menswear
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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…
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Lunch with Alex Perry and Specsavers
Read more: Lunch with Alex Perry and Specsavers“Don’t worry about those Collette Dinnigan glasses, nothing to see there!” joked Alex Perry at lunch today, eliciting a laugh from the fashion media at Cibo. The charming host had flown over for the very first time in his life to New Zealand to meet and show off the new collection that bears his name…
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SHOWROOM 22 MEDIA OPEN DAY
Read more: SHOWROOM 22 MEDIA OPEN DAYDozens of fashion media gathered in the white concrete space in Showroom22’s carpark for their AW15 Media Open Day on Thursday 6th November. The runway show presented many of their showroom’s labels including Camilla & Marc, Bendon, Staple + Cloth, Cathy Pope Jewellery, Taylor Boutique, moochi, Ingrid Starnes, Levi’s, adidas, Billabong, I Love Ugly, Tigerlily,…
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FACEHUNTER x OPSM
Read more: FACEHUNTER x OPSMI got up bright and early for a breakfast event up at White Studios on Tuesday 4th November, hosted by OPSM to launch their new colab with FACEHUNTER. OPSM partnered with photo blogger Yvan Rodic AKA FACEHUNTER to document the real face of Australia today. They took 1,000 photographs of Australians to determine the modern…
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Highlights of ROOKIE 2014 and AUT fashion showcase
Read more: Highlights of ROOKIE 2014 and AUT fashion showcaseA definite highlight of the week – an indeed my year in the fashion calendar each year – is AUT’s fashion students graduation show, ROOKIE. Read more about it and see beautiful photos by James Yang here on Thread. ROOKIE opened with a showcase of ZAMBESI Bachelor of Design (BDes Fashion Year 2) Industry Project…
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Karen Walker Eyewear celebrates 10 years
Read more: Karen Walker Eyewear celebrates 10 yearsKaren Walker Eyewear is 10! I well remember the launch 8 years ago in September 2006 of Karen Walker Eyewear with a dictator-themed installation down at fashion week. Tens of thousands of pairs have sold, at over $300 each, and many styles sell out when they hit stores. Now, the brand that’s incredibly successful internationally…
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Making it work from Taranaki to Project Runway
Read more: Making it work from Taranaki to Project RunwayWe always love hearing about New Zealand designers doing well internationally, so it was great excitement I read about Sean Kelly from Taranaki taking part in the new season of Project Runway! Season 13 begins today, October 2, on Vibe on IGLOO. The new season brings back the hosting duo of Tim Gunn and Heidi…
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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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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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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…