Posts tagged with 'New Zealand':

Inspired by the fashion filled, grimy streets of London's East End, ANT!PODiUM has become a cult womenswear label that remains 100% Australian made. Designed by ex-pats Geoffrey J. Finch, Ashe Peacock and Empire Line creator Fenella Peacock, the team formed after finding a "gap on the rack" of clothing houses. Using naughty satire to name each collection and garment, ANT!PODiUM fuses wearable, contemporary clothing with classic design edge and attention to detail.
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Much of New Zealand fashion design tends to be inspired by one of two things: the country's abundance of natural wools and fibers, and the dark, intellectual approach of design in neighboring Japan. Wellington-based designer Lela Jacobs has combined these two influences to an impressive effect in her namesake label.
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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 »

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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New Zealand designer Margarita Robertson has come a long way since her days of designing knitwear in the '80s. This month, her label NOM*D celebrates 21 years of defining knitwear trends and Kiwi style. Donned by musicians, artists, film makers and every punk in the country, NOM*D is one of few labels responsible for defining the "New Zealand look."
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Talented and ever-smiling, 25-year-old New Zealand-born designer Emilia Wickstead operates a modern-day couture studio from her Chelsea showroom/flat in London. Launched this past May at Raffles, a private members' club on Kings Road, Wickstead's debut spring/summer '08 collection was a well-edited selection of flirty day dresses, versatile separates and sexy cocktail dresses—all fashioned from the most luxurious fabrics, sourced from Italian mills that even Mr. Valentino himself has used. "The phones kept ringing the day after!" she exclaims, noting that her business has been growing primarily from word-of-mouth ever since. What truly sets Wickstead apart, however, is her business model: all of her garments are made-to-order and she caters exclusively to private clients.

As she deals with a clientele that ranges from high-powered executives to young socialites, Wickstead balances her creative vision with the commercial aspects of her business by endeavoring to understand her clients' lifestyles, personalities and figures so that she can suggest styles that will suit them. "I design with my clientele in mind at all times," she says.  read more »