what a week!

2009 AIR NEW ZEALAND FASHION WEEK is over and went out with a bang with famous DJ and Pamela Anderson pal Richie Rich (of Heatherette) hosting a wrap party in Auckland City's Shanghai Lils on Saturday night. Whether he actually dj'd or not is a mystery as i didn't see him at all behind the decks, although he made himself very noticed the previous night at his release of S/S 10 A*Muse with design partner Pamela. I was having a sneaky peek at the collection before we wheeled them out backstage - and top marks for pretty cool/outragaeous stuff! Richie Rich was a pretty flamboyant guy.. or should i say girl?




What inspiring collections we had this season - from Cybele's goreous silky dresses with puff sleeves to 27 Names' luscious woolens and leg warmers. As i was a lucky (and freakin busy) girl who was dressing the models for shows, i met some of the most awesome models.





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This girl Stacey is 16 (!!!), speaks fluent japanese, is still at school and was a talking nutritionist. (Note: "Potato juice is a great skin firmer and closes pores" - it really works. "Use sugar to exfoliate lips") She was an inspiration to me because of her ability to juggle school exams, international fashion weeks, bitchy stage managers and a hectic schedule of 5am call times.
She was down to earth and it was refreshing to meet a stunning person who was so at ease with everything.



I was so stoked to meet Rumi Neely (fashion blogger - fashiontoast.com), she is more beautiful in real life and Colin (mega hottie) is pretty damn awesome too.