Design
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THE WEEK ON THREAD: EPISODE 14
Read more: THE WEEK ON THREAD: EPISODE 14The Week On Thread: Episode 14 with highlights in photos of some the things I’ve been up to and enjoying this week at fashion events, beauty launches, and more. To follow highlights on social media, see our Instagram account at @threadNZ and Facebook page at Thread.co.nz and Twitter at @threadnz. Project Plantae You may have seen…
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INDUSTRY NEWS what’s new in beauty and fashion in March 2015
Read more: INDUSTRY NEWS what’s new in beauty and fashion in March 2015In this latest instalment of INDUSTRY NEWS we look at what’s new in beauty and fashion in March 2015 from Platypus Shoes Sylvia Park, POP DOWN boutique pop-up store, SEED Heritage in NZ, Laneway Learning classes, Zoe & Morgan’s new She Is Like A Rainbow range, Witchery Style Squad model search, and AGATHA Paris Lady…
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Zambesi on the runway at Britomart Fashion Sessions AW15
Read more: Zambesi on the runway at Britomart Fashion Sessions AW15Zambesi on the runway at Britomart Fashion Sessions AW15 featured their in-season current winter collection. A stand-out was models in blankets with ‘XXXV’, Roman numerals for 35, across their shoulders. I well remember coming to their 30th Anniversary show at NZ Fashion Week half a decade ago. Back then, they did more of a retrospective,…
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WORLD on the catwalk at Britomart Fashion Sessions AW15
Read more: WORLD on the catwalk at Britomart Fashion Sessions AW15WORLD was the final show on the catwalk at Britomart Fashion Sessions 2015 on Saturday night, showing their current and in-season AW15 collection to a packed house of their avid fans. Dramatic suiting and vivid colours teamed with bold prints in the much-loved New Zealand label’s Autumn Winter 2015 range which always combines tailoring and…
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Otago Polytechnic Fashion Graduate Collections
Read more: Otago Polytechnic Fashion Graduate CollectionsThread checked out the Otago Polytechnic Collections 14 show last Friday evening. Garments made by Design students enrolled in the Bachelor of Design (Fashion) and Graduate Diploma were showcased before an excited, packed audience. First up were works by students from Shanghai University of Engineering Science as part of a Shanghai Dunedin sister city project.…
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Project Runway Kiwi designer Sean Kelly Q&A
Read more: Project Runway Kiwi designer Sean Kelly Q&AA Q&A with Project Runway Kiwi designer Sean Kelly on his background, influences, and favourite things as a designer. You can watch Sean Kelly, a New Zealander from Taranaki and past student of Massey Uni in Wellington, currently on Project Runway on Vibe on IGLOO. Q: Current occupation? A: Retail sales at A.P.C. New York.…
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INDUSTRY NEWS October 2014
Read more: INDUSTRY NEWS October 2014In this INDUSTRY NEWS column for October 2014 we bring you some of the latest events in fashion, lifestyle and beauty that are going on in Auckland and New Zealand this month. DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship Entries for the 2014 DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship are now open! Here are the social media handles…
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Well-groomed: Fashion Trends for Grooms
Read more: Well-groomed: Fashion Trends for GroomsFashion Trends for Grooms This year the fashion focus isn’t only on the bride, fashions for the groom are hotter than ever. Grooms and groomsmen will be wearing everything from custom-designed suits and vests in great colours to cufflinks and bowties. The right cut and the perfect shoes… trends for grooms are all about detail.…
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Karen Walker Garden People at New York Fashion Week
Read more: Karen Walker Garden People at New York Fashion WeekKaren Walker Garden People at New York Fashion Week September 2014 By Rebecca Priestley on location in NYC Garden People Karen Walker was back at Pier 59 studios in New York City today to showcase the earthy and floral Garden People SS15 collection. The sophisticated, yet elegantly tailored pieces showcased Karen Walker’s take on Britain’s…
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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…