MisteR -- 'Not So Grimm'

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Channel: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa · 2012 · Education

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Mickey Lin and Ra Thomson of fashion label MisteR lost their workroom in the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011. With help and support from many quarters, they were able to keep their small business going. Just 6 months later, they showed at New Zealand Fashion Week for the first time. Mickey and Ra felt their collection had been blessed with a fairytale ending, so they called it 'Not So Grimm' -- a metaphor for their journey since the earthquakes.

This video is part of a series of interviews about creative and community responses to the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes in Canterbury, New Zealand. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 

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