From avant-garde to co-creation
We frequently come across labels at Lucire that we love, but haven’t had time to quiz the designers to give us more background. But, in the interests of giving readers sneak peeks as soon as possible, here are some which we feel deserve a mention. Conchita Pérez: avant-garde Conchita Pérez, based in London, has worked […]
From Denmark to New Zealand: Noa Noa launches
Danish lifestyle brand Noa Noa has launched here in New Zealand with the autumn 2011 collection being the first time the European brand has ventured to the southern hemisphere. Having already established itself throughout Europe and Canada, the label sought greener pastures with New Zealand the obvious choice. With a loyal following, great brand […]
Song for the Mute scoops Designer Award at L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival
Geneviève Hole Above Song for the Mute. The second runway presentation for L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival featured the festival designer award finalists. Those in the running for the prize were Arnsdorf, Bassike, Dress Up, Ellery From Britten, Laurence Pasquier, Lul Hon and Song for the Mute. Arnsdorf designer Jade Sarita Arnott showed a collection […]
Stephen Ward The Royal New Zealand Ballet has announced that Karen Walker has designed its costumes for its upcoming Stravinsky Selection. The three-ballet Stravinsky Selection is a tribute to the work of Igor Stravinsky, and commences in Wellington on May 22. It heads to Auckland on May 25, Napier on May 31, and Invercargill […]
Lucire feature updates: from Jodhpur to Santiago
Between the autumn–winter fashion weeks and the Christchurch earthquake, it’s easy to overlook the main features on our website. Since we last mentioned them to readers using our RSS service, we’ve quite a few stories that have gone up. Vicki Matias gives us a summary on London Fashion Week, with photographs by Maurice Luckett […]
More Kate Moss for Vogue Eyewear; Kupis adds electronics to beauty; counting down to fashion events
We’ve been given a few more photos from the Kate Moss Vogue Eyewear shoot with Mario Testino, which we mentioned earlier, and feature them below in our end-of-week round-up. Meanwhile, Kupis, the latest electronic beauty range to hit New Zealand, is the brainchild of Kiwi entrepreneur Angelika Kupis. Kupis can be found in selected Warehouse […]
London Fashion Week: Tween, KTZ and Emilio de la Morena
Here are our final catwalk videos from London Fashion Week, from Tween, KTZ and Emilio de la Morena, with a highlight reel of day six. Tween, hailing from Turkey, ventured to London to show its 1930s-inspired collection. KTZ stayed colourful with a creative use of unexpected materials; and Spain’s Emilio de la Morena injected […]
Beauty backstage: Badgley Mischka fall–winter 2011–12
Chris Pearce Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Stylist Peter Gray and key make-up artist Tom Pecheux combined their talented forces yet again backstage for the Badgley Mischka fall–winter 2011–12 show. I spoke to both designers and they explained that this collection is heavily inspired by the great party scenes of classic Hollywood films in […]
Different sides to autumn menswear at MAN, E. Tautz, Cassette Playa and James Long
The MAN collective show had New Power Studio (distinguished by way-out headgear, a mask and a child model), Felipe Rojas Llanos (a real contrast, with back-to-basics T-shirts, coats and jackets, with black the base again), and Martine Rose (layered coats and gold vests). New Power Studio distracted us a little too much with spectacle, and […]
New Zealand Fashion Museum to hold black-themed events
The New Zealand Fashion Museum is holding two events with the Black on Fashion exhibition theme, one in Auckland and the other in Wellington. The Auckland event is hosted by Hotel de Brett on March 15 and features designers Elisabeth Findlay (Zambesi), Beth Ellery, Teresa Hodges (Blak), and Black Magazine founders Grant Fell and […]
