Secret Chic

Air New Zealand Fashion Week held in late September in Auckland, is reviewed by The New York Times’ blog ‘The  Moment’, which deemed designer Kate Sylvester “the country’s best-kept fashion secret”. “Especially noteworthy were the oversize sweaters and chunky merino knickers at Stolen Girlfriends Club and Stitch Ministry’s merino wool bodysuits, trimmed in ‘eco fur.’ Areez Katki, the week’s biggest revelation, is also a knitter. His one-off dresses made using oversize knitting needles were spotted on local ‘It’ girls in and around the tents and were showcased for fashion week in the window of Auckland’s coolest new store, Children of Vision.”