Workshop Helen Cherry at Marr Factory

It was no coincidence that my photo autocorrected Helen ‘Cherry’ to ‘Cheery’, in light of her pretty Summer collection on a cherry-red carpet…

It was no coincidence that my photo autocorrected Helen ‘Cherry’ to ‘Cheery’, in light of her pretty and feminine Summer collection at Marr Factory last night. I particularly liked the printed summery dresses in polkadots. Also, as Anny Ma next to me pointed out, aptly for her name the models walked on a cherry-red carpet, instead of the usual chalk-drawn concrete floors, bringing a touch of luxe to the Golden Dawn bar floor.

WORKSHOP stayed true to their rock n’ roll aesthetic with plenty of black denim, studded belts, and even hand-painted tattoos on topless male models and bikini-and-beanie wearing female models. So cool.

With makeup, the face featured a strong lip, created in MAC Morange lipstick by Amber D of MAC Cosmetics. Hair was by Lauren Gunn and team at Stephen Marr, worn long and straight around the face and pulled back into a loose folded-up pony tail at the nape of the neck.

Here are photos from the iconic New Zealand brands owned by husband and wife Chris and Helen Cherry – WORKSHOP and Helen Cherry – at the in-season show on Wednesday 28th August. International brands including Marc by Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang and Isobel Marant were also showed, as they are stocked at WORKSHOP stores.

Shop their collection online at www.workshop.co.nz