• A square kraft paper notebook or book cover with white polka dots and minimalist illustrations, featuring the text 'THE UNMAKING OF' and the brand name 'kowtow' in green, shown on a light gray background.
  • An open magazine or book spread displayed against a light gray background. The left page shows a modern glass-front building interior, and the right page features a woman in a pink top holding large pale pink-and-white calla lilies against a dark background.
  • An open fashion magazine or book spread displaying multiple illustrated models wearing different outfits, photographed against a clean white background.
  • An open booklet or book spread on a light gray background, with olive green pages featuring the white text 'DOES THE WORLD' on the left page and 'REALLY NEED MORE?' on the right page.
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A square kraft paper notebook or book cover with white polka dots and minimalist illustrations, featuring the text 'THE UNMAKING OF' and the brand name 'kowtow' in green, shown on a light gray background. An open magazine or book spread displayed against a light gray background. The left page shows a modern glass-front building interior, and the right page features a woman in a pink top holding large pale pink-and-white calla lilies against a dark background.
  • Cover of a book with 'the unmaking of' and 'kowtow' embossed, sitting on a green backdrop.
  • An open printed magazine or booklet on a dark surface, showing a page with large green text reading 'PLASTIC' and smaller text about making with nature, alongside small material samples and circular cutouts.
  • A close-up of a kraft paper notebook or journal corner, showing white eye-and-gear style printed motifs on the cover, with multiple stacked pages visible along the edge, set against a dark background.
An open fashion magazine or book spread displaying multiple illustrated models wearing different outfits, photographed against a clean white background.

Recollections. Reflections. Projections.

A limited edition book, published to mark 20 years of Kowtow, The Unmaking Of reflects on where we've been, what we've learned, and where fashion must go next.

Part archive, part manifesto, the book brings together stories, essays and imagery that trace two decades of questioning convention and imagining a different future for clothing.

Equal parts celebration and provocation, The Unmaking Of is a document of our past, and an invitation to rethink what comes next.

Print and bound in Aotearoa New Zealand by Touchprint, a Toitū Enviromark Gold certified organisation, using 100% recycled paper. Dimensions: 170mmx240mm. 120 pages.

Wear nature. not plastic.

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An open booklet or book spread on a light gray background, with olive green pages featuring the white text 'DOES THE WORLD' on the left page and 'REALLY NEED MORE?' on the right page.
  • Cover of a book with 'the unmaking of' and 'kowtow' embossed, sitting on a green backdrop.
  • An open printed magazine or booklet on a dark surface, showing a page with large green text reading 'PLASTIC' and smaller text about making with nature, alongside small material samples and circular cutouts.
  • A close-up of a kraft paper notebook or journal corner, showing white eye-and-gear style printed motifs on the cover, with multiple stacked pages visible along the edge, set against a dark background.