Model Mayhem

Air New Zealand Fashion Week saw former Baywatch bombshell Pamela Anderson, 42, strut the catwalk in a transparent scarf leaving little to the imagination promoting her eco-friendly label A*Muse, developed with designer Richie Rich, who took to the runway on roller skates. This year, 38 designers attended the event in 26 runway shows held over four days, including Kate Sylvester, Annah Stretton, Nom*D, Stolen Girlfriends Club and Zambesi. Former fashion model New Zealander Jenna Sauers, who recently revealed that she was the face behind feminist website Jezebel’s correspondent “Tatiana Anymodel”, blogged during New Zealand Fashion Week for news website Stuff, writing: “A certain fluidity of roles seems to set New Zealand fashion apart whether because the smaller market precludes too much specialisation, or because of cultural inclinations that entitle New Zealanders to do, or at least attempt, pretty much everything that crosses our minds. This isn’t a fashion scene that’s edgy so much as out on the very edges of things.”