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The Benson and Hedges Fashion Design Awards were the big fashion event of the year from the late 70s through to the 90s. The live show was organised by model agent Maysie Bestall-Cohen, and TVNZ produced the broadcast version. Bestall-Cohen and Bob Parker host this 1986 show from Wellington. Former Miss Universe Lorraine Downes is a guest presenter, and the line-up of models includes a teenage Rachel Hunter and future TV presenter Hilary Timmins. It was the 80s, so padded shoulders, geometric prints and scarily bright colours are in abundance.
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Amazing how unflattering and ageing most of these clothes are! I do like the taupe one and the white skirt suit is flattering... but most of the others look like they were designed for the circus! The headwear is awful too! It's weird, the girls look boring despite the outfits being garish and outlandish! Oh dear.
Thank God for punk.
No one cares about fashion-when the world ends all things will pass away...yes, even your pretty bracelettes ladies.
konstantina moutos ALWAYS seemed to win. where is she now?
As a 20 year old bloke I probably wasn't the target demographic for this program but I loved the music. Went out the next day and purchased the 12" mix of "The sun always shines on TV". Not a fan of Aha normally. Strange how my fallible memory recalls crazy tilted camera angles when drums changed to the orchestral-synth swells, that obviously never happened.
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Mish
Posted at 12.34PM - 27.09.2012
Someone's got a tuatara on their shoulder! Hahaha!
I remember going to a school fair in the 80s and one of the trendy guys was wearing RAGS on his feet. Hahaha!
I can't watch anymore.