Top model Jodie Kidd kicks off Fiat’s EcoDrive
Last year, we said the Fiat 500 would be the Car to Be Seen in—and this year, more people are getting on board the popular retro-styled subcompact car. After celebrating Barbie’s 50th anniversary with a pink 500 last week (below), Fiat has announced that British top model Jodie Kidd was the first Briton to […]
Dunedin-based Silkbody is on a high, after securing a retail presence in Germany. Now, it has announced its ecommerce site, where New Zealand customers can get free shipping, and everyone can get information on end-of-line discounts and special prices online. The site also includes a wish list and zoom on garment images. You may also […]
Annah Stretton receives Veuve Clicquot award for New Zealand
Designer, publisher and magazine editor Annah Stretton has received the Veuve Clicquot Award for New Zealand for her entrepreneurship and philanthropy. The Award is given to women business achievers who exemplify the qualities of Mme Clicquot. ‘Apart from her own personal quest for success, Annah’s significant commitment to philanthropic causes made her stand out. […]
We rather like this top from Levi’s autumn–winter 2009 Classic range for the southern hemisphere. Black and white are up to the minute for the winter season, and the Levi’s range has gone away from prints, which is what we forecast. The women’s stripe Henley goes for NZ$59·90. You may also like Specsavers shows modern […]
Panos Emporio prepares for summer ’09
As mentioned in this weekend’s feature, we’ve had photographs from Panos Emporio’s summer 2009 for quite some time, but March is a far better time to release them than September. The ranges are hitting boutiques now, and we liked Panos’s inspirations this season from tropical gardens and deserts for his main collection. There’s more on […]
Pre-ID: a chat to Aliana McDaniel
Bronwyn Williams talks to Aliana McDaniel at the Ali McD agency as we lead up to the Emerging Designers’ Awards tonight and ID Dunedin tomorrow night. On the make-up Our trainee make-up team is doing the faces for both the Emerging Designers and the ID show. The Emerging Designers show has one look: it is […]
Our good friend Turet Knüfermann has specials that we sometimes get wind of before the public. Here’s one at her TKstores in Auckland, New Zealand (50 Brown Street, Ponsonby; 18 High Street, Auckland) with 50 per cent off all womenswear (excluding footwear). The specials go from March 19 to 21, with new stock the following […]
I’m off to watch a designer emerge
My bags are packed and I’m on my last sleep before I board a plane tomorrow bound for Dunedin, to cover the ID Emerging Designers’ Awards. Pictures and stories will ensue … See you in the deep south!—Bronwyn Williams You may also like Pre-ID: a chat to Aliana McDaniel Miranda Kerr is the most searched-for […]
I hope to become a Balenciaga angel, with white feathered wings and these on my feet. I just discovered these trophies from the autumn–winter 2007 collection, they are very now—even two years on. Somebody mentioned they were up for sale on Ebay?—Bronwyn Williams You may also like Christian Louboutin to extend its brand into beauty […]
New Clothes for the New Year, championing New Zealand fashion
Here is a pic of myself (wearing Mister) and Dominion Post fashion editor Carolyn Enting (in Voon) co-MCing the Asian Events’ Trust’s New Clothes for the New Year show last month in Wellington, New Zealand. Linda Lim, who chairs the Trust, sent me the pic last week—thanks, Linda! Both Carolyn and I loved the clothes […]
