“…wedding planning wasn’t all rainbows and unicorns for me. However, on the other side of the spectrum, I cherish other wonderful memories, and that includes my journey of finding the dress.”

Ethical Fashion, Made to Measure, Couture, Bridal, SustainabilityNemoSeptember 26, 2022Pandemic, Bespoke Bridal, Sustainability, Sustainable Fashion, Bridal Wear

Buying Online vs Bespoke - Advice for choosing your Wedding Dress

There are many factors to keep in mind when purchasing an ‘off-the-rack’ gown, and we hope by reading on you might learn something new, and potentially save yourself some time and /or money...

Bridal, Community, Couture, Ethical Fashion, Made to Measure, SustainabilityNemoAugust 25, 2021Nemo Bridal & CoutureBridal Gown, Wedding Dress Shopping, Dress Shopping Tips, NZ wedding dressComment

#PlasticFreeJuly: Do you know about Micro-fibre and how you’re polluting the Oceans with it?

We need a strong response from the textile and the appliance industries to produce better fabrics and washing machines and from governments to improve sewage treatment and support research into developing ways to reduce microfibre pollution.

Community, Ethical Fashion, SustainabilityNemo WorkroomJuly 21, 2020Nemo WorkroomCommunity, Plastic Free July, Sustainable Fashion, Sustainability, Sustainable Queenstown, Ethical Fashion, Eco-Friendly Fashion

Fast Fashion, Slow Fashion

So, as the world is now coming to realise that Fast Fashion, like Fast Food, has social and environmental costs that are far reaching and nothing short of abhorrent, the fashion industry is now seeing a response.