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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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Prom Dresses Inspired by Celebrities
Read more: Prom Dresses Inspired by CelebritiesImage by Be Swiftly via Flickr Since prom is only a few weeks away, now is the time to find the perfect dress. If you’ve always wished you were a celebrity, now is your chance to look stunning in dresses that were inspired by your favourite celebs. Are you a glamour girl? Do you stay…
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Not-fast-fashion: my latest opshop charity store haul
Read more: Not-fast-fashion: my latest opshop charity store haulNot-fast-fashion: here’s my latest op shop charity store haul. Readers will know of my love of op-shopping for an affordable fashion hit. I also believe it’s good for the environment to recycle and re-love some pre-loved items. In this story, I’ve used a black sleeveless dropped-waist dress as the base to appear in many of…
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The Week on Thread: Episode 12
Read more: The Week on Thread: Episode 12Highlights of my week on Thread in photos. The classic Wellington bar, Matterhorn, has now opened in Drake Street in Auckland’s Victoria Park in Drake Street. Delicious food and my new favourite cocktail the Falling Water: Chi, 42 Below vodka fejoia, and a slice of cucumber. Live jazz outside a packed party at Sills &…
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Introducing CODE and Understudy by Euphoria
Read more: Introducing CODE and Understudy by EuphoriaMonique Angus, Euphoria designer and director, pictured above with Keelan Bowkett (Designer and Marketing) opened up her private home for the launch and presented her latest season AW15 ‘Together and Apart’ range and new additions, CODE and Understudy; all made and designed in New Zealand. Euphoria’s AW15 media launch was a really lovely and an intimate…
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Britomart Fashion Sessions are back for 2015!
Read more: Britomart Fashion Sessions are back for 2015!I was just thinking about this the other day and then ping? the info arrived in my inbox. Perhaps I should spend more time thinking about winning Lotto instead of fashion shows and I might be rich. The annual runway shows featuring New Zealand’s top designers who retail in the Britomart region, Britomart Fashion Sessions,…
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Selling Old Fashion Essentials To Buy New Ones
Read more: Selling Old Fashion Essentials To Buy New OnesIt’s not a bad idea to sell your old clothes, bags, shoes or jewellery to help free up some cash. Sure, style changes from year to year, but you likely have some basic essentials that held value and are in good shape, but just don’t get used often. The sell-and-buy model allows you to unload…
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Top Must-Have Items for Your Uniforms in 2015
Read more: Top Must-Have Items for Your Uniforms in 2015Looking ahead to the new year with a fresh face, new look and a great outlook is definitely the right kind of approach you’ll need if 2015 is a “take no prisoners” kind of year. And why not? It’s been a tough recession to date and competition for employment has been fierce. Maybe it’s time…
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Streetstyle in K Road by Photographer Fabricio Veltri
Read more: Streetstyle in K Road by Photographer Fabricio VeltriPhotographer Fabricio Veltri shot streetstyle in Karangahape Road for Thread, capturing looks on passers-by that caught his eye. We weren’t looking for the latest fashion – but people who had their own individual style. Fabricio is a photographer from Argentina, who has come to Auckland “in search of new experiences”. “The first years since I…