Brancott Estate launches late-harvest sauvignon blanc in time for Rugby World Cup
Brancott Estate has not only supported World of Wearable Art, but it’s an official sponsor of New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup 2011, opening Friday. The late-harvest sauvignon blanc from the New Zealand winery has arrived in time for kick-off. The Brancott Estate Letter Series B Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2011, to give its full […]
Chanel opens exhibition, boutiques; redesigns Harrods windows for promotion
Chanel and Harrods have joined forces, with the iconic French brand redesigning the store’s Brompton Road windows as part of a three-week promotion beginning on September 5. It has also created temporary fashion and beauty boutiques within the store, complementing temporary displays for watches and fine jewellery. The windows showcase Karl Lagerfeld’s autumn–winter 2011–12 […]
World brings it all together as New Zealand Fashion Week concludes
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 […]
New Zealand Fashion Week autumn–winter 2012, day 3: a standing ovation and an on-stage party
Fashion and beauty editor Sopheak Seng, senior writer Vicki Matias and photographer Lisa Wilson have continued with their reviews of the New Zealand Fashion Week shows. Zambesi, Huffer and Mister will appear in post-Fashion Week features, but given the (deserved) hype around them on Thursday, we thought it best to give Lucire readers a quick […]
A romantic break in snow-capped Hanmer Springs: just magic
Courtesy Vanessa Nelmes/Hurunui Tourism Shut your eyes. Imagine lazing in a steamy hot tub with someone special. The sun is setting over the picture-postcard snow-capped mountains. Not a sound can be heard save the occasional bellbird call. This is 7 St James Avenue, Hanmer Springs: one of the best short holiday bases in New […]
The New Zealand Weddings Bridal Collection: glittering, glamorous
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 […]
Stolen Girlfriends’ Club and KMS California create fun, edgy hairstyles
Described as a ‘motley crew of surfers done good’, New Zealand designers Marc Moore, Luke Harwood and Dan Gosling of Stolen Girlfriends’ Club (SGC) have garnered a cult following in the country. Their latest creations, compiled to create the autumn–winter 2012 collection, Here Lies the Bones, is a balance of free-spirited energy with a darker […]
New Zealand Fashion Week: rocking the runway, day 2
Stolen Girlfriends The eternally cool kids at Stolen Girlfriends know how to put on a show. The masters of spectacle this year had the fashionistas waiting out in the cold and rain for the beginning of their show with not a grumble in ear shot—a hard achievement by no mean feat. The revving of the […]
Jewellery designer for US First Lady set to appear on Boston Fashion Week’s runway
Ileana Maria Rojas-Bennett, designer and CEO of Maleku Jewelry, is probably best known for her connection to Michelle Obama. Rojas-Bennett, whose childhood greatly influenced her work today, states, ‘I was fortunate enough to grow up in the home of an outstanding artist. In fact my most basic childhood memory is one of my mother’s portraits […]
Auckland Home Show serves up everything from cooking to sustainability
The Auckland Home Show, which began August 31 and runs to September 4 at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland, comprises over 500 exhibitors featuring renovation ideas and solutions, home decoration and design, green urban living and sustainability. It is being touted as an ideal destination for Father’s Day in New Zealand, where cooking demonstrations, landscaping […]
