Megawatt Hues
A colourful style shift is taking place. Our wardrobes are set to be lit up with megawatt hues from orange and green, to pink and blue as designers look ahead to the playful must-have colours of the season. Turned-up colours are popping up in all the latest fashion collections including Louis Vuitton’s new […]
A fling with bling
It’s an exciting decision that can be made in a heartbeat, or after months of pondering. After all, it’s a forever investment, a future heirloom – the token of true love. While still mainly classic in design and elegance, there are a few fabulous points of difference when it taking a fling with bling in […]
The darling of design: Q&A with Kate Sylvester
Kate Sylvester is an iconic New Zealand designer whose collections have been described as embodying “intelligence, witty irreverence, sophistication and modern femininity”, resulting in designs which are all at once eccentric, beautiful and intelligent. Metropol catches up with the designer ahead of her role as part of the prestigious judging panel for the […]
Winter Wow! Made in the Shade
While we all adore summer, there’s something splendid about autumn’s dramatic colours sweeping our landscape, and something undeniably seductive about snuggling before a crackling fire, sipping a mulled wine or drop of scotch on a chilly winter’s evening. In readiness, and in celebration, of cool days ahead, Alison Donn, owner of Made in […]
Utility pulls a Practical Punch
World War II Britain first gave us utility clothing and it’s now a cool, calm and very collected way to dress. Having a recent resurgence, it has returned for 2019 in bold and brave designs. Fabrics and tailors back then were in short supply, so it was all practicality in boxy-shaped canvas. Clothing […]
Frock Stars
We’re all about the frocks this season, but they’re not the saccharine sweet styles we’re used to. Why not add some edge to your wardrobe with some of our favourite Frock Stars? Sizzling on the international fashion scene, dresses are getting eclectically edgy – the designers are jazzing things up big time, as […]