Goodness in Petone was the place to be last week for styling and makeup tips for the chilly season ahead. After having the privilege of going to the Nicola Screen for Goodness show held at Foxglove during Wellington Fashion Week, this intimate in store event was the perfect opportunity to see some of the beautiful garments up close as well as the other labels stocked at Goodness. From Ingrid Starns, Hailwood, State of Grace, Kingan Jones and even a few Matchi Motchi pieces. Super stylist Samantha Hannah took us through five beautifully put together looks catering to different styles and she also answered questions on body types and accessorising.

It was impossible to miss the beautiful cotton candy pink locks of makeup extraordinaire Olivia Wild. Guests were treated with an intimate makeup lesson focused on natural beauty and she highlighted the importance of using a primer and never neglecting one’s eyebrows.

Some of the rich fabrics by Nicola Screen for Goodness

There was also an opportunity to give back to the community through the not for profit organisation Dress For Success. Anyone who brought along a pre-loved item scored a 20% discount on purchases made on the night.

Style guru Samantha Hannah and Wellington Fashion Week organiser Cameron Sneddon

Chris of Goodness, thank you for hosting such a fun event!

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Runway show and static installation, Temple Gallery Dunedin April 2012.

Lela Jacobs’ Manifesto of uncertainty A/W 2012 collection was created out of an interest to express the development of changing social, economic and political situations throughout the world. The collection is a mediation upon both recent events involving socio-economic unrest and the necessity for change that these events have expressed and continue to express. This is Jacobs’s eighth collection and it retains cohesive design elements that are associated with her label, including textural layering, intricate bias cuts, practicality and a sense of a timelessness. An added point of difference with Jacobs’ is her ongoing collaboration with artistic friends.

Recently at the Temple gallery in Dunedin I was witness to a similar collaborative process involving Jacobs’ collection. Curated by TR Franc’s Tara Young, the show consisted of an interactive fashion show and a static installation in the centre of the space designed by Dunedin artist Harley Jones. An added feature of this show was the inclusion of an already running Di Ffrench photography show within the gallery.  Each of Ffrenchs photographs easily correlated with clothing circumnavigating the space, due to a focus drawn largely from an interest in the body an interaction with the body. Temple gallery is an old synagogue and offered the perfect location for such a show, given both its rich history and grandeur. The installation piece created by Harley Jones was based upon Jacobs’ concept for the collection, the idea of change and a rejection of the fickle, wasteful nature of our society. Jones’ used an assortment of disused objects gleaned from the dump shop, including an abundance of discarded pieces of scrunched paper and abandoned televisions. Each was then coated in a sharply, stark white paint and then assembled in a manner which had traces of structure. Although it may have been arguably framed into chance compositional forms. Circling Jones installation was a series of spotlights. The work sat silently within the centre of the space and registered the consolidation of the buildings primary function as a gallery. As both the gallery walls and sculptures consisting of pristine white palette. This subtle gesture carefully aligns the shows blending of  art, fashion and the performative nature of clothing.

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NZ Style Collective’s Chris Park was at the latest Trelise Cooper VIP viewing at Wellington. Have you checked out the latest collection at one of the TC stores? We liked it. I think you should too!

“1800′s Americano Prairie Couture” from their invitation says it all – we saw Navajo-inspired patterns and prints complimented with soft pastels or juxtaposed with bold fitted jackets and coats. The hats were a definite nod (no pun intended) to the Pilgrim hats and added a soft feminine touch to the carefully constructed outfits.

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Zoey Radford-Scott

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The young designer awards ended tonight with the culmination of the future face of Wellington. This event was the brainchild of stylist Rebecca McKenzie-Watson and photographer Tim Watson. Zoey Radford-Scott, a student from Wellington was elated after the event. Having never modelled before, the future is suddenly exceptionally bright as she has won a year’s representation with the prestigious Kirsty Bunny management agency. When NZ Style collective caught up with Zoey after the announcement she was wearing the biggest smile and looking effortlessly chic in an oversized t-shirt dress. After getting lots of family hugs out the way, Zoey found a minute to talk to us about the event and her future plans. Originally from New Plymouth, Zoey said the whole thing had been an amazing experience. Beating 60 other contestants to the title, Zoe has loved every minute of the competition including the chance to be mentored by the talented Tim and Rebecca. A huge fashion lover, Zoey is excited about moving into the industry professionally. Tonight she was already super professional on the catwalk and we are sure this girl is destined for huge success. So remember kids, you saw her here first –  Beth xx 

Nicola Screen made a statement comeback today at the Foxglove Ballroom, with her latest collection for Goodness.

