Last season it was Thirties depression, this year inspiration for The Carpenters Daughter show ticked…

1. photos The Carpenter's Daughter at NZ Fashion Week 2010 (10 photos)

The brief for the Trelise Cooper show to M.A.C creative director Amber D, and to Grant Bettjeman for hair, was for angelic…

1. photos Behind the scenes at Trelise Cooper 2010 (3 photos)

The Alexandra Owen woman is always a woman apart – a clean, cool beauty, elegant, rather structured.

1. photos Behind the scenes at Alexandra Owen 2010 (3 photos)

Tribal markings (they looked finger done) were painted in with black Chroma Cake or Acrylic Paint.

1. video NZ Fashion Week 2010: Zambesi

Adrian Hailwood's collection was dubbed Going Platinum and his muse was the fake Fifties Hollywood glamour…

So, an ethereal pagan girl with a touch of android. This is going to be interesting hair and makeup.

1. video NZ Fashion Week 2010: Cybele

The vibe is very much Mad Men 's Betty Draper meets vavavoom Joan.

1. video NZ Fashion Week 2010: Juliette Hogan

Marie Antoinette celebrated life, and colour, and shapes and cakes - an apt inspiration for the happiest range from The…

1. photos The Carpenter's Daughter at Fashion Week 2009 (11 photos)

Even when one is swanning from yacht to swimming pool to parties at the Riviera, one still needs to keep up appearances.

1. video Hailwood show at Fashion Week 2009 (1:58)

Cooper by Trelise and the Trelise Cooper collections both channelled powerful, sassy women.

1. video Trelise Cooper show at Fashion Week 2009 (2:39)

Andrea Moore's signature look is colour, pattern and for the girls.

1. photos Backstage at Andrea Moore 2009 (4 photos)

The first batch of new chefs has graduated from the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Wellington…

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A fashion co-op that spreads the risk between designers gives brands back their confidence.

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