Nom.d at Marr Factory

Nom.d showed their Spring Summer 2012 -13 collection, A Raven’s Tale, on Wednesday 29th August at Golden Dawn in Ponsonby at the fourth of the Marr Factory catwalk shows…

Nom.d showed their Spring Summer 2012 -13 collection, A Raven’s Tale on Wednesday 29th August at Golden Dawn in Ponsonby at the fourth of the Marr Factory catwalk shows presented by Stephen Marr and Hallertau.

It was my favourite hair of the week. Like nom.d’s clothing, it was the perfect mix of design and disarray; architecture and deconstruction. Soft wisps framed the face below triangular partings and ponytails pulled atop and sewn onto the crown. Simply stunning.

Make-up by M.A.C Cosmetics featured an over-exaggerated smokey eye in Blacktrack Fluidline, Embark and Nehru eyeshadows and Engraved eye kohl. Antiqued Gold Reflects Gold Pigment added a metallic touch.

Brows were lighter due to the heavy smokey eyes, set with Clear Brow Set. Similarly, lips were nuded-out with Lip Erase to bring attention to the eyes.

Designer Margi Robertson has created NOM*d’s A Raven’s Tale summer collection, inspired by an ebony bird morphing to an all?seeing bird’s eye view, with prints developed from her personal collection of vintage New Zealand souvenir scarves.

The scarves have inspired a sepia?toned print with ‘NOM*d ?land’ written alongside the typical Kiwi and other iconic New Zealand imagery. “The Souvenir Print was the perfect way to introduce the vintage element that is key to all of our collections without being too literal”, she says.

Artist Sam Robertson’s tee-shirt designs feature The Bird Man, Standoff Tee and Raven Tee.

It’s not all black though – there’s blood red, beige clay and Rice Paper, which are designed to be mixed, and layered up throughout.

“You can do so much with some really simple pieces such as the Blackbird dress – a simple shift with a touch of black fishnet,” says Robertson, “whilst the Momento jacket is a true mix up, a typical NOM*d piece where the layering has been done for you.”

Available August 2012. See www.nomd.co.nz for more info and stockist details.

Megan Robinson 30 August 2012
Photography by Kevin Robinson