Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, spring–summer 2014–15: the Innovators, Ae’lkemi, Aje
Ultimo TAFE Sydney Institute of Fashion The Innovators’ show featured the work of several recent graduates from the Ultimo TAFE school of fashion, carefully selected as promising future stars. I am always delighted to see fashion which is, like the name indicates, truly innovative and unspoiled by commercial reality. However, most of the garments were […]
Former Miss Universe New Zealand titleholders feature in upcoming Lucire editorial
Two former Miss Universe New Zealand titleholders will appear in an upcoming feature in the printed edition of Lucire, with New York-based photographer Jon Moe travelling to Los Angeles to capture the pair for the magazine. Laural Barrett (2007) and Samantha Lochhead (née Powell, 2008) both live in the LA area, with Barrett pursuing […]
Style this week: taking it to Hart
This week’s style profile looks at Rachel Bilson’s character’s style on the American television series, Hart of Dixie. Bilson’s character Zoe Hart’s style seems like a further polished and elevated version of her own personal style. Her real-life style is a sort of simple but slightly bohemian chic; Zoe Hart’s style is sort of New […]
Style this week: becoming Almost Famous
This week’s look is inspired by one of my all-time favourite movies, Almost Famous. I have focused in particular on the lead female character, Penny Lane, played by Kate Hudson. This movie sprung to my mind after seeing, in my opinion, the horrific Grammy red-carpet dresses this week. I pine the loss of the rocker […]
Christine Margossian forecasts spring minimalism and platinum locks for L’Oréal Professionnel
Eric Ouaknine Above, from top Christine Margossian’s ‘Mutine’, ‘Re-belle’ and ‘It-side’ looks. L’Oréal Professionnel has shown its new hairstyles for spring–summer 2014, as conceived by its ambassador Christine Margossian. Margossian was named the Meilleure ouvrier de France (MOF) when she was 24 in the early 1990s, with her medal awarded to her by President Mitterand. […]
Style this week: the Audrey Hepburn look—wherever you’re going, I’m going your way
The concept for this week’s style profile began while I was shoe shopping at local Wellington-based store, Shoezies. This shop is full of exquisitely made, usually hand-crafted, European brand shoes. I came across these forest green, sling-back, pointy-toe, kitten heels and fell in love. I am celebrating the comeback of kitten heels as they are […]
Lucire’s Sopheak Seng puts Wellington fashion in focus with Cup Day events
Nikita Brown/Nikita Brown Photography Sopheak Seng, fashion editor of Lucire, is one of the judges for Wellington Cup Day’s Fashion in the Field. As a preview event, he will helm a mini-fashion show for the Cup’s barrier launch this Wednesday, January 22, at Midland Park, on Lambton Quay in Wellington, New Zealand. The barrier […]
Lucire’s Instagram round-up, January 17
This week has been full of fun and festive events and the fashion Instagram round-up this week reflects that. The first event this week was, of course, the Golden Globes. The Globes bring out the big guns of red carpet attire. My best dressed of the event was nominated actress from 12 Years a Slave, […]
Style this week: do the American Hustle
This week’s style round-up is inspired by the widely talked-about, Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated movie, American Hustle. This gangster movie, set in the ’70s, has two stunning leading ladies, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence. The ’70s glamazon-style wardrobe these ladies have enlisted for the movie is what I have been inspired by in creating […]
The New Year ’14 style: look like you’re not even trying
Today’s look is inspired by our low-key New Year’s Eve night of beaching and barbecuing. It is even more inspired, however, by my good friend, total babe, and style icon, Mimi. I designed this look to look utterly effortless while still looking fabulous, über-chic and glam. Maxi-dresses epitomize this lax-glam ideal. Therefore, I began […]
