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APRIL <strong>2019</strong><br />
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97 ARCHITECTURE<br />
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102 LANDSCAPING<br />
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116 FOOD TRENDS<br />
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LIFE<br />
17 REPORT<br />
The Fashionistas Who<br />
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25 SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
Christchurch’s Fashionforward<br />
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120 FOOD NEWS<br />
122 RECIPE<br />
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10 STYLE | inside word<br />
INSIDE WORD<br />
SUPPORT<br />
Like all of you, our hearts broke a couple of weeks ago. But thanks to – to quote Yusuf Islam (Cat<br />
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are on the mend. Keep those arteries strong and healthy, and get a smile back on your face at the<br />
You Are Us/Aroha Nui concert (<strong>April</strong> 17) to enjoy Lorde, Dave Dobbyn, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Marlon<br />
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Beloved comics Ben Hurley, Dai Henwood, Paul Ego, Josh Thomson, Justin Smith, Jeremy Elwood<br />
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INSIDE WORD<br />
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FIND<br />
It’s been sad to farewell to a few hospo stars in<br />
Christchurch, as the likes of St Germain and Bamboozle, and<br />
newbies like Orleans and Good Home Ferrymead, shut up<br />
shop. So, when you hear names linked to the likes of The<br />
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your intelligence at Turanga, see what Amanda Heasley and<br />
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where Nordic Chill has expanded into the old Obelisk<br />
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work out what will work best where.<br />
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Dare to go wild? As part of the Wild Dunedin NZ<br />
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impression in years gone by. Anyone care for locusts?<br />
Expect the unexpected once more when the five-course<br />
‘trust the chef’ menu rolls out <strong>April</strong> 25.<br />
If you don’t think kombucha is your thing, all that could<br />
change if you find yourself a can of Happy Hour (at a bottle<br />
store near you). This Kiwi innovation sees Mama’s Brew<br />
Shop organic kombucha paired with craft gin by Victor and<br />
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Point your browser to a positive new digital destination.<br />
The Father Hood shares insights from some of the most<br />
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Hemsworth, David Beckham, and The Bachelor host Osher<br />
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American artist William Wegman will treat Christchurch<br />
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14 STYLE | events<br />
SAVE THE DATE<br />
APRIL <strong>2019</strong> | EMAIL YOUR EVENTS TO editor@style.kiwi<br />
APRIL 13-14, 16 & 17<br />
CATS<br />
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16: Oamaru Opera House<br />
17: Regent Theatre, Dunedin<br />
APRIL 26, 28 & 29<br />
NORAH JONES<br />
26: Regent Theatre, Dunedin<br />
28: Queenstown Events Centre,<br />
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MAY 3 & 4<br />
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4: Regent Theatre, Dunedin<br />
MUSIC & ARTS<br />
Until 13<br />
We Will Rock You<br />
Showbiz Christchurch presents this<br />
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Isaac Theatre Royal<br />
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Jeremy Elwood & Tony Lyall<br />
Get a dose of stand-up comedy with<br />
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Mornington Tavern, Dunedin<br />
13-27<br />
Time Machine<br />
Family-friendly entertainment for the<br />
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controlled by mean robots!<br />
The Court Theatre<br />
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You are Us/Aroha Nui<br />
Some of New Zealand’s biggest acts take<br />
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speakers of cultural diversity to honour<br />
those who lost their lives and family<br />
members on March 15.<br />
Christchurch Stadium<br />
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Through the Valley<br />
Headlined by the legendary Dave<br />
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With two ARIA Song of the Year awards<br />
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Australian indie-folk artist Corby brings us<br />
the latest from his new album.<br />
Isaac Theatre Royal<br />
24 <strong>April</strong> – 5 May<br />
The Mousetrap<br />
The West End’s legendary murder<br />
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28 & 29<br />
Danny Bhoy<br />
This internationally-renowned and<br />
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29: Regent Theatre, Dunedin<br />
May 4<br />
CSO Presents: A Night at the Movies<br />
From space to spies, sharks to aliens,<br />
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SPORTS<br />
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Contact Epic: NZ’s Ultimate MTB<br />
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bike challenge.<br />
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Harlem Globetrotters World Tour<br />
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Witness the ball handling wizardry,<br />
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STYLE | report 17<br />
FASHION ICONS<br />
THROUGH THE AGES<br />
Over the decades, fashion trends come and go, some repeat themselves whilst<br />
others become timeless staples that we couldn’t imagine our lives and wardrobes without.<br />
Words Ella James<br />
The fashion shoot in this issue of <strong>Style</strong> concentrates on the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.<br />
So we’re going to delve deeper into these eras, taking time to reflect on the amazing trends,<br />
designers and muses that so shaped them, and continue to do so today.
18 STYLE | report<br />
Four female fashion models, who are wearing some pieces from Mary Quant’s 1975 autumn/winter collection.<br />
THE SIXTIES MEAN<br />
MARY QUANT<br />
The 1960s were arguably the birth of the modern<br />
age and the fashion that came with it. People<br />
were thinking differently and dressing differently.<br />
At the beginning of the sixties, young shoppers<br />
were experiencing their highest incomes since<br />
World War Two and they were evidently eager to<br />
splash the cash on fashion that would allow them<br />
to make a very loud and personal statement. Mods,<br />
hippies and beatnik styles spoke volumes about<br />
the new, free-spirited attitudes of the younger<br />
generations. Attitudes were bold and so were the<br />
prints.<br />
It’s partially thanks to fashion designer Dame Mary<br />
Quant and her now iconic styles, that fashion in the<br />
sixties got a little brighter, a little more fun and, of<br />
course, a little bit shorter. Even if you’re not familiar<br />
with Quant herself, you’ll most definitely recognise<br />
her era-defining designs that include the miniskirt.<br />
Models wearing the 1971 autumn range of Mary Quant shoes.
STYLE | report 19<br />
The budding designer produced<br />
striped sweaters, patterned dresses<br />
and knee-high boots, all of which<br />
remain on the fashion scene today.<br />
Mary Quant oozed the London look.<br />
A fashion model wearing Mary Quant.<br />
Mary Quant with models at the launch of her ‘Quant Afoot’ range.<br />
In 1934, Mary Quant was born in London, the city that<br />
she would one day inspire with her cutting-edge – yet totally<br />
wearable and accessible – designs. The self-taught designer<br />
showed a flare from a young age, and is said to have cut<br />
up her own bedding from the age of six in order to create<br />
new outfits for herself. Her parents, two Welsh teachers,<br />
wouldn’t allow their daughter to attend fashion school, but a<br />
compromise was met and Quant was granted permission to<br />
study art.<br />
Quant achieved a diploma in art from Goldsmiths,<br />
University of London, where she met her future husband and<br />
business partner, Alexander Plunket Greene. Despite her<br />
parents’ initial resistance over their daughter’s voyage into<br />
the fashion industry, she was quick to demonstrate a young,<br />
contemporary and knowledgeable persistence that would<br />
prove to be a huge advantage over older, existing designers<br />
who were unable to relate with the younger generation just<br />
begging to spend their money on statement-making garments.<br />
Hugely aware that there was a gap in the market for<br />
affordable clothing, in 1955 Quant and Plunket Greene<br />
opened a fashion boutique named Bazaar, on the now iconic<br />
Kings Road, London. The budding designer produced striped<br />
sweaters, patterned dresses and knee-high boots, all of which<br />
remain on the fashion scene today. Mary Quant oozed the<br />
London look.<br />
Just as the offering of online shopping has done today,<br />
Quant appeased her youthful market. The retail experience<br />
she provided as a result of creating wonderful window<br />
displays and putting on sociable fashion shows spearheading<br />
the retail experience for the doting customers. Of course,<br />
these tactics still work wonders for retail in <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
As the sixties hit, the demand for any item touched by<br />
Mary Quant exceeded all expectations. A second store<br />
opening and her era-defining fashions were exported to USA<br />
in huge volumes. All of this fame and success before Quant’s<br />
most superlative creation; the miniskirt. Females all over the<br />
globe went wild for the miniskirt. After all, it was so much<br />
more than an item of clothing; it was an attitude and an<br />
expression that even now, resonates with females.<br />
In 1966, following roaring success in her own fashion and<br />
cosmetic ranges, Mary Quant accepted her Order of the<br />
British Empire for her contribution to the fashion industry.<br />
Quant picked up her award at Buckingham Palace, wearing a<br />
miniskirt, of course. This year, an exhibition on Mary Quant<br />
will open in London’s Victoria and Albert museum in <strong>April</strong>,<br />
showcasing the sheer extent of Quant’s incredible reign<br />
on the fashion industry and beyond. After all, miniskirts are<br />
amongst a long list of Quant’s designs that are just as popular<br />
today as they were in the sixties.
20 STYLE | report<br />
THE SEVENTIES<br />
MEAN BIANCA JAGGER<br />
Bianca Jagger with walking cane.<br />
Despite having being married to Mick Jagger,<br />
Bianca was one stylish rolling stone on her own<br />
accord.<br />
Bianca Jagger, the muse to Yves Saint Laurent,<br />
close friend of Andy Warhol and first wife of Mick<br />
Jagger, was often in the limelight and not solely due<br />
to her famous ring of family and friends. Often, it<br />
was her daring and spectacular sense of style, paired<br />
with unwavering confidence. The seventies fashion<br />
icon knew exactly how to command attention.<br />
Now, we couldn’t possibly list every style triumph<br />
of this bona-fide style icon, but we can certainly pick<br />
a few of our favourite looks that have defined the<br />
way we dress today.<br />
Jagger always made an entrance, and we must<br />
begin by mentioning arguably the most noteable of<br />
them all. In 1977, on her own birthday, the young<br />
starlet arrived at the famous New York nightclub,<br />
Studio 54, atop a white horse. Usually, she left<br />
the livestock at home and let her outfits make<br />
the statements instead – a number of her Studio<br />
54 looks, including chokers, over-sized headwear<br />
and heavily sequined garments and animal print,<br />
continuing to inspire the fashion pack today.
STYLE | report 21<br />
The former actress was always among the first to embrace the trends of<br />
the seventies, including satin slips (yes, the ones that are trending massively<br />
again), pearls and bell sleeves to name but a few. If Jagger was seen wearing<br />
it, its success and longevity was near guaranteed. However, it’s the twopiece<br />
suit that she really catalysed to the top of the list when it comes to<br />
the best fashion trends of the decade.<br />
Until Jagger’s wedding day in 1971, suits were donned primarily by males.<br />
They signified status and responsibility. It was Bianca Jagger who defied<br />
these gender expectations on numerous occasions, including her special<br />
day, and made them the ultimate statement in power dressing for females.<br />
When the Nicaraguan-born activist married her Rolling Stone in St Tropez,<br />
she shunned the ever-traditional, frilly white dress and opted instead for a<br />
white suit that had been designed and made for her by a Saville Row tailor<br />
Tommy Nutter. This iconic look is still replicated today. In fact, model Emily<br />
Ratajkowski donned a similar suit on her own wedding day in 2018, and<br />
continues to favour two pieces over dresses for many social events, as do<br />
many present day celebrities and influencers.<br />
As with all fashion icons, some fashion faux pas occur; a walking stick<br />
being one of them. Jagger was often seen holding a walking stick at parties<br />
and fashion shows for purely aesthetic purposes. That was until she fell<br />
during a roller-skating accident and actually required the aid.<br />
The seventies have passed, Bianca and Mick’s marriage has ended and<br />
the injury hurts no more, but Jagger’s stance in the fashion industry is still<br />
as strong and sturdy as ever. Today, Bianca Jagger is making waves with<br />
her work as the founder and chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights<br />
Foundation, a trustee of the Amazon Charitable Trust and member of the<br />
Executive Director’s Leadership Council for Amnesty International USA.<br />
But rest assured, her timeless style is still totally flawless.<br />
It was Bianca<br />
Jagger who defied<br />
these gender<br />
expectations<br />
on numerous<br />
occasions, including<br />
her special day,<br />
and made them the<br />
ultimate statement<br />
in power dressing<br />
for females.
