Cutting a Dash on Cup Day
This year marked the 115th running of the Christchurch Casino New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway and the pomp and circumstance of the 2018 event was every bit as magnificent as the very first Cup Day, way back in 1904. It was a day of glitz and glamour, bespoke tailoring, fantastical, whimsical […]
On-form florals
Various moods of floral fashion bloom at least a little each season, but this time it’s flowers gone retro wild. They are untamed and they’re out there; bold, bright and garishly gorgeous. It is a season that flower power has never quite seen before, plucked from the sentimentality of the vintage curtains, sofas […]
A runaway success: Karen Walker
Karen Walker’s instantly recognisable Runaway Girl has lent her signature look to one of the most beloved and iconic characters of all time. Ninety years after Mickey Mouse first appeared on television, he has borrowed the stylised stick and bag of the ponytailed girl from one of the designer’s oldest collections. Launched earlier […]
Fashion and cuisine combine
A creative trio is bringing both cuisine and fashion back to the city’s heart, with Christchurch’s only central city wine bar and the country’s only denim brand combining to create a must-see central city hotspot. The funky yet friendly establishment, which is in the heart of Little High Lanes and opened at the end […]
Elegance with Edge: Repertoire
With its first store opening in 2006, Repertoire has now grown to eight stores throughout New Zealand. In Christchurch, we’re very fortunate to have two boutiques, one in the BNZ Centre and one in The Colombo. Co-owner, Meghan Maher, says its business concept, right from the beginning, has been to ensure its stores […]
Fashion’s Rising Star: Georgia Hensley-Smith
From a classroom at the Hagley College School of Fashion to the fashion catwalks of New York and Milan, Christchurch fashion designer Georgia Hensley-Smith is proving you can do anything you set your mind to – even at 18 years of age. “I believe if you have a goal, you can achieve it,” she says. […]
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