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New from M∙A∙C: Viva Glam Rihanna 2, Matchmaster, Brooke Shields
Read more: New from M∙A∙C: Viva Glam Rihanna 2, Matchmaster, Brooke ShieldsIn this latest beauty post, we take a look at what’s new from M∙A∙C cosmetics including two with celebrity faces – the newest incarnation of Viva Glam Rihanna 2, a brand new colour collection by Brooke Shields, and a skin-matching intelligent concealer called Matchmaster. First up: we look at M∙A∙C Viva Glam Rihanna 2 The…
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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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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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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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Lela Jacobs AW15 at NZFW
Read more: Lela Jacobs AW15 at NZFWThis is one of those collections that grows on you. You might be forgiven for thinking at first glance that this brand is similar to some of the androgynous and deconstructed labels you see around, but you’d be mistaken. At first impression, the clothes seem deceptively shapeless but there are hidden treasures I keep noticing.…
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Stolen Girlfriends Club at Western Springs Speedway
Read more: Stolen Girlfriends Club at Western Springs SpeedwayStolen Girlfriends Club THE GUILTY ONES AW14 NZ Fashion Week show at Western Springs Speedway The last show of day 1 of New Zealand Fashion Week 2014 was Stolen Girlfriends Club, who true-to-form put on a spectacle of a show in both context and content. They are one of the few labels who really go…
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NOMd brings the NOISE at NZFW 2014
Read more: NOMd brings the NOISE at NZFW 2014NOMd kicked off the first day at New Zealand Fashion Week with the coolest show. They had the guests stand on one side of the runway and a row of 7 drumkits and drummers in balaclavas with teeshirts on down the opposite wall. Models walked with my favourite hair of the day: ironed flat flax-leaf…
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Fall in lust with A Novel Romance by MAC
Read more: Fall in lust with A Novel Romance by MACI honestly smiled when I opened the press release for ‘A Novel Romance’, the lust-worthy colour collection from MAC that plays on trashy romantic fiction covers ala Fabio. It was under embargo when it arrived so now I can finally share how fabulous the visual campaign really is. Makeup brands can take themselves very seriously…