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THE EIGHTIES<br />
MEANS MADONNA<br />
The eighties were arguably the riskiest years<br />
when it came to envelope-pushing style; not<br />
just for pop icon Madonna, but for anyone looking<br />
to make a personal or even political statement<br />
through dress. Madonna’s music was wild, thoughtprovoking<br />
and rebellious, and so was her wardrobe.<br />
It was Madonna, with the help of a number<br />
or additional fashion icons, who spearheaded<br />
these trends into the spotlight, thus inspiring<br />
the general public to follow suit. At a time<br />
when Madonna was omnipresent on every<br />
stage, television and in every publication, it’s<br />
little mystery the clothing choices she made<br />
somewhat inspired and encouraged observers.<br />
While we’ve toned things down a notch,<br />
there’s no denying the styles that came to life<br />
in the eighties are still present in our wardrobes<br />
today. Let’s take high-waisted jeans for example;<br />
we all own a pair, don’t we? Statement<br />
jewellery, sheer hosiery, leather jackets, bustiers,<br />
leopard print and leggings are amongst a long<br />
list of recognisably eighties-born trends that<br />
have proven their longevity. Even a few of the<br />
more questionable trends of the era have made<br />
numerous reappearances on the fashion scene<br />
in the years since. Neon garments, oversized<br />
logos, scrunchies and even bike shorts (much to<br />
our dismay) have re-emerged; regularly being<br />
sported by celebrities the globe over.<br />
The eighties were truly the era of the<br />
extremes. Shoulder designs were hugely<br />
padded or entirely non-existent. Whilst offthe-shoulder<br />
styles allowed for a rebellious<br />
amount of skin to be on show, it’s a style that<br />
still proves hugely popular (and more widely<br />
accepted) today. Structured shoulders are<br />
still in play and just as popular in <strong>2019</strong>, albeit<br />
downsized and more subtle.<br />
Madonna at the Met Ball dressed by Jean Paul Gaultier.
STYLE | report 23<br />
Jean Paul Gaultier Bra<br />
The Queen of Pop has had enough iconic style moments<br />
for an entire book, if not an exhibition. With each of her iconic<br />
albums came an equally iconic reinvention of her personal<br />
style. The most famous designers in the world revelled in the<br />
opportunity to dress Madonna, but when she was looking to<br />
make headlines, Madonna always turned to Jean Paul Gaultier.<br />
The French haute couture designer was the man behind some<br />
of her career-defining looks, including the conical bra (oh you<br />
know the one) that sold for $30,945 at an auction in 2001. The<br />
structured corset and bra has been recreated time and time<br />
again, with many a celebrity eager to cause the same stir that<br />
Madonna did. I’m looking at you, Kim Kardashian.<br />
Madonna’s influence on society was evident to see. Granted,<br />
not all people opted for the tulle dress, fingerless lace gloves<br />
and ribbed corset combination from the Like A Virgin days. But,<br />
in most youngsters, you could spot where Madonna had been<br />
an influence. Bleached hair, ribbons, and perms were never<br />
commonplace before Madonna, ever present in the media,<br />
favoured them.<br />
Fashion and beauty were translated into attitudes, and<br />
Madonna’s attitude was rebellious, determined and exciting.<br />
And whilst her garish eighties looks are recreated for dress-up<br />
parties time and time again, subtle style aspects have almost<br />
certainly made their way into your modern wardrobe. So, next<br />
time you’re rocking a leather jacket or animal print accessories,<br />
you can surely give a nod to Madonna and the eighties trends<br />
that helped define her – and, in turn, us.<br />
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STYLE | special feature 25<br />
A STITCH IN TIME<br />
Barbara Lee is synonymous with fashion, especially in Christchurch.<br />
Under her undoubtedly stylish belt, she boasts a lengthy career in fashion<br />
that saw the opening of three stores, numerous show-stopping catwalks,<br />
wild success overseas, and a loyal client base comprised of eager Christchurch shoppers,<br />
New Zealand schools and corporate clients.<br />
Ella James looks back on a wonderful career with the icon herself.<br />
Photo: Shar Devine<br />
It’s a near impossible question. When your career<br />
in fashion is as expansive as that of Barbara Lee, a<br />
fashionista who stepped into the limelight in the sixties –<br />
and stayed there – asking for a ‘career highlight’ isn’t easy.<br />
“You are quite right. It is impossible,” says Lee.<br />
There were the three grand openings for her retail<br />
store Panache, she designed and manufactured a uniform<br />
for Air New Zealand that was worn by “national,<br />
international cabin crew, flight crew, airport and travel<br />
centre staff worldwide for almost 15 years”; and she<br />
watched Miss New Zealand win the award for best<br />
gown in the 1997 Miss World competition wearing Lee’s<br />
Seychelles Dress. That’s a pretty good start.
26 STYLE | special feature<br />
HOW PANACHE WAS BORN<br />
While working as a receptionist, Lee’s fashion sketches caught<br />
the eye of a manufacturer walking past her desk, and, by the<br />
summer of 1968, her first brand, Granny’s, was born. Despite<br />
being a success in its own right, Lee retired the brand in 1973,<br />
went on an OE with her then-boyfriend William, and focused<br />
on her next label, Panache (1978).<br />
Panache’s offering was just as the name suggests; bold, selfassured<br />
clothing with abundant charisma. With a High Street<br />
location and an on-site workroom, Panache was a favourite of<br />
fashionistas eager to get their hands on the must-have pieces<br />
or draw inspiration from the countless fashion shows – if there<br />
was one thing that Barbara Lee loved as much as fashion, it<br />
was planning and executing wonderfully dramatic events.<br />
When asked about Panache, Lee talks fondly of the opening<br />
of each of its three locations, which were always accompanied<br />
with a fashion parade. “I love fashion shows and the joy,<br />
relief and the thrill that each store was finished and open on<br />
time.” For Lee, the beauty of the retail space was that “it was<br />
possible to display the collections to our fabulous clientele in<br />
the way we liked, with somewhat theatrical parades”.<br />
NZ Designer Parade Sydney and Melbourne 1985.<br />
A DAY IN THE LIFE<br />
Defining a standard working day for Barbara Lee during the Panache Period is no<br />
easy feat, but most days included a morning coffee in the on-site workroom with<br />
the entire team, including husband and business partner William. Here, they would<br />
“discuss anything and everything, and even a bit of business, on occasion”.<br />
While working on a collection, tightly knit teamwork came into play more than<br />
ever. “Pam was in charge of sampling and Lizzy would be working on the patterns.<br />
We all loved creating a new collection,” and it showed. The results of their<br />
unwavering hard work were fun collections of clothes that “make us all smile”.<br />
Always ahead of the game, Barbara Lee was quick to recognise the importance<br />
of visual merchandising. So, many days were spent working on the store’s window<br />
displays with shop manager, Jenny. These displays were undoubtedly part of<br />
Panache’s recipe to success.<br />
Barbara Lee also used New Zealand Fashion Week as a platform on which<br />
to showcase her designs. “Jenny, Pam and I would generally do a show at New<br />
Zealand Fashion Week. We would move to an apartment in Auckland with<br />
tonnes of clothes and accessories. We would set up a temporary workroom with<br />
Pam’s sewing machines so that we could make adjustments to the clothes after<br />
the model’s fittings. What an adrenaline rush Fashion Week is!”<br />
Back in Christchurch, the team flew their flag for working hard and playing hard.<br />
Lee recalls often finishing the day “with a cocktail at the very handy and fabulous<br />
Christchurch Temperance Society bar”. Owned by two local men, the bar was<br />
a popular spot with local businesses and there was even a cocktail named ‘The<br />
Barbara Lee’, which I’m sure tasted just as sweet and fresh as her designs.
STYLE | special feature 27<br />
GUSTO, IMPERATIVE<br />
As well as the successes, Lee still appreciates, and looks<br />
back fondly on, the challenges and set-backs that took<br />
tremendous strength to overcome.<br />
“The fashion business is not for the faint-hearted,”<br />
Lee surmises. “You are only as good as your last<br />
collection” – remaining relevant was of gigantic<br />
importance.<br />
A cash flow that included suppliers who needed to<br />
be paid promptly versus retailers who were often slow<br />
to cough up for their stock was always hard to balance.<br />
With challenges that included the Christchurch<br />
earthquakes, a certain strength and determination<br />
was required. Fortunately, Lee has both in abundance.<br />
“The joy of making something that you’re really, really<br />
thrilled with [and] the customers who love wearing our<br />
clothes” made it all worthwhile.<br />
Panache parade circa 1980s.<br />
SUPPORTING ACT<br />
Lee has benefitted from encouraging family and friends<br />
and a husband who “enjoyed the business side” to their<br />
relationship.<br />
It is because of William that Lee believes the business<br />
took off and operated so very well. “Any success<br />
would have been somewhat a non-event if I was left<br />
to organise the business side of things,” she states.<br />
With William’s support, Lee was “able to work on the<br />
garment design, fabric choice, all of the interesting things,<br />
with the help of our remarkably talented production<br />
manager/sample machinist and our brilliant pattern<br />
cutter. How fabulous was that?”<br />
WHAT OF TODAY?<br />
Fashion is the “business where you are only rarely<br />
drinking Champagne”, so Lee is the first to applaud<br />
the young fashion businesses of today. “The challenges<br />
are very different from when we started, therefore the<br />
designers who have continued to flourish or the new<br />
designers who are succeeding in this new era all have<br />
my total admiration.”<br />
She also notes how wonderful it would have been<br />
to study one of the design courses at ARA, because<br />
nothing like that was available when she started out.<br />
More than 50 years since that first collection, Lee is<br />
dressing these future students. Many a New Zealand<br />
school student has Barbara to thank for their modern<br />
uniforms with Lee producing these for a number of<br />
New Zealand schools – including St Margaret’s and<br />
Selwyn House. She says it’s a privilege to be able to<br />
create a unique image for each one.<br />
Panache circa 1995.
28 STYLE | fashion<br />
FASHION NEWS<br />
Words Kate Preece<br />
JUST THE JACKET<br />
Autumn brings with it the rains we<br />
need to grow, and you’ll be doing<br />
a rain dance yourself if you have<br />
something from the latest RAINS<br />
collection in your wardrobe. Drawing<br />
from Scandinavian stylishness, it all<br />
started with a desire to “reinterpret<br />
the traditional rubber raincoat in a<br />
novel way” and now we have solid<br />
rainwear that speaks to an on-point<br />
aesthetic. We’re loving the Curve<br />
Jacket (waterproof, breathable and<br />
windproof), inspired by the timeless<br />
trench, with a belt to cinch in at the<br />
waist for shape through every storm.<br />
THE NEW MEI<br />
Those at New Zealand Fashion Week last year<br />
will finally be able to get their pretty little hands<br />
on the Yu Mei collection they saw previewed in<br />
August. The autumn/winter collection has been<br />
dropping into store over the last month, with the<br />
most recent arrivals those in the garnet colourway.<br />
The three-year-old Kiwi brand is the brainchild<br />
of Jessie Wong (25), whose mission is to deliver<br />
premium leather bags that fit everyday needs –<br />
such as the Vi Bag, a party bag named after Jessie’s<br />
great grandmother Violet, whose only regret was<br />
“not going to the parties she missed”. Sand, sage<br />
and black complete the colour range that gives<br />
extra warmth to one stylish season.
STYLE | fashion 29<br />
OPEN FOR BUSINESS<br />
The ANZ Centre (133 Cashel Street)<br />
is the new home for the latest Mi Piaci<br />
store. The latest collection, Four Corners,<br />
brings together utility, athleticism, frontier<br />
and vacation – as that’s the recipe for the<br />
modern woman’s lifestyle. Expect a touch<br />
of cowboy, a splash of 80s and a rich<br />
palette this autumn/winter season.<br />
The heart of Christchurch is also the<br />
locale for a new concept store by Moochi.<br />
Moochi Heights (next to Ballantynes) is<br />
the largest for the brand that first started<br />
19 years ago in Mount Maunganui. Kellie<br />
and Chris Taylor lost Moochi Inn on High<br />
Street after the Canterbury earthquakes<br />
and so spent six years in Ballantynes’<br />
fashion atrium before this, the twelfth<br />
store, cut its red ribbon in February.
