Cityscape Christmas 2019

Bring on the party, Cityscapers! Addington Cup Week kicks off the season we love to love, and we are sooo ready. We bring you all the deets on the biggest week in Christchurch’s social calendar. Important information like what the judges are looking for in The Crossing Fashion Starts Here Best Dressed Competition and stuff about the racing as well, like pointers on how to pick a winner. And thanks to Callam Mitchell and his team at Team Event, Addington Cup Week is just the start of party season. We talk to the promoter putting the icing on Christchurch’s cake this summer. Ladi6 is just one of the fantastic artists he is bringing to town, and we check in with her as well (that’s her gorgeous self on the cover). The days are counting down to Christmas and with that comes the fun and the challenge of finding the perfect gift for all those on your ‘Nice’ list. We live to serve here at Cityscape, and so we have served up a curated Christmas gift guide brimming with ideas fresh and failsafe. Nailing that pressy list is the best reason possible for heading to the central city and exploring its retail hotspots, followed by a drink and some nibbles, of course. We shine our spotlight on what’s new in the inner city, from retail meccas to the hottest hospo hangouts. And if 2020 is looking like the year to put a ring on it, check out our feature on the amazingly creative community of jewellers we have in this city. As always, we also bring you what’s hot in cuisine, events, home and couture. Bring on the party, Cityscapers! Addington Cup Week kicks off the season we love to love, and we are sooo ready. We bring you all the deets on the biggest week in Christchurch’s social calendar. Important information like what the judges are looking for in The Crossing Fashion Starts Here Best Dressed Competition and stuff about the racing as well, like pointers on how to pick a winner. And thanks to Callam Mitchell and his team at Team Event, Addington Cup Week is just the start of party season. We talk to the promoter putting the icing on Christchurch’s cake this summer. Ladi6 is just one of the fantastic artists he is bringing to town, and we check in with her as well (that’s her gorgeous self on the cover). The days are counting down to Christmas and with that comes the fun and the challenge of finding the perfect gift for all those on your ‘Nice’ list. We live to serve here at Cityscape, and so we have served up a curated Christmas gift guide brimming with ideas fresh and failsafe. Nailing that pressy list is the best reason possible for heading to the central city and exploring its retail hotspots, followed by a drink and some nibbles, of course. We shine our spotlight on what’s new in the inner city, from retail meccas to the hottest hospo hangouts. And if 2020 is looking like the year to put a ring on it, check out our feature on the amazingly creative community of jewellers we have in this city. As always, we also bring you what’s hot in cuisine, events, home and couture.

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IMAGE: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHYIMAGE: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHYART IMITATING LIFEAra Institute ofCanterbury’s three-yearBachelor of Design(Fashion Technology andDesign) easily rocks areputation for excellence– students on the coursehave scooped theprestigious Avant Gardesection of the HokonuiFashion Design Awardsfor the past three years.The killer course is well known inthe fashion industry foremphasising technical skills, butthe consistent wins in theboundary-pushing Avant Gardesection of the awards – NewZealand’s longest runningcompetitive platform for upcomingdesigners – show its students canalso deliver on conceptual work.In their first year of entering,Rachel Macnab and EthanAllchurch-Rush, two second-yearFashion Design students at Ara,turned their personal experiencesinto haute couture gowns andcaptivated the award judges.Macnab, having had serioussymptoms from a concussion,looked at how she could turn herexperience into a dress that wouldtell her story. She excelled andreceived the Hokonui HeritagePrecinct Open Avante GardeAward for her design.Allchurch-Rush combined naturewith mental health, in particular aproblem common in the transcommunity of body dysmorphiaand dysphoria, and won the awardfor Best Use of Wool. Bodydysmorphia is a disorder in which aperson’s perception of their bodydoes not align with reality, whilegender dysphoria is a sense ofbeing in the wrong body.Ara’s programme leader forFashion Technology and Design,Nathan Ingram, says Ara’sconsistent wins in the Avant Gardesection has its roots in the focus ontechnical skills. “This technicalbackground provides thefundamental framework, and theaim is for them to push boundariesof where fashion can go and whatfashion means to them ascontemporary designers,” he says.ara.ac.nz74 CITYSCAPE.CO.NZ Christmas 19

EARLY RISEWhether you’re a dawn yogi or not, The Upsidehave your stretch-fit needs covered. The UpsideSunrise Lottie Bra (RRP $119) and Sunrise MidiPant (RRP $185) fromBallantynes.ballantynes.co.nzWellbeingNOTHING COMPARES TO YOUComparison coach Lucy Sheridan. P76THE GOOD LIFEWith Dr Libby. P78PERFECT PICK-ME-UPSKiki Health. P79

EARLY RISE

Whether you’re a dawn yogi or not, The Upside

have your stretch-fit needs covered. The Upside

Sunrise Lottie Bra (RRP $119) and Sunrise Midi

Pant (RRP $185) from

Ballantynes.

ballantynes.co.nz

Wellbeing

NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU

Comparison coach Lucy Sheridan. P76

THE GOOD LIFE

With Dr Libby. P78

PERFECT PICK-ME-UPS

Kiki Health. P79

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