Elisabeth and Neville Findlay
Elisabeth and Neville Findlay, of Parnell, received the Insignia of Officers of the NZ Order of Merit, on 23 September 2008. Ms Findlay is a well known New Zealand fashion designer who established the fashion label and business Zambesi with her husband Neville in 1979. Together they have expanded the business over 27 years; Elisabeth is the fashion designer and Neville manages the retail operations and marketing. Zambesi has become an iconic fashion label for New Zealand, which is dedicated to being ‘Made in New Zealand’ and was the first label to express a strong local identity through its designs. Zambesi has exhibited annually at New Zealand Fashion Week and the same event in London and was one of the first New Zealand labels to grace the catwalks at Australian Fashion Week. Photo: Photography by Woolf