The catwalk was set in an upstairs room of Foxglove bar and restaurant on the waterfront. The dimly  lit room and art-house décor, set the mood for an intimate and sophisticated show.

The show opened with a contemporary dancer moving across the floor, captivating the audience  with her fluid and graceful movement.

Screen’s collection was a mixture of winter and summer pieces featuring a neutral colour range with  pops of floral prints, that were carried throughout the collection. Beautiful crafted jackets, pants and shirts created a sophisticated look that was at the same time calm and casual. The show ended with two stunning bridal dresses that kept in line with the collections mannerism of elegance, that was radiant without being over the top glamorous.

Nicola exclaims that the collection is a personal reflection of herself and what she holds dear. “[my collection is] everything that I love; organic and arty”. The range is trans-seasonal and a  selection is available in store now.

Wella and Napoleon Perdis captivated the crowd once again, with strong contouring and texture, adding class and flair to Screen’s collection.

Rosie Callen, National Business Manager for Napoleon Perdis, outlines today’s look as being about, contouring and heavy brows.
“ [Today’s look] was about a really beautiful strong brow, couture contouring on cheeks, smoky eye  and soft stained raspberry lip”. Peter Burkill, Hair stylist for Buoy Hairdressing, states that the look for Screen’s show was almost an 80’s Cindy Lauper image, mixed with high-fashion and contemporary dreadlocks.

“Our brief was to aim for the Cindy Lauper image, which we mixed with high-fashion. We used a lot of texture to create movement, bringing an almost Avant Garde contemporary feel”.

Wellington was treated to the Future Face of Wellington Fashion Week contestants’ polished presence on the catwalk.

The winner of the competition, winning a year’s representation with Kirsty Bunny Management, was Zoe Radford-Scott.

The top five took to the catwalk wearing current designer collections from names such as

Trelise Cooper, Neverblack, Lucy McIntosh and Silence Was, and blew the audience away with their confidence and class.

Tim Watson, Wellington Fashion Week Official Photographer and mentor, judge and  photographer for the competition exclaim s that, “ [the contestants] were so brave, I’m so  proud. It was a very hard choice because they were all favourites, [Zoey] has that immediacy of being able to go transatlantic, she has that American look and I think with very little training she would be ready for much bigger things.”

Rebecca McKenzie-Watson stylist for the Future Face of Wellington Fashion Week competition, got to see the looks she created translate onto the catwalk. “It was amazing to see the clothes in action, to get a whole 3 dimensional look at the styling and the models were incredible and everything I could have hoped for.”

Photo by Anna Jamieson

Day 04 of  Wellington Fashion Week celebrated young emerging talent in style. The 8 young designers captured the essence of Wellington fashion, and left crowds inspired by the raw creativity exhibited throughout capsule collections.

Miss Abigail opened the Young Designer Awards show with an elegant collection of beautiful  crafted, fitted skirts that had a Victorian flare, with tailoring and use of velvets.

A stark contrast from Miss Abigail’s image was Brooke Barrett’s collection, with a dark palette of black and rustic red. The collection resembled a gladiator feel, with layered skirts and tops. The heavy warrior feel was lightened by the choice of soft, flowing fabrics.

The males were back in town with Emma Falvey’s collection. The collection held a fun, free  and causal street style, that played with the tailoring and feel of aviation uniforms.

Hilary Martin’s collection was black with an undertone of white, achieving strong contrast. Hilary’s see-through shorts made for a sexy play on gym shorts.

Elle Hopper took us on a trip to Scotland with her use of heavy fabrics, play on kilts and  chequered prints. The heaviness of the fabrics were lightened by the colour choice that created a winter collection that had flirted with summer colors. Jacque Shaw’s collection was all about the detailing in the manipulation of the fabrics. Long long skirts and multi-fabrics pieces gave a little bit more of an Avant Garde feel to the catwalk.

