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It could be because Steve Dunstan, one of the main men behind the Huffer label, sees the Westpac Rescue helicopter at work at Piha when he's surfing, or it could just be because he and his colleagues are nice guys, but for the second year running local clothing
label Huffer is supporting the Westpac chopper appeal.
They're doing so with a special run of logo T-shirts. They cost $50, of which $20 will go Westpac Rescue. To buy a T-shirt or find out more, ask at your local Westpac branch or visit www.hufferstore.com/chopperappeal
First among stylists
Local hairstylists Tammy Reynolds, of Durham Hair & Make Up, and Mana Dave, of Maelstrom Hairdressing, are the first New Zealanders ever chosen to work on hair product company Redken's trend collection.
They are going to New York this month to join an international hairdressing team of six that includes stylists from Britain, the United States and Norway. The team will create 12 hair looks for Redken and their work will be taught to hairstylists throughout the world next year.
Winter countdown
With winter about to hit, we're going to have to increase the duvet and quilt count on the bed. Right on cue is this weekend's Auckland Quiltmakers' annual show and sale, a chance to snap up a decorative quilt or some wall art from one of 35 of its members.
There will also be a retrospective of work by guest exhibitor Yoke Helwes Martens. On at the Parnell Community Centre on Saturday ond Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
Copycat Kate
Kate Moss' attempt to take the world of fashion by storm may be about to come unstuck. The 33-year-old British-born superstar's designs for Topshop have not been received well in the United States, where even some of those who support her referred to her as "a working-class slag from a crap town".
Her range, for which she has been paid £3 million ($8 million), went on sale yesterday, and shoppers were limited to five pieces to stop "eBaying", will be available in New York's exclusive store Barneys next week, where Moss will launch the range in person. However, the sound of knives being sharpened can be heard in New York's fashion districts.
A sneak preview of Moss' collection on the Topshop had some US critics saying the range was dull and derivative. The New York Post described the collection as "oddly familiar".
"The line she has delivered looks like Kate copying a lot of other people's stuff Kate's worn before."
Moss has made no secret of her strategy.
She told Vogue: "I kind of got bits from my closet. We started dragging things out I liked. We looked at stuff and I said, 'Well, what if it was like this or that, and in this fabric or that?"