Spot on: Huffer gets streetwear sexy

Huffer and Miss Crabb
Air New Zealand Fashion Week 2009
Continental Car Services, Audi showroom
Friday 25 September

Collaboration is the key word lately in fashion and none better than Huffer's marriage with Miss Crabb giving us their sexy streetwear lovechild.

The new creation made its debut entitled Fly, at the fashion week show offsite at Newmarket's Audi showroom, packed to the gunnels. TV actors including Jackie Brown, Mikey Havoc, Madelaine Sami, and Antonia Prebble, musicians, international media, numerous sponsors and customers, and Nicky Watson still in her A*Muse show hair and makeup, drank Gravity coffee flat whites, nutrient waters and Kim Crawford wine waiting for the show to begin.

VIP seating formed a U-shape catwalk surrounded by over 1000 guests standing about 4 deep to catch a glimpse of the catwalk action, or viewing it via the live feeds on a giant sports stadium style screen on the showroom wall.

A DJ played tracks during the show and afterwards, a live singer took the mic to entertain the massive crowd.

The showroom filled with people awaiting the show.

Well spotted: menswear and womenswear by Huffer and Miss Crabb

The feminine detailing of the collaboration shows up on this at-first-glance-simple shirtdress: the puff cuff, the oversized collar, the innocent school girl bow tie, and the ruched waist. Off to class, via behind the bike sheds.

Possibly the sexiest black nylon parka we've ever seen.



A must-have piece: a Little Black Raincoat that thinks it's a dress.

Denim meets corsetry in this little bodice. Can it work? Corset can.



Another sexy way they did denim; a cropped shrunken jacket with jeans topped off with a lime pussy bow.



My favourite dress of the whole show was a shiny slip with plunging front and an empire line fastened with a velvet bow. The hemline fluttered like a Flamenco dancer from its asymetric ruffled hemline.

Great styling by Atip with purple scarf and fingerless gloves.

Blue Collar Hood: Mix stripes and checks in shades of blue.



A sleek skinny-tie look for men who work with computers all day and sing in indie rock bands at night.



Top Gun: cool leather bomber jacket



The writing's on the floor: Huffer's abstract poetry guides models down the aisles and keeps them on the straight and narrow



The designers take to the catwalk at the finale of the runway show.

Megan Robinson
Photos Kevin Robinson