Flights of Fashion Fancy

Telegraph writer Emma Forrest reports on NZ’s fledgling Fashion Week and finds that many of the shows are more than deserving of an international stage. Highlights include Zambesi (“in the Dries Van Noten/Martin Margiela family … shows twisted jersey of direct intellect”), Coulthard (“the only designer who integrates [Maori mythology] successfully with Pakeha culture”), Kate Sylvester (“utilising NZ’s reputation for four seasons in one day”), Sabatini (“deeply sexy knitwear”) and Karen Walker (“immaculately tailored safari suits with medallions of winged hot air balloons, inspiring flights of fancy in a culture that can lean towards conservatism.”)