Fashion endures, fashion evolves and fashion finds ways to stay current, fresh and inspiring.
Sarah says: I feel like New Zealand designers are some of the most thoughtful and innovative; I’m proud of New Zealand fashion. Hugely influential and on point, Maggie Marilyn has her garments across some incredible personalities and celebs worldwide. Her dreamy silhouettes and stunning colour palette has me pining for spring!
I’m also loving the start ups like Sweepstake Winners, born by Kathryn Wilson footwear designer Julia Ford and her partner Matthew L. Paul. Taking inspiration from the music that inspires them, the pair have created a line of fun unisex suits in great colours that can be worn together or mixed and matched with denim, dresses or even throw one of their blazers over the velour tracksuit for a quirky and slightly juxtapositional aesthetic. Let’s be honest, everyone loves being active but also inactive in activewear.
Hine is a brand built on community and embracing the female form in all its glorious curves; Hine has started a movement. It has a mini range for the mini me’s in our lives and is about to launch Tane, its men’s range. Definetely something to look out for.
It’s fun to be a part of New Zealand, keeping it local and supporting an industry with a renewed focus and passion to protect our environment and commit to sustainability.
This year at New Zealand Fashion Week there are opportunities to check out Kate Sylvester, Zambesi, Maggie Marilyn, Benjamin Alexander, Stolen Girlfriends Club, Hailwood, Kathryn Wilson, Adhala Lenzo, Olli, Jockey, Havilah and Starving Artists Fund. “Sustainability is a big focus for NZFW and it’s the first year it has been at the heart of the event. This is just the beginning for us,” says Dame Pieta Stewart, managing director of NZFW.
Just some of the events to check out at this year’s New Zealand Fashion Week 2019 include:
Fashion Week’s opening show the 40-year retrospective of fashion icon Zambesi. Guests will be taken into the Zambesi archives to celebrate 40 years of strength, beauty and independence. This is an incredibly unique experience for guests to be transported back through time following the brand’s progression over the decades. Navigating social, cultural and political shifts while still maintaining relevance and a touch of rebellion. Tickets to the opening show start at just $40 and are sure to sell out.
Serving up showstoppers from the week’s trade schedule is the Resene Designer Runway, a high-energy, 30-minute fashion feast for all the senses. Running from Wednesday 28 August to Sunday 1 September at the Auckland Town Hall, they are set to be shows not to miss. The Resene Designer Runway show includes a preview of in-season pieces, and a goodie bag packed with your favourite local brands. Tickets are already selling out for some shows.
Mercy Hospice is set to showcase current fashion in a very contemporary way on Sunday 1 September. Not only will Mercy take guests on a journey of beautiful clothes, the team will take you through a moving journey of wonderful memories, love, laughter and loss. All models are walking in memory of someone they have lost. Tickets start at just $45, or for an incredible VIP fashion experience tickets are $140 and include front row seats, goodie bags and VIP treatment at the Millennium Hotel from 1.30pm.
The Designer Pop-Up Sale on at the beautiful Concert Chamber in Auckland’s Town Hall will open its doors on Sunday 1 September between 10am - 5pm. The famous sale will be bursting at the seams with New Zealand’s favourite designer fashion, footwear and accessory labels, all on sale for a fraction of the original price. This year’s line up includes favourites such as Hailwood, Flo & Frankie as well as a host of other returning brands and exciting newcomers.
All tickets to NZFW 2019 can be booked on the New Zealand Fashion Week website with a full schedule available at www.nzfw.co.nz
Pastels and sorbet palettes are here to stay...
Maggie Marilyn, along with many of our other home-grown talents, continues to offer effortless pastel and sorbet palettes. If you’re one to experiment or are willing to give it a go, colour it up with a pair from a similar hue. Then choose earthier tones for a more subtle look. The Exquisite Cuff Jewellery pieces from Republic Road, NZ Mint in silver are statement pieces that enhance the softer hues.
Sweepstake Winners are a forward-thinking crew with a gender neutral, unisex range that is second to none. Sporting beautiful colours, prints and stunning silk scarves, their range of colours give you the ability to experiment and pull any look together. Rock their suit as is with trainers, black Chucks or heels.
Too dreamy just for sleeping...
Merely to see the pieces from General Sleep is not enough, you must feel the silk cotton fabric to truly appreciate it. To wear it, is to feel as as though you are almost floating in water. It skims your body like a gentle wave making you feel incredible. “The thing I love about these pieces is that, if desired, they can be more than sleepwear. Pair the Paloma cami and robe with blue Levis jeans, wearing the robe as a layering piece.”
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