Industry news from Masutti & Masutti, Vanilla Bloom, Tory & Ko, Spring Spa, Newmarket Block Party, Thick As Thieves, CAPITAL, Skechers, AGATHA Paris, Naveya & Sloane, Nature Baby, and COACH…
A catch up on the latest fashion industry news and goings-on around New Zealand, in November 2013, from Masutti & Masutti, Vanilla Bloom, Tory & Ko, Spring Spa, Newmarket Block Party, Thick As Thieves, CAPITAL, Skechers, AGATHA Paris, Naveya & Sloane, Nature Baby, and COACH……
Masutti & Masutti Pop-Up
Moving from online to a pop up store… The interiors website Masutti & Masutti is opening a vintage furnishings Christmas Pop-Up on Dec 5th to 22nd at 453 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland. Providing "high-end hippies and interior aficionados with diverse vintage, unique handmade pieces, all deliciously eclectic." www.masutti.co.nz
Vanilla Bloom website launches
Moving from beauty to online…Jo Davenport, who has been in the health and beauty industry for over ten years has started a website editing natural beauty products for her customers. “There’s definitely an increasing appetite for a greener, more holistic approach to life. Globally, the market for natural and organic personal care products is expected to grow annually by almost ten percent for the next five years”. All natural and organic beauty products are thoroughly researched and every ingredient checked. “Our customers love that they have access to a carefully edited range of natural beauty products in one place, while also shopping in comfort that we’ve done the research for them”, says Jo. www.vanillabloom.co.nz
TORY & KO. opened in Old Bank Arcade Wellington
The new store for jewellers TORY & KO. (from their names, Victoria and Kirstin O’Brien) has opened up in the glitzy Old Bank Arcade in Welly. TORY & KO. jewellers is the brainchild of Wellington women Victoria Taylor, jeweller, designer and gemologist – and sister of New Zealand fashion designer Rebecca Taylor who’s based in New York – and Kirstin O’Brien, from a family of jewellers. The business specialises in engagement and wedding ring design, fine and bespoke designed jewellery pieces made from gold, silver, precious gemstones and pearls. www.toryandko.com
Newmarket Block Party
Newmarket has a really active retailers association and I’ve attended a few of their street events over the years. They have good deals, freebies, and general bons moments abounding. This year is no different. On Saturday 30th November from 10am-5pm Nuffield Street is throwing the neighbourhood a Christmas Block Party. It will be a day of free entertainment, exclusive offers, giveaways and Christmas festivities on the ‘street where fashion lives’. Anyone who attends will also receive the convenience of two hours free car parking at the Nuffield Street Car Park for the day.
CAPITOL opening in Newmarket
CAPITAL – a new retail project between Riddle Me This and Silence Was… + friends is opening next week at the old Starfish store, which became a pop-up Encore recycle boutique for a while, and now is home to New Zealand fashion labels once again, sharing the shop space in the now very fashionable lane with Zambesi, I Love Ugly, WORLD, and Apotheka beauty amongst others as good neighbours. Visit CAPITAL at 18B Osborne Street Newmarket from Tuesday November 26th.
Skechers opens flagship at St Lukes
Skechers celebrated 21 years in New Zealand by opening its first ever concept retail store in NZ. The new store, in Westfield St Lukes, opened yesterday on 22 November, and is home to the entire Skechers range available to Kiwis, which includes more than 350 styles of men’s, women’s and children’s shoes. This store follows 21 stores already open in Australia, and is open at St Lukes Auckland from 22 November. www.skechers.co.nz
Naveya & Sloane open in Queen Street
The beautiful fine jewellery designers Naveya & Sloane have opened a brand new Fearon Hay-designed showroom. Visit them at Naveya & Sloane, Level 3, The Imperial Building, 44 Queen St, Auckland Central. naveyaandsloane.co.nz
Thick As Thieves Pop-up in Victoria Park Market
Stacey Jones of Thick As Thieves leather satchels is now stocking her cool bags in 4 stores including a pop-up in Victoria Park Market (see blog.thickasthieves.co.nz) and will be adding LeeAnn Yare Collected to the mix. She has just launched two new colours – pink and green and satchels are $229 and $259 for large. www.thickasthieves.co.nz
Spring Spa opens in Auckland
Owner of Spring Spa and Founder of East Day Spa, Ina Bajaj, is bring a new concept of social spas to Auckland, and has plans to take it internationally. She opened the first Spring Spa in Queenstown last year. Basically you can take a group of friends and have nails (file and paint $25), skincare treatments, facials ($50) and massage ($50), in pods designed for guests to bring friends or chat to their neighbours. Spring Spa has been designed by Derek Lockwood of Saatchi & Saatchi Design and looks amazing; like a flash hotel foyer you can have your nails done in! Auckland’s first Spring spa will be located at 8 Turua Street, St Heliers, with more Auckland locations envisaged over the coming year.
COACH comes to NZ
A corner of New York is coming to NZ, with the arrival of COACH. The fashion and accessories brand will be opening on Wednesday 27th with an invitation-only event featuring New York-inspired canapes and cocktails to complement their handcrafted leather goods from New York City. Visit COACH Auckland at 80 Queen Street.
AGATHA Paris
It’s been a big year for Mitchell and Kun Grant of AGATHA Paris New Zealand; they opened a store in High Street (moving from the old smaller space in Vulcan Lane) and are now opening in Westfield Albany, or as Mitchell calls it French style, "OH LA L’ALBANY!" This is their second New Zealand boutique, and their first mall boutique. AGATHA Paris Albany opens on Wednesday 27th November. www.agatha.co.nz
Soludos arrived at Nature Baby
Soludos are now at Nature Baby, and during November you get a free Nice Block when you buy a pair of the cool and eco-friendly children’s espadrilles! They are priced $35 to $45 and come in a variety of colours perfect for little feet, for both boys and girls.
Below: My Instagram of our trip to The Department Store at 10 Northcroft Street Takapuna (where we spotted Lorde shopping – bonus!) and my daughter trying on the popsicle print Soludos. So cute.
Megan Robinson
23 November 2013
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