Warriors on parade

Champagne, lingerie and footie stars.

No, it's not a scandal from the pages of News of the World or your average Monday night in a Parnell bar.

It is in fact the Bendon new collections catwalk show at the Newmarket flagship store on Wednesday 11 August.

With half-price bras for VIP guests, goody bags of Elle pants, Mini magazines and make-up, and Moet champagne and San Pellegrino drinks proffered by the best looking barmen they could source, the event took place instore around a red carpet strewn with rose petals.

Guests watched models parade the latest collections from Elle Macpherson Intimates, Bendon, Obsidian by Elle Macpherson Intimates, DimitySo for larger cup sizes, and the launch of Pleasure State, a very glamorous high-end lingerie label that oozes sex appeal.

The invites even promised us a surprise show...which was the Auckland Warriors taking to the runway in undies!

Richard Kavanagh preps models for the runway in 1940s Hollywood style

Let us spray

Below: The Bendon team at the event.

Sunshine yellow DimitySo goody bags line the doorways as a mannequin lies down on the job.

The shop counter became a DJ station.

Warrior Manu Vatuvei with Rachael Parkin of Bendon.

Grant Fell and Rachael Churchward of Black magazine.

Tamsin Marshall of Beauty Goss and Rachel Morton

Tee Twyford of nzgirl and Megan Bedford of FQ.

Lea Worth and Di Goldsworthy of Newmarket Business Assoc.

Jacqui Ansin and Amanda Midgley

Julie Roulston of Ponsonby News and Shona McKechnie of Woman's Day.

Sarah Flassett and Janine Russell of event management & PR company, Metro EXP.

Lucy Slight of Girlfriend, Melissa Gardi of NZ Weddings, and Karleigh Smith, Editor of Girlfriend.

Upon reflection: models in the dressing room before the show, wearing shoes by Mollini.

New collection Bendon.



Photos and words Megan Robinson 11 August 2010.