30 STYLE | fashion<br />
MAN ABOUT TOWN<br />
Ella James sought out some style tips for men, from<br />
one seriously well-dressed Kiwi.<br />
Spaceworks is a commercial interior design specialist<br />
company putting its mark on offices, restaurants and<br />
retail spaces across Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington.<br />
Trendy spaces aren’t their only forte, however; commercial<br />
director Bradley Keys also knows a thing or two about<br />
personal style. Here are his six tips for dressing in the most<br />
suave way, for both work and play.<br />
1<br />
“First and foremost, get yourself a good barber and<br />
dare to be different. Your look starts at the top<br />
and it’s your first impression. With a good barber<br />
you’ll be more confident in trying something new.”<br />
2<br />
“The second impression is the shoes. People start<br />
with the hair and then immediately go to the shoes.<br />
Sneakers are a no-go at work, unless you’re tucked<br />
away in the office for the day. Low-cut shoes with<br />
a small amount of detail are the way to go.”<br />
3<br />
“Nail the fit. At home, you might still enjoy wearing<br />
those baggy shorts or oversized shirts. But outside,<br />
remember that fit is king. It’s a high-up concern in<br />
the style pyramid.”<br />
4<br />
“Casual and business wear can be at one. Try<br />
sporting jeans and a T-shirt with a blazer and<br />
pocket square for a corporate – yet approachable<br />
– appearance.”<br />
5<br />
“If you’re wearing a tie and pocket square, ensure<br />
that your pocket square has contrast from your<br />
tie rather than matching it. And, whatever you do,<br />
don’t fold your pocket square. Lay it flat; pinch it in<br />
the middle and stuff gently into your top pocket.”<br />
6<br />
“Choose quality over quantity. What good is a<br />
wardrobe that’s oversaturated with items that<br />
either don’t feel good to wear or are too difficult<br />
to match with one another?”<br />
P.S.<br />
“Understand that a big chunk of style depends on<br />
a confident attitude. Be confident in what you’re<br />
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LUXE LIVING<br />
Looking this good doesn’t come cheap.<br />
Words Ella James<br />
THAT WARM FUZZY<br />
FEELING<br />
Purchasing or receiving a luxury<br />
fashion item should induce total<br />
euphoria, and with a bag from<br />
Mansur Gavriel’s new collection,<br />
that feeling comes pretty much<br />
guaranteed. The New York-come-<br />
Italian brand has a rather loyal<br />
cult-like following due to its offering<br />
of quite frankly, the most gorgeous,<br />
leather bucket bags you could wish<br />
to lay eyes on. In keeping with the<br />
bucket bag theme, the new collection<br />
dabbles with experimental fabrics<br />
such as Italian shearling. This fluffy<br />
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pieces in their own right, these leather beauties can be<br />
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STYLE | fashion 33<br />
SLEEP EASY<br />
What should one wear at<br />
home when not flouncing<br />
around in Oscar De La<br />
Renta? I hear you ask. The<br />
Nomos velvet-trimmed<br />
printed silk-twill robe from<br />
the sublime sleepwear<br />
brand For Restless<br />
Sleepers, of course. This<br />
wonderfully wild robe was<br />
inspired by the designer’s<br />
trip through India, Shanghai,<br />
Hong Kong and Vietnam.<br />
The printed lions, cheetahs,<br />
toucans and lush greenery<br />
will have you dreaming<br />
of an expedition of your<br />
own, whilst snoozing in<br />
the comfort of your silk<br />
robe with velvet detailing.<br />
And, if you must leave the<br />
house, this dreamy robe<br />
looks fantastic paired with<br />
a turtleneck and bootcut<br />
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NOT SO MELLOW<br />
YELLOW<br />
Few labels do stunning, showstopping<br />
gowns quite as well as<br />
Oscar De La Renta, and that is<br />
a fact. This strapless ruched silk<br />
faille mini dress was seen strutting<br />
its stuff down the runway not<br />
so long ago, but now’s the time<br />
for you to strut it down to your<br />
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yellow hue and floor-length<br />
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DIAMONDS ARE A MAN’S<br />
BEST FRIEND<br />
All too often, diamonds are mercilessly<br />
marketed at women, but conceptual artist<br />
Dan Life is giving the lads their time to shine.<br />
With sneakers reigning supreme in the<br />
footwear game, punters are paying above<br />
the odds regularly in order to get their hands<br />
on the best kicks, but this pair of customised<br />
Nike Air Jordan 1s really does set the bar<br />
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This is one pair of shoes you<br />
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34 STYLE | wellbeing<br />
IS YOUR BATHROOM<br />
ROUTINE HARMING THE<br />
ENVIRONMENT?<br />
Brianne West discusses what we can do to ensure our beauty<br />
regime doesn’t make the world ugly.<br />
By 2<strong>05</strong>0, it is predicted that there’ll be more plastic in the<br />
sea than fish. My lightbulb moment was realising that one<br />
small tweak to the products you buy can help change this.<br />
As the founder of the world’s first zero-waste full beauty<br />
range, I’m seeing more and more people committed to being<br />
more environmentally conscious, and wanting to reduce their<br />
footprint on the world we live in.<br />
When it comes to your bathroom, there are quite a few<br />
things you can do to lower your impact on the environment.
STYLE | wellbeing 35<br />
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More than 80 billion plastic shampoo and conditioner bottles<br />
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people who bother to recycle their personal care<br />
bottles are unfortunately wasting their time, as only nine per<br />
cent of plastic ever made has been recycled. Most of it is sent<br />
offshore to countries such as Indonesia, where they lack<br />
the infrastructure to deal with the incredible amount of<br />
plastic that countries like New Zealand, Australia and the<br />
USA produce.<br />
So, what happens to it? It is either stockpiled and left to rot<br />
(or not rot, of course), or worse, burnt. Both options cause<br />
harm to the environment and the people who live in it, so<br />
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What you can do: Where possible avoid buying your personal<br />
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The most environmentally safe products use compostable materials instead of soft plastic<br />
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What you can do: Check to see if your favourite beauty products use compostable or readily<br />
recyclable (like metal) containers. If not, switch to brands that do.<br />
- DON’T FORGET ABOUT WATER WASTE -<br />
Shampoo or bodywash can be made from up to 80 per cent water. Conditioner can be even<br />
higher, at up to 95 per cent water! Isn’t that crazy? It doesn’t make sense to pay for a product<br />
that’s largely water, and therefore has to be packaged in plastic bottles, when there is water in<br />
your shower already.<br />
What you can do: Look at the first few ingredients in the products you buy. Is it water? Make the<br />
switch to a more concentrated product.<br />
-<br />
AVOID HARMFUL AND<br />
-<br />
UNSUSTAINABLE INGREDIENTS<br />
When it comes to beauty products, there are three questions you need to ask yourself: is this<br />
product safe to use; is it cruelty-free; and is it sustainably produced?<br />
There’s no reason why your daily moisturiser should use ingredients of dubious safety<br />
(which then, of course, end up in our waterways, cause harm to animals, or use ingredients<br />
that deplete the environment in which they are grown).<br />
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FROM LEFT: Katrina and Lyndal<br />
RAISING THE BARRE<br />
On Pointe Barre and Wellness Studio owners Lyndal Woodham and Katrina Buchanan<br />
are dedicated to keeping locals fit and healthy.<br />
How do you describe On Pointe to first timers?<br />
Katrina: On Pointe is a warm, welcoming environment<br />
where anyone of any age, gender, level of fitness and ability<br />
is invited to participate in all we have to offer, whether<br />
that be barre, pilates or yoga classes. For most clients<br />
their goal is exercise and maintaining some level of fitness,<br />
but it is also a community of like-minded individuals who<br />
want to feel a sense of connectedness in a friendly space.<br />
This is extremely important to us as we believe wellness<br />
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What were you each involved with before opening On<br />
Pointe Barre and Wellness Studio?<br />
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Katrina: Lyndal was actually my boss! I was teaching<br />
Bootybarre classes out in Lincoln, where both Lyndal and I<br />
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What is Bootybarre? And why was this something you<br />
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Lyndal: Bootybarre is a combination of ballet, pilates and<br />
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who doesn’t love that? But we’re also toning our bodies<br />
and using muscles we forgot we had.<br />
How is the ‘wellness’ aspect incorporated into<br />
On Pointe?<br />
Katrina: Wellness is more than just physical movement,<br />
it encompasses movement, diet, lifestyle, our mental and<br />
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others. We believe all these aspects need to be balanced<br />
to be truly well. Which is why the addition of a holistic<br />
nutritionist to On Pointe has been incorporated. This was<br />
always part of the plan when building the studio so it’s very<br />
exciting to see this come to fruition. To be able to offer<br />
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A further aspect of this is our retreats. They are a time to<br />
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What results can we expect to see and how do we<br />
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STYLE | beauty 39<br />
THE LOOKS<br />
OF THE SEASON<br />
During iD Dunedin Fashion Week, Kate Preece had the opportunity to hear<br />
what L’Oreal Makeup Director Lisa Matson had to say about the trends in make-up.<br />
And – like it or not – her first piece of intel was about glitter.<br />
ALL THAT<br />
GLITTERS…<br />
IS IN<br />
Whether it’s on the<br />
lips, eyes or nails, it’s all<br />
about that sparkle this<br />
autumn/winter season.<br />
As proof, a silver stripe<br />
of it was applied to<br />
the eyelids of all the<br />
models at the <strong>2019</strong> iD<br />
International Emerging<br />
Designer Show. (They<br />
rocked it.)<br />
FRESH AND DEWY<br />
As we age, our skin becomes dull. Sorry, it’s true. Lisa<br />
suggests we mix in a luminising product in with our<br />
foundation to help deliver that much desired – and très<br />
fashionable – dewy finish.<br />
THE DIRTY LOOK<br />
When all that glitters just doesn’t suit, the smoky eye is on<br />
point. Create a “dirty” look with smudges and smears of<br />
browns and bronze – “the biggest shade in fashion”. “If it<br />
looks badly done, it’s probably fashionable,” says Lisa.<br />
I SEE RED<br />
Fortunately, the classic hot red lipstick<br />
remains a hit. However, if you’re not that<br />
daring and concerned with which shade<br />
is best for you, simply turn to a pink-red;<br />
Lisa says it “suits everyone”.<br />
ARE YOU BLUSHING?<br />
On top of a dewy skin, a soft flush is what we want on the<br />
cheeks, so turn to shades of pink and peach.<br />
As with all make-up, the pressure you use on application is<br />
going to have the most impact on the end result. So, when<br />
it comes to blush, go lightly. Knock most of the colour off<br />
your brush, smile, and start with those apples, before fading<br />
out to the temples. Remember, blush is not a contour.
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TRENDS SET TO LAST<br />
Clemency Alice looks into three new waves in the beauty<br />
world and why we should jump on board.<br />
The beauty industry is flourishing with freshness<br />
with a continual stream of product launches<br />
and ever-expanding beauty trends. Some fads have<br />
become more noteworthy than others with original<br />
concepts and breakthrough formulas. With the<br />
increase in exposure to pollutants on our planet, we<br />
are seeing anti-pollution products along with more<br />
ritualistic holistic skincare, probiotic ingredients, new<br />
tools using traditional methods – e.g. gua sha – to<br />
enhance our products and utilise in our daily regimes.<br />
The beauty movement is experiencing a burst of<br />
creativity and openness to new ideas.
