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Photos by Martina Olsson, styling by Linda Portman Sagum, lighting/retouching: Johan Miderberg.

Posts tagged with 'Auckland':

DEM Penny Jewels Double Up The Glitz

October 6th, 2008 | Auckland

Due to the infamously inflated egos of many fashion designers, it's not often that we see two superstar names team up on a joint collection. read more »

Travel Notes

Auckland

September 29th, 2008

After a frenzied Air New Zealand Fashion Week, I was desperate for my chosen forms of relaxation: shopping and pigging out. The lovely and amazing Carlee, who was my VIP host for the event, managed to coax me out of my ‘Heavenly Bed’ at the Westin Hotel (no, really, that’s what it’s called) to tour Ponsonby Road, a quaint, yet hip stretch of shops, bars and restaurants. My highlights are as follows – although, for the ultimate post-show stress relief, you could always make like another journalist I met and bungee jump off the Sky Tower. read more »

Air New Zealand Fashion Week: Mixed Messages

September 19th, 2008 | Auckland

Although much Air New Zealand Fashion Week buzz has been devoted to its titans—Nom*D, Kirrily Johnston, World—the event has drawn an equally spirited crowd for the up-and-coming talent.

Perhaps the most promising designer to watch is Alexandra Owen, who made her catwalk debut last year. read more »

Air New Zealand Fashion Week: Day One Recap

September 17th, 2008 | Auckland

It's often said that there's always a Fashion Week happening somewhere—an adage that is proving especially true this week. In addition to London's festivities, Air New Zealand Fashion Week opened its eighth season on Tuesday, with two seminal shows that managed to wrest all local headlines away from its European counterpart.
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Kiwi Calling: Alexandra Owen

April 21st, 2008 | New Zealand

What do you get when you cross the wardrobes of a medieval wench, a Gothic maiden and a female futurist? No, not a busty Emo in a space suit, thanks. Rather, it's the distinctive sensibility that permeates the designs of up-and-coming New Zealander Alexandra Owen.
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Blogs | Fashion Wire

Jason's Dispatches
Optimism in 2009
2008 ended on a blistering note. As the year came to a close, pangs of uncertainty underscored every conversation. Retail was reeling from deep discount
January 5th, 2009
Obsession
Nomenus Quarterly's New Issue
Nomenus Quarterly is one of our favorite art / fashion magazines. We've profiled the high end rag before, and its new issue is out now...
January 5th, 2009
Daily News
A Global Roundup
Smaller labels forge on, Kira Plastinina goes bankrupt, Ecco Domani winners, L'Occitane en Provence's organic line...
January 5th, 2009
Daily News
A Global Roundup
Andrea Lieberman's fashion line, Lanvin and Acne collaboration, Jason Wu expands, Lutz & Patmos' recession strategy...
December 23rd, 2008
Daily News
A Global Roundup
Celebrity clothing lines, Alexander Wang and Shu Uemura line, Wal-Mart thrives, Prada's fashion film...
December 22nd, 2008
Daily News
Local gems starting to shine
Consumers are starting to ditch mass retailers and seek out more unique finds by opting to shop local...
December 20th, 2008
Daily News
A call to (ch)arms
French Vogue's reaching out to you for help...
December 19th, 2008
Daily News
A Global Roundup
Bill Blass is doomed, Macy's reliance on the power of the stars, Chanel's Mobile Art Tour cancelled, Tommy Hilfiger back to Bryant Park...
December 19th, 2008
Chatter
Pamela Anderson Does Vivienne Westwood
The word from Vivienne Westwood's camp is that Pamela Anderson(along with Westwood's nephew Andréas Kronthaler) is the face of their spring campaign that was recently shot in Anderson's Malibu neighborhood
December 17th, 2008
Blog
A Shaded View On Fashion
Aitor Throup scribbles all over Dazed & Confused Japan...
December 17th, 2008