So Fashion Week is over for 2005. We came, we saw, we drank a lot of Redbull...and left with an extensive shopping list.

SUMMING UP NEW ZEALAND FASHION WEEK AUTUMN/WINTER 2006:


Megan's picks

Favourite show
Nom*D

Favourite pieces
I loved the pinafore shaped tunic dresses at Nom*D, the polka-dot Trelise Cooper underwear, Hailwood's black satin trenchcoat and any of his Bambi-print chiffon.

Favourite model
Melisa Jones. Her international background really shows on the catwalk, the photographers cannot take a bad picture of her and we keep hearing about how nice she is to work with.

Favourite VIP guest
Cameron Silver, he looked incredibly polished every day.

Favourite goody bag
There were a few! Miss Crabb's bag contained a heavy metal CD from her show's soundtrack, although I don’t know how many delegates will actually listen to it. Hailwood's loaded bag had a mini bottle of Deutz, M.A.C. make-up, mens underwear and a women's singlet. The Nom*D scarves really did top the lot though.

Favourite celebrity catwalk turn
Miriama Smith, so stunning she should give up acting and return to the catwalk full-time.

Favourite soundtrack
Miss Crabb, she opened with Metallica, a welcome jolt from the rest of the weeks sometimes-boring beat-heavy tunes.


Kelly's picks 

Favourite show
It's impossible to choose just one...so I'd have to say Trelise, Workshop / Helen Cherry, Kate Sylvester and Hailwood.

Favourite pieces
Another tricky one - I loved Helen Cherry's striped 50s-style dress, all the cashmere at Yvonne Bennetti, the rust-coloured Karen Walker dress with black bow, Zambesi's gold/red puffball dress and everything at Hailwood.