STYLE | beauty 41<br />
Gua sha is an ancient East Asian therapy in which<br />
a practitioner takes a flat tool and applies a certain<br />
pressure across the skin to stimulate blood flow.<br />
Tata Harper Skincare has recently partnered with<br />
body and face worker, Sandra Lanshin Chiu, who<br />
has created a Gua Sha Lanshin Tool made from<br />
pink rose quartz. This depuffing, lifting, firming facial<br />
tool is incredibly beneficial to the skin. With its<br />
ritualistic techniques, it helps relax and still the mind.<br />
The result is a complexion that is more contoured,<br />
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How to use gua sha:<br />
Here is a simple way to practice gua sha<br />
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sweep the tool up both sides, moving up<br />
along the jawline, across the cheeks to<br />
the ears, under the eyes, and across the<br />
forehead. When introducing this method<br />
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With the increase of pollution in our cities and of the<br />
stratosphere, products are being launched to counteract<br />
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skin. The consequences can result in premature aging,<br />
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What to look for to counter environmental effects:<br />
Antioxidants, green tea, marine algaes and Omega fatty<br />
acids play a vital role in the reparative processes of<br />
skin that has been exposed to extreme environmental<br />
exposure ie. sun, pollutants, wind, extreme temperatures.<br />
Skincare brands are launching probiotic products<br />
that boost the skin’s integral repair processes and<br />
are particularly beneficial to inflamed skin conditions,<br />
such as eczema, acne and rosacea. Highly esteemed<br />
British beauty brand Aurelia is one of the pioneers in<br />
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Are these the same probiotics we ingest?<br />
When applied topically, the probiotics actively form a<br />
protective shield to the skin, intervening with bacteria’s<br />
potential to form an immune reaction.<br />
These beauty favourites are just a select few to act as a guide in helping you achieve a more plumper,<br />
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THE RIGHT LOOK<br />
Looking good and seeing well goes hand in hand at Christchurch’s new offering in<br />
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the best possible vision and the importance of exceptional eyewear.<br />
For those who haven’t had an eye assessment before,<br />
what does one entail?<br />
At Ocula, we talk a lot, but more importantly we listen.<br />
What are the patient’s concerns for their vision, what<br />
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What changes have you seen in optometry needs?<br />
Due to environmental changes in the way we live (ie;<br />
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It’s now considered a significant public health issue by the<br />
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FASHION NOTE<br />
Well New Zealand, it’s certainly been a trying few weeks. I hadn’t long finished<br />
writing my piece on the death of the iconic Karl Lagerfeld when news broke<br />
of the horrific attacks on Christchurch. And whilst it’s near impossible to compare<br />
the two events, it was the way in which the creative arts were used to help deal<br />
with grief in both instances that caught my attention. With Karl Lagerfeld, we<br />
witnessed a grand Chanel fashion show that brought the entire industry together<br />
to bid farewell to the inimitable designer. A heart-warming affair, despite the snowy<br />
set design. Then, of course, in Christchurch, a sea of flowers, poems, drawings,<br />
song and dance aided in driving out the dark so that a wounded community could<br />
feel the light. Proof, that now more than ever, allowing ourselves the time and<br />
space to enjoy all that is creative should be well and truly welcomed for its frankly<br />
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IN HONOUR OF LAGERFELD<br />
‘I’m very much down to earth, just not this earth.’<br />
– Karl Lagerfeld<br />
Chanel Runway – Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter <strong>2019</strong>/2020.<br />
On February 19 this year, the great Karl Lagerfeld passed away in Paris, and we couldn’t possibly publish a fashion issue<br />
without mentioning him and his iconic, inimitable work at Chanel. So, our fashion recap of the year so far is<br />
dedicated to Chanel’s Fall/Winter <strong>2019</strong> show at Paris Fashion Week, the last Chanel show that Karl<br />
himself would ever work on. Boy, did his magic shine through.<br />
The show must go on<br />
The sets of Lagerfeld’s fashion shows have<br />
always been other-worldly, and the show<br />
at Paris’ Grand Palais, this time transformed<br />
into an alpine ski town, was destined to be<br />
a spectacle to behold, despite being mere<br />
days after the designer’s death.<br />
The highly anticipated show opened with<br />
a minute’s silence for the designer, before<br />
one of Lagerfeld’s long-term muses, Cara<br />
Delevingne, stepped out of the alpine lodge<br />
in the most incredible tweed suit, matching<br />
fedora and all. More suits followed, flaunting<br />
Lagerfeld’s terrific tailoring. Chiffon, tan<br />
leather and Fair Isle aplenty made its way<br />
down the snowy runway, peppered with<br />
diamonds and that recognisable, Chanel<br />
chain detailing.<br />
Enter Penelope Cruz. Carrying a single<br />
white rose, Penelope playfully strolled down<br />
the walkway, breathing warmth into the<br />
icy surroundings. Cruz wore a perfectly<br />
ruffled jumper with a fresh, fluffy skirt; a<br />
youthful and joyful look that encouraged<br />
feelings of the fresh beginnings that hatch<br />
after the cold.<br />
Models and muses<br />
Rosy cheeked models and muses were a credit to the<br />
designer, showcasing his last pieces for Chanel, in ultimate<br />
style. Delevingne and Cruz were in good company, joined<br />
by the likes of Cindy Crawford’s supermodel daughter, Kaia<br />
Gerber, whilst Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Kristen<br />
Stewart watched in awe from the front row.<br />
Chanel’s next chapter<br />
The finale of the show, led by Cara Delevingne, was<br />
accompanied by David Bowie’s Heroes. Models wept, smiled,<br />
held hands and hugged before a deserved standing ovation.<br />
Fashion enthusiast or not, I challenge you to watch the video<br />
of this snow-capped show-stopper without getting even<br />
slightly emotional.<br />
Lagerfeld’s personal choice of Chanel successor is Virginie<br />
Viard, the first woman to take the helm of the iconic brand<br />
since Gabrielle Chanel herself, and we think she’s just the<br />
designer to take the reins. Despite often steering clear of the<br />
spotlight, Viard has worked at the French fashion house for<br />
three decades, constantly proving her worth as Lagerfeld’s<br />
right-hand woman. At the end of the show, Viard could be<br />
seen giving a brief, reassuring bow. They’re big boots to fill, but<br />
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WHAT’S HOT &<br />
WHAT’S SERIOUSLY NOT<br />
Ella James assesses the fashion situation so far.<br />
NOT<br />
Nope, no way,<br />
not today<br />
HIGH FASHION LOOFAHS<br />
We’re usually all for an over-the-top<br />
catwalk, especially with an amazing<br />
line-up of models, but there’s<br />
something about the Tom Koizumi<br />
show that we just can’t get our<br />
heads (or hands) around. We all<br />
like a bit of puffed up fashion here<br />
and there, but an entire show of<br />
multi-coloured ruffles alone is rather<br />
the kaleidoscope of ruffle overkill.<br />
HOT<br />
Yes, yup, uh-huh<br />
PRETTY (HANDSOME) IN PINK<br />
Let’s take a moment to appreciate Jason Mamoa’s most marvellous<br />
Oscar’s get-up. The actor, currently in the limelight for smashing records<br />
as Aquaman, wowed film critics and fashion critics alike at the prestigious<br />
award’s ceremony in February. Mamoa dominated in a dusty pink suit by the<br />
late Karl Lagerfeld. Real men wear pink, and this is all the proof we need.<br />
WILD AND FREE<br />
For so long, despite being a taboo, exotic skins have been at the forefront of<br />
the fashion industry, but prominent players in the fashion industry have been<br />
making some overdue amends with the animal kingdom. In recent months,<br />
luxury department store Selfridges has vowed to cease stocking brands that<br />
use exotic skins. Victoria Beckham followed suit by releasing a statement<br />
that explained her fashion label would no longer consider the use of exotic<br />
skins. It’s certainly a slither in the right direction.<br />
PICK AND MIX<br />
Mixing your spirits may not be so wise, but mixing your prints? Now, that<br />
we do recommend. At New York Fashion Week, one of the hottest brands,<br />
Self-Portrait, flew the flag for mixing your prints. There was no end to the<br />
playful clashing of both colours and patterns, and it was a feast for the eyes.<br />
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going home to layer up on gingham and floral.<br />
STAY IN THE BIKE LANE<br />
Come on, we’ve been over this,<br />
time and time again. It was a trend<br />
that gained traction last year thanks<br />
to a certain Kim Kardashian and<br />
now, celebrities, including Lottie<br />
Moss, are racing to the racks and<br />
sporting their cycling attire to high<br />
fashion events the world over. Let’s<br />
leave this one for spin class, shall<br />
we?<br />
BAG IT UP<br />
You’ll need your glasses on for this<br />
one.<br />
At Paris Fashion Week, Jacquemus<br />
debuted the smallest handbag that<br />
we’ve, frankly, ever set eyes on.<br />
Said bag, the Mini Le Chiquito bag,<br />
sent the internet into hysterics, and<br />
rather rightly so. The leather bag is<br />
merely large enough for four pieces<br />
of chewing gum, so you can forget<br />
about taking your own lunch to<br />
work.
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INSIDE VIEW<br />
OF FASHION-FORWARD<br />
NEW YORK<br />
Ella James recalls her two month interning for<br />
Max Mara in New York City.<br />
During my time studying at London College of Fashion, I<br />
soon learnt that interning during term-time was a great<br />
way to earn a semester’s worth of credit without the chore<br />
of assignments. Sure, it was a terrific way to gain industry<br />
experience, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t more lured in<br />
by a daily allowance that would enable me to eat, drink and<br />
shop my way around some of the world’s most fantastic,<br />
fashion forward cities for free.<br />
A few months prior, I’d ticked off Milan and Paris as part of<br />
an internship with Diane Von Furstenberg and I pined<br />
for more adventure. So I threw my CV to the masses, and<br />
much to my delight it was positively received by the evericonic,<br />
Italian fashion brand Max Mara in none other than<br />
New York.<br />
The brand, that so oozes class and timeless style was<br />
established by Achille Maramotti in Reggio Emilia, Italy<br />
where its flagship headquarters remain today. Such is<br />
the brand’s success, it now has 2254 stores that span 90<br />
countries and offices in fashion hot spots the world over,<br />
including New York.<br />
“You’re going where?” my parents exclaimed. “For<br />
how long? ALONE?” After a few beers at a family dinner<br />
I somehow persuaded my, by then, tipsy parents that this<br />
was a once in a lifetime opportunity, so before they had the<br />
chance to sober up, I promptly leased my room in London,<br />
and before I knew it I was heading for two months in the<br />
Big Apple.<br />
Sheer excitement kept me awake for the duration of<br />
the flight. Actually, sheer excitement and a class of loud,<br />
unbearably fidgety school children kept me awake for the<br />
duration of the flight. As we went through the slow security<br />
process at JFK airport, I became tangled up in the class of<br />
American children who couldn’t have been older than 15<br />
years of age. “Now, are your parents meeting you at arrivals<br />
or are they collecting you from the school?” an exhausted<br />
teacher asked me as she ushered them through security.<br />
Equal parts offended and delighted to be mistaken for a<br />
child in their mid-teens, I assured the teacher that I definitely<br />
wasn’t a pupil in her class. That certainly explains my parent’s<br />
initial concern about my solo voyage, I thought.
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- INIMITABLE PLACES -<br />
I’ve been lucky enough to travel a lot, but the New<br />
York City skyline as you drive in from the airport<br />
is easily one of my favourite moments. It was grey<br />
but still vibrant, urban but still wild. My heart raced.<br />
Two months of pure excitement in the Big Apple<br />
awaited.<br />
As with my previous internships, I had low<br />
expectations for the quality of the accommodation<br />
that I would be staying in. I thought back on my<br />
time in Milan when the cynical hotel receptionist<br />
exclaimed that I wouldn’t last more than two<br />
nights. Surely my New York abode couldn’t<br />
possibly be as poor. Cue hysterical laughter.<br />
I observed layers of paint flaking off the wall and<br />
an old ceiling fan whizzing reluctantly. I was little<br />
deterred though, the dilapidated dormitory was<br />
located on a wonderful street called The Bowery.<br />
Coffee shops, restaurants, fashion boutiques and<br />
cocktail bars peppered either side of the long road.<br />
That first night, I slept surprisingly well, leaving<br />
me fresh and eager for my first day. Subway<br />
card topped up, I set out for work far earlier<br />
than necessary to allow me plenty of time to get<br />
lost on the way. I emerged from the subway in<br />
Times Square. If you haven’t been, book a flight<br />
immediately, because there’s nowhere else quite<br />
like it in the world. The Max Mara office was just<br />
a short stroll away, just around the corner from a<br />
street called Fashion Avenue, of all places.<br />
I took the elevator up to the 39th floor to the<br />
Max Mara reception. You’re picturing the reception<br />
in your head aren’t you? Well, it’s exactly as your<br />
imagining it. Pristine walls with frame after frame of<br />
effortlessly stylish, Italian fashion images showcasing<br />
a few highlights of Max Mara’s most iconic looks,<br />
fresh orchids on every smudge-free, glass surface<br />
and a receptionist who looks so immaculate and<br />
well dressed, she could strut down the Max Mara<br />
runway herself. The office was the binary opposite<br />
of my Bowery abode. You’d be hard pushed to<br />
find a glossier building.<br />
A second pristine member of staff appeared<br />
and showed me around, explaining everything<br />
that I needed to know, barely pausing between<br />
sentences. “It’s all in your guide book,” she<br />
repeated. Then, ushered into what would become<br />
known as the ‘intern’s cupboard’ I met my<br />
peers, a worldly bunch who looked slightly more<br />
dishevelled and coffee deprived in comparison to<br />
the two members of staff that I had met previously.<br />
Day in day out, we worked hard as a team of<br />
interns, determined to impress the staff. We ran<br />
the showroom, assisted in meetings, dealt with the<br />
press and as with any fashion internship, steamed<br />
rail after rail of clothes.<br />
Atmosphere at the Max Mara Celebration of YoungArts NY Gala Kick-Off<br />
Cocktail at Max Mara on March 7, 2017 in New York City.
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Of Mice And Men with James Franco on Broadway.<br />
The favourite part of my day was always picking garments<br />
to send to different publications like American Vogue. This<br />
task involved getting to chat with Mario, the elderly, Italian<br />
courier who would whizz across the city on his Vespa with<br />
the garment in tow. Mario would never take the elevator to<br />
the 39th floor, he always opted to walk. His face glowed as<br />
he would retell stories from his fashionable past that I was<br />
always happy to leave the intern’s cupboard for.<br />
New York was the first time I found some of the most<br />
well-known fashion industry stereotypes to be true, and it<br />
was all thanks to a burrito. I knew that lunch time had rolled<br />
around because my stomach had started to demonstrate<br />
its impression of a whale song. A steady stream of interns<br />
and employees filtered into the elevator to get their<br />
lunch from one of the many eateries on the street below.<br />
Having worked up quite the appetite during the morning,<br />
I made sure to stock up on calories before the afternoon<br />
commenced. Back in the staff room I unwrapped my burrito,<br />
salivating at the thought of it. After a few bites I had felt<br />
the glare of a few of my peers. Surrounded by salads and<br />
shakes, I soon realised that my less than healthy lunch was a<br />
bold choice rarely opted for in the office. “Is it cheat day?”<br />
- CHARACTERS AND CLICHES -<br />
another intern asked before the recurring conversation<br />
about their 6am spin classes resumed. Noted.<br />
Having been hugely tempted to take a few well-earned<br />
‘sick days’ to explore the city, my rookie lunch choice<br />
inspired me. I could fit in ample sightseeing during my hour<br />
lunch break (Macy’s, Victoria’s Secret, Bergdorf Goodman<br />
and Dylan’s Candy Bar) and be able to hide all evidence of<br />
my daily burrito before I got back to the office to resume<br />
the day’s work.<br />
From around three o’clock each day, conversation<br />
would break out in the usually quiet work place. Work<br />
would grind to a stop until plans for the evening had been<br />
finalised. Schedules often revolved around rooftop bars<br />
(of which New York is fantastically inundated with) and<br />
Broadway shows (Of Mice and Men with James Franco).<br />
Such a frivolous lifestyle doesn’t come cheap, especially on<br />
an intern’s allowance, but staying in simply wasn’t an option.<br />
Then, each day at four o’clock on the dot, both the interns<br />
and permanent staff would routinely apply teeth whitening<br />
strips for the last hour of the day. Yes, I’m being serious. In<br />
an industry where no working day is complete without up to<br />
four cups of black coffee a day, oral care is deemed crucial.
