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Viva presents: FIRST LIGHT – Official In-store Events Programme

By: High St. District

21-09-2011

Architecture, Arts, Culture, Design, Dining, Drinking, Entertainment, Fashion, First light, General, Shopping, Style

World Spring/Summer 2011/2012 Collection

Viva presents: First Light – Auckland’s Fashion’s Night Out
30 September
High Street District

In-Store Event Programme

FASHION

Karen Walker: 15 O’Connell Street. Launch of One on Ones, a new one off sunglasses range

Kate Sylvester: 47 High Street. Free gift with puchase and bubbles throughout the evening

Workshop: Cnr Vulcan Lane and High Street. Join us in store for the launch of Wunderkammer for Workshop jewellery and the arrival of beautiful new summer stock.

WORLD: DELUXE: 57 High Street, MAN: 59 High Street, BEAUTY: 35 Vulcan Lane. All customers who purchase from WORLD during First Light go in the draw to win a Shiseido Gift Package valued at $500. Complimentary glass of Man O’ War between 4pm-10pm. Denise and Francis in-store to talk about the Spring/Summer collection

Ruby: 4 High Street. Free RUBY gift with purchase (RUBY nail polish and limited edition RUBY carabineer) with any purchase over $50. Drinks instore and designer meet and greet.

TK Store: 18 High Street. 7pm and 8pm – Fashion show of the summer collection with prints by Patrick Byrne and an in-store talk by Turet Knufermann about the concept behind the collection

The Silk Drawer: 44 Courthouse Lane. Launch of the La Perla 2011 Swimwear Collection. 15% off selected swimwear

Farrys: 48 High Street. Launch of the new Paul Smith and Hugo Boss Spring Collections

Storm: 23 High Street. See the Summer collection catwalk show and receive a gift with purchase

CK Jeans: 25 High Street. Showcase of the new season’s collections and a promotion of CK ONE. DJ instore from 6-10pm and prize giveaways

MARDELL: 66 High Street. Celebrates 30 years in fashion by showcasing 30 new season dress styles

City Designers Market: 1 Freyberg Place, High Street. In-store competition to win one item from each fashion designer

Scarpa: Chancery Lane. Free Goodie Bags with purchase and bubbles instore

Smoove: 1J Little High Street. Showcasing the entire Reworked Vintage Dress collection and previewing the Spring/Summer 2011/12 range. Glass of wine in-store

Marcs: 41 High Street. Competition for a $500 Marcs wardrobe, Free scarf with purchases over $200

Strangely Normal: 19 O’Connell Street. Competition for a $500 shopping prize

Ecco Shoes: 43 High Street. Anyone that tries on a pair of shoes and goes on the mailing list goes in the draw to win a pair of shoes. Free gift with every purchase

Barkers: 4A High Street. Have a beer while you shop- In association with Moa beer

Ashley Ardrey: 42C High Street. Taste treats all day, styling tips and a First Light purchase promotion

Untouched World: 20 High Street. Go in the draw to win an iconic zip shirts, every entry gets a free Untouched World Soap or Bath Bomb. Free glass of wine from Torlesse Wines

Zambesi: Will be relinquishing special pieces from their 30 year archive and selling them from the Vulcan lane stores lower level. It will be a truly rare opportunity to get your hands on some classic vintage Zambesi garments….pieces from ‘where it all began’

Andrea Moore: An indulgent day is planned with cupcakes, chocolates and champagne and Andrea Moore will be in-store between 5:00pm – 7:00pm to meet customers. Join the VIP list or spend over $500 and go in the draw to win a sought after Heart skirt

JEWELLERY

Jewellers Workshop: 50 High Street. Launch of the new “Family” collection of pendants and necklaces

Carats Jewellery: 1st Floor, 10 High Street. Launch of a new Art Deco Earring

AGATHA Paris: 35B Vulcan Lane. Launch of the new Lady Farmer and Queen of Dark and Light collections

RETAIL

Pauanesia: 35 High Street. Launch of Pauanesia’s new Auckland Tea towel. Free ‘First Light’ Pauanesia brooch with every purchase and other treats in–store

Unity Books: 19 High Street. Unity Books are full of fashion, from Maira Kalman’s Elements of Style to Balenciaga’s latest tome. Open till 10pm for all your styling (and coffee table covering) needs

