Glo-Getter: Sometimes you just have to get your sartorial shine on
Showstopping sparklers are set to enrich our wardrobes this spring and we’re excited about the possibilities this offers our looks in the coming months. While rose-gold has been adding some shine to our jewellery boxes for the longest of times now, this beautiful sheen is now creeping through our wardrobes and even into our makeup […]
Luxurious lasting leather: Village Leathercraft
Peter O’Brien mastered the art of leathercraft back in the ’70s on the West Coast. Then two and a half years ago, he revisited his passion, custom-making exquisite handmade leather goods full time. With specialist tools from America, he stamps and embosses the leather to create unique one-off pieces to order, using only top-quality hides […]
Denim Dreaming: Denim is reinvented and reinvigorated
Every decade flaunts a scandalous aesthetic which rides against the tide of convention. In the 1950s, it was denim that was making sartorial waves. Having found its fashionable feet in 1871 when the iconic ‘jean’ pant was invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss, denim has had a somewhat troubled upbringing since the 1950s […]
A killer enterprise: Q&A with Liam Bowden
Liam Bowden has a killer instinct for hand bag design. The Founder and Creative Director of Deadly Ponies is the name behind some of New Zealand’s most covetable creations – handbags which are stylish, functional, expensive, but built to last. Metropol talks to Liam about taking a small market stall and creating a killer enterprise. […]
Diamond in the Rough: Via Sollertia
Absolutely everyone asks about the ‘engagement story’. Clare, jewellery designer at Via Sollertia in New Regent Street should know. She’s even witnessed a proposal. The stones and metallics at Clare’s atelier are spectacular. She lights up when talking about cuts of diamond and how a jewel will sit on a hand; matters of size, proportion […]
Luxe Leather: Leather Fashion
When it comes to flash fabrics, leather is held in pretty high regard. While leather can add luxe to your wardrobe, the latest leather looks aren’t all dark and moody. There is after all, so much more to this timeless staple than biker jackets and boots. So, take a walk on the wild side and […]
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