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The Oyster Bar, Grand Central Terminal, New York City<br />
- A SURPRISE VISIT -<br />
Two thirds through my time in New York, my mum and sister surprised<br />
me for a long weekend. My sister, a seasoned traveller, had created<br />
a strict itinerary with little margin for compromise. We ate heartily<br />
all over town, from a Sylvia Plath favourite (Grand Central Oyster<br />
Bar) to the famous Chelsea Markets. We explored Central Park by<br />
foot until we could walk no more, and surrendered to a horse drawn<br />
carriage. We rounded off another perfect New York day with my new<br />
found favourite drink, an Aperol Spritz, at the cocktail bar next to my<br />
accommodation. It was often easier to sleep in my accommodation after<br />
sinking a few of the translucent orange cocktails. It had become my goto<br />
place to end many a working day, so they brought over three large<br />
Aperol Spritzes without even needing to ask.<br />
“Can we take a look at your accommodation?” my mother queried.<br />
I flat out refused, painfully aware that if my loving mother caught a<br />
glimpse of this poor excuse of a studio, she’d have me on a flight<br />
home with them. My mother got the gist and didn’t persist. Instead, the<br />
three of us headed back to their hotel, where my mother and sister<br />
reluctantly shared a bed, allowing me to spread out in my own. Fresh<br />
bedding never felt so good. After a jam-packed weekend, my mother<br />
and sister flew back to the United Kingdom (suitcases bulging at the<br />
zips with my new wardrobe that had been purchased courtesy of my<br />
student loan), and I went back to the intern’s cupboard.<br />
As far as work hard, play hard goes, New Yorkers give the rest of the<br />
globe a run for their money. It’s called the city that never sleeps, and<br />
it’s fuelled by black coffee, teeth whitening strips and wonderful souls<br />
like Mario the courier. In true New York fashion, the two months flew<br />
by. My heart was heavy as I hailed that final yellow taxi to the airport.<br />
Although, with my recently acquired New York wardrobe and New<br />
York attitude, I was confident that there was no chance I would be<br />
mistaken for a school child when the plane landed at Heathrow.
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Elle: We really noticed a gap in the market for a range<br />
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FORM WITH FINESSE<br />
We delve deeper into what has enabled ECCO’s autumn/winter collection<br />
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Is the joining of style and functionality a myth?<br />
As every style-conscious woman will tell you, following<br />
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ART NEWS<br />
Words Gaynor Stanley<br />
THE CENTRAL TURNS TWO<br />
The Central Art Gallery celebrated its two year<br />
anniversary with some of Christchurch’s best known<br />
artists for the opening of Neil Dawson’s Clouds<br />
and Feathers. Typifying the site specific aspect of<br />
Dawson’s work, the exhibition revisits a favourite<br />
motif of feathers especially for The Central and<br />
references the gallery’s Arts Centre milieu in intricate<br />
steel and aluminium cloud sculptures. Be quick to<br />
catch these and the exquisitely veined and coloured<br />
polycarbonate feathers quivering in the rafters before<br />
the show closes <strong>April</strong> 7. Opening next is Fiona Van<br />
Oyen and John Pule, a printmaker and painter known<br />
for works exploring detailed repetitions of floral<br />
and natural pattern (<strong>April</strong> 11 – May 12), followed<br />
by a show from another much-loved Christchurch<br />
sculptor Bing Dawe to see out autumn.<br />
Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Two Rooms, Auckland<br />
AUCKLAND ART FAIR<br />
NOW ANNUAL<br />
See works from some of the best artists in our<br />
region and beyond at one of the nation’s premier<br />
contemporary art showcases. Directors Stephanie<br />
Post and Hayley White established the event in 2016<br />
and it is back this year with 41 participating galleries<br />
from across New Zealand and Australia, the Pacific,<br />
Hong Kong, China and Chile exhibiting significant<br />
work from more than 150 artists spanning the globe.<br />
Many of the well-known and emerging talents are<br />
creating new work for the Fair, which is expected to<br />
attract more than 10,000 art lovers to The Cloud at<br />
Queen’s Wharf from May 1-5.<br />
Headcase, 27, 2015. Glazed and painted stoneware.<br />
HEADY DELIGHTS ON DISPLAY<br />
Playfully surreal depictions of the human head are on<br />
display at the Christchurch Art Gallery in Julia Morison’s<br />
latest exhibition Headcase (until July 14). It features an<br />
installation of seven small hexagonal rooms and more<br />
than 100 ceramic heads, each based on the form of the<br />
anonymous hat-maker’s block. Morison says she wanted the<br />
heads to be non-specific and genderless to encourage the<br />
viewer to explore their own interpretation of the artwork.<br />
Each head is distinguished by the addition of exaggerated<br />
features, peculiar appendages and uneasy textures.<br />
MILFORD GALLERIES LATEST<br />
You can also see a Neil Dawson and works by<br />
many other New Zealand artists of national and<br />
international standing, including Ralph Hotere, Lisa<br />
Reihana, and WD Hammond, in Milford Galleries<br />
Queenstown’s Important Works (until <strong>April</strong> 9). The<br />
Royal Queenstown Easter Show continues at the<br />
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50s<br />
This special edition Poul Henningsen<br />
PH Artichoke light in a brushed<br />
brass finish was released in 2018<br />
to mark the 60th anniversary of a<br />
sculptural classic that’s been evolving<br />
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Copenhagen in 1958.<br />
DESIGN<br />
CLASSICS<br />
Mid-century designs are having a moment<br />
in fashion, but modernist icons such as<br />
these have graced our homes for decades.<br />
Words Gaynor Stanley<br />
60s<br />
In 1962, Italian design maestro Achille<br />
Castiglioni solved the problem of how<br />
to shine light onto a table without the<br />
lamp getting in the way with Arco and its<br />
heavy marble base counterweighting the<br />
one-of-a-kind curved stainless-steel arc and<br />
aluminium reflector.<br />
In 1949, husband and wife American<br />
designers Charles and Ray Eames<br />
developed an innovative system of<br />
freestanding, multifunctional shelves and<br />
desks for Hermann Miller. The Eames<br />
Storage Unit (above) continues to be<br />
reimagined to this day.
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70s<br />
Danish brand VOLA released its first taps and mixers, designed<br />
by legendary designer and architect Arne Jacobsen (also<br />
famous for the Egg and Swan chairs), in 1968. VOLA’s iconic<br />
KV1 design has been elevating kitchen sinks since 1971.<br />
Millions of Billy<br />
bookcases have been<br />
sold since its 1978<br />
launch, so it was<br />
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TODAY<br />
Drawing inspiration from Jacobsen’s Egg chair,<br />
BoConcept’s Reno armchair will seat you in<br />
contemporary Scandi style and comfort.<br />
80s<br />
Instantly recognisable Global Knives cut a big slice of<br />
attention in 1985, when Japanese industrial designer<br />
Komin Yamada debuted his radical design. Carefully<br />
weighted to ensure perfect balance in use, its blend of<br />
Japanese precision, seamless design and exceptionally<br />
sharp blade enjoys global popularity today.
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THE BOLD<br />
& THE BEAUTIFUL<br />
It’s time to make a statement in your bathroom, with bold modernism,<br />
metallics, deep colours, striking textures and focal art taking hold.<br />
Here are a few of our favourite trends.<br />
Words Gaynor Stanley
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BOLD MODERNISM<br />
Haute couture has sashayed off<br />
the runway and into the bathroom.<br />
Form over function is definitely the<br />
rule in the bathroom aesthetics of<br />
the moment. Stunningly innovative<br />
shapes in glamorous materials, often<br />
with strong art deco or mid-century<br />
influences, are dominating the<br />
European design houses that tend to<br />
influence our local trends. Expect to<br />
see designer basins and bath brands<br />
take on strong geometric lines and<br />
edges faceted like a diamond, as in<br />
the Bijoux range by Apaiser designed<br />
in collaboration with Kelly Hoppen.<br />
Others keep shapes smooth, but<br />
dazzle with glass and metal detailing,<br />
high gloss and glitzy gold, industrialinspired<br />
pieces or sculptural<br />
extravagances that bring a degree<br />
of luxury we once reserved for our<br />
living spaces front and centre in the<br />
bathroom domain.<br />
Breathtaking materials and striking<br />
silhouettes are the hallmarks of the<br />
bold new bathroom looks coming<br />
out of Europe, in brands like Maison<br />
Valentina. Locally, Plumbline’s Apaiser<br />
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Metals are spreading<br />
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furniture, as in<br />
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metal basin.<br />
METALLICS<br />
The goldrush is showing no sign of abating, with ever<br />
more tones – bright, rose, antique or French – being<br />
mined. Jostling for attention alongside gold are copper,<br />
brass, bronze, platinum, gunmetal, nickel and pewter and<br />
traditional chrome in ever more finishes – aged, brushed,<br />
satin or matte. The look isn’t confined to contemporary<br />
styles, with vintage aesthetics featuring aged metal finishes<br />
in elegant spouts, swing handles and exposed plumbing<br />
having a moment too.<br />
At ISH in Frankfurt last month, the world’s leading<br />
trade fair for the combination of water and energy that<br />
sets trends for bathrooms design, it was reported: “As<br />
befits a warm colourway, gold creates optical highlights<br />
in the bathroom. Along with platinum and copper, this<br />
precious metal has become a ready highlight of bathroom<br />
design. Thus, for instance, wash basins are plated with<br />
genuine gold leaf and walls, too, are painted in shades<br />
of gold.”<br />
Blacks, too, are taking on the iridescent quality of metal<br />
in lustrous colours like gleaming greys, iron and charcoal<br />
toned bronzes.<br />
And we’re not just talking tapware. You can now bling<br />
your bathroom light fittings, toilet paper holders and flushplates,<br />
or even select a metallic finish on a basin or bath.<br />
Robertson Bathware’s head of marketing James von<br />
Batenberg reports increasing demand for metallic basins<br />
and says, in line with the current preference for mixing<br />
and matching materials in the bathroom and with the<br />
trend for metals and special finishes currently dominating<br />
bathroom design, it is about to release the Monroe vessel<br />
basin in two distinctive bronze finish options.<br />
STATEMENT PIECES<br />
Just because it’s the smallest room in the house, doesn’t<br />
mean you can’t squeeze in a hit of personality. We’ll see<br />
more bathrooms decorated with a favourite painting<br />
or artwork to express who you are (naturally nothing<br />
that you wouldn’t want affected by moisture). Another<br />
increasingly popular way to add some oomph is to dress a<br />
wall or two in an extravagant tile or marble or a coloursoaked<br />
wallpaper. Don’t be afraid to mix up colour tones,<br />
textures and patterns to ramp up the impact factor.<br />
Expect to see more and more commanding<br />
centrepieces like sculptural furniture and eye catching lights.<br />
Mico’s resident style guru Louise Cook tells us that basins<br />
can be the new hero of the room with designers turning<br />
their attention to this once-overlooked essential in recent<br />
years. She says to avoid the bath and basin competing,<br />
consider a bowl that echoes the look of the tub, tonally<br />
and texturally. While rustic stone options have become<br />
more widespread, in <strong>2019</strong> metallic basins are emerging as<br />
a favourite, with soft gold a particular standout.<br />
To add some statement art to your bathroom, consider<br />
these new Concrete Nation basins from Plumbline.<br />
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Deep green and wood combine in an Adele Lapointe design featuring<br />
dual Chalice Oval basins and nickel Purist mixers (both from Kohler)<br />
and elongated mirrors to create height and intrigue.<br />
DEEP AND DARK<br />
Black is still big, but we’re seeing designers<br />
making things a little less, well, black and<br />
white, by introducing softer tones and differing<br />
textures to avoid the monochrome look. You<br />
might add a charcoal concrete tile in a mosaic or<br />
irregular shape, a shiny black vanity or mix matte<br />
with gloss to ramp up the interest factor.<br />
Or stay dark and interesting by spinning the<br />
colour wheel to moody blues and deep greens.<br />
“I’m really into deep dark bathrooms currently,<br />
dark olive greens, and heavy blue mosaics<br />
which have a hint of Art Deco modernism,”<br />
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NATURALS<br />
Not just trending in our living spaces, indoor plants are<br />
taking root in the bathroom too. I’m not talking about<br />
soaking them in the bath to recover from your summer<br />
neglect or to survive a trip away. The thing now is to<br />
make a permanent spot for a beautiful pot on the vanity<br />
or a gorgeous specimen trailing down from a windowsill,<br />
pedestal or hanging basket. Lush greenery both softens<br />
and relaxes all those hard edges going on in the<br />
bathroom and the right plants will even filter the air. And,<br />
if green fingers are not one of your assets, there are now<br />
some remarkably realistic fake plants around!<br />
Echoing the trend to embrace a bit more nature,<br />
wood is becoming the material of choice for vanities<br />
with people who want a light and bright bathroom that<br />
isn’t sterile. Some designers attribute this to the Danish<br />
influence and rise of hygge, as we gravitate to natural<br />
looking spaces that feel comfortable, real and cosy.<br />
A lush green houseplant will<br />
complement metallics and<br />
deep colour palettes<br />
beautifully too.<br />
Aquapro made the most of natural light by placing the vessel basins in front of a<br />
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INDOOR OASIS<br />
Aquapro’s Rochelle Foster believes the bathroom should be a room that offers respite<br />
and relaxation. We ask for her pointers on how to perfect this space.<br />
WHEN RENOVATING A BATHROOM, WHERE<br />
DO WE START?<br />
In the initial stages, start looking for inspiration. We<br />
are so well connected to national and international<br />
images of beautiful bathrooms, and trends through both<br />
screen and print. Get as many ideas of what you like<br />
as possible – make a Pinterest board, or start cutting<br />
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WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST NO-NOS WHEN IT<br />
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WHAT PRODUCTS – NEW OR OLD – MAKE THE<br />
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The bath and the shower, I believe, are the impact<br />
pieces of the bathroom or en suite. These two fixtures<br />
relate directly to relaxation; they should be functional,<br />
but should also be somewhere you are able to go<br />
and ‘escape’.<br />
WHAT SHOULD AN EN SUITE OFFER, IN<br />
COMPARISON TO THE MAIN BATHROOM?<br />
The en suite should be more personal. Within a family<br />
home, it should be oasis-like. We often see the en<br />
suite being fitted with double showers and double<br />
basins so that the room can be enjoyed by two. Again,<br />
the ultimate aim is to create a relaxing space with a<br />
functional purpose.<br />
DO YOU SEE TECHNOLOGY MAKING AN<br />
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One of the most important things to<br />
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STYLE | architecture 97<br />
HOW ARCHITECTS<br />
DESIGN<br />
Richard Dalman discusses the processes that a building goes<br />
through to develop from concept to reality.<br />
ABOVE: Acland House – Dalman Architects integrated an extension and alterations into the original design.
