The Fashion Hit List

Diaries out! The 10 Days of Fashion in the City are going to keep you fabulously busy

NEW ZEALAND’S LONGEST CATWALK Saturday 8 March, Queen St

A fashion event that will literally bring Queen St to a standstill — 125m of catwalk, 40 models and 70 outfits for any style and every occasion, put together by one of New Zealand’s top stylists, Kylie Cooke. There will be garments, shoes and accessories from over 40 brands including Kate Sylvester, Mi Piaci, Huffer and Zambesi and better yet, every single piece on show can be shopped straight from the surrounding stores and boutiques.

“Can’t say I have worked on a 125m catwalk show before! And it’s the first time I’ve shot 70 outfits in one day, for the show lookbook. New Zealand’s Longest Catwalk is a great opportunity to see current in-season collections, styled together.” — Kylie Cooke, stylist for NZ’s Longest Catwalk

BRITOMART FASHION SESSIONS Friday February 28 and Saturday March 1

One of Auckland’s most beautiful and concise places to shop, eat, drink and be, Britomart will play host to Fashion Sessions, a stylish set of exciting catwalk shows by some of New Zealand’s leading designers, set in the Atrium on Takutai shopping gallery. As well as a seat at the show with enviable catwalk views, ticket holders will be treated to free valet parking and a stylish pre-show at The Nathan Club, with drinks, nibbles and a gorgeous goodie bag. Free standing entry is also available to all shows on a first-come, first-serve basis.

“We’re so proud to be part of the Britomart precinct, and Fashion Sessions is a great event that enables us to bring what’s usually a trade event to our customers. We’ll be showing an exclusive screening of our beautiful Winter ’14 film to the public for the first time, followed by a catwalk presentation.” — Juliette Hogan

WIN WITH VIVA

10 Days of Fashion includes over 100 exclusive offers from the central city’s many retailers. Viva is delighted to give away a voucher worth $900 to spend at the stylish hair salon Dry & Tea. To enter, visit the competitions page on viva.co.nz and enter your details along with the keywords ‘‘Dry&Tea’’. FASHION WORKSHOP WITH ANNA CASELBERG Wednesday March 5

Wardrobe full of clothes but nothing to wear? Wardrobe consultant and author of The Closet Stylist, Anna Caselberg shares her expert tips and advice for one evening only, at the city library.

THE HEIGHT OF FASHION Thursday February 27 and Friday March 7

An unmissable luncheon in the sky, as SkyCity brings together 10 leading fashion houses and Peter Gordon’s iconic cuisine for an exclusive fashion show/dining experience.

“The thing I think is most special about the lunch isn’t that it’s at the wonderful Sugar Club or that you get to see capsule collections from some of New Zealand’s best designers, it’s that you get to sit and have lunch with the designers and talk to them about what they do and where they get their inspiration from.” — Sarah Jane Hough, producer for The Height of Fashion THE VIVA SESSIONS Thursday March 6

Join Viva columnist Noelle McCarthy as she hosts “In Conversation with Karen Walker” at the luxe Nathan Club. This is a rare opportunity to hear about the woman behind the brand. Enjoy a complimentary drink, canapes and a gift bag full of treats as you consider your style stance. To book, go to viva.co.nz/ sessions.

HELLO, WE ARE THE NEW ZEALAND FASHION MUSEUM Saturday March 1-Sunday March 9, Silo Park

This is an exciting pop-up exhibition of garments and visual imagery. Museum founder and Kiwi fashion legend Doris de Pont tells us about this unique one-weekonly event:

The exhibition includes four fashion stories

. . . The “Black in Fashion” garments have been chosen to illustrate our relationship with wearing black, and looks at that history, starting with a fashionable mother-of-thebride dress in black from 1913. “Looking Terrific: the story of El Jay” covers 50 years of high-fashion style, according to Gus Fisher. “Home Sewn” demonstrates the wealth of creativity that can be found in the domestic arena and includes an early piece made by Margi Robertson of Nom*d. Seventies styles, so evident in this season’s fashion, are brought sharply into focus by revisiting the originals in the “Age of Aquarius”, with men’s sartorial splendour evident in a trim fitted suit with 28-inch flared trousers. The space is pretty unique . . . Once part of the industrial heart of the waterfront, the six concrete silos at Silo Park provide a lovely raw and aged canvas as background to our garments, while the circular walls and high vaulted roof bring an interesting texture for the projections.

There will also be a pop-up photo studio

and Daniel Davis’ visual elements . . . The photo studio is being set up by Kingsize Studios in one of the silos. Anyone can bring along pieces from their own collection of New Zealand fashion history and have them professionally photographed and added to the online NZ Fashion Museum collection. This is an opportunity for anyone to share their fashion story. We first saw Daniel’s innovative work with digital mapping as part of “Art in the Dark” and approached him about collaborating on this project. We’re delighted he accepted the challenge and know this is going to be sensational.

• For more information and a full list of events, visit heartofthecity.co.nz/fashion

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