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Neuw Jeans have just launched their latest ranges for the guys and the girls.  We love the stunts these guys do to promote their range – but that’s probably just the marketer in us.  That said, their jeans really rock too. Whilst we can’t just rock up to their awesome concept store, the range is available here in New Zealand – a little Melbourne chique for us all.

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Huffer is all set to keep you warm and looking hot with their new FUNCTION [X] 2010, that said, take a look for yourself:

>Tessa Bailey-Lont’s debut collection, Maui and The Sun knocked the crowd out at Te Papa today.  Drawing her inspiration from the story of how Maui captured the sun, Bailey-Lont’s work is beautiful, each outfit perfectly matching each stage of the story.  We can’t wait to see more work from this promising young designer.  Official pics will come soon but in the mean time, here are our snaps.

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>Huffer’s latest ranges are now on their website, and yes we are loving them.  They’ve teamed up with Krristine Crabb to produce some really hot pieces for the girls.  And walking past Area 51 today, we see they’re in the store already.  But enough talking, check out some of the range…

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The marae at Te Papa is hardly an obvious setting for a fashion show, but for designer Tessa Bailey-Lont’s debut collection, Maui and The Sun, the location makes perfect sense.

With Kaupapa Maori as her muse, Bailey-Lont was intuitively drawn to the Maori legend Maui and the Sun. As Tamanui the sun eagerly flies through the sky without consideration to the people below, the legend reminds us to slow down and seize the day. 

The story held great relevance to Tessa’s life at the time – for the artist, model, mother, design school graduate and entrepreneur, the days seemed to be passing by too quickly.

With this in mind, Bailey-Lont set to work fusing traditional Maori design and concepts with contemporary methods of fabric manufacture, ultimately creating a sexy collection of great finesse.

Interweaving her Maori ancestry with modern silhouettes, and dramatically integrating dance onto the runway, this is one fashion show not to be missed!