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NZ Fashion Week

  • Under a fashion cloud

    Under a fashion cloud

    The long white cloud on Auckland’s waterfront constructed for the Rugby World Cup will play host to a showcase of New Zealand’s in-season and upcoming fashion from over 50 of the country’s top designers…

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  • Knight of Fashion

    Knight of Fashion

    Ethan Knight, contributor / photographer from the NY Times, is over here to cover the Rugby World Cup and attended NZ Fashion Week and has allowed Thread to publish the stunning photographs he shot backstage…

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  • Backstage at WORLD

    Backstage at WORLD

    We take you behind the scenes at the WORLD show at Fashion Week where the season finale of NZ Next top Model was being filmed live. Here are exclusive backstage photos by Jessica Higueras…

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  • I was a Fashion Week Volunteer

    Ever wondered what it’s like volunteering at NZ Fashion Week? Diana Russell shares her experience, working 10 and 13 hour days and saying she didn’t even blink but had so much fun it could hardly be classed as ‘work’…

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  • Work It

    “This collection is about a rock ‘n’ roll, rebellious energy that goes hand-in-hand with denim and utilitarian style; underpinned by an intrinsic quality of cut, cloth and construction,” says Chris Cherry. “This is the true spirit of WORKSHOP.”

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  • The Next Generation

    The Next Generation

    New Gen shows are always a pick n’ mix box of chocolates, and like Forrest Gump says, you never know what you’re gonna get. At NZ Fashion Week 2011 New Generation Show, we got the zany, the colourful, and the wearable…

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  • Prairie Chic

    Prairie Chic

    The New Gen show at Fashion Week highlight was Katie-Maree Cole’s show, quite.contrary, influenced by ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and harks back to simpler times…

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  • A model bride

    A model bride

    The Weddings Show at NZ Fashion Week brought us a totally mixed bunch of styles for all brides to be, a few really nice options of suits for the grooms, and an interesting palette for the bridal party…

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  • Racedays at Fashion Week

    Racedays at Fashion Week

    Pretty hats from Natalie Chan millinery graced the catwalk, complemented by brightly coloured dresses that would photograph beautifully next to the winning horse…

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  • Cutting Room style

    Cutting Room style

    We loved the retro interior styling in the KMS Cutting Room bar at NZ Fashion Week, with macrame pot plant hangers, cute candle vases and even bean bags…

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