Fashion option explored

A desire for style has linked some former Syrian refugees with the Otago Polytechnic Style University.

Those with attention or encounter in the design and style market were given a trip of design and style school classes last Saturday.

Polytech design school go Caroline Terpstra said the alignment was a opportunity for the polytechnic to work together with the former refugees and see how it could assistance them.

"We believed one way we could do that is to provide them accessibility devices and area,'' she said.

Mrs Terpstra said the link would be a "two-way opportunity'', recognizing that many of the former refugees came with a useful abilities and encounter which would be useful in a student environment

"I'm sure it will occur naturally,'' she said.

Red Combination profession advisor Jarrah Cooke said many of the Syrian group had recognized design and style as their profession of option and came from tasks in the style market at house.

"The Otago Polytech remains greatly helpful,'' he said.

Hana Alkhalil, an experienced embroiderer, said she was "so, so excited'' as she had intends to put on an display in April next season which "expresses Syrian culture'', and accessibility to Style University would allow this to occur.

The trip had also motivated some of the others to work together with her for the display, she said.

Mohamad Abdailah Lababidi, who had encounter in the Syrian style market, said european style was very different to style in Syria, which was much more traditional, and he would like to develop apparel which would combine both societies and be "suitable for New Zealand and Syrian women''.