Posts in Couture
Timeless tailoring to tie the knot

Working Style believes that the best wedding outfit is one that reflects your personality. As experts for well over 30 years in timeless tailoring, their experienced team will assist you in styling an outfit that is uniquely you. A wedding is one of the most important milestones in life, and the outfit you choose to celebrate your big day in should equally be as important.

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Create the wardrobe you love

Aletheia Apparel began with the goal of making long-lasting, well-fitting, versatile clothing that is as unique as its wearer. Limited production ensures Aletheia’s customers stand out in a crowd. The quality workmanship means their brand values of exclusivity and outstanding quality are never compromised.

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COUTURE: MARCH

Stepping out in style! From the office to the restaurant – sub out that little black dress for that sleek boss looking pantsuit you know will turn heads.

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COUNTRY FLAIR

Whistle & Pop was founded just four years ago by entrepreneur Bex Hayman who lives on a beef, sheep, and cropping farm up the Hakataramea Valley near Kurow with her husband and their three young children.

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CREATIVE CURATION

Clothes, by their nature, encourage creativity. By layering and pairing personal pieces, we have to choose the right outfit for ourselves daily, using our own artistic instincts to curate an ensemble worthy of public display.

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NICOLE REBSTOCK

Avenues had a quick five with New Zealand shoe designer Nicole Rebstock about the opening of her latest store at The Crossing, her jump from law to shoe design, and what it’s really like to build a brand

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FASHIONING GREATNESS

Many of you will remember the local manufacturing company Lane Walker Rudkin (LWR), which began as a sock knitting business founded by Sarah Rudkin and her husband Alfred well over 100 years ago.

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A MODERN EDGE

To enter the refined elegance of Filigree’s flagship store on Colombo Street in Sydenham is to discover the essence of Filigree Fine Jewels. The showroom is an extension of owner Vanessa Stowers’ personal design aesthetic, her love of colour, detailed and thoughtful eclectic design, and a sense of timelessness defined by quality and style.

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THE MAKINGS OF A FASHIONABLE MAN

“I love my male-dominated world. I grew up with several brothers and have since had all male children – yes, all four of them! I’ve spent a fortune on my kids’ fashion cravings (the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree), and each of them is developing their own unique sense of style and perspective on fashion.'“

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A STYLISHLY UNCONVENTIONAL UNION

“In a few weeks, we will all be putting on the glad rags to celebrate love and happiness. We devote one day to looking special and making our partner feel that way, too. To look good is to feel good, so why not put this much effort into our self-love on the daily? Like love, personal style is a journey best curated through commitment.”

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SUITS ARE ALWAYS IN STYLE

My father and brothers worked with a tailor my whole life, and despite my penchant for fashion, this was strictly a boys’ club in my house growing up – except for very special occasions. How times have changed in the world and at Working Style, which after 30 years of catering to men, a milestone moment has been reached, and a stylishly working women’s club has been established by way of W.

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SEASON OF SOPHISTICATION

“Easy style transition for working women like me is essential. A very wise and stylish woman once told me “Just because it fits you, doesn’t mean that it fits the occasion”. We all have style ideas in our heads, but sophistication should reign supreme.”

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RACING PERSPECTIVE

Cyclical celebrations have a way of shaping and defining a year. Those events that return annually call for preparation and pomp from the attendees and nothing better represents that in Canterbury than Cup and Show Week.

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FASHIONABLY CONSCIOUS

“Not a day goes by when I don’t think of me, at an inordinately young age, flipping through the pages of Vogue Magazine. My grandmother with whom I spent my summers had gotten me a subscription without my parent’s approval, and on those hot days, I secretly soaked it up.”

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BLOOMS BECKON

The glory of spring is upon us. As the blossoms begin to beckon and bloom, so too must our wardrobes. With the transition of the season comes the time to invest in some new pieces.

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CLOSER COMFORTS

Classy casual is the key to comfort, regardless of season. Make investments in key pieces that can transition with you throughout the day. This state of a new normality is here to stay, and we must adapt accordingly.

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FROM LOCKDOWN TO DOWNTOWN

I was once an urban dweller living in the heart of the city and indulging in all things local. There is a particular convenience to living in the city, revelling in the midst of it all. That proximity gives potential to a unique lifestyle with the fashion and beauty world at your fingertips.

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