Sarah Thomas scores third award from ’09 Montana WOW
Timaru, New Zealand-based Sarah Thomas, who has already won the Weta Award and the American Express Open Section at the Montana World of Wearable Art Awards, has won her third prize, the People’s Choice Award, sponsored by local broadsheet The Dominion Post. Her garment, American Dream, is modelled on a 1950s’ Plymouth car and […]
Fiat Punto Evo includes methane, LPG variants
Fiat has launched a revised version of its Grande Punto supermini, now called the Punto Evo. The good news: the MultiAir engines, which include diesel units, are better for the environment. Never mind all the infotainment equipment in the new model; Fiat also launches a methane engine as well as an LPG one. (While Kiwi […]
Sonia Rykiel is H&M’s next guest designer
Matthieu Salving Above Nathalie Rykiel, President and Artistic Director at Sonia Rykiel. Sonia Rykiel will be the next guest designer for Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), the Swedish company announced today. Rykiel follows a long line of famous designers, including Roberto Cavalli, Stella McCartney, Karl Lagerfeld and Viktor & Rolf, who have created accessible collections […]
Faux fur’s the trend at Lonely Hearts’ Club
Lonely Hearts’ Club has done it better, bolder, sexier and cleverer than before. Proving that it is a key player in the New Zealand fashion industry, it came out with beautiful layering, sheers and knits for autumn–winter 2010. I’m proud to see its look-book features our favourite model, Nicole Clulee of Red Eleven! A (faux) […]
BMW’s new X1, not getting thrashed on Cobra 11
The BMW X1 received its début before it was even shown at the IAA, the Frankfurt Motor Show, namely on the hit RTL TV show, Alarm für Cobra 11: die Autobahnpolizei. Rather than have it thrashed by Semir and Ben (or at least the stunt doubles for actors Erdogan Atalay and Tom Beck) as in […]
Wooden gown wins supreme World of Wearable Art Award
Alaskan David Walker has won the Supreme award at the Montana World of Wearable Art Awards (WOW), held Friday night at the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington, New Zealand. Walker’s Lady of the Wood, which takes the silhouette of an eighteenth- to nineteenth-century ball gown, but is made of mahogany, lacewood, maple and cedar, […]
London Fashion Week, Day 4: Christopher Kane
Paula Reed, style director of Grazia, attends the Christopher Kane spring–summer 2010 show at London Fashion Week—probably the most anticipated show on the calendar there this season. You may also like Sam Cam, Burberry Prorsum and Pringle of Scotland lift moods at London Fashion Week’s busiest day London Fashion Week, Day 5: Jonathan Saunders and […]
London Fashion Week, Day 3: Matthew Williamson
Grazia reports from the third day of London Fashion Week spring–summer 2010, with style director Paula Reed. Here, she interviews Matthew Williamson, one of London’s best, in our opinion. You may also like Connect the World talks to Matthew Williamson Behind the scenes with Louise Gray at her London Fashion Week autumn–winter 2012–13 show London […]
New Zealand Fashion Week’s grand opening
The opening celebration was held at the New Zealand Fashion Week sheds at the Viaduct in Auckland. Moët and Ned wines were the sponsors of drink, though only Moët seemed to be drunk—it flowed like a river, poured over-excitedly by untrained waiters. Needless to say there were a few Moët-drenched Jimmy Choos about. Speaking […]
More from IAA, the Frankfurt Motor Show
The Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) saw numerous débutantes from the car companies, trying to look positive in one of the toughest years ever. Below are videos from BMW, where Dr Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the board of management, is joined by German chancellor Dr Angela Merkel; and from Renault, where boss Carlos Ghosn gives insights, […]
