Gloss was a popular Kiwi television drama series made by TVNZ that screened from 1987 - 1990. Gloss combined a wealthy family, the Redferns, with a lucrative high-fashion magazine business. Yuppies, shoulder-pads and methode champenoise abound in this cult "glitter-soap". New Zealanders wanted to see themselves as less bottom of the world and more "here we come and we are sailing" (as the infamous Cup campaign song warbled) and Gloss was just what the era demanded.
"If you've got it, flaunt it; if you haven't, get it."
This was TV reviewer Diana Wichtel's take on the ethos behind the television series Gloss.
Gloss was initiated in 1985 against the backdrop of a bull market and ...
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OMG the awesomeness of the time before eyebrow waxing, photoshop and botox. More pox and crows feet than i have seen in a long time. I cant believed one person could wear that much foundation. Keep it up NZonScreen.
Please post more episodes! You have made this expat Kiwi very happy.
The knitwear! The ear-rings! The accents! What a brilliant snapshot of our (imaginary) lives in the late '80s. Hooray for Gloss and all it stands for.
I loved it! It was especially strange seeing panoramas of Auckland without the Skytower to use for orientation.
One big thing though - I wasn't happy with a break being put in before the credits. This wasn't part of the original broadcast and it was obvious that the closing theme music was meant to kick in to underscore the drama of Maxine's sudden arrival at the wedding. Instead a tiny snatch of the theme played, then the clip abruptly ended, ruining the flow!
Why not stick with the original ad breaks for splitting up the episodes?
I'm really looking forward to seeing future episodes!
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Caron Eastgate Dann
Posted at 03.09PM - 23.12.2009
Did you notice Alma Johnston among the wedding guests? She was NZ's first female TV announcer and I learnt speech and drama from her at Titirangi in the 1970s. She married Tim Evans-Freke, also a TV announcer, but he died many years ago. I believe Mrs Evans-Freke is still teaching in Auckland and involved in the arts community.