Mercedes-Benz unveils SLS AMG to Lucire
Jack Yan Fashion editor Sopheak Seng wasn’t the only Lucire staffer enjoying himself last Friday. Yours truly, along with editorial associate Victoria Jones, headed to Wellington Star Mercedes-Benz for the city unveiling of the SLS AMG gullwing sports car. Wellington Star General Manager James Ridley took the covers off for Lucire especially, an hour […]
DeNada stays true with spring–summer ’10–’11
DeNada had its launch of its spring–summer 2010–11 collection with an informal in-house styling session last Friday at its flagship Wellington store. This was a lovely way of introducing the spring–summer 2010–11 collection as it gave customers a way of connecting with the clothes on a more personal level, as designer Nada Piątek explained each […]
Jacinta Fitzgerald presents her Heavenly Spaces
Jacinta Fitzgerald is an emerging design talent that has won many a fan nationwide. Having completed a design and textile degree and working in some of the top fashion houses in New Zealand, Fitzgerald decided to take a leap of faith and start her label in 2008. Since then, her collections have grown from strength […]
From top Kelly Bensimon. Uma Thurman. Kelly Rutherford and daughter Helena Rutherford Giersch. LeBron James and his backpack design. Bridget Monro’s winning design, to feature in the School Journal. Below right Bridget Monro, studying at Massey University. Nickelodeon’s August 10 party showcased celebrity-designed backpacks, currently being auctioned to help the Children’s Defense Fund in the […]
Jaguar shows XJ75 concept at Pebble Beach—video
Nick Dimbleby Top The Jaguar XJ75 Concept, showing at Pebble Beach today. Above Jaguar celebrates the 75th anniversary of its name. Starting with the front, then going right to left: the famous Appleyard Jaguar XK120, registration NUB 120, of 1949; 1951 Jaguar C-type; 1954 Jaguar D-type; 1961 Jaguar Lightweight E-type; the Jaguar Mark 2 saloon; […]
Robyn Mathieson opens third store, in Newmarket
Robyn Mathieson opened her third retail store, in Newmarket, Auckland, last Thursday to much fanfare. (Mathieson currently has stores in Ponsonby and Wellington and also is sold at 24 stockists nationwide.) The Newmarket store, located at 19b Osborne Street, was designed in collaboration with renowned Wellington architect Scott Gordon. Gordon’s designs for the store, […]
Taylor previews summer 2010–11
Wellington fashionistas got a taste to summer style last Thursday with the preview of the upcoming season’s Taylor collection. The summer collection is an exciting new direction for Taylor as she has introduced pops of bright colours of lime, sea-foam blue, blood red and aubergine into the collection, which is a rarity for the […]
Vauxhall announces London Fashion Week Ones to Watch line-up
Clockwise from above Charlotte Taylor, A.Hallucination, and two from Lilee. (Lilee photographed by Juliette Sawyer.) Below Georgia Hardinge. Vauxhall Fashion Scout has announced its spring–summer 2011 line-up for London Fashion Week’s new-talent showcase, Ones To Watch. The four labels are A.Hallucination, Charlotte Taylor, Georgia Hardinge and Lilee, who will display their designs in a collective […]
Cushla Reed launches eponymous shoe label
Minx Shoes’ Cushla Reed (above) has launched a new line bearing her own name. The eponymous brand, Cushla Reed: the Minx, will be available from mid-August, for the spring–summer 2010–11 season. The range will comprise eight styles and be available in Australia and New Zealand. ‘This new, signature range is definitely something different […]
It’s Greater Bay goods, making a difference
If a fashion café with a delicious menu of custom garments to order that are ready to be shipped in 10 days doesn’t give you a one-of-a-kind shopping experience then, maybe you should get out more. Erica Varize of Berkeley, Calif. designs urban women’s sportswear, allowing her clients to choose the fabric, style, and colour […]
