AMBER RIXON OF WINTER AND RIXON
Q: What is Winter and Rixon? Where does the name originate from?
A:Winter and Rixon is a label for women and in the near future for men. There are two collections per year plus one-off pieces that are added every so often.
Winter is my Grandfathers last name and Rixon is mine. My Grandfather Jack bought my first sewing machine and is an all round awesome person, so when I was thinking of a name for the label combining our surnames made sense.
Q: You talk about the film "Donnie Darko" being an inspiration to your current collection. What song from the "Donnie Darko" soundtrack best encapsulates the Winter and Rixon spirit?
A: The opening sequence is one of my favorite parts and that plays to "The Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen. Youth, the unknown, suburbia….
Q: What was the first garment you ever made?
A: drawstring dip dyed skirt
Q: Most of the pieces in this collection are made out of silk. Is there any special care or approach when working and designing with silk?
A: Design wise, no special approach. I choose a silk that best suits the style of the garment, or I find a silk I like and design a garment that would be suitable. For example the Taffeta, a smooth crisp strong silk for the windbreaker, the Crepe Georgette for the sheer styles, the Crepe De Chine for the light weight tailored dress.
Q: You lived in Portland Oregon for 6 months. How would you compare Portland fashion to Auckland fashion?
A: In my neighborhood it was kicks and hoods, overall I would say Pomanders are more relaxed….. although at the same time they have a lot more standout individuals.
Q: Each garment in your collection is available to be custom tailored, but all sales are done through your website. How does this service work?
A: This service will be available for the Winter collection, tailoring will be offered by appointment at our workroom in Auckland City. All fittings will be done by me and tailoring is all in-house.
Q: What is next for Winter and Rixon?
A: The Winter collection
Shop the Spring Summer collection from Winter and Rixon here.
Designer Amber Rixon wears Desert Print singlet and short from Winter and Rixon, with Minimarket Cut Out Oxford from Papershoes.