Lightning struck when Julia Lynch’s white collection hit the catwalk and left scores in awe. The cuts and hand-knitted crafting gave a sophisticated, elegant feel.

Love Hotel’s collection moved down the catwalk with a causal ease. The detailing was in the  screen-print, with the use of polka dots and fans, which were carried through from the label’s logo.

NZ Style Collective’s Nina Bisset reviews the Group B show. Robyn Mathieson piece to follow (Beth is still busy creating her amazing illustrations. Patience our dear readers xx).

neverblack

The neverblack collection ‘An Insignificant Being’ had a very organic feel and this was introduced through a short film featuring a seaside Jasper Seven and Imogen Watt. Watch the clip here. The menswear was strong in terms of saleability with essentials such as a knit v-neck and the heavy coats (camel and navy). The ‘Cat Tee’ was a cute touch (the cat lady in me wants it badly) and there was also unexpected detail like tartan piping on the pockets of navy trousers. The womenswear showcased velvet long sleeved dresses in earthy colors with keyholes, delicate scallop lace in bone and a sheer mint green dress. Although the camo skinny jeans felt a bit out of place, the use of rope tied around waists made for interesting styling and kept the collection’s narrative together.

Philippa & Alice

The saying “two heads are better than one” can be said about Philippa Lake and Alice Howard, the designers behind the label Philippa&Alice. Youth was the first thing than came to mind when side cut out dresses in floral and hieroglyphic prints came out. Highlights: tiger motif, mixed prints and a heart shaped cut out on an a summer dress.

Silence Was

The first look, a lilac collared grey textured long sleeve dress was hands down my favourite from the entire group show last night. When something looks this good, one can’t help but want to touch and feel the fabric up close. Highlights: geometric color blocking, metal tipped collars, Melissa x Vivienne Westwood angel wing wedges and the circular print peplum top.

Kelsey Genna

As a long time fan girl of Kelsey Genna, it was an absolute treat to see her clothes in motion. Flowers have always featured in her work most notably in her previous collection “Begonia House”. The stunning handmade pieces included the Valentine II dress, a red fitted dress made from rosette fabric. With flowers in hand, the Kelsey Genna girls walked to Brigitte Bardot’s Moi Je Joue. Other favourites were the picnic dress (red and white gingham, totally something Brigitte would have worn herself in her prime) and the strapless petal dress. The clothes and music are perfect for the young woman in love.  Watch this space as we may see more from her in bridal wear.

Storm

This was a solid collection of individual cosy winter essentials. From Highlights: the knitwear particularly the ‘salt and pepper’ blend cardigan, forest green sweater.

Starfish

The 21 or so looks sent out by Starfish was so diverse in colour ranging from lilac, turquoise, navy, yellow, rust, red and even coral. The looks had a worldly feel using fringes, fisherman hats and braided belts. Color blocking featured (skirt on left) so did peplum skirts but it was this round neck navy lace sweetheart top and drawstring pants multicolored that caught my eye.

Robyn Mathieson

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Wellington Fashion Week’s second group show of the week proved to be a spectacular treat of colour and vibrancy, coupled with the class and glamour of textured hair twists and beautiful metallic statement makeup.

Wellington Fashion Week Hair Director, Michael Beel and the Wella team, showcased  cheeky voluminous pigtails, featuring an airy lightness that took us back to our childhood. Beel and Wella’s second look featured a beautiful sculptured wave with white paint accents, achieving a dramatically striking contrast.

When queried about the use of the striking white paint, Beel explains that “the accents  created sheer drama and played with the lights on the catwalk”.

The bridal Couture models sported whimsical textured buns, replicating the modern day princess.

Napoleon Perdis’ completed the high-class look with shimmering contours and flawless metallic.

Tracey Zenatti, Australian National Creative Team Member for Napoleon Perdis, outlines that the “group B makeup looks channelled two of Napoleon Perdis’ key trends for  Autumn/Winter 2012- ‘Metalika’- shimmering skin, with a metallic eye statement and ‘Nude  Bar’- fresh, clean skin paired with creamy nude lips and ‘Couture Contouring”.

The combined looks proved to be a spectacular vision for all and complimented designer looks at a world class level.