Summer is coming and, as you all know, intense or prolonged exposure to the sun has destructive effects on hair. It causes chemical changes to the fibres from light absorption, water and sun combinations cause the hair to lose its natural resistance, making it more sensitive, and colour fades faster. Therefore, it’s time to arm […]
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 […]
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 […]
To kick off the start of his sponsorship of the Australian Ballet, Australia’s leading make-up artist Napoleon Perdis is releasing the Love Unleashed collection to complement the Ballet’s upcoming performance of Romeo & Juliet. ‘Like the score or the set design, the make-up direction establishes the mood for the performance,’ says Perdis. He goes on […]
‘The old adage that you can judge someone quickly by looking at their shoes and handbag is so true, especially in fashion,’ says World designer Francis Hooper. New Zealand high fashion house World has collaborated with discount brand Number One Shoes to come up with a spring–summer 2011–12 capsule collection, World Made Me Do […]
On Friday, September 2, Kathryn Wilson will be showing for the second time at the 2011 New Zealand Fashion Week. Unlike last year’s début where 1,000 guests from the fashion industry were invited as a thank-you for their support, this time around the doors are open to 3,000 shoe-obsessed members of the public to view […]
Channel your inner siren and embrace brash, bold red lips. For many of us who can’t work a red lip, this sounds worrying, but make-up guru Napoleon Perdis has come to our rescue with his revolutionary Better off Red collection. He says that ‘wearing a red lip is the fastest way to upgrade your image; […]
Specsavers Chevorne Ksubi Carina Ksubi Eyewear’s 2011–12 range of optical lenses and sunglasses is something unique to look out for if quirky and fun is what you like. With the range’s motto Ad Astra (to the stars), the theme revolves around ‘paranoid alien-obsessed fanatics and their anarchistic lab nerd style.’ The range comes in cat-eye […]
Even though the Southern Hemisphere may still be in the depths of winter, Elizabeth Arden is offering up a gorgeous new range of bronzing powders and make-up, something to look forward to when summer rolls around. Following the success of the Pure Finish Mineral Foundation, it has now created an innovative range themed Bronze in […]
Christian Dior’s autumn–winter 2011–12 haute couture show lends a bit of playful relief, following the house’s recent fiasco regarding the sacking of its former creative director John Galliano. Bill Gaytten, accompanied by his assistant Susanna Venegas, has stepped up to the challenge to be considered as the new creative director and on July 4, presented […]