98 STYLE | architecture<br />
Last month I was asked by a friend and<br />
teacher at a local high school to give a talk<br />
to his classics class on ‘how architects design’.<br />
This was so the students could compare the<br />
ideas behind classical buildings of the past with<br />
buildings of today, and what the common ideas<br />
behind them were, if any.<br />
Because ‘design’ is what I do every day, I<br />
didn’t have to research too much. But I did have<br />
to have a good think about how and why, I, as<br />
an architect, do what I do.<br />
Some people may think that a great design<br />
comes as a moment of inspiration – an idea of<br />
pure genius. Perhaps, and that is what we like<br />
to tell the world! But mostly it’s about working<br />
through a series of constraints, many of which<br />
become opportunities that positively influence<br />
the design.<br />
There are many things that impact on and<br />
even dictate how architects design; a great<br />
number of considerations that need to be taken<br />
into account before the first line is drawn. I have<br />
listed most of these below.<br />
A pre-existing curved floor plan dictated Dalman Architects’ design for an office<br />
to hotel conversion at Auckland Airport.<br />
Tekapo underground house by Dalman Architects will be invisible when viewed from Mt John.
STYLE | architecture 99<br />
The Brief<br />
People we call clients pay us<br />
money to use their money to<br />
design buildings for them. Brilliant!<br />
What could be a better job? They<br />
normally walk in the door with a set<br />
of requirements for their building.<br />
This is called a ‘brief’. The brief can<br />
range in scope from number and<br />
size of individual rooms to how<br />
spaces are to “feel”.<br />
Site<br />
Usually our client will have a site, most often vacant,<br />
but sometimes it will be a site with a building on it that<br />
needs to be extended or altered. If there is an existing<br />
building it will dictate much of how we design. For<br />
instance, we are extending and converting an existing<br />
office building at Auckland Airport into a hotel. The<br />
existing curved floor plan has resulted in a curvaceous<br />
hotel.<br />
Climate<br />
There are climatic reasons why buildings in Alaska look<br />
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hotel with large monopitch roofs to protect from<br />
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Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz Josef – covered balconies allow guests to intimately experience the rainforest out of the rain.<br />
Landscape<br />
Are we building on the plains, in the mountains, on the edge<br />
of the sea? All these types of landscapes demand different<br />
approaches. Also, do we want to blend in or stand out?<br />
Both approaches can be appropriate, but require different<br />
responses. We are currently designing a house at Tekapo that<br />
disappears into the landscape. Much of it sits underground<br />
such that it will be invisible when viewed from Mt John. At<br />
Cardrona we designed a small house that stands up proud<br />
and strong in the vast landscape of Central Otago.<br />
Culture and History<br />
New Zealand is a relatively young country. Immigrant<br />
architects often delight in how we are not bound by the<br />
shackles of history. We are aware, however, of what limited<br />
architectural history we have, and do acknowledge historical<br />
context where we can. Our extensions to Acland House<br />
(Girls’ High School boarding hostel) in Papanui Road were<br />
designed to architecturally blend in with the existing building.<br />
Budget<br />
We have worked on over 1000<br />
projects in our 20 years as a<br />
company, and there would only<br />
be two or three where the<br />
budget was not an issue. Most<br />
clients want more than they<br />
can afford. While a tight budget<br />
can be restrictive it can also<br />
lead to creative and innovative<br />
solutions – the New Zealand<br />
number 8 wire mentality is alive<br />
and kicking in New Zealand<br />
architecture. While our budgets<br />
compared to Third World<br />
countries seem large, compared<br />
to London, Paris, New York,<br />
and even Australia, they are<br />
relatively low.
STYLE | architecture 101<br />
Small, yet designed to stand proud and tall in the vast Cardrona landscape.<br />
Programme<br />
Most of our clients want their buildings fast! If this is a<br />
critical requirement, the design needs to be adapted<br />
to suit. This is where off-site prefabrication of building<br />
components and even whole buildings can help.<br />
Compliance<br />
There are so, so many acts, codes and regulations we<br />
must follow in the design of our buildings. It seems as<br />
though every day there is a new hoop to jump through<br />
– council, government, iwi, local interest groups. My own<br />
house, currently under construction, spent a year in the<br />
resource consent (town planning) process and six months<br />
in the building consent process before we received final<br />
approval. Phew! (Polite exclamation!)<br />
Architect Individuality<br />
The same brief to two different architects can result in<br />
two completely different designs, but it can also result in<br />
many similarities in design as well. Architects can put their<br />
own “stamp” on a project. While you may have noticed<br />
that some architects’ designs look the same, others<br />
(including ours I think) represent a wide variety of styles,<br />
as responses to each individual situation vary.<br />
Feelings and Experience<br />
While sometimes our clients have strong<br />
requirements along these lines – for example they<br />
may want their building to feel welcoming and<br />
relaxing – sometimes there is no mention of these<br />
things at all in the brief. This is where the architect’s<br />
skill comes in, to analyse the type of experience<br />
that the occupants of a building are to have. I have<br />
spoken about this before regarding the Christchurch<br />
Town Hall. Architects can manipulate and affect how<br />
people feel, act and behave through design. This is<br />
a privilege and responsibility we take seriously and<br />
enjoy having.<br />
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102 STYLE | landscaping<br />
ALL THE RIGHT CURVES<br />
Perfectly coiffed topiary is a decidedly eye-catching option for<br />
the garden that makes hedging seem very passé.<br />
Words Craig Wilson<br />
One of the best things about designing gardens in<br />
Christchurch is that we are blessed with a temperate<br />
climate. It means we get distinct seasons that our many<br />
exotic plants often respond to wonderfully.<br />
The gradual onset of autumn brings beautiful buttery<br />
yellow, fiery red and sizzling orange tones to our favourite<br />
deciduous trees and shrubs. These stand out even more<br />
when they’re next to a dark green backdrop. Our evergreen<br />
hedges become more than just a background feature – they<br />
become the framework of the garden as autumn moves<br />
closer to winter.<br />
I think it’s fair to say we like our hedges in Canterbury. Our<br />
pastoral landscape is almost defined by its many hedgerows<br />
and there’s equally a fair few of us whose gardens are defined<br />
by a buxus, Portuguese laurel or corokia hedge.<br />
One step further than hedges is an element of design<br />
we don’t often see in Christchurch gardens. For whatever<br />
reason, typically, topiary doesn’t feature in those I visit. In its<br />
simplest form, topiary is the trimming of plants into shapes,<br />
and, while I know some of you are now thinking elaborate<br />
animal shapes and billowy cloud forms, I’m thinking more<br />
simple geometric shapes like cones, pyramids, columns and –<br />
my favourite – a simple round sphere.<br />
A well placed or repeated evergreen topiary is a definite<br />
feature in the garden. It will draw attention to itself and<br />
create a sense of sophistication that few other plants can<br />
evoke. I love the rhythm and repetition that a well-spaced<br />
row of beautifully trimmed buxus spheres brings to a garden<br />
– especially when in front of a perennial border with light airy<br />
flowers behind.<br />
I imagine most are put off introducing topiary in their<br />
garden by the perceived high maintenance requirement.<br />
It’s true that topiary will require some TLC to keep it in its<br />
correct form, but so do those beloved hedges.<br />
Great topiary will only get better with time. I suggest you<br />
dip your toe into this aspect of the gardening world, start<br />
with just one. See how its form complements your garden,<br />
how the eye is drawn to it and then… grow for gold.
