03-07-2025
On the Up: Wānaka tradie-turned-tailor resurrects forgotten NZ fashion label from backyard shed
A Wānaka tradie with no background in fashion has revived a long-lost New Zealand clothing brand from a backyard shed.
Nikolai Solakof, a former builder and self-described 'marketing nerd', stumbled across a vintage canvas jacket at a Queenstown vintage reseller in 2022.