My friend and I turned up at the Viaduct Events center for the World Show/Next Top Model Finale on Friday evening, looking like cats that had got the cream. We had our heels on, our bright lips, our glasses of bubbles, our camera's in waiting. We thought we were so fashion, part of an elite group of people lucky enough to have tickets to the televised show and one of the most anticipated events of NZFW11. Well the grins were wiped off as quick as CLR will remove limescale after we missed the call for GA tickets and got shut out of the show. No amount of pleading would change the minds of the 8 feet tall, growling, teeth gnashing bouncers. We were not alone either, I heard one woman say "but my daughter is in the show". Poor love. So after hanging our heads in shame for a few minutes we decided to laugh about it instead of cry. We dubbed ourselves 'the fools of fashion week' and decided that this mishap might have been even better than the show!
Lucky for us, 'the fools of fashion week' have friends in high-ish places, these friends just happened to see us wandering off to the nearest bar in Wynyard Quarter, and these friends happened to have a couple of spare seated tickets to the Kathryn Wilson show! So off we went, grinning once more. This time we made it in.
The big old space at Shed 12, Rhubarb Lane, was buzzing when we arrived. The show had been opened up to a public audience of 3,000. A first for NZFW and a first for many ecstatic punters.
The Show began with a mini doco that followed Kathryn in her lead up to Fashion Week and gave the audience a behind the scenes look at the designer. Filmed in that 'How to Make it in America' kind of way, the film actually painted a really lovely portrait of the designer. She came across as relaxed, fresh, down to earth and hard working.
The U catwalk was covered in gold glitter that kicked up as the lingerie clad models stomped down it. The shoes were big and bold. They were solid and tough. The pallet was mostly monochrome with some jewel tones popping up occasionally. The textures were varied and many. Snake, velvet, tweed, fur, sheepskin and suede.
It was great to see public faces like Penny Pickard and last years NZ Top Model Winner Danielle Hays on the runway and Kathryn overall gave a memorable show for her customers and fans.
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| Stills from the opening video |
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| Photo by Max Lemeshenko from www.snapstar.co.nz |
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| Photo by Max Lemeshenko from www.snapstar.co.nz |
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| Photo by Max Lemeshenko from www.snapstar.co.nz |
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| Photo by Max Lemeshenko from www.snapstar.co.nz |
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| Photo by Max Lemeshenko from www.snapstar.co.nz |
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| Photo by Max Lemeshenko from www.snapstar.co.nz |
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| Photo by Max Lemeshenko from www.snapstar.co.nz |
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| Photo by Max Lemeshenko from www.snapstar.co.nz |
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| The Venue |
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