Home-town label Mardle picked as one of the must-haves at Wellington Fashion Week
Janet Liu/Vision 8 Photography It seems appropriate that Mardle, an independent Wellington label, keeps coming up among the favourites of members of the press at Wellington Fashion Week. Founded by Shiana Weir, Mardle began when the Massey University-trained designer wanted a top to wear for work, releasing a sole item for spring 2009. […]
Mercedes-Benz previews CLA with Concept Style Coupé at Beijing Auto Show
We’re becoming accustomed to automotive world premières taking place in China, and this is no exception: Mercedes-Benz will take the wraps off its Concept Style Coupé (CSC) at Auto China—the Beijing Auto Show—recognizing the importance of the Chinese market to the Swabian firm’s fortunes. The CSC previews the styling the firm will use in […]
Wellington delights in new labels with Jetsetbohemian and Mondegreen launches
David von Garratt/Von Photography Top Mondegreen showed its beautiful florals for autumn–winter 2012 at Pearl in Wellington earlier tonight. Above Jetsetbohemian launched itself into the capital earlier in the season. As Wellington gears itself up for its inaugural fashion week, the city has been abuzz over the past couple of weeks with fashion events galore. […]
Cracow Fashion Awards showcase on-trend young talent
The Cracow Fashion Awards had their 16th showcasing this past month in a dramatic and spectacular fashion. Fifty-one collections were showcased within this three-hour event that highlighted some of the graduates form the local school of art and fashion design. Winner of the biggest award of the night, Anna Walicka, seized upon the curvilinear […]
Melbourne’s Fashion Festival needs fantasy and novelty in the face of a tough market
L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival is a consumer fashion event held at the barren Docklands (and sometimes at more interesting off-site venues) annually. I went into the festival weary and probably over-critical, thus I have struggled to report on what I saw. Sometimes I find fashion difficult. I would argue that many fashion lovers do. It’s […]
Miranda Brown has winter sorted as she launches her latest in Wellington
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 […]
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo finished on Saturday. Days 4 to 7 featured Christian Dada, DressedUndressed, Motonari Ono, and Phenomenon. Japan Fashion Week Organization Christian Dada Japanese label Christian Dada showcased its latest collection on the Tokyo Midtown runway last Wednesday. Since Christian Dada successfully made its Fashion Week début for spring–summer 2012 season, it has […]
Teresa Rosati brings glamour to Vancouver Fashion Week
We’re currently preparing an overview report on all of Vancouver Fashion Week, but we have learned that Polish designer Teresa Rosati has shown. Her collection, Her Shine, definitely shone, and gave the event the glamour that it sought. ‘The show raised the level of the event and for a few minutes we thought we […]
Photos courtesy of Japan Fashion Week Organization The first three days of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo’s autumn–winter 2012–13 featured Somarta, Kamishima Chinami, Yasutoshi Ezumi, and A Degree Fahrenheit among others. Somarta Somarta’s Tamae Hirokawa was previously in charge of Issey Miyake Men and Women, and is also known for the heel-less footwear collaboration with Noritaka […]
Behind the scenes at Vivienne Westwood Gold Label
Stanley Moss Top Vivienne Westwood being interviewed at the after-party in Paris. Typical reports on the runway shows in Paris focus on fashion fashion fashion. We need to be reminded that months of preparation precede this 20-minute walk in the sun, an atmospheric explosion of sound and light and motion. Lucire was invited by […]
