2014
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Fashion week highlights from the heart of the city
Read more: Fashion week highlights from the heart of the cityNZ Fashion Week has wrapped up for 2014 with a fashion-filled week that has left me feeling yes, exhausted, but also exhilarated about the future of the local fashion industry and the amazing talent we have here. It is a personal passion of mine to support the local industry rather than order everything in from…
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Pardon My French AW15 show at NZFW
Read more: Pardon My French AW15 show at NZFWNext up in fashion week after Lucy McIntosh, was Lucy Kemp’s label, Pardon My French, with a beatnik-inspired collection entitled ‘The Beat Girl’. I really loved the Parisian styling with the cute berets and winged eyeliner with nude lips and that kind of French attitude stare like they don’t really care but they do know…
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Lucy McIntosh AW15 show at NZFW
Read more: Lucy McIntosh AW15 show at NZFWLucy McIntosh AW15 ‘Archy’ I absolutely loved this show. Both labels in the joint show – where Lucy McIntosh presented before Pardon My French, which was also fantastic – far exceeded my expectations, and I would wear the entire ranges. This Autumn Winter 2015 collection, Archy, is named after British musician King Krule aka Archy…
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Juliette Hogan AW15 at Fashion Week 2014
Read more: Juliette Hogan AW15 at Fashion Week 2014Juliette Hogan AW15 at New Zealand Fashion Week 2014 There’s nothing wrong with waiting for a lady – and this was the longest wait so far – and it was soon apparent why. The stage was turned on its side in theatre-style, with guests along one wall, and a black curtain along the other. The…
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Andrea Moore WINK WINK and Curious Cat AW15 at NZFW
Read more: Andrea Moore WINK WINK and Curious Cat AW15 at NZFWAndrea Moore AW15 at New Zealand Fashion Week 2014 This show was quite moving for me. I found it quite emotional having the fabulous local singer-songwriter Ginny Blackmore take to the stage and perform and the start and finish of the show. It can go either way when fashion shows bring out performers; it can…
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Salasai AW15 ‘Self Portrait’ show at NZFW
Read more: Salasai AW15 ‘Self Portrait’ show at NZFWSalasai AW15 ‘Self Portrait’ show at NZFW It’s always a real highlight to hear that Salasai is on the schedule at fashion week. The New Zealand brand by Kirsha Whitcher and Kelly Watson- now based in Australia – showed its AW15 collection entitled Self-Portrait at NZFW 2014 this week. The self-portrait refers to the painterly…
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Kate Sylvester AW15 at NZFW
Read more: Kate Sylvester AW15 at NZFWKate Sylvester is clearly a woman who does not rest on her laurels. She has an internationally-successful company, raises three boys – whom we saw at her show – and is well-read. We know this last fact as she bases her collections on smart well-dressed women from literature, and this most recent collection is no…
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COOP AW15 at NZFW 2014
Read more: COOP AW15 at NZFW 2014COOP AW15 at New Zealand Fashion Week 2014 Kiss Me The highlight of COOP, Trelise Cooper’s more youthful line, was the Roy Lichenstein pop art-style prints on garments. In fact, she wore a skirt in the COOP finale with “Kiss me” emblazoned on her behind – perhaps a retort to detractors over the feather headdress…
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Zambesi 35th Anniversary fashion week show
Read more: Zambesi 35th Anniversary fashion week showFlash! A-ah Saviour of the Universe Flash a-ah He’ll save every one of us The doors parted, light shone out like Flash Gordon’s spacecraft landing, and the show began. When a label is celebrating 35 years in business, you don’t mind that it’s an hour and half late. Zambesi draped models in blankets with ‘XXXV’,…
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Eyewear Streetstyle at Fashion Week
Read more: Eyewear Streetstyle at Fashion WeekWe shot Eyewear Street style on location at New Zealand Fashion Week 2014 As well as keeping an eye on fashion trends, we’ve been noticing some amazing glasses around fashion week, especially at the Huffer offsite show, where we photographed these fashion week attendees in their eyewear. Whether is a classic aviator, or a contemporary…