Trelise Cooper samples stolen

AUCKLAND: Top fashion designer Dame Trelise Cooper is devastated after being burgled and losing her entire 2021 spring and summer samples.

‘‘One lonely hanger is all that’s left,’’ the designer said on social media.

Dame Trelise said the company’s styling room was burgled at the weekend and stripped of 1800 samples of the Spring a21 and Summer a21 sample collections for Trelise Cooper, Cooper, Coop and Curate, along with some unique couture pieces.

‘‘All of our hard work through Covid lockdowns and 2020 — gone!’’

She asked people to be on the lookout for any Trelise Cooper, Cooper, Coop and Curate garments on the market, saying anyone noticing anything suspicious should contact her with information.

‘‘The garments taken were size 8 or small samples so do not have care labels and many of these garments are not available in store yet.’’

She said she was very thankful no staff were harmed, ‘‘but we are truly devastated by this huge loss’’.

A police spokesman said they had received a report relating to a burglary of a commercial premises in Lion Pl, Epsom, at the weekend. — The New Zealand Herald