The showgirls and boys: 62 Models - NZFW Autumn/Winter 2013

elena buckley via 62 models

New Zealand Fashion Week is just around the corner. But already, we hear, the world's biggest model agency, IMG Models, has been busy scouting in The Land of the Long White Cloud, with interest in a few new Kiwi faces. So who will rock next month's runways in Auckland and which new names might emerge? Next in frockwriter's NZFW showcards series,  the showcards from 62 Models.  

Top of the new 62 Models crop is 15 year-old Devonport schoolgirl Elena Buckley (above), who first arrived at the agency at the age of 13. Buckley's limited work so far has included several mini fashion shows for Karen Walker at The Department Store in Takapuna. A lot is coming up for her over the course of the next fortnight: she turns 16 and will have her braces removed. 

Also about to experience their first NZFW are the following 62 Models names: 

Bridie Morris, 18, Tauranga
Dominique Scragg, 18, Waiatarua
Matt Baragwanath, 20, Devonport
Ellie Hackshaw, 20 Herne Bay
Kirstin Smith, 16, Devonport
Sophie Turner, 16, Auckland