The Fashion Designer behind Parris Goebel's stunning MTV Music Awards Dress
Meet emerging Fashion Artist Priscilla Ale of 'E'vana Couture' who lives in Sydney, Australia, is of Samoan Heritage and born in Auckland, New Zealand.
She has had a dedicated spark for her Polynesian background, establishing a Polynesian Dance Company in 2011 teaching children the art of Hawaiian and Samoan Dance, designing and sewing the uniforms for her students.
As her creativity with handcrafted uniforms and accessorising progressed she recognised her Art in Pacific Fashion and decided to take a break with Polynesian Dance to explore her Creativity in Design and Fashion. She studied at the Professional Fashion Design with Sydney's LaMode College.
In FEB 2016 E'vana Couture featured in "Fashions Finest" Londons World Fashion Magazine and walked the Runway for the London Pacific Fashion Collective. Shes Been A Judge at Sydneys Biggest Multicultural School Festival, PacFest 2016 and was honoured to sit as a Special Judge for the Miss Samoa NSW 2016.…more
THE NITTY KRITTY: LANCE SAVALI
KRIT & LANCE SAVALI
Krit catches up with hip hop dancer Lance Savali in Jersey City before he hits the Madison Square Garden stage with Rihanna at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Humans of the Islands - Kristian Fanene Schmidt
Humans of the Islands - Deirdre Corbett
Deirdre Victoria Felicity Corbett
Model/Student
Tongan/Kiwi
filed by Aaron Taouma
Sixteen-year-old Tongan-Kiwi (actually dad's an Aussie) Deirdre Corbett never thought she would be part of a beauty pageant let alone be representing Tonga at an international event in Mongolia.
But that’s exactly where she is heading for two weeks at the end of September to take on a field of 60 participants from around the world at the Miss Face of Beauty International 2016. And, she will be going alone.
“This will be my second time going overseas. I was about 2 when I went to Australia but I don’t remember anything. I'll also be going alone as in my family won't be coming to Mongolia with me which will be scary but exciting at the same time"
Deirdre was always into sports, playing volleyball, netball and soccer but when her mum pointed out the opportunity to enter the Miss Teen NZ beauty pageant earlier in the year, she went for it.
“Yeah, I used to play sports everyday.…more
DISNEY PRINCESSES ..... ISLAND STYLE
Inspired by Disney's 'MOANA' a student from the University of Central Florida has re-imagined Pacific style Princesses!
ADORN - TALES OF THE TEINE SA TRAILER
COCONET EXCLUSIVE
Full 'Adorn' documentary coming to the Coconet soon
Pacific Beauty
NZ Fashion Week comes to an end today ...
Although there were no Pacific designers featured & we're not sure how diverse the catwalk models were, we thought we'd take a look at some of our own Pacific beauties who can rock anything from sportswear to streetwear to island wear to high fashion looks and back again.
And we can't forget our MEN!
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Wild Samoan Turmeric
Within Samoa's volcanic soil and lush rainforest lies a natural treasure that is a kick start to good health
The turmeric root or ago which grows abundantly in Samoa has been used as a natural Smaoan remedy for centuries with its healing benifits being handed down through the generations.
STEVEN ADAMS BASKETBALL CAMP
Steven Adams tipped off the 1st of his 3 'Steven Adams Basketball Camps' this morning at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland.
This is the 3rd year he's run the camps in NZ and he's extremely passionate about giving back to the sport and country that has given him so much.
Boys and girls of all skill levels aged between 7 - 17 have the opportunity at each of the camps to learn individual and team fundamentals from Adams and his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates and coaches, in an atmosphere where the young basketball players will have the opportunity to improve and have fun at the same time.
Each of the participants were also given a basketball and 'Steven Adams Basketball Camp' t.shirt as they walked through the doors.
We caught up with him at the Press Conference prior to the camp - here's what he had to say on a few subjects ....
On playing in the NBA Western Conference Playoffs
"Playoffs are just on a whole new level.…more
THE NITTY KRITTY
KRIT & THE IRON SQUAD
Our roving correspondent Krit catches up with some well known faces from NRLs Cronulla Sharks & gets the low down on their 'Iron Squad' group.
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Humans of the Islands: Ben Makisi
Ben Makisi aka The Polynesian Pavarotti - our very own international Opera Singer singing his way around Europe!
Benjamin Fifita Makisi was born in Wellington, NZ and is of Tongan and Samoan descent.
He began singing at a young age with the Tongan Wesley Methodist church choir in Wellington.
He graduated with a Master of Performance (Opera) with High Distinction from the University of Sydney Conservatorium of Music and a Bachelor of Music (Performance) from Victoria University Wellington. He had also received his tutoring in New York, London and in Italy.