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Cut Above students put skills to the test at AUT fashion show
Cut Above Academy students have had the opportunity to put their industry-ready skills to the test at AUT and Dove Hospice’s Fashion Hacktivism show. The fundraising event for Dove Hospice and Wellness was held in early May and saw AUT fashion students give new life to damaged secondhand clothing on the runway. More than 40 one-of-a-kind pieces were modelled at the sold-out... > Read more
Graduate teams up with her mum to open barber shop
Cut Above Academy graduate, Kayla Olsen, has joined forces with her mum to open a new barber shop in Snells Beach. The mother-daughter duo is combining their industry ready skills and experience to run Flames Barbers – located under Storage & More on Hamatana Road. Deborah... > Read more
Pacific Fusion Fashion Show now a cut above
Cut Above Academy, Manukau campus, have partnered with the Pacific Fusion Fashion Show over the past two years, and provided all the hair and makeup for their marketing campaigns and promotional videos. This is topped off by the Cut Above team translating the designer’s vision at the live... > Read more
Talented Kiwi on the fashion runway to the world
“Every day we get to create a new reality through our own fantasy. How cool is that?” Certificates in Makeup and Hairdressing at Cut Above Academy have helped Gee Pikinga realise his fashion dreams. Graduating in 2011, Gee is a trainer at Cut Above Academy in Auckland with an... > Read more
