Fashion shows
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AUT Rookie Fashion Graduate Show 2014
Read more: AUT Rookie Fashion Graduate Show 2014I love graduate shows. They are the place most of us hear for the first time about new entrants to the local fashion industry. Do I think all fashion designers need to have attended and graduated a fashion college? No. And do all graduates of fashion colleges become designers, or even enter the fashion industry?…
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Karen Walker Garden People at New York Fashion Week
Read more: Karen Walker Garden People at New York Fashion WeekKaren Walker Garden People at New York Fashion Week September 2014 By Rebecca Priestley on location in NYC Garden People Karen Walker was back at Pier 59 studios in New York City today to showcase the earthy and floral Garden People SS15 collection. The sophisticated, yet elegantly tailored pieces showcased Karen Walker’s take on Britain’s…
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MF Gatecrashers bring new style to Marr Factory
Read more: MF Gatecrashers bring new style to Marr FactoryJess Molina of BLACKLISTED magazine and Naomi Johnston of Naomi Jorge Photography covered the MR Gatecrashers show at Marr Factory for Thread… It’s easy to see why there was an excited buzz around the Marr Factory MF Gatecrashers Show held on Saturday, 23 August. Even at 4:30 in the afternoon, there was already a significant…
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NOM*d Spring Summer collection, NO*SENSE, at Marr Factory
Read more: NOM*d Spring Summer collection, NO*SENSE, at Marr FactoryNOMd showed their Spring Summer collection at Marr Factory at Golden Dawn in Ponsonby on 19th August to a full house of fashion fans, VIP customers, and media. As well as their signature cool and edgy clothes, a highlight was the plaited hair, and white mask-like face makeup. In the finale, UV lights came on,…
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moochi brings ‘A Taste of Spring’ to Ostro in Britomart
Read more: moochi brings ‘A Taste of Spring’ to Ostro in BritomartMoochi showcased its spring collection ‘A Taste of Spring’ to a room packed with VIPs, customers and media last week in Ostro in Britomart. I was smiling that all the wait staff gathered in the kitchen to watch the show. The food they made was so divine; healthy yet delicious. I am already planning my…
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Wellington label ‘Empire of Genius’ by Tymone Winter
Read more: Wellington label ‘Empire of Genius’ by Tymone WinterDesigner Tymone Winter of Wellington leather label Empire of Genius recently launched her new collection of leather handbags and accessories with a fashion show at Exhibitions Gallery, Wellington. Tymone Winter studied fashion at Massey University, and has all her collections designed and produced in New Zealand. With a background in tailoring, drape pattern making and…
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Juna menswear launches in Auckland
Read more: Juna menswear launches in Auckland“Shut the Gate” Menswear by Juna launches in Auckland Juna, by designer Julie Stevens, has diversified into the menswear arena after many requests to design a range that was unique yet affordable. Juna made its way in the world as a New Zealand womenswear brand, produced locally here in Auckland, and this is a new…
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Marr Factory is back at The Golden Dawn
Read more: Marr Factory is back at The Golden DawnShopViva Presents The Marr Factory 17-23 August 2014 In Association with Bombay Sapphire Proudly Supported by Hallertau, Quartz Reef Wines and All Good Organics The popular Stephen Marr ‘Marr Factory’ shows of local, in-season fashion, are back. The great thing about these shows is that they build on the hype of the run up to…
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Jacque Shaw and Nina Flash Gordon at Willis York
Read more: Jacque Shaw and Nina Flash Gordon at Willis York‘RUSH’ by Flash Jewellery and ‘cåld storage’ by jacque shaw are collections by two New Zealand designers that impressed us at their collaborative show presented by Willis York hairdressing in Wellington. Hair and Makeup jacque shaw, a Wellingtonian, and Nina Gordon of Flash Jewellery, originally from Nelson, showed their clothing and jewellery collections in the…
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Natalie Chan Bridal Couture launch at Sofitel Auckland
Read more: Natalie Chan Bridal Couture launch at Sofitel AucklandNatalie Chan Bridal Couture ‘Portrait of a Lady’ collection launched at Sofitel Auckland with a Champagne brunch on Thursday 29th May. Known for her millinery, as well as race wear dresses, the Auckland-based designer and busy mother-of-two has now extended her repertoire into bridal wear. Natalie says her inspiration was Renaissance paintings and her visit…