Barkers, Flying Nun collaborate on T-shirts commemorating classic Kiwi artists
Barkers and record label Flying Nun have collaborated on a range of T-shirts, featuring the sleeve images from four of the label’s famed artists’ releases. Barkers is also re-releasing the Flying Nun “fuzzy logo” T. The four limited-edition T-shirts feature images from the 3Ds, the Bats, the Clean and Gordons. Each T-shirt comes […]
Project Born mixes lingerie with visual effects to celebrate life
Neil Danby The worlds of high-end fashion lingerie, art, dance, music and theatre came together to create a unique show, Project Born, that combined fantasy and magic, all to benefit the Neonatal Trust (New Zealand). Not your standard catwalk show, this was a unique experience for the senses that was two years in the […]
Cyclus’s bags make eco-design more fashionable
Cyclus was created in Colombia in 2002 was designed to fill a niche in today’s market. The range of bags comprises durable fashionable products of the highest quality and innovative design. Made from premium raw recycled materials, you can be sure that you make a fashion statement while still caring about the environment. […]
Mister relaunches website, introduces online shopping
Christchurch menswear label Mister has recently launched its new website, with online shopping available from Wednesday, at www.mister.co.nz. This is an exciting time for the label as it has become quickly known in menswear circles for precise tailoring, casually cool printed Ts and quirky styling. Even more exciting is that you can now […]
Miromoda gets stronger for autumn–winter ’11
Miromoda’s catwalk show is in its second year at New Zealand Fashion Week. From the comments of those waiting in line to get into the tents, it was worth waiting a week to see and is always awe-inspiring and innovative. The selection of winners chosen to showcase at this year’s presentation was the best to […]
The new collection from iconic New Zealand label Icebreaker features a stunning spectrum of nature-inspired garments that transforms world-class technical fabrics and designs into style on the street. Summer bright hues dominating this season in viola, ember and turquoise are balanced with neutral tones of flax and snow to create wearable city clothes. Many […]
Giorgio Armani dresses 2010 Emmy nominees and presenters
Giorgio Armani has been quick to point out its involvement in the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, broadcasting now from the Nokia Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles. According to its release, Claire Danes (Temple Grandin) will wear a Giorgio Armani Privé muted bronze evening gown fully encrusted with Swarovski drop crystals and […]
Westpac Young Designer semi-finalist Hermione Flynn is one to watch
Sarah Burton Hermione Flynn is in the pursuit of creating intellectual fashion—garments which have the same artistic and intellectual integrity as a piece of art may. Her début womenswear collection, The Gentle Woman (shot here by Sarah Burton), was initially inspired by the concept of gay marriage—more specifically a men’s æsthetic placed on an […]
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 […]
Manuel Bozzi extends his designing to men’s shoes
Manuel Bozzi’s latest men’s shoe collection is based around the idea of the rope with a dose of glam rock. The line will shortly be launched at Pitti Uomo with more surprises expected for September, according to the designer. The company claims there is ‘floral’ embroidery, something we can’t really detect in the […]
