On a cold Friday night in Cuba Street Wellington, there was more than one reason to get dressed up. Lured into the stylish premises of Rex Royale for an art exhibition unveiling I met with Jacki Condra, owner and in-house retail therapist, and Narina, a pop-surrealist artist.
When asked why the art exhibition Jacki said “essentially it’s getting towards the end of winter – moving into spring and we are moving past the recession. We felt like drinking some bubbly and wanted to put some art on the walls after a spring clean including a fresh paint job”.Rex Royale turns 11 this year. The in-store collection has predominately a New Zealand emphasis, stocking designers from Queenstown, Wellington and Auckland, including 2008 New Zealand Fashion week labels, Stitch Ministry, Crowded Elevator and Doosh. One Australian label, pretty and feminine ‘Mimosa’ is being showcased this season and Rex Royale has recently been approached by a French label so…watch this space!Jacki says that essentially a street wear boutique, for spring we can expect to see more frocks as we are head into a girly feminine summer mixing elegant silk dresses, 1950s retro inspired fabrics and shapes with nanas crafts. For the guys, geek chic and military styles will be evident and the current lumberjack shirts are moving toward a more street savy maths teacher.Want to attend a Rex Royale event yourself? Join the Friends of Rex Royale facebook group so you too can be invited to the next fashion event.
Pictured: Singer Yulia and her husband with writer Cynthia on right. Photo thanks to City Life and Emma Allen.
Cynthia Greep, September 2008
When asked why the art exhibition Jacki said “essentially it’s getting towards the end of winter – moving into spring and we are moving past the recession. We felt like drinking some bubbly and wanted to put some art on the walls after a spring clean including a fresh paint job”.Rex Royale turns 11 this year. The in-store collection has predominately a New Zealand emphasis, stocking designers from Queenstown, Wellington and Auckland, including 2008 New Zealand Fashion week labels, Stitch Ministry, Crowded Elevator and Doosh. One Australian label, pretty and feminine ‘Mimosa’ is being showcased this season and Rex Royale has recently been approached by a French label so…watch this space!Jacki says that essentially a street wear boutique, for spring we can expect to see more frocks as we are head into a girly feminine summer mixing elegant silk dresses, 1950s retro inspired fabrics and shapes with nanas crafts. For the guys, geek chic and military styles will be evident and the current lumberjack shirts are moving toward a more street savy maths teacher.Want to attend a Rex Royale event yourself? Join the Friends of Rex Royale facebook group so you too can be invited to the next fashion event.
Pictured: Singer Yulia and her husband with writer Cynthia on right. Photo thanks to City Life and Emma Allen.
Cynthia Greep, September 2008
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