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Gown gala not your ordinary fashion show

There’s nothing unusual about a fashion event in which models take to the catwalk in a new range of gowns for women, right?
Right. Unless, that is, you’re talking about the gala show with a twist held by Waitemata District Health Board on Thursday, June 11.
The event, at North Shore Squash Club’s Lakeside Café, showcased eight prototype gowns designed for women to wear when undergoing breast screening or mammography in the Waitemata area.
Waitemata DHB has been working with patients, Unitec, BreastScreen Waitemata Northland, New Zealand fashion designer Annah Stretton, and the Centre for Compassion in Healthcare to come up with a new gown design.
Project manager Hilary Boyd of Waitemata DHB says the eight prototypes are the work of 16 second year students from Unitec’s Product Design Degree course. (...more)