The enthusiasm of Laura Vandervoort

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• WOW goes global

  The Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art Show, about to celebrate its quarter-century, saw international designers compete against its native New Zealand ones—to an unprecedented result. Jack Yan gets up close for 2012

  par Jack Yan
• Sign of a victory

  WAGs—the wives and girlfriends of football players—continue to be fêted globally. Sarah MacKenzie examines a cross-section and asks what the source of their power is.

• Red, white and blew

  The spring–summer 2013 collections show fashion’s cyclical nature. Tiffany Fernando checks out collections from both sides

• Swimming deep

  The darlings at New Zealand Fashion Week’s autumn–winter 2013 shows were the duo from Surface Too Deep. Sopheak Seng looks at the label and its future plans

  par Louise Hatton
• Chase to the cut

  Contrary to expectations, short hair makes you more feminine and brings a consistent elegance. Tiffany Fernando speaks from experience about this hair trend

• V for Vandervoort

  Jack Yan speaks to Laura Vandervoort, about her latest feature Ted, getting a cult following from V and Smallville, being named one of the hottest women in magazines, and her plans beyond acting

  par Jack Yan
• The legend of Pininfarina

  Sergio Pininfarina, one of the most famed car designers in automotive history, passed away earlier this year. Jack Yan looks at his legacy

  par Jack Yan
• Drawing on passion

  You will have seen her byline in Lucire, but Katherine Thomson’s real
  passion is illustration. We speak with her about her new business.

• The Route less travelled

  David Machowski has always had a hankering to journey through the US’s historical Route 66. He finally indulges himself, heading west and discovering a quintessentially American romantic past

• Good things come

  The über-fashionable Ohtel in Wellington is very trendy and stylish—but it doesn’t commit the sin of some other boutique hotels that make similar claims. Lucire digs deeper