Jack Yan reflects on where we are in today’s culture, with fashion taking more of a back seat compared to where it was in the Zeitgeist just 20 years ago […]
Fashion outside the Zeitgeist: it’s time to hack the culture
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Tag: Starfish
Starfish to remain open for ‘a few more weeks’ as it farewells customers
May 14, 2013/1.39
After the announcement that New Zealand label Starfish was closing down, which Lucire covered first last Friday, customers received a farewell message in their email today. Starfish will have a closing down sale with up to 35 per cent off, at both its website and its flagship Wellington store on Willis Street. The […]
Companies behind Wellington label Starfish appoint liquidators
May 10, 2013/4.20
Above From Starfish’s heyday: the summer 2010–11 collection, Free Radical. The companies behind Starfish have appointed liquidators, according to public notices placed in metropolitan newspapers today. Both Starfish Retail Ltd. and Starfish Wholesale Ltd. went into liquidation as of May 8, with creditors expected to make their claims with Price Waterhouse Coopers in Wellington, […]
Miranda Brown has winter sorted as she launches her latest in Wellington
March 29, 2012/11.03
Tania Naidu My first thought as I entered the Starfish store for the launch of Miranda Brown’s autumn–winter 2012 collection was, ‘Thank God the winter colours have been changed.’ We had witnessed so many designers employ blacks and greys for the season that Brown’s approach was a godsend. The collection seemed to have a […]
New Zealand Fashion Week: the best of the rest at the group shows
September 11, 2011/11.17
Some of the group shows on day four of New Zealand Fashion Week escaped our more timely coverage. But we certainly haven’t forgotten these designers, who deserve just as much acclaim and coverage. Sopheak Seng and Vicki Matias include the last few entries. For those wanting up-to-the-minute updates from New York Fashion Week, on […]
New Zealand Fashion Week, autumn–winter 2012: day one
August 31, 2011/0.31
Lisa Wilson/Lisa Wilson Photography The first New Zealand Fashion Week shows covered by Lucire fashion editor Sopheak Seng and senior writer Vicki Matias are complemented by the photography of Lisa Wilson. Some of the official photographs are also shown below, photographed by Michael Ng. We’re updating from Auckland regularly—please keep popping back as collections are […]
Collective thinking puts Starfish on the catwalk
August 18, 2011/23.05
Above Starfish’s Laurie Foon, championing sustainability and living the brand. As a pioneer in the field of ethical business practices and sustainability, it should come as no surprise that New Zealand designer Starfish is the first fashion label to win a New Zealand Sustainable Business Award. Appropriately, Starfish director and head designer Laurie Foon has […]
Starfish celebrates New Zealand’s pan-Asian cultural mix for spring
June 22, 2011/3.19
Vibrant leis hanging in shop verandas, exotic spices and fruits of the local greengrocer, the eclectic mix of shoppers at the local Sunday morning veggie markets, and the treasure trove of fabrics, trinkets and ornaments at the Asia Gallery. The cultural mix and infinite variety of tangy tastes within the local community and the uniquely […]
A VIP evening at Starfish, welcoming its winter collection
April 13, 2011/5.25
Sopheak Seng Although it was a pleasure to see Laurie Foon’s Starfish collection on the catwalk at New Zealand Fashion Week, it is an even greater privilege and pleasure to see the clothes up close. Foon’s clothes always amaze me for their innovation in fabrics, prints, colour, textures and cuteness. Up close, these are […]
Wellington holds fashion fund-raiser for Christchurch
March 11, 2011/21.56
Three mothers from Wellington’s Ridgway School have organized a fashion show to raise money for the Christchurch Relief Fund. The show, to be held at 7 p.m. on March 22 at the St James Theatre, features labels including Deborah Sweeney, Emma, Harry’s, Mandatory, Robyn Mathieson, Sophie Voon Bridal, Starfish, Voon and Ultra Shoes. […]
