New Zealand Fashion Week: the best of the rest at the group shows
Some of the group shows on day four of New Zealand Fashion Week escaped our more timely coverage. But we certainly haven’t forgotten these designers, who deserve just as much acclaim and coverage. Sopheak Seng and Vicki Matias include the last few entries. For those wanting up-to-the-minute updates from New York Fashion Week, on […]
Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker was one of the celebrities highlighting New York’s Fashion’s Night Out on Thursday evening—fittingly at the Manolo Blahnik store on West 54th Street. Parker launched a collection that she helped create alongside the designer. She wasn’t alone in the proceedings: Vanessa Hudgens (left) was at […]
CNN interviews Karl Lagerfeld on Macy’s diffusion line: video and transcript
Our colleagues at CNN International have provided us a transcript and video of Karl Lagerfeld’s exclusive talk to Felicia Taylor about the launch of his new diffusion fashion line at Macy’s, and fashion’s relevance to a more connected, and less affluent, era. CNN will feature more from Karl Lagerfeld during ‘The Fashion Season’, beginning […]
John Galliano given lenient sentence for anti-Semitic outbursts
Former Dior designer John Galliano was fined a total of €6,000 for his anti-Semitic and racist outbursts in Paris in October 2010 and February 2011, but escaped any jail time. The court ordered Galliano to pay a symbolic €1 in damages—the €6,000 fine having been suspended—and costs to five anti-racist organizations represented at his […]
Brancott Estate launches late-harvest sauvignon blanc in time for Rugby World Cup
Brancott Estate has not only supported World of Wearable Art, but it’s an official sponsor of New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup 2011, opening Friday. The late-harvest sauvignon blanc from the New Zealand winery has arrived in time for kick-off. The Brancott Estate Letter Series B Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2011, to give its full […]
Chanel opens exhibition, boutiques; redesigns Harrods windows for promotion
Chanel and Harrods have joined forces, with the iconic French brand redesigning the store’s Brompton Road windows as part of a three-week promotion beginning on September 5. It has also created temporary fashion and beauty boutiques within the store, complementing temporary displays for watches and fine jewellery. The windows showcase Karl Lagerfeld’s autumn–winter 2011–12 […]
World brings it all together as New Zealand Fashion Week concludes
After a jam-packed week and with New Zealand Fashion Week 2011 nearing to a close, World put on a highly anticipated extravaganza to top it all off. As expected of World, it was not your usual run-of-the-mill catwalk show, which opened with three fabulous gold sequin-wearing drag queens lip-synching to Fergie’s ‘Glamorous’. TV3 audiences awaited […]
New Zealand Fashion Week autumn–winter 2012, day 3: a standing ovation and an on-stage party
Fashion and beauty editor Sopheak Seng, senior writer Vicki Matias and photographer Lisa Wilson have continued with their reviews of the New Zealand Fashion Week shows. Zambesi, Huffer and Mister will appear in post-Fashion Week features, but given the (deserved) hype around them on Thursday, we thought it best to give Lucire readers a quick […]
A romantic break in snow-capped Hanmer Springs: just magic
Courtesy Vanessa Nelmes/Hurunui Tourism Shut your eyes. Imagine lazing in a steamy hot tub with someone special. The sun is setting over the picture-postcard snow-capped mountains. Not a sound can be heard save the occasional bellbird call. This is 7 St James Avenue, Hanmer Springs: one of the best short holiday bases in New […]
The New Zealand Weddings Bridal Collection: glittering, glamorous
This season’s New Zealand Weddings Bridal Collection started off with opulent and highly decorative bridal wear designed by Auckland couturier John Zimmermann. Plentiful sprays of Swarovski crystal appliqué made each piece glisten under the bright lights and come alive. The first piece, a long-sleeved scoop-necked form-fitting full-length number complete with dazzling crystals and topped with […]
