Monthly Archives: March 2015

More fashionable films – Dunedin, and NZIFF autumn season

Posted on March 31, 2015 by karinwarnaar

iD is Dunedin’s official fashion week but the whole of April is unofficially fashion month. Among the events getting us warmed up, the Dunedin Film Society’s three week Fashion in Film run, offering three very stylish movies on consecutive Wednesday … Continue reading →

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March talks at Toitu, Dunedin

Posted on March 15, 2015 by karinwarnaar

Sunday 22 March, 2pm:  Fashion Flashback: The Fifties Revisited Veteran fashion writer Cecilie Geary will read excerpts relating to the 1950s from her new book Being There: Memoirs of a Fashion and Beauty Writer 1956 – 2006. Cecilie will be … Continue reading →

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The Museum of Savage Beauty

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Angela Lassig

Duck feather dress, The Horn of Plenty, Autumn/Winter 2009–10 Model Magdalena Frackowiak. Image firstVIEW As many of you will already know, the V&A has just opened Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, a fabulous exhibition which celebrates the extraordinary creative talent of one of … Continue reading →

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Please note: Correction to Guidelines for Authors – Context

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Angela Lassig

Please note that the contact address for Context submissions is out of date. Please submit your content to: angelalassig@gmail.com Thank you!  

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Call for submissions to Context – our very own publication

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Angela Lassig

Our very own publication Context is published twice a year and is available free to members.  The Editors of Context are currently calling for contributions to the first edition of Context for 2015. We welcome: * Illustrated articles * Exhibition Reviews * … Continue reading →

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Vintage Wedding Fair coming soon to Auckland!

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Angela Lassig

VINTAGE WEDDING FAIR From the people that bring you the Vintage Textile Fair…….. Announcing the inaugural Vintage Wedding Fair. This will be held at Alexandra Park Raceway on Sunday, March 29 in Greenlane, Auckland. There will be a lovely cross-section of … Continue reading →

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Thames: High Tea and Fashion Extravaganza

Posted on March 4, 2015 by karinwarnaar

The Thames Heritage Festival is also nearly here, and this year they are holding a ‘High Tea at The Civic Fashion Extravaganza’ on Monday 16 March, Tantalize your mind with local models portraying fashion styles from today and our past … Continue reading →

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Movie time

Posted on March 1, 2015 by karinwarnaar

The fashion and film festival season is upon us. Auckland’s Fashion in the City (27 Feb-8 March) provides opportunities for big screen viewings of The Great Gatsby (Luhrman version), Bill Cunningham NYC, and The Eye has to Travel; Bill Cunningham … Continue reading →

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Symposium update

Posted on March 1, 2015 by karinwarnaar

Less than two months now until the 2015 Symposium in Dunedin. Plans are humming along nicely and the provisional programme is available here: CTANZ 2015 Symposium – Programme Because we’ve timed this to coincide with iD Dunedin Fashion Week, we’ve … Continue reading →

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