GARDEN PARTY
Get lost in the Garden City’s flower show. Let the excitement of the season infuse your sartorial spirit. Spring’s dress code has never been simpler. Camila (hero image) wears a yellow maxi dress available to hire from The Dress Room, thedressroom.co.nz (a reincarnated version of Victoria Street’s Designer Wardrobe) with Mi Piaci heel […]
FINISHING TOUCHES
“I get more compliments on accessories than anything else,” are the words of Iris Apfel, the famously flamboyant American interior designer and global fashion icon. In our Cup & Show-inspired fashion editorial, see how the latest shapes and styles from local accessory powerhouses help form the blueprint of fashion for the season ahead. […]
Cup Week style carousel – APT Collections
Playful details meet timeless silhouette when it comes to spring style from Christchurch-operated fashion boutique Apt Collections. From beside the track to beyond Cup Week, this sweet offering in a seasonal palette makes getting dressed a dream. Visit Apt Collections in Barrington Shopping Centre or at aptcollections.co.nz
Pearlicious: Mermade Pearl Studio
Contemporary pearl jewellery with a fashion-led point of view. Pearls may be timeless, but the way we wear them continues to evolve. At Christchurch-based Mermade Pearl Studio, founder and designer Lisa Yuyi takes a distinctly contemporary approach to one of jewellery’s most enduring materials. With a background in fashion design from AUT, Lisa […]
Rural raceday style – Whistle & Pop
At its roots, Cup and Show Week celebrates the coming together of town and country, anchored by premium agricultural and elite equestrian events. South Island accessories brand Whistle & Pop shares a similar origin: sophisticated jewellery with a rural twist. We’ve handpicked these pieces so you can capture the essence of Cup and […]
Dune swoon – Duffle & Co
A limited edition duffle bag in support of conservation organisation Forest & Bird is the beginning of something bigger for Duffle & Co owner and bird lover Bernadette Stevenson. Already the owner of a beloved B Corp bag brand and supporter of offshore landscape restoration, Bernadette felt compelled to do more close to […]
Fashion forward: The Crossing
In a city rich with sartorial energy, the Christchurch Spring Fashion Festival finds its home. From shopping to street style and fashion shows at Te Pae, industry influencers Jessie Kirk and Skye Zöfia Marryatt find their style blooms from within The Crossing. Skye Zöfia Marryatt, @skyemarryatt Fashion design graduate and stylist What does […]
New Zealand Fashion Week, wrapped!
From her base out of Auckland’s Shed 10, the main stage for New Zealand Fashion Week 2026, Head Dresser and Metropol’s correspondent Mima Lewis Gourdie wraps her favourite moments from the six-day schedule.
Pearl glam
Curated by Nina Tucker Get in the spirit of the show you’re going to watch, so says the New Zealand Opera of the what-to-wear dilemma. Pearls traverse beyond the opera house to daily dressing, don’t be afraid to live vicariously through Coco Chanel’s famous saying: “A woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls.” […]
The Crossing instant style
Spring, please! I hate to be one of those people who talks about the weather, but after what has felt like a very long end to winter, between the rain and those negative-degree Christchurch mornings… I am more than ready for some milder days and a little more colour. I’ve spent the past […]
