The Sleek Avenue is a personal invitation into the world of fashion.
With over 10 years’ global advertising agency experience between New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Dubai, Aki Curtis has developed a trained eye in luxury art direction. Aki founded The Sleek Avenue in 2016 to grow her fashion portfolio and explore her personal style.
HER BACKGROUND
She started her advertising career in Singapore 2009 with a focus on luxury art direction. This opened doors to direct advertising campaigns for respected brands such as The Dubai Mall, Hilton, BMW and Shiseido. Back to New Zealand in 2012, Aki worked for advertising agency TBWA for 5 years before lauching The Sleek Studio in 2020 as a full time business. These days, Aki puts focus on sharing her latest fashion discoveries and extending her skillset to make her clients more social media savvy.
HER CONTENT PARTNERS
HER PERSONAL STYLE
“This globetrotting Kiwi’s sense of style is so elaborate it hurts. Bringing high-end pieces and bold pairings to the forefront, Aki’s “more is more” philosophy has her follower’s heads spinning as her style and talent provoke nothing more than pure envy”, quoted Fashion Quarterly in 2018, leading New Zealand fashion magazine. No stranger to the fashion week scenes, Aki is a streetstyle inspiration to a few international publications.
HER FEATURES
Fendi Official Instagram • Elle South Africa for MFW SS17 • Vogue Paris for MFW SS17
• Fashionista.com for PFW SS18 • Harpers Bazaar Malaysia • InStyle magazine Germany
CHARITY
Having to go through years of IVF, Aki is very passionate about raising awareness, creating conversations about fertility and wellbeing in this space.
To work with Aki or for any enquiries, please contact hello@thesleekavenue.c