Cup Week starts here: The Crossing

by Metropol | October 15, 2025 8:33 am

Meet The Crossing – but not as you know it. Come New Zealand Cup Week, the city’s premier shopping destination blooms with the best for your style and spirit. The sartorial brief this year? Flirty yet refined, with a contemporary edge. It’s the real deal – right down to natural floral headdresses handcrafted on location.

GIRL ABOUT TOWN: Holly heads to The Crossing’s ground level in a Witchery dress. Natural floral headdress and earrings by Tholsie & Co.

Styling JESSIE KIRK. Photography JOANNE McCLOY. Models PORTFOLIO MODEL AGENCY.
Creative direction NINA TUCKER & ASHLING MULLINS. Creative & social media assistant Skye Zöfia Marryatt. Photography assistant MELANIE KERKVLIET. Hair TWIGGI & MODERN MAN. Makeup HANNAH MINOR & MAKEUP BY STEPH. Location THE CROSSING.

PRESS PAUSE: Juan carries Amber’s shopping in a Barkers suit, shirt, pants, tie and dress shoes, Sunglass Hut shades. Amber wears a Belleza Boutique Dixie dress, Witchery Imogen bangle, Andrea Biani Kith heels. Natural earrings and headdress by Tholsie & Co.

STYLE, ELEVATED: Amber gazes at Juan in a Juliette Hogan Soiree dress, Andrea Biani Kendall heels in black metallic, Witchery Grace cuff. Natural headdress and earrings by Tholsie & Co.

PAMPER PRINCESS:
Holly waits in Lovoir Beauty at The Crossing wearing a Workshop Ganni dress, Workshop kitten heel sandals, Witchery Fallon bangle, Fashion Society Melissa Heartbeat bag. Orchid earrings by Tholsie & Co.

SURROUNDED BY LUXURY:
Amber leans on Juan at Lovoir Beauty in The Crossing in a RUBY Gloria scarf dress, Witchery cuff and bangle, Andrea Biani Jules heels. Natural headdress and earrings by Tholsie & Co. Juan wears I Love Ugly polo and pants, Rodd & Gunn loafers, natural boutonnière by Tholsie & Co.

Shop, sip, style

Amongst The Crossing’s one-hectare precinct of designer brands and beloved retailers, discover favourite spots to pamper and prepare for Cup Week festivities. Oh, and if you’re looking for the after party, you’ll find it at Bar Franco.

Insert image: Holly, in a Witchery dress and headdress and earrings by Tholsie & Co, and Emma prepare for Cup Week with a mani-pedi at ProfessioNAIL in The Crossing.

RETAIL THERAPY:
Emma shines in a Juliette Hogan Marais dress with Witchery heels and Country Road jewellery. Natural headdress by Tholsie & Co.

CHIVALRY’S NOT DEAD:
Juan holds the door in a Rodd & Gunn knit, jacket, pants and boots. Natural boutonnière by Tholsie & Co.

BOYFRIEND SEAT:
Juan waits patiently in the Juliette Hogan fitting room wearing a Barkers suit, shirt, tie, pants and dress shoes. Natural boutonnière by Tholsie & Co.

Amber enjoys a smash burger at Lo-Fi in The Crossing wearing a RUBY Gloria scarf dress, Andrea Biani Jules heels, Witchery cuff and bangle. Natural earrings and headdress by Tholsie & Co.

Holly wears a Workshop Ganni dress, Workshop kitten heel sandals, Witchery Fallon bangle, Fashion Society Melissa Heartbeat bag. Orchid earrings by Tholsie & Co.

Smashing! Who said burgers can’t be Cup Week chic? Juan and Amber master the art of high-low living after a day at the races.

Juan wears an I Love Ugly polo and Sunglass Hut Ray Bans. Natural boutonnière by Tholsie & Co.

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