Top Beth Ditto with John Demsey, Group President, the Estée Lauder Companies Inc., in Paris. Above The Feeling Alive collection from Jane Iredale.
Beth Ditto is MAC’s latest collaborator, with her collection to be released in June. Along with Vanessa Paradis, Catherine Deneuve, Dita von Teese, Christian Louboutin, Juliette Binoche and Grace Jones, Ditto attended the Gala Sidaction dîner de la mode in Paris on January 26 as part of the MAC Aids Fund’s work, and to make the partnership public.
Jane Iredale is launching a make-up collection called Feeling Alive, with two eye glosses, two Lip Plumpers, a lip-defining pencil and a rosy bronzer available from March. It’s a perfect beauty collection for the winter months.
We’re wondering how many ‘unique’ shopping events Auckland can take later in February. In the spirit of Vogue’s Fashion Night Out—we’ve already been covering New York, Tokyo and Berlin editions—an event called Shop One Night hits New Zealand from February 23 at 5 p.m., running till midnight in the Britomart precinct, and has been realized by ShopWhatsNew.co.nz.
The following evening, to kick off the New Zealand Fashion Festival, a shopping event called First Light takes place at Auckland’s High Street, O’Connell Street and the surrounding lanes. Karen Walker reveals her spring 2012 collection, while Ruby launches its Liam collection, all complemented by a shopping experience in the area. More details are at www.highstdistrict.co.nz.
The winner between these two events: shoppers, who get more fashion than they would normally get on two days in Auckland.
Finally, we hear that Bodyhaven Spa in the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor in Wellington is offering a Valentine’s couple’s massage for NZ$160 per couple for an hour, with bubbly and a copper tub soak, or pamper yourself for NZ$99. Call 64 4 495-3255 extension 8542 or visit www.bodyhaven.co.nz.
Hot on the heels of her début at New Zealand Fashion Week last year, Deryn Schmidt has become a household name synonymous with feminine fashion. Having showed as part of the new generations show at Fashion Week, her collection was one of the most sought after and highly praised by both local and international media and buyers, but here at Lucire we have known all along that she was destined for greatness.
With Joy of Life, Schmidt recalls the bygone era of the 1940s’ postwar glamour. Sharp tailoring mixes with soft, flowing feminine lines to create a modern interpretation of the uniforms of yesteryear. A very French influence is noted in the collection with the easy wear glamour and joie de vivre way of dressing.
The collection embraces the freedom and celebration of women, and is about expressing your identity as women. Beautiful silks, wools and cashmeres mix with merinos silk cottons, linen. For the first time, the Deryn Schmidt brand also introduces New Zealand leather and velve,t adding to the brand’s tactile ethos, ensuring that garments will be treasured pieces that can be enjoyed today as well as years to come.
Wartime black and greys are brightened up with juicy berry shades of currant, boysenberry, cranberry and oranges. Honey and mustards also add pops of colour to liven up your winter wardrobe.
Our pick of the collection would have to be the Belle dress. Schmidt’s signature skill of being able to drape fabrics beautifully against he body is evident in this dress, hand sewn pleats fall effortlessly skimming the body while giving you the feminine lines of the ’40s. The bliss dress is also a wardrobe must as well, the perfect shirtdress, it is flattering and the drawstring waist nips in and flows out beautifully.
For winter, Schmidt’s exceptional tailoring is evident in the many coats that will be sure to sell out. Our two favourites would be the Exuberant jacket, which is a swing jacket featuring only the finest wool cashmere but pieced together with New Zealand leather, it recalls the fighter jackets of wartime pilots. The Identity coat, a masculine military style pea coat will also be another must-have. Its beautiful wool cashmere will have you sinking into it, while the contrast panels skim and flatter your figure.
The new collection will be available in stores and online from February onwards.—Sopheak Seng, Fashion and Beauty Editor
Jones New York has launched its optical eyewear collection in New Zealand, available through Visique. The range features tailored frames that are masculine in style, with a selection of fashionable colours and modern materials.
Brancott Estate, meanwhile, has released a new smartphone application, called World’s Most Curious Bottle. There are 14 ‘unique consumer experiences’ on the app, including entertainment and wine information, that users can unlock when they scan the QR code on the new Brancott Estate labels. The app is compatible with Apple and Android.
Opening today at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is The Inverted Mirror: Art from the Collections of la Caixa Foundation and MACBA, representing movements such as Dau al Set, the El Paso group, the Vancouver School and the Düsseldorf School. It features 93 works by 52 artists who worked with various media, especially photography, video and large-format sculpture. Artists include Antoni Tàpies, Sigmar Polke, Julian Schnabel, Jeff Wall, Martha Rosler, Michelangelo Pistolletto, Thomas Ruff, Gillian Wearing, Bruce Nauman, Andreas Gursky, Martín Chirino and Antonio Saura.
The introduction below from curator Alvaro Rodríguez Fominaya is in Spanish, while the walk through the gallery is silent.
Following on the heels of its autumn–winter 2012 women’s campaign, Stolen Girlfriends’ Club has revealed its shoot for its menswear label, Stolen by Stolen Girlfriends’ Club.
