Above Sole to Soul in 2014 proved to be a great success for both Kathryn Wilson and Soul Bar and Bistro. What happens when two of our favourite brands get together? Kathryn Wilson has teamed up with Soul Bar and Bistro in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour for Sole to Soul, a fashion event where attendees can […]
Kathryn Wilson launches Baby Wilson, a designer shoe line for babies
Kathryn Wilson, arguably New Zealand’s best known shoe designer, whose first appearance was in Lucire’s pages, has branched out with a babies’ range of footwear, called Baby Wilson. Wilson had already extended her core Kathryn Wilson range, with Miss Wilson and the children’s line Little Miss Wilson. As a new mother herself, Wilson’s […]
For Every Minute débuts mid-winter merino line; Queenstown prepares for Clicquot in the Snow
Jack Yan For Every Minute held its mid-winter VIP evening at Coco Wellington last night, with co-founder Kenzy Cheeseman holding court, and an even more lavish spread of macarons, guimauves and madeleines from French Cancan, teas from Harney & Sons, wine from Nautilus and water from Waiwera put on for guests. Ruth Armishaw performed live […]
Garth Badger Top Bárbara González is the new face of Martini. Above Shoe designer Kathryn Wilson joins forces with Davines in promoting their products. Spanish Olympic gymnast Bárbara González, 27, from Pamplona, has won Martini’s Royale Casting out of 3,500 applicants and 28 semi-finalists. González will appear in Martini’s new advertising campaign for its […]
‘New Zealand internet sales are expected to triple over the next eight years, with web-based sales expected to grow to $4·2 billion by 2015.’—AMP Capital Shopping Centres’ Australian Shopping Intent Report 2012 ‘In the 12 months leading up to January 2012, 93% of New Zealanders had accessed the internet and of those, 63% had made […]
Pop-up shoebox retail concept store the newest business venture for Kathryn Wilson
Hot on the heels of her sophomore New Zealand Fashion Week show, the day after her catwalk event, New Zealand’s accomplished shoe designer, Kathryn Wilson, will open a shoebox-shaped pop-up retail store in the newly developed Britomart precinct. With the store opening to the public at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, this store […]
Kathryn Wilson opens doors to 3,000 guests for her Fashion Week show
On Friday, September 2, Kathryn Wilson will be showing for the second time at the 2011 New Zealand Fashion Week. Unlike last year’s début where 1,000 guests from the fashion industry were invited as a thank-you for their support, this time around the doors are open to 3,000 shoe-obsessed members of the public to view […]
A first glance at New Zealand Fashion Week
Michael Ng Above Sabatini returned in force for its autumn–winter 2011 show at New Zealand Fashion Week. (All photographs by Michael Ng.) Made for walking Kathryn Wilson launched her autumn–winter collection to a packed crowd. Glamazonian models stalked the runway in Wilson’s creations as part of the first shoe show at this year’s New Zealand […]
Kathryn Wilson to show for the first time at NZ Fashion Week
Lucire was the first to have covered Kathryn Wilson after her graduate show at Massey University. It is exciting to see how the Kathryn Wilson label grown over the past seven years from young fledgling designer label to be a major player in the New Zealand fashion market. Her autumn–winter 2011 presentation at New […]
Kathryn Wilson shows limited-edition stiletto for Maybelline
Maybelline New York has announced that Kathryn Wilson has designed a limited-edition (40 pairs) stiletto to complement the launch of its Lash Stiletto lengthening mascara in New Zealand. Wilson, who received her first item of coverage in Lucire during her final year at university, is arguably New Zealand’s leading shoe designer—an ambition she told […]
