After obtaining a degree in Consumer and Applied Sciences, Miranda Brown became interested in textiles. She specialises in the shibori dyeing process, often with New Zealand wool, working from her studio in Henderson, near Auckland, NZ.

In 2002 Brown worked as a costumier with Ngila Dickson, the costume designer for Peter Jackson’s film ‘Return of the king’ in the ‘Lord of the rings’ trilogy.

She launched her own fashion label at New Zealand Fashion Week in 2002. ‘Conscious cloth’ is her by-line, representing an important balance between inspiration and sustainability. She hand dyes her shibori pieces with the help of a full-time dyer. She employs a full-time pattern cutter and up to 15 contractors: machinists, cutters and printers.