredible job putting the show together!

A highlight of the evening was the Wear to Care competition winners, and wow—what talent! The judges had an incredibly hard decision with so many incredible entries lighting up the runway.

A massive round of applause to all our amazing entrants, and a very special congratulations to Hazel Evans for winning the top honour with her denim revival styles. Second place went to Laurabelle Voight, and third to Liz Manson. We are so proud of these talented individuals and all the designers who brought their creativity and heart to the stage.

The show was an outstanding success with almost $30,000 raised for the Family Works Foodbank and Children’s Programmes. Many of our programmes are completely unfunded, and rely on the generosity of donations and grants to run, so this is a huge help for our services.

And of course, none of this would have been possible without our incredible sponsors. A huge thank you to each and every one of you for your generosity and belief in this vision! Your contributions helped turn a vision into reality, and your support ensures real impact in our community.

To everyone who dressed up, showed up, and shared in the spirit of Runway Revival 2025—thank you. This is just the beginning. Let’s keep making fashion fabulous and meaningful.

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