The Alexandra Owen woman is always a woman apart – a clean, cool beauty, elegant, rather structured.

Turet Knueffermann's first local runway outing for some time looked assured.

A gorgeously girlish show from Twentysevennames was a lyrical start to day three of Fashion Week.

Colleagues who arrived early and wormed their way forward at last night's Nom*d installation mentioned models acting up and a whip being wielded.

The people in the Fashion Week crowd that really matter are the ones who can make or break a label - the buyers.

Favourite things come from all areas of life for designer Adrian Hailwood, whose childhood memories of counting rods in maths lessons feature right up there with architecture and Picasso portraits.

This was a salon-style show with guests to name drop seated for high tea in the Langham Hotel's mirrored great room.

Alexandra Owen was annointed the next big thing a few years back and deservedly so.

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One of Parnell's places to be and be seen provides delicious fare at a glamorous price.

If you are part of a big syndicate chasing the Ellerslie million-dollar Pick6 on Saturday get out to the track and have a free bet.

Chelsea Thorpe dipped under the radar for a few years, but is back as Neverblack.

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Another cold front is set to bring more wet weather to a battered North Island with more snow forecast for Southland.

Jimmy D characterises his look as tongue-in-cheek darkness, with plenty of chaos and some goth/punk thrown in with black humour.

New Zealand's answer to Missoni showed why the Sabatini label has been a stayer with a show displaying its mastery of knits.

It's surprising that this youthful local label hasn't shown at Fashion Week before, but on this outing they'll be back.

With 31 years experience, the Zambesi team know how to turn on a good show.

Viva's guide to where the fashion crowd are eating, drinking and flirting this season.

Megan Anderson speaks to some of the bridalwear designers showing at Fashion Week today about their journey to the runway.

New Generation group shows are a tough training ground, with young designers vying for attention one after another.

Auckland property developer David Henderson is seeking approval for a plan to pay his creditors in a bid to avert bankruptcy.

Joelle Thomson goes with the flow at a luxury escape in the heart of the city.

Building up a loyal band of customers takes more than just good clothes, as these top labels reveal.

The prize for the day's best denim, goes to Hailwood's patch-pocket flares.