Arriving in style – helicopter weddings
Love is in the air – literally – when you elevate your wedding by helicopter. For an unforgettable wedding, there’s not much that beats taking your vows in a snowy mountaintop ceremony, high up in the Port Hills of Canterbury, overlooking the sea, on a golden sandy beach, or on a rocky backdrop […]
Jeweller Sophie Divett: An artist’s evolution
Stepping out as a Christchurch entrepreneur and artist, Sophie Divett’s journey into jewellery wasn’t planned – it evolved. Metropol writer Hannah Brown finds what started as a side hustle to fine arts studies became a full-time business, Sophie’s collections now synonymous with timeless elegance and conscientious design. Looking back, Sophie’s path into jewellery […]
Talking texture
Nothing speaks to me like textured clothing – it offers more impact and meaning than a simple garment. Picture Kaia Gerber walking the Valentino Fall 2023 runway in jeans and a white button down, except those jeans were instead silk gazar embroidered with microbeads in 80 shades of indigo to resemble denim. Contrasting […]
Catch him if you can: Andy Ellis
Moving Houses host and former All Black Andy Ellis doesn’t like to sit still. Metropol Deputy Editor Nina Tucker discovers what he does instead. Andy Ellis’ life is like chaos in a wonderful way. Fresh from a stint in Bali at an All Blacks High Performance Lab, and thrilled to be taking off […]
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