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The Marr Factory Presents: Kate Sylvester

Some had been surprised at the first Marr Factory show when ShowRoom 22’s Murray Bevan moved them aside to form a makeshift runway. At Kate Sylvester’s ‘All My Heart’ showing last night though, people knew the drill. By ten to nine (and with little direction from Bevan) a long space had already been cleared and people were squeezed firmly in place, cameras at the...

The Marr Factory Presents: Nom*D

It’s true that Nom*D’s clothing falls on the ‘challenging’ end of the aesthetic spectrum. Even defining what the garments are can be difficult. At last night’s show for example, what looked like a vest turned out to be part of a dress. Pinafores merged into shirts, and peaked caps were actually snoods that draped around the neck and back.

The Marr Factory Presents: Workshop & Helen Cherry

The Marr Factory Presents: Zambesi

For a label that steers away from overt themes, it was easy to imagine a back story for the models wandering the runway at last night’s Zambesi show. The leather lace-ups triggered it, and then the uniform vibe was everywhere – socks and sandals, low slung satchels, gym slips, and plenty of short-sleeved shirts. If Zambesi’s focus is on a way of dressing, then SS 12/13...

The Marr Factory Presents: Karen Walker

Former Nylon fashion editor Aya T Kanai once declared, “If I could be any girl, I would be a Karen Walker girl”. Judging by the crowd at tonight’s show, she wouldn’t be the only one. Of the five Marr Factory shows being held at Golden Dawn this week, Walker’s was the first to sell out, and her signature styling was evident off the runway as much as on. This...

Beel Appeal at WORLD

The WORLD show last Wednesday evening was everything we’ve come to expect, particularly when the label partners with its sponsor The Langham: luxury (Lanvin Champagne and makeup touch-ups by Shiseido), gracious hospitality (table seating in The Grand Room, with plentiful canapés and Man O’ War wines), and wit (the Garth Badger-produced short film starring designers Francis,...

A très Trelise night!

The sound of grinding metal and the throbbing of work tools were absent at the Coutts Mercedes Benz workshop in Newmarket last Friday.

The Great Kathryn Wilson Roadtrip!

Vodafone have teamed up with New Zealand’s premier footwear designer, Kathryn Wilson, for a fun, fashionable roadtrip that will see Kathryn’s pop-up store literally pop-up somewhere new around the country!

Try and buy online at Bendon

Bendon Group has launched their new multi branded online store bendonlingerie.co.nz which is now open for business.

DIAMONDS! from Karen Walker

So, you thought you had your Karen Walker wish list updated?  A pair of the new 'Fantastique' laser-cut Filigree sunnies, a pair of the Beau Coops for Karen Walker Seamonster ankle boots?  Sorry - Karen Walker Diamond will take your yearning to a whole other level.

Melbourne bound for the winner of the Newmarket Young Fashion Designer 2012

The winner of the Newmarket Young Fashion Designer 2012 is set to receive not only a two year scholarship at  Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design and a two week internship with top New Zealand designer Vicki Taylor at the taylor workroom but this year’s winner will well and truly get to experience all that the real fashion world has to offer!

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A mustering of models

While you were making your breakfast yesterday (Sunday 5 August 2012), models from eight of the country’s top agencies were queuing at Auckland’s Viaduct Event Centre for the New Zealand Fashion Week 2012 model casting.

A Gem of a Year Continues for Kat Gee

Jewellery designer Kat Gee’s run of successes continues, this time being named as a finalist in the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of The Year Awards.

Bright delights with Icebreaker Spring/Summer 2013

Icebreaker’s innovation has extended far beyond the functional technical-wear on which the iconic brand has built its reputation.