Tamsin Cooper's luxury fashion accessories, clothing and interior decoratives, are designed in Arrowtown, New Zealand by our family owned business. We have forged a close relationship of over a decade with the manufacturers of our designs, who are a small family based company in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Tamsin Cooper designs combine western design aesthetics with time-honoured Vietnamese workmanship. All embroidered detail is exquisitely hand stitched onto fine silk fabrics, by artisans in traditional Vietnamese villages using techniques that have been passed down for generations.

Our company reflects a truly global perspective. From designing the collection in the stunning environment of Arrowtown, with breathtaking views of snowy mountains, deep blue lakes and the vivid changing colours of each season, to making regular trips to Vietnam, where the vibrant surroundings and rich heritage serves as infinite inspiration to our designs.

Trading with a conscience is essential to the way our company works, and we donate a percentage of our profits to a respected New Zealand/Vietnamese aid organization.

I began the Tamsin Cooper label in 2003 from my home in Arrowtown, New Zealand with just a small range of women's silk wallets and coin purses, exquisitely hand embroidered in Vietnam. Since then my range has grown to include an extensive range of fashion accessories, clothing, and interior accessories which over the last few years has gained national media acclaim.
A timely adventure to Vietnam, then the birth of my son in 2003 and a move from Dunedin to Queenstown launched my career
as a designer. I missed working with the thriving Dunedin fashion and arts industries and realised when I moved to
Queenstown that to remain in the fashion industry I would have to work for myself.

Drawing on experience and knowledge gleaned from my previous jobs as Arts Advisor and then Business Advisor for Film & Fashion for Dunedin City gave me confidence to create my own label. The geographical isolation of Arrowotwn and the sheer beauty of it has given me determination, a point of difference and a clear vision. Regular trips to Vietnam are truly inspirational and living at the bottom of the World in a certain state of creative isolation, so to speak, gives me the drive!

The stunning environment of my home and the breathtaking views of snowy mountains, deep blue lakes and the vivid changing colours of each season are truly inspirational. Outdoor living and adventure pursuits are a focus for most people living in the Wakatipu Basin and thus the fashion in general is casual. Wearing a dress when I first moved here usually provoked comment and sometimes still does! This world of practical dress increased my desire to design exotic and glamorous articles. A fashionista's personal rebellion I guess!

The Tamsin Cooper label is family owned and I work closely with my husband a graphic designer and sculptor. I also have a creative, hard-working team of women who ensure that our day to day business runs smoothly! Working with Vietnam is challenging and amazing, their talent and skill for hand embroidery and bead work is brilliant and the quality of their work sensational. Producing my designs using such talented workmanship is why I believe my finished designs have so much spirit!
Tamsin Cooper accessories and clothing are available in 100 stores nationwide, on-line at www.tamsincooper.co.nz and accessories are now also available in the UK.

Tamsin Cooper’s Winter 2010 Fashion Accessory Collection is bursting with decadent wardrobe essentials for the winter months ahead. Featuring new designs that evoke Wintery glamour paired with a rich, lush palette of stunning colours this outstanding range has over 80 product lines.

Exquisite new embroidery designs embellish exciting new products such as the jewellery pouch, the fabulous laptop bag, divine new shoulder bags and elegant necklaces. There are gorgeous new brooch designs handcrafted in the signature plush velvet and silk taffeta, this seasons obsession has to be the Rose Bud brooch for classic girliness and a little bit of decadence!

Each piece in Tamsin’s collection is unique in it’s own right. With her signature embroidery designs exquisitely hand stitched and applied by skilled artisans, creating individual hand crafted works of art which will be treasured for seasons to come.

Our Rose Bud range is likely to become your ‘winter obsession’! A full rose bloom and petite bud, hand crafted and stitched in plush silk velvet with an accent of silk leaves the range offers an alluring assortment of soft hues, featuring Plum, Dark Red, and Deep Purple, the plush Rose Bud adorns handbags, glasses cases, our new jewellery pouch and a most gorgeous compact mirror.

Tamsin’s chic Velvet Poppy collection will appeal to those with an eye for the contemporary, as well as those who appreciate the finer things in life.  Hand crafted in sumptuous velvet, her striking Poppy design is also hand embroidered and embellished with delicate bead detail and it is featured on an elegant necklace, coin purses, key rings, her fabulous new laptop bag and the sumptuous velvet wrap.

The height of evening couture, our Winter range features the Florence evening collection which is richly hand sequined and hand embroidered in the heritage-style design. Featuring elegant velvet wraps, coin purses and glasses cases and the most incredible structured handbag luxuriously embellished in the most divine embroidery.

Our romantic Periwinkle design is hand embroidered and hand sequined with flourishes of delicate flowers entwined with leaves, both elegant and timeless. This charming design is hand-embroidered onto wide silk taffeta bangles, keyrings, laptop bags and of course brooches.

Tamsin’s funky Forget-me-not design is delicately hand-beaded and hand embroidered with bursts of dainty flowers in an array of bold and beautiful colours to liven up the dark days of Winter. Her new silk “pashmina” is perfect for your Winter wardrobe and is able to be worn casually as a scarf or as an elegant and warm wrap.

Tamsin Cooper Velvet Coats... the ultimate fashion accessory

Now available on-line, Tamsin’s signature velvet coats are the ultimate fashion accessory and are available in a simply stunning range of styles and lengths from nipped-in waisted dress coats, swing, opera, evening and fitted. Each coat is made from luxurious silk velvet and is lined with sumptuous 100% parachute silk. Each style is embellished with beautiful hand worked detail such as soft velvet roses, hand beading, stunning hand-stitched sequins and divine vintage-style hand-embroidered designs.

Tamsin’s Winter 2010 collection is available in a rich jewel-like colour palette of deepest ruby red, rich emerald green, dramatic jet-black and the prettiest eggshell blue. With subtle beadwork and impeccable hand stitching, Tamsin’s range alludes to a bygone era of true luxury.

Tamsin’s collection of coats has a timeless grace with each a limited edition design that will become a true heirloom piece.

For coat enquiries or to back order a style or size not currently available on-line
contact the Tamsin Cooper workshop, sales@tamsincooper.co.nz  or 03 442 1124.

Also available in selected fashion stores nationwide.
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