Fashion Week 2013 is go!

And we’re off. Fashion Week 2013 is go! Here’s where to park, the pretty fashion show invites, the show schedule, and what media delegates get in their goody bags…

And we’re off. Fashion Week 2013 is go!

Here’s where to park, the pretty fashion show invites, the show schedule, and what media delegates get in their goody bags…

I have one nice thing and one bad thing to say about Auckland Council. Firstly, good job on the Jellicoe Street carpark having one hour free parking; I just used that to collect my delegate bag and it’s a short easy walk along the very foodie cobbled lane of Jellicoe. However, not cool having roadworks all down Halsey Street during Fashion Week. You can’t drive both ways down the main access route and it’s going to be a knot of angry taxi drivers doing U turns at the drop off point. Ahh well. Three things you can’t avoid in life: death, taxes, and roadworks.

Invites are always a pleasure to open (read: where am I sitting?) and Trelise Cooper’s are usually the prettiest.In the past they have been pop-up books, lit-up LED battery operated, and this year it is an opaque plastic invite. Invites often give a glimpse into the collection print – I see Hailwood’s is a falcon so maybe he has a birdy theme? I love Stolen Girlfriends Club’s ‘Dirty Magic’ fantasy comic book-esque invite.

"Getting ready for NZ Fashion Week is always a good time. Figuring out how best to squeeze your ipad into your favourite clutch and deciding which shoes to wear are interesting challenges, or as I like to call them #fashionworldproblems" says Thread’s fashion writer, Olivia Boswell. "There’s the excitement of seeing the set-up at the Viaduct Harbour Events Centre for the first time and the sigh from editors when their tickets can’t be found at registration. Rummaging through my tickets wondering if I got an invite to that coveted show? Yes I did, but only G.A. entry – oh well. Everyone’s very excited and some are a bit nervous, but no one wants to show either emotion. Getting a smile from other delegates is a relief – we’re all in this together after all! Here’s to a big week of fun, frivolity and of course, fashion."

Below: the friendly faces of Fashion Week’s volunteers.

Inside the media delegate goody bag.

My hot tip to park for fashion week: Jellicoe St carpark.

…and it’s only a hop, skip and a jump to…The Viaduct Events Centre.

These are all the sponsors, we like them.

Fashion media collecting their delegate bags and enjoying a spot of sunshine in the calm before the (figurative) storm.

Invites..

Here’s the New Zealand Fashion Week Schedule 2013. Firstly, the media and trade events. Then on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September, the public ticketed events. Buy tickets ($15) at www.iTicket.co.nz to attend the Fashion Weekend and Garage Sale. More info at www.nzfashionweek.co.nz

MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER

1.00 Early Registration
6.30 NZFW Opening Ceremony
8.00 DESIGNER SELECTION SHOW Shed Two

TUESDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER

11.30 Twenty-Seven Names Shed Two
1.00 COOP by Trelise Cooper Westpac Shed
2.00 Lela Jacobs Shed Two
4.00 Company of Strangers Satelite Venue
5.30 Hailwood Westpac Shed
6.30 Andrea Moore Shed Two
7.30 Zambesi Westpac Shed
8.00 DESIGNER SELECTION SHOW Shed Two

WEDNESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER

11.00 Deryn Schmidt Shed Two
1.00 Contemporary Salon Shed Two NYNE
2.00 New Zealand Weddings Magazine Bridal Collection Show Westpac Shed
Alma Wong
Crane Brothers
John Zimmermann
Robyn Cliffe
Sera Lilly
Vinka Design
Working Style
4.00 UNDERGROUND: fashion installation with Satelite Venue
Jimmy D
Maaike
Underground Sundae
Otsu
Blue Blank
Jessica Grubisa
Eugenie
Kowtow
Thistle Brown
Plus More
6.00 Trelise Cooper Westpac Shed
7.30 Trelise Cooper (Private Show) Westpac Shed
8.00 DESIGNER SELECTION SHOW Shed Two
8.30 Stolen Girlfriends Club Off Site

THURSDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER

11.00 NZFD Designer Showcase Westpac Shed
My Boyfriends Back
Mardle
Millicent
Sheryl May
Love Hotel
12.30 Contemporary Salon Shed Two
Frantisek
Daniel K
2.00 BMW New Generation Show Westpac Shed
Crooked Seven
Nara Paz
Beverley Riverina
3.00 Tigerlily Shed Two
Surface too Deep
5.00 Pia Boutique Shed Two
6.30 Annah Stretton Westpac Shed
8.00 DESIGNER SELECTION SHOW Shed Two
8.00 Salasai Off Site

FRIDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER

11.00 Mint Kitchen Presents NZFW Tasting Lounge
1.30 MIROMODA Westpac Shed
Adrienne Whitewood
Mitchell Vincent
Kylie Mangan
Hori Thompson
Leilani Rickard
Dmonic Intent
Pia Boutique
5.30 DESIGNER SELECTION SHOW Shed Two
7.30 Westpac Red Collection Westpac Shed
Zambesi
Adrienne Winkelmann
Annah Stretton
Yvonne Bennetti
Kathryn Wilson
Hailwood
Georgia Alice
Andrea Moore
8.00 RED BULL PRESENTS Shed Two
FASHION WEEKEND OPENING PARTY

SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

10.30 YMCA ‘Walk the Line’ Show Westpac Shed
11.30 Smashbox Seminar Shed Two
12.30 Ponsonby Presents Westpac Shed
Taylor
Andrea Moore
STORM
Kingan Jones
1.30 Endometriosis NZ "Dance For Me" Seminar Shed Two
2.30 A.OK – All On K’Rd’ Show Westpac Shed
Jimmy D
Hailwood
Lela Jacobs
Maaike
3.30 KMS Seminar Shed Two
5.00 Annah Stretton Westpac Shed
‘Come on OZ, Say I Do’ Show
6.00 JETSETBOHEMIAN Show Shed Two
8.00 REMIX PRESENTS ROXY / Everybody’s
FASHION WEEKEND WRAP PARTY

SUNDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER

11.00 M.A.C Technique Seminar Shed Two
12.00 LOTTO Presents Westpac Shed
Trelise Cooper Show
1.00 New Zealand Weddings Magazine Bridal Collection Show Shed Two
Alma Wong
Crane Brothers
John Zimmermann
Robyn Cliffe
Sera Lilly
Vinka Design
Working Style
2.00 Cybèle Westpac Shed
Company of Strangers
NYNE
Kowtow
3.00 New Zealand Weddings Beauty Seminar Shed Two
4.00 Big Wednesday Presents Westpac Shed
Huffer
5.00 Remix Seminar Shed Two
5.30 Nuffield Street Show Westpac Shed
Alannah Hill
Charlie Brown
Gorman

Get amongst it and enjoy. And take your phone charger and snacks. No-one likes media who are hangry with a flat battery.

Megan Robinson, 2 September 2013