The campaign was photographed by Maya Villiger from street-style blog Turned Out in and around New York City.
Villiger is a self-taught photographer who grew up in Switzerland, before heading to Los Angeles shooting fashion on the Californian streets.
Marc Moore, creative director for Stolen Girlfriends’ Club, has emailed us with photographs from the brand’s autumn–winter 2012 range, Here Lies the Bones.
Photographed by Derek Henderson and modelled by Georgia Fowler, Moore says that Stolen Girlfriends is ‘extremely proud of this campaign’. He thanked Henderson for ‘taking such great photos (and basically making us look we are doing a good job).’
Shown at New Zealand Fashion Week last September, we described the collection as ‘a balance of free-spirited energy with a darker twist.’ The inspiration is a globe-trotter who finds some of the world’s darker areas, and features a subversive rock and roll look.
The range hits stores between February 1 and March 30.
Photographed by Derek Henderson/MAP
Retouched by Sjoerd Laneveld/Digisense
Modelled by Georgia Fowler/N Model Management
Make-up by Corinna Lyon/MAC Cosmetics
Hair by Shontal Healey/Stephen Marr
Pernod Ricard has made two announcements for its brands as 2012 opens. First, André Agassi has been signed for three years to be a global ambassador for Australian wine brand Jacob’s Creek, the timing coinciding with the Australian Open (January 16–29).
The promotions link Agassi’s passion for tennis and staying true to it with Jacob’s Creek’s own heritage of wine-making.
Promotional videos featuring interviews with Agassi can be found at the Jacob’s Creek website.
Across the Tasman, in New Zealand, Brancott Estate shakes off its interim branding, refreshing the entire range.
The previous brand largely kept the look adopted when Brancott Estate was known as Montana in all markets except for the US.
With the new global name firmly established after a year, Brancott Estate has made its logotype and packaging more contemporary. The label has the Brancott vineyard, where the first Marlborough sauvignon blanc grapes were planted, at its centre.
The new look débuts early February.
Possibly New Zealand’s only restaurant and dance studio opened in Kaikoura today.
Passione, an Italian pizza restaurant, and Soul Studio had their gala opening in the centre of the seaside town at 5 p.m. today (January 4). Full trading hours begin January 5.
The restaurant–studio is the brainchild of a young couple and owners Piera Fromm and Sebastian Burgin.
Burgin will run the restaurant and Fromm will manage the upstairs studio for dance lessons including hip-hop, modern, stretching, zumba, kids’ dancing and capoeira, a Brazilian martial art dance.
The couple are from Switzerland but have been living in Kaikoura for a number of years.
Artworks by Fromm’s mother, internationally acclaimed artist Ruth Stirnimann, will cover the walls of the restaurant.
‘We both love movement and we completed our dance studies together in Switzerland. Sebastian also has a real taste and knowledge for food,’ says Fromm.
‘So we decided to follow our dreams and turn them into reality. I will help out in the restaurant and at times Sebastian will also be helping with dance lessons upstairs.
‘We feel the dance studio offers Kaikoura a place of movement where people can let out there creative energy and stay fit and healthy. Passione and the Soul Studio will work towards a vibrant lifestyle with fresh yummy food downstairs.’
The Passione restaurant chef is Englishman Dave Burt who trained in French food and is experienced in Italian kitchens.
Fromm’s brother Livio will teach capoeira in the studio is also the master Italian pizza maker. Their mother Ruth Stirnimann will provide holistic healing lessons to make it a family affair.—Kip Brook, Word of Mouth Media NZ
Kip Brook is an occasional contributor to Lucire, and a London bureau chief correspondent.
Champagne brands Veuve Clicquot and Moët & Chandon held events in New Zealand last month, each appealing to their very different clientèles.
LVMH’s Mike Hewitt explained that the events were suited to each of the brands: Veuve Clicquot is aimed at a more sophisticated audience, while Moët & Chandon positions itself as a classy, celebratory champagne.
The earlier event at St John’s Bar in Wellington for the Veuve Clicquot Social Season saw a stunning summer’s day, with two branded pétanque pitches created at the venue.
And in case the sun was uncharacteristically bright, Veuve Clicquot provided branded sunglasses in the company colours.
Auckland’s Moët Amongst the Stars event brought together local celebrities to toast 2011, with entertainment from Tim Phin and Dane Rumble—and was considered, if you examine the Facebook statuses of guests—the must-attend summer event of the season.
Veuve Clicquot pétanque event, Wellington, photographed by Mark Tantrum LVMH’s Mike Hewitt, Pat Shepheard, and Charolotte Dawson
Martin Bosley, Jason Pearce, and Rachel Taulelei
Hannah Hopcroft and Ashley Sinclair
Hamish Coleman-Ross, Simon Jordan and Carolyn Enting
Gus Kebbell, Millie Savill, and Tim Forgeson
Nick and Felicity Hill; James Fogarty and Georgia Deane
Pernod Ricard has made two announcements for its brands as 2012 opens. First, André Agassi has been signed for three years to be a global ambassador for Australian wine brand Jacob’s Creek, the timing coinciding with the Australian Open (January 16–29).
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