Sister Act

There's something in the water in the Moor household. It's a fashionable family with the family's race day fashions in the field-winning sister act.

Olivia Moor followed in her sister Charlotte's footsteps from last year making it a sure bet in the trifecta: 1) wearing a dress homemade by their mother; 2) winning the Under 25s fashion prize; and 3) and taking out the supreme award at the VIVA fashions in the field today at Ellerslie.

Below: Charlotte Moor winning the same prize on Boxing Day 2008 in a cream dress made by their mother.

The younger Miss Moor, aged 19 from Howick, is a graphic design student at AUT and is listed with Clyne models management. She designed her fuschia floral dress after they "went to a vintage fabric store and chose the fabric, and then designed it together with my mum." She paired the summery print dress with a pink feathered headpiece, hot pink gloves, a white purse, and fucshia slingback heels.

Rather than wear jewellery, Olivia accessorised with a corsage of fabric on a pink belt at her waist.

When Thread asked who she'll be taking on the cruise she won she said "maybe my mum, or my sister." She doesn't have a boyfriend but we think offers won't be far away!

Olivia won a massive prize package including a three month lease of a Mercedes Benz CLC 200K Coupe, a four day cruise from Blue Lagoon Cruises Fiji, a return flight to Hong Kong flying Cathay Pacific, a $1500 shopping spree at JET Streetwear, $3,000 jewellery from Graeme Thomson jewellers, three custom-made headpieces from Natalie Chan, and a portrait session with Jessie Casson.

Olivia qualifies to the regional finals of the Mercedes Prix de Fashion on Telecom Derby Day on 6 March 2010.

The judging panel consisted of VIVA fashion writer Zoe Walker, Mercedes Prix de Fashion 2009 winner Claire Hahn and "international racewear aficionada" Victoria Vela of New Zealand Bloodstock.

Below: the winners from the six sections L-R Jacquelyn Lange (Fujifilm Avant-Garde), Liam Fennell (Cathay Pacific Men's Racewear), Sue Morrison (Graeme Thomson Jewellery Ascot Lady), Olivia Moor (JET Streetwear Under 25 and VIVA Supreme Award), Sarah Shirly (Natalie Chan Millinery), Justine Seabrook (Canvas Ladies' Racewear.)

Story Megan Robinson
Photos Kevin Robinson 26 December 2009