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS<br />
with Tim Goom<br />
Autumn:<br />
Perfect for planting<br />
Summer colours will be fading from your flower beds<br />
as sunset tones creep into the leaves overhead. Whilst<br />
autumn can feel like it’s time to shut up shop on the<br />
gardening front, the opposite is true. Now is the<br />
perfect time to review your planting design.<br />
Technique<br />
Transplanting<br />
As temperatures drop, the metabolism of plants also slows, which means<br />
it’s a good time to transplant a plant or tree better suited to a different<br />
position with more sun or shelter. Try and take as much of the rootball with<br />
the plant as possible using a sharp spade. Prune back foliage of deciduous<br />
trees to compensate for any root loss. Do your research- some plants<br />
are readily transplantable, and some are not. Generally larger trees, taller<br />
established shrubs and plants with a long tap root will not transplant well.<br />
Trimming<br />
As winter approaches, plants retreat to conserve energy. Pruning will<br />
encourage stronger growth in spring, control the spread of any disease<br />
and allow more light in to the garden over winter. Pruning is something<br />
of an art form, take care to consider when and how the particular plant<br />
is best trimmed to avoid damaging potential spring buds. A light pruning<br />
every autumn will suffice for deciduous trees and shrubs - evergreens<br />
won’t generally need pruning unless damaged branches need removing or<br />
shaping is required. Calling in an arborist for bigger more challenging trees<br />
is a great investment to ensure the tree is maintained safely<br />
Planting<br />
Whether you are planting vegetables, flowers or shrubs - the first step is<br />
to ensure the soil is prepared properly with mulch and fertiliser. The size<br />
of the hole dug will need to correspond to the size of the plant and it’s<br />
roots. Roots need enough space between the soil particles to grow and<br />
spread so check the soil isn’t too compacted. Whether it is a significant<br />
root ball of a tree or a small root of a flower, the roots and soil will need<br />
to be gently teased out before planting.<br />
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Soil added to the hole after planting will protect the plants stability but<br />
should not be compressed too firmly. Then it’s all about the right amount<br />
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Design<br />
Although the winter garden can seem drab compared to the bright<br />
hues on show throughout spring and summer, there is still an array<br />
of vibrantly coloured plants which can boost the colour palate in<br />
your landscape.<br />
• Cold hardy flowers such as Hellebores, pansies, marigolds, ericas<br />
and cornflowers are shade resistant and can be potted or planted<br />
in the garden to add a splash of colour.<br />
• Ligularia, Sedums, Mahonia and Pseudowintera colorata have bright<br />
and interesting foliage and/or stems which will maintain interest during<br />
the bleak months.<br />
• Let’s not forget the edible winter garden- time to plant celery,<br />
radishes, brassicas and herbs such as rosemary, thyme, mint and<br />
parsley. These will jazz things up both in your garden and on<br />
your plate.<br />
• As well as considering what to plant, think carefully about what not<br />
to plant. Sorbus acuparia is a deciduous tree currently having a tough<br />
time with fire blight.<br />
Do you need more planting for privacy, screening or wind protection?<br />
Can your hardscaping be renovated to maximise your enjoyment of your<br />
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104 STYLE | promotion<br />
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A NEW GENERATION<br />
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and price<br />
DISLIKES<br />
Tyre roar off coarse chip seal<br />
PRICE<br />
Holden Commodore LT<br />
liftback, $48,990<br />
DIMENSIONS<br />
Length, 4897mm; width,<br />
1863mm; height, 1455mm<br />
CONFIGURATION<br />
Four-cylinder, front-wheeldrive,<br />
1956cc, 125kW, 400Nm,<br />
eight-speed automatic.<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
0-100km/h, 6.9sec<br />
FUEL USAGE<br />
5.6l/100km<br />
It was a Christmas holiday road<br />
trip my wife and I couldn’t resist,<br />
not only for the magnificent scenery<br />
and activities the Tasman and West<br />
Coast regions have to offer, but<br />
as an economy test for Holden’s<br />
Commodore.<br />
The second statement may seem<br />
a little strange for a car that has long<br />
been recognised for big V6 and V8<br />
engines; however, the new generation<br />
European-sourced Commodore also<br />
comes with diesel power and, as I’ve<br />
often eluded to in the past, diesel<br />
economy is certainly something to<br />
envy.<br />
For the record, the new<br />
Commodore still has 3.6-litre V6 and<br />
2-litre, four-cylinder petrol-powered<br />
engines, alongside the 2-litre diesel.<br />
I covered over 1500km in the<br />
latter, and it constantly returned<br />
combined cycle fuel usage figures from<br />
6.3-7 litres per 100km (40-55mpg),<br />
depending on whether I was urban or<br />
open-road driving.<br />
These figures compare favourably<br />
with Holden’s combined cycle claim<br />
of 5.6l/100km (50mpg), and you<br />
don’t have to try hard to better that<br />
claim – sitting at a steady 100km/h the<br />
readout is hovering around 4.4l/100km<br />
(63mpg) with the engine turning over<br />
at a leisurely 1500rpm.<br />
For a big car these figures are<br />
remarkable, and if you take into<br />
account a 61-litre fuel tank, distances<br />
of around 1000km are possible<br />
between refills. On a long journey it is<br />
merely sipping fuel, and with the cost<br />
of diesel roughly 50c a litre cheaper<br />
than petrol, it doesn’t take long to<br />
counteract the disadvantage of road<br />
user charges.<br />
What’s more, the Commodore is a<br />
genuine touring car. It was comfortable<br />
and quiet on our long journey and if<br />
you weren’t aware there was a diesel<br />
sitting under the bonnet you’d be hard<br />
pressed to notice.
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The four-cylinder, twin-camshaft,<br />
turbocharged unit has power<br />
outputs of 125kW and 400Nm,<br />
the latter available all of the way<br />
from 1750rpm to 2500rpm, and<br />
that is why driving diesel is also so<br />
rewarding. There is solid response<br />
to any accelerator pressure and<br />
a burst through the rev band is<br />
quite enticing, and safe for when<br />
overtaking opportunities present<br />
themselves.<br />
Drive is channelled through<br />
a smooth-shifting eight-speed<br />
automatic gearbox, the ratios change<br />
quickly, and because of the number<br />
of gears there is never a point where<br />
the engine is caught out underperforming.<br />
Turbo boost is strong<br />
and acceleration is vivid.<br />
Holden also claims a 6.9sec time<br />
to reach 100km/h from a standstill,<br />
while by my stopwatch it will lunge<br />
through a passing manoeuvre in 5sec.<br />
The new Commodore arrives<br />
here in two variants – liftback and<br />
Tourer (station wagon). Both ooze<br />
character and style; there are strong<br />
lines, and a shape up with the best<br />
to ever come out of the Holden<br />
Australia factory.<br />
It also gets all of the trick gear<br />
that we have come to expect<br />
from Holden, it wants for little, and<br />
particularly appeals to me in LT<br />
form with its cloth trim. Incidentally,<br />
the diesel variant comes in a base<br />
grade only at $48,990. I’m fine with<br />
that and it’s my belief the price is<br />
great value. For the Tourer buyer,<br />
you’d need to front up with an extra<br />
$2000, and that would be a car<br />
which would tempt me.<br />
For the technically minded, the<br />
new Commodore is effectively frontwheel-drive.<br />
The V6 models have allwheel-drive<br />
capability, but in 2-litre<br />
form you have to keep the mindset<br />
that drive is out the front only.<br />
That’s no handicap, the Commodore<br />
steers beautifully, and enjoys a quick<br />
corner with strong body balance.<br />
At just 1.45m tall there is little body<br />
movement over the suspension, and<br />
with softish spring and damper rates<br />
the ride/handling balance has little<br />
compromise.<br />
A lot of the latter is due to a<br />
sensible tyre choice, at 225/55 x<br />
17in the Bridgestone Turanzas have<br />
a lot of road footprint without the<br />
harshness often associated with a<br />
profile that is too low.<br />
I was very fortunate to have the<br />
evaluation car for an extended<br />
period over December and January.<br />
It’s that kind of experience that<br />
really draws you into a car, I’m very<br />
much sold on the Commodore<br />
diesel. I’ve spent a lot of time in it,<br />
and recognise its quality of build,<br />
spaciousness and associated comfort.<br />
Even though it shares the concept<br />
of the down under Commodore,<br />
it is vastly different in many ways –<br />
engine aside. The newcomer has all<br />
the benefits of German engineering,<br />
and yet it has been developed so<br />
that Kiwi and Australian buyers will<br />
relate to the nameplate that we have<br />
long come to embrace.<br />
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NEW EDINBURGH<br />
Kate Preece spends some time in Dunedin, discovering<br />
it’s not the city she thought it was.<br />
The streets of Dunedin tell an engaging story of heritage and culture. Photo DunedinNZ
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Good Good has its burger recipe right. Photo DunedinNZ<br />
The last time I was in Dunedin, I was 19 and<br />
sporting a nurse’s uniform, thanks to the<br />
debauchery that was the Undie 500. Not part of<br />
the since-banned university pub crawl – I mean,<br />
student-run car rally – from Christchurch to Dunedin<br />
this time, it’s no wonder I saw this Scottish city with<br />
new eyes. Though known for its university culture,<br />
this little city is a destination that suits a wide range<br />
of travellers thanks to many of its alumni choosing<br />
‘home’ as the place to make their mark. Take, for<br />
example, those serving New Zealand’s top burgers.<br />
Having ticked off the classic Kiwi Perth experience,<br />
Reece Turfus was drawn back home to Dunedin.<br />
But, when he and friend Rob Ratten found<br />
themselves caught in the white-collar grindstone, they<br />
decided it was time to do something different. And<br />
so, the Good Good eatery was born. The walls of<br />
22 Vogel Street are decorated with curious animated<br />
scenes and the neon ice creams, and a caravan serves<br />
as the kitchen, from which these notable burgers are<br />
made. Plywood tables with those perpetually ontrend<br />
metal bar stools give way to a cosy couch area,<br />
and a fake-lawn green wall that reaches incredible<br />
heights in this vaulted ceiling warehouse-like setting.<br />
After 18 months serving burgers alongside sweet<br />
potato fries with creamy maple sauce and the<br />
buttermilk-fried chicken bites, travel website Big 7<br />
says this is the place for one of the top three burgers<br />
in New Zealand.<br />
The Otago Farmers’ Market is another foodie<br />
drawcard, not just for the abundance of organic<br />
veges and delicious fruit, but for the names and<br />
businesses born here. Must-visit stalls include Bay<br />
Road Peanut Butter (now also factory and café at<br />
8 Roberts Street); The Tart Tin, where Matt Cross<br />
offers ruby pear tarts and lemon curd-filled doughnut<br />
bites from ‘minty’ the caravan; and, despite the hour<br />
(8.30am–12.30pm), if you so wish, you can wrap<br />
your taste buds around a drop of Urbn Vino too.
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Our first encounter with an Urbn<br />
Vino pinot noir was when dining at<br />
Moiety – another eatery of note in the<br />
culinary circles of this city (42 Queens<br />
Gardens). Accompanying a plate of<br />
lamb neck with endive, granola, soft<br />
herbs and jack fruit, this pinot noir<br />
wasn’t playing second fiddle to the<br />
fine fare. All the more interesting was<br />
being but a curtain-pull away from<br />
where Central Otago grapes become<br />
wine. At the time of print, winemaker<br />
Brendan Seal was waiting for the final<br />
tick from the local council to open this<br />
space in the Warehouse Precinct as<br />
a cellar door, for more tastings of his<br />
pinots, pinot gris and riesling (the latter<br />
two being single vineyard wines bottled<br />
under label The Writer’s Block). Here,<br />
Central Otago grapes are transformed<br />
into something special.<br />
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A world away from the city, Tunnel Beach shows off Dunedin’s wild side. Photos: DunedinNZ<br />
My previous experience with this seaside city had failed<br />
to provide me with an appreciation of its resounding beauty<br />
– but not this time. I think you’ll agree, especially if you take<br />
the 10-minute drive south to discover Tunnel Beach.<br />
Tunnel Beach is not a secret anymore. During a<br />
weekend, you’ll likely find many people have followed the<br />
particularly steep track (that will take your breath away<br />
on both descent and ascent) down to the safety rails<br />
and promptly stepped over them to strike a pose on the<br />
massive rocky outcrop for the perfect ‘gram update. You<br />
may even have to wait for your turn to walk down the<br />
steps that take you down to the ultimate destination –<br />
the beach. The tight tunnel was cut by hand in the 1870s<br />
at the request of the owner of Cargill’s Castle (in ruins<br />
today), who wished to provide a private bathing spot for<br />
his daughters. Once sand is underfoot, sheer cliffs rise up<br />
around you and the interrupted view out to ships on the<br />
horizon is enough to stop you in your tracks.<br />
After this adventure in mindfulness and muscle strength,<br />
the heated salt water pool at St Clair beach might be just<br />
what you need to freshen up – though if the weather isn’t<br />
kind, take refuge at The Esplanade (2 Esplanade), where<br />
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Turn up the noise with a thrilling tour on a V8 trike. Photo: STW Studio<br />
Railways is doing a roaring trade thanks to the growing<br />
number of cruise ships pulling into Port Chambers as<br />
the season rolls on through. Passengers board the likes<br />
of the Waitati Seasider, a two-hour roundtrip from<br />
the Dunedin Railway Station (the most photographed<br />
building in New Zealand) to Waititi, to see the dredge<br />
clear the Victoria Channel and the coastline’s journey<br />
around the Harbour. It’s an opportunity to see the<br />
beauty of what lies just slightly out of the city, past<br />
kanuka bush and views of smooth rolling hills, obscured<br />
only by vegetation and a tunnel’s darkness.<br />
For something a little more fast-paced, a v8 trike ride is<br />
an exhilarating scenic tour option. Experience Dunedin<br />
is owned by Andrew Sim, who saw an opportunity<br />
others around Kiwi ports have taken up to show cruise<br />
ship travellers around. The former Speight’s tour guide<br />
invested $130,000 into his five-seater and its 350-Chevy<br />
motor has added a throaty roar that will put a smile<br />
on any motoring aficionado’s face. There’s a range of<br />
tour options and all with this driver/tour guide who calls<br />
Dunedin home. He supplies the jackets, and helmets<br />
aren’t required as the trike is registered as a car.<br />
Andrew had picked us up from outside the Dunedin<br />
Museum of Natural Mystery, an intriguing sort of place<br />
that is likely to leave an impression on you, and we were<br />
off, wind in our hair and road rushing past our feet. A<br />
great way to clear the cobwebs – and nothing like the<br />
Nissan Vanette I’d travelled around in on my last visit.<br />
200 Rattray street, Dunedin<br />
+64 3 477 7697<br />
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There’s more to brewing beer than<br />
meets the eye, and more to brewery<br />
tours than tastings. Learn about<br />
more than 140 years of beer-brewing<br />
history at Dunedin’s most iconic<br />
brewery while a guide takes you<br />
through an interactive tour, which<br />
of course finishes in the tasting<br />
room. Whilst you’re there check out<br />
the new brewery shop with a range<br />
of great merchandise and fill your<br />
own bottles with fresh beer from the<br />
cellar door. Good on ya mate.
