Silkbody shows ‘Caterpillar’ hat
Keeping you warm during the southern winter is the Caterpillar hat from Silkbody. The makers describe it as a ‘luxe version of the beanie’. The hat is made from Silkbody’s Silkspun fabric, which is lightweight and warm. Colours available are gold, juniper, imperial, ruby, warrior, black and warrior multistripe. It retails for NZ$35 and […]
Wen Guo, an architect from San Francisco, drafts building and floor plans with impeccable precision. However, she not only designs buildings, but apparel as well. This unconventional designer symbolizes an innovative new generation—one who thinks outside the box while embracing her environment. Guo’s architectural designs offer a structural product that provides well thought-out functionality. […]
Pirelli PZero shows its Rubber Racer shoes, I Cut jacket for spring
Pirelli has been extending its brand into fashion since 2002, extending its P-Zero designation into its own label. The aim is to have PZero (without the hyphen) denote high-tech fashion, with modern materials, expanding into a full fashion line. For spring–summer 2011, the company has released, inter alia, a sailing shoe, the Pirelli PZero […]
Frédérique Constant launches Index World Timer in Australia
Frédérique Constant’s Index World Timer is a new model from the Genève watchmaker, with an internal rotating bezel listing major cities around the world, enabling a two time zone function. The watch is available in two versions: a steel model, retailing at A$999, and a rose gold-plated one, at A$1,200. The strap is croco–calf leather. […]
Fashion designer Charlotte Devereux débuts
New Zealand designer Charlotte Devereux has launched her début range for spring–summer 2010–11, with a floaty, feminine range. The label aims to bring ‘modern, practical yet romantic designs for the contemporary woman,’ according to its first release. The new range features draping, a feature that appears to be popular in collections at the turn […]
Hungarian Designer of the Year, Dora Abodi, gets a David Bowie beat
Of all the designs that wound up in our world of late, the work of award-winning Hungarian Dora Abodi caught our eye. Abodi won Designer of the Year at the Hungarian Fashion Awards a few weeks ago. Having launched her label in March 2009, Abodi describes her work as funky, extravagant and avant-garde, […]
Miss New Zealand ’09, Katie Taylor, models Natalie Chan
Nix Katie Taylor, who remains Miss Universe New Zealand till she hands her crown over at the Duxton Hotel in Wellington on Saturday night, is the latest model for fashion designer, milliner and head-wear designer Natalie Chan. Chan, whose works out of her premises on Parnell Road, Auckland, spent a day shooting Taylor modelling […]
Browns prepares winter ’10 ski wear
Browns Ski Shop in Queenstown and Auckland has brought in Kjus and Carbon from Norway and Canada respectively for its winter 2010 customers. ‘At Browns, we like to “cherry pick” only the best ranges and this winter is no exception. The store is packed with clean colours and beautifully structured ski and après-ski wear,’ […]
A positive feeling for this year’s Miss Universe New Zealand contest
Miss Universe Above Katie Taylor, Miss Universe New Zealand 2009. The author says he looks forward to a strong competition in 2010 as he and his fellow judges find Taylor’s successor on June 5 in Wellington. Last year, the Miss Universe New Zealand pageant was one of the best natured ones I’ve judged here. What […]
Hothair to launch Jessica Simpson Bob Wig on QVC
Hothair will launch a Jessica Simpson Bob Wig, created by Ken Paves, on QVC on May 30. As part of the HairDo range, the bob is available in nine colours to suit most skin tones, says the company. The hair is made from a synthetic fibre called Tru2Life, which can be styled wavy or […]