The Vault: Downstairs 13 High St. In store meet the artist and see new work:
Robin Kunin – Ceramicist and Jeweller 2 – 4pm
Kiri Schumacher – Jeweller - 4 – 6pm
Ronald Andreassend of Chan Andreassend Design- ceramic and resin lamps and objects - 6pm onwards

Mix Foundation: 61 High Street. Dj’s instore for your listening pleasure

HOSPITALITY

Istorm Gelato: Shop A3, The Chancery. Launch of a new Gelato flavour, Old School, the first icecream flavour ever made. Free mini-cup size for every customer

Rakinos: Level 1, 35 High Street. Free Lothlorian Fejioa Wine. Great new menu available also

Mezze Bar: 9 Durham Street East. Free Tapa’s on the bar

Merlot: 23 O’Connell Street. Launch of a new main and dessert menu and introducing for the Rubgy World Cup period a tapas menu after 10pm.

Cassette Nine: 9 Vulcan Lane. Cassette Rolling Pizzeria – Complimentary sampling of their traditional Italian fare menu

Number 1: Complementary menu tasting and no cover charge for Number 1’s High Street Funk Party featuring International DJ D-Funk from the UK

AK Australasia: Enjoy the convivial company of the AK team with our free samples of the world’s premium non-alcoholic bar beverage – Alcohol Killer!

ART

Anna Miles: Suite 4J, 47 High Street. Special installation of jewels by Octavia Cook

Jane Sanders: Level One, Cnr Shortland and Queen Streets. Exhibition: Paul Cullen- HTWW: Devices. Also showing a short film of Fashion designer MAAIKE’S new summer collection, with clothing on sale at House of Hedone: 5B High Street

The Snake Pit: Level 1, 33 High Street. Opening of the show SPOIL-SPORT a rugby fever themed show. In the window space is an exhibition of the latest sports wear designs by artist collective PAULINE

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Smoove Reworked Vintage Showcase at First Light

By: High St. District

20-09-2011

Fashion, First light, General, Shopping

As part of the High St First Light event on the 30^th of September, Smoove are presenting their Reworked Vintage Showcase of over 300 reworked vintage dresses!

Smoove will also present their Spring/Summer 2010/11 Collection at this very special event.

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First Light- Fashion’s night out- coming up on the 30th September

By: High St. District

13-09-2011

Culture, Fashion, First light, General

First Light – 30 September 12noon – 10pm

Timed to mark the changing seasons, First Light is where the High Street district’s fashion houses, retailers, restaurants, bars and galleries come together to celebrate the district’s unique style and position as a tastemaker and home of the new.

With High Street closed to traffic for the evening, stores, bars and restaurants will hold in-store events showcasing their new summer collections, bands will play in Freyberg Square and art installations will be dotted throughout the area.

Firstlight is ‘the’ retail fashion event of the year where the High St District is turned into a giant street party showcasing the best of the new season’s fashion, food and culture.

Here’s where you’ll see the updates on what is going to be a fabulous event in the High Street District….

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The High Street Guild – Open for business

By: High St. District

23-08-2011

Architecture, Arts, BIG little City, Black Fridays, Christmas, Culture, Design, Dining, Drinking, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, First light, General, High Street Fair, History, Map, Music, Parking, Personalities, Public transport, Services, Shopping, Style, Transport

The High Street District, (encompassing O’Connell Street, Chancery, Vulcan and Durham Lanes) has a long and proud history as a wellspring for so much of New Zealand’s best modern creative culture.

Through the years, the district’s laneways and basements have played host to some of this country’s most notorious night spots while it’s streets have fostered many of our greatest designers.

Always a leader, the district’s pioneering attitude and entrepreneurial spirit can be traced from the building of the city’s first store in 1841 to the appearance of New Zealand fashion on the runways of the world.

Behind it promoting the District is the High Street Guild, founded by a collective of local business people passionate about the district. The High Street Guild was formed to ensure the area’s proud legacy lives on. Our aim is to encourage excellence, culture and community while attracting like-minded people to shop, work and play in the High Street District.

The High Street District Gazette is our window into the High Street world, where we celebrate our stories, our happenings, our characters and our style. Join us on our journey through New Zealand’s most fashionable district, High Street.

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