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The pick-up point, 61 Royal Terrace, with<br />
its fence painted with the language of Easter<br />
Island, is owned by Bruce Mahalski, who left<br />
his Wellington life a year ago to transform a<br />
1870s cottage into a museum-cum-bed-andbreakfast.<br />
Yes, you can stay at Museum of<br />
Natural Mystery, as it’s only the front three<br />
rooms that are filled with artwork made from<br />
bones, mummified animals (watch out for the<br />
cat), and the wall of sheep skulls. The latter is<br />
rather fascinating, with Bruce describing it as<br />
a homage to this animal we take for granted<br />
– “They all look the same on the outside, but,<br />
underneath, no two sculls are the same.” He’s<br />
right that a wall of human skulls would be<br />
deeply disturbing. With parents both scientists,<br />
as the family travelled, collecting such things<br />
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If you prefer your wildlife alive and kicking,<br />
there’s plenty on that front too. We took the<br />
windy ‘top road’ along the peninsula to Taiaroa<br />
Head (an hour’s drive from the CBD), to seek out<br />
korora, the Little Blue Penguin. At the shoreline<br />
beneath The Royal Albatross Centre – a handy<br />
place for a bite or drink ahead of your Blue<br />
Penguins Pukekura tour – the world’s smallest<br />
penguin make their way back into their cliff-face<br />
burrows every evening. Watching these 30cm<br />
tall birds emerge from the surf once darkness has<br />
fallen is quite something – and when the nesting<br />
and chick-rearing season kicks off from September,<br />
there can be 150 birds getting their waddle on.<br />
I returned to Christchurch sated on many levels.<br />
This heritage-rich city has pockets of absolute<br />
brilliance, with eateries up there with the country’s<br />
best. If you, like me, have some preconceptions<br />
about the place, well, it’s time for another roadie.<br />
DUNEDIN TIPS<br />
• Walk the Street Art Trail. It will take you past<br />
28 impressive works. Oh, and the Ed Sheeran<br />
mural is on Bath Street. dunedinstreetart.co.nz<br />
• Have a bite to eat at Heritage Coffee (43 Jetty<br />
Street), owned by the clever fellows behind<br />
Vogel St Kitchen (76 Vogel Street). The<br />
décor, including the Lawrie Forbes steel<br />
doorway, alone, is worth a look.<br />
• Stay the night at the Scenic Hotel Southern<br />
Cross (118 High Street). When I was there,<br />
so too were the Crusaders, need I say more?<br />
(Actually, best buffet breakfast I’ve had in ages.)<br />
• Book a chocolate factory and tasting tour at<br />
OCHO (10 Roberts Street). You will never<br />
look at chocolate – especially white chocolate<br />
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bean-to-bar establishment.<br />
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FOOD TRENDS<br />
Local chefs are championing a more sustainable<br />
way to source and serve the food we love.<br />
Words Vanessa Ortynsky<br />
Talking Plates/Eat NZ from Nostalgia Festival. Nayhauss Photography.<br />
There’s no doubt about it, New Zealand is a foodie<br />
mecca. We are blessed with incredible produce and<br />
many talented chefs. There are plenty of restaurants and<br />
organisations who are championing our country as one<br />
of the world’s best food destinations. Eat New Zealand<br />
is one such group; a collective of New Zealand’s chefs,<br />
producers, media, tourism and event operators inspired<br />
to create a national platform to promote and champion<br />
our best food, drink, and culinary tourism opportunities.<br />
Established in 2015 by Giulio Sturla (Roots), Eat<br />
New Zealand is helping stimulate the development<br />
of sustainable food systems from source to plate and<br />
beyond. At Christchurch’s recent Nostalgia Festival the<br />
collective hosted Talking Plates, a pop-up kitchen that<br />
travels to events and festivals up and down New Zealand<br />
to dish-up discussion around issues facing our food<br />
businesses (as well as delicious food).<br />
Its aim is to get people thinking about what they can<br />
do to change the way we grow, catch, purchase and<br />
prepare our food here in New Zealand. At Nostalgia,<br />
three of Canterbury’s best chefs cooked for festival<br />
goers: Alex Davies from Gatherings, Aliesha Gabrielle
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from Fresh Press Pizza and Carlos<br />
Rodriguez from Twenty Seven<br />
Steps. Their kitchen served up<br />
a blue cod dish that utilised the<br />
whole fish sourced directly from<br />
the fisher who caught it, heirloom<br />
tomatoes and fresh basil from Spring<br />
Collective, served on chargrilled<br />
seeded sourdough from Bellbird<br />
Bakery using Canterbury-grown<br />
grains. They also prepared a ceviche<br />
with bull kelp, native spinach, wild<br />
fennel, wild parsley, red onion,<br />
celery, green tomato and lemon<br />
juice. Crowdsourcing funded Talking<br />
Plates’ design, signage, set-up, plates,<br />
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Talking Plates events.<br />
Gatherings – the restaurant (5/2 Papanui Road) and its owner and chef Alex Davies.
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SUSTAINABILITY ON<br />
THE MENU<br />
There are many South Island restaurants with<br />
sustainability at their core and consumers are continually<br />
becoming more informed and discerning about their<br />
food choices. More menus around Christchurch<br />
feature pasture-fed meats, farm-raised free range eggs<br />
and organic produce. There’s also increased interest<br />
in supporting smaller, local producers. Gatherings in<br />
Christchurch is leading the way, with produce sourced<br />
from a farm in Swannanoa, where chef Alex Davies<br />
previously worked, and from other local Canterbury<br />
suppliers.<br />
Elsewhere, Nelson’s Hopgood’s & Co. (284 Trafalgar<br />
Street) is all about simple food done well (as above)<br />
and sources many organic vegetables from local farmers<br />
and showcases the best wines the region has to offer.<br />
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120 STYLE | food<br />
FOOD NEWS<br />
Words Kate Preece<br />
Sweet new addition<br />
While the name isn’t new to the<br />
city, Prohibition Smokehouse’s<br />
location is, as it’s only taken<br />
up its Octagon address since<br />
January. Owned by the very<br />
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Vault 21, you need to go here<br />
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bunches of fake floristry hanging<br />
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cheesecake with roasted white<br />
chocolate and Oreo dust, as<br />
one of our well-educated party<br />
deemed the desserts the best<br />
she’d ever had.<br />
Can I have a woop, Woop?<br />
Subscriptions in the food game<br />
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no-think dinner option appealing<br />
to many households. The latest<br />
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is Woop, which offers four<br />
different boxes – Foodie, Classic<br />
(families), Balance and Glutenfree<br />
– that will tick off three to<br />
four nights’ meals with fresh,<br />
pre-prepared dinners.<br />
Our own family menu is pretty<br />
basic, with quick go-to meals<br />
that vary little week to week.<br />
So, our Foodie box was a bit of<br />
an eye-opener. Each meal was<br />
set to take 15-20 minutes – and<br />
considering it’s just a matter of<br />
chopping, pouring on pre-made<br />
dressings/sauces/flavour mixes,<br />
and cooking, it is a realistic<br />
timeframe.<br />
I brought my eight-year-old<br />
daughter into the equation and<br />
together we served up oven<br />
baked parmesan and herb-coated<br />
chicken Caesar salad one night<br />
and Tex Mex sirloin steak with<br />
hot wild and brown rice salad,<br />
coriander and chilli oil the next.<br />
Though meant for two adults, we<br />
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the two children, who, because<br />
one had been involved in the<br />
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gnocchi meal, but my husband<br />
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122 STYLE | promotion<br />
AN ITALIAN CLASSIC<br />
Earl is fast gaining a reputation for fine casual dining done simply and superbly.<br />
We persuaded Chef Dan Smith to share his favourite Gnocchi recipe.<br />
Roman Gnocchi<br />
500ml milk<br />
112g semolina medium/course<br />
25g grated parmesan<br />
1 egg<br />
30g butter<br />
Pinch nutmeg<br />
Salt and pepper to taste<br />
1. Bring milk to boil with nutmeg.<br />
Add semolina in a steady stream,<br />
whisking constantly for 12-15 minutes.<br />
The mixture will become very thick;<br />
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2. Take off the heat and cool for<br />
5 minutes.<br />
3. Add remaining ingredients and mix<br />
with a wooden spoon. Transfer mix to<br />
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4. Spread out across a tray and cover<br />
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Pesto<br />
1 bunch basil<br />
¼ cup walnut<br />
¼ cup parmesan/pecorino<br />
1 garlic clove<br />
1 lemon juiced + zest<br />
Salt and pepper to taste<br />
Extra virgin olive oil to loosen<br />
1. Blend all ingredients in high<br />
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Brown Butter &<br />
Pea Sauce<br />
50g unsalted butter<br />
1 shallot<br />
1 clove garlic<br />
½ cup baby peas<br />
1 cup baby spinach<br />
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil<br />
1. Add butter to a cold pan and bring<br />
the heat up to medium heat. Cook<br />
butter until the milk solids start to<br />
brown, the bubbles will reduce in size<br />
becoming fine and it will smell nutty.<br />
2. Sieve out milk solids, return butter<br />
to pan, add olive oil, shallot and garlic<br />
then cook until soft and translucent.<br />
3. Now add frozen peas and ¼ cup<br />
of water and cook for 5 minutes. Add<br />
spinach and cook for a further<br />
1 minute until spinach is wilted.<br />
4. Add all ingredients to high power<br />
blender and blend on high until<br />
smooth (make sure steam is released)<br />
about 2-3 minutes.<br />
5. Season with salt and white pepper.<br />
Putting it all<br />
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1. Once gnocchi is set in the fridge<br />
(about 4 hours), take off cling film<br />
and cut into pieces of your liking.<br />
Heat a cast iron or non-stick pan on<br />
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each piece until golden brown on<br />
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2. Rub a large heatproof dish with<br />
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and bake for 15 minutes.<br />
3. Now heat a pan with olive oil,<br />
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for 30 secs until starting to colour,<br />
then add mixed greens and saute<br />
for 2 minutes, adding seasoning and<br />
a squeeze of lemon at the end. Set<br />
aside.<br />
4. To finish, drizzle with the brown<br />
butter and pea sauce, saute greens,<br />
pesto and to top it off clouds of<br />
finely grated pecorino or parmesan<br />
cheese.<br />
5. Serve with seasonal greens.
STYLE | wine 123<br />
WINE NEWS<br />
Words Kate Preece<br />
Look out for: sparkling shiraz<br />
I kid you not. Clearly developed with the Aussies in mind – you<br />
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Upon investigation, it seems they come in all guises, from a<br />
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There’s a bit of education<br />
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Popular in Europe, we Kiwis<br />
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LISBON TO MADRID ESCAPE<br />
LISBON TO MADRID<br />
Braga<br />
Oporto<br />
2<br />
Fátima Tomar<br />
▼<br />
2 Lisbon<br />
Toledo<br />
PORTUGAL<br />
SPAIN<br />
1 Salamanca<br />
2 Madrid<br />
“LET’S GET<br />
TOGETHER &<br />
MAKE YOUR<br />
NEXT EUROPE<br />
HOLIDAY EVEN<br />
BETTER”<br />
HUNGARY<br />
Atlantic Ocean<br />
7 DAYS 8 DAYS<br />
from<br />
$999pp<br />
share twin, flights are additional<br />
• First-Class Accommodation<br />
• Tour Director and Local Guides<br />
• Private motorcoach<br />
• 6 breakfasts & 2 dinners<br />
• hotel taxes, porterage, tips and service charges<br />
HIGHLIGHTS BUDAPEST – VIENNA – PRAGUE<br />
from<br />
$1299pp<br />
share twin, flights are additional<br />
• First-Class Accommodation<br />
• Tour Director and Local Guides<br />
• Private motorcoach<br />
• 7 breakfasts & 3 dinners<br />
• hotel taxes, porterage, tips and service charges<br />
HIGHLIGHTS LISBON – FATIMA – TOMA –<br />
OPORTO – BRAGA – SALAMANCA – MADRID<br />
BETTER TOGETHER<br />
BARRINGTON 331 7182 I CHRISTCHURCH CITY 365 7687 I FERRYMEAD 376 4022 I HIGH ST LANES 339 3440<br />
HORNBY 344 3070 I MERIVALE 355 2200 I NORTHLANDS 352 4578 I RANGIORA 313 0288 I RICCARTON 341 3900<br />
SHIRLEY 385 0710 I UPPER RICCARTON 343 0869<br />
CONDITIONS: All care is taken to promote correct pricing at time of printing 01/04/19. Subject to tour availability and will be confirmed at time of reservation. Imperial Escape<br />
based on departing 07 Dec <strong>2019</strong> and Lisbon to Madrid Escape is based on departing 01 Dec <strong>2019</strong>. A non-refundable non-transferable deposit of $250 per person per tour is<br />
required within 7 days to secure reservation. Escapes by Globus program is not combinable with any other offer or discount. Escapes by Globus applicable to singles - Single<br />
Supplement waiver available on all departures with limited availability. Offer reliant on space availability and applies to new <strong>2019</strong> and 2020<br />
bookings only. Full cancellation penalties will apply. Offer may be withdrawn or amended at any time without notice. Additional restrictions may<br />
apply, check with your House of Travel consultant.