Elle Macpherson Intimates’ voyage of discovery
Elle Macpherson Intimates’ latest season embarks on a voyage of discovery in 1950s Hawai‘i and continues to the African plains. In a release, supermodel Elle Macpherson, creative director of the brand, states, ‘My latest collection is a compilation of sketches, paintings and experiences transformed into lingerie through the use of print, embroidery, lace and styling. […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Cinderella returns—along with 100,000 Swarovski crystals
Ross Brown Above Royal New Zealand Ballet Cinderella dancer Lucy Green. The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s production of Cinderella, choreographed by Christopher Hampson, returns to seven centres from August 2 to September 9. It had last been performed in 2007 and toured China, and was the Ballet’s most popular show before last year’s The Sleeping […]
Danish siren Oh Land has such fashion appeal
Danish pop star Oh Land brings to the world of music her elegant earthy yet surreal sound. She evokes Björk and Kate Bush with a modern sensibility. I think Scissor Sisters with a more feminine, almost fairy-tale, quality to her music. Platinum locks with a sonorous voice that be-spells you, Oh Land has gathered quite a fan […]
Missoni and Lindex collaborate on the fight against breast cancer
Above Angela and Margherita Missoni. Italian house Missoni has teamed up with the European fashion chain Lindex—part of the Finnish Stockmann group—to support breast cancer research. The collaboration has resulted in a collection consisting of 70 fashion items, of womenswear, lingerie, accessories and childrenswear. Ten per cent of the sales price goes to the […]
Tommy Hilfiger honoured with 2012 CFDA lifetime achievement award
On June 4 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Tommy Hilfiger was honoured with the CFDA’s prestigious Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. Created in 1984, the award celebrates designers’ outstanding careers and impact on the fashion world. Hilfiger received the award from Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour after a performance by collegiate men’s a cappella […]
Paris’s Emerging Trends show announces industry professionals to judge upcoming fashion talents
Beginning July 7, emerging designers will have a chance to have their creations judged by industry professionals in Paris. The Emerging Trends Fashion Challenge—Paris, produced by the Synergy Events of Boston with Hype Fashions in Nice, is a fashion design competition for up-and-coming international designers. It is part of Synergy’s series of Emerging Trends shows, […]
Miss Howick, Avianca Böhm, is Miss Universe New Zealand 2012
David Duffy/emotif.co.nz In front of a live audience, which included His Excellency the Thai Ambassador, at the Amora Hotel Wellington, Avianca Böhm, Miss Howick, has been crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2012 by her predecessor, Priyani Puketapu. First runner-up was Tuscany Road-sponsored Miss North Harbour, Talia Bennett, with Lauren Mann, Miss Wellington, as second […]
Miss Universe New Zealand 2012, day 6: leading up to the final night
Yesterday was busy on the judging panel as we have awarded our first set of swimwear points. As they get added up, the ranking is changing constantly, and, as I hinted at on day 5, the gap between first and tenth is probably the tiniest I’ve seen. Anything can still happen on the final night. […]
Miss Universe New Zealand 2012, day 5: overcoming medical emergencies
Top Safer communities together: the local constabulary meets the Miss Universe New Zealand 2012 contestants. Above Judge Danijela Unkovich, Miss Universe New Zealand 2010 runner-up, enters Bella Bloom, the pageant’s official florist, with the contestants. Day five of Miss Universe New Zealand 2012 began in crisis mode as the messages came through: five contestants sick […]
