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Girls' School Chic Peek

March 15, 2013 at 2:38 PM

Glamour, fashion and fun made Chic Peek, the inaugural Saint Kentigern Girls' School fashion event, a night to remember. The brainchild of parent, Jennifer Duncan, the evening brought together some of New Zealand’s best designers and was enjoyed by over 200 Saint Kentigern ‘fashionistas'. 

Weeks in the planning, Jennifer and her team from the Parents and Friends did an incredible amount of work to ensure that every detail was well attended to. Tiered tickets were at a premium and sold fast, with the tables closest to the runway attracting early sales. On the day, the team worked passionately to transform the Boys’ School JC Chalmers Hall and entranceway into a truly elegant space, themed in black and white with superb flower centre pieces and decorations from the elegant team at Flowers After Hours. As the guests arrived and made their way to their tables, they discovered a gift bag of sponsored goods which brought much delight and further discussion and admiration as groups of ladies inspected the contents. With a tasty range of tapas on the table, the ladies took their seats.

We are thankful to parent, Kate Hawkesby who did a superb job as continuity presenter for the evening. Professional as always, Kate kept the evening rolling with a sense of humour. She introduced the designers and a professional fashion show got underway. During the course of the evening, fashion models with edgy hairstyles by uber professionals Kensington Hair & striking make-up by Eye Envy Lash Design  strutted the stage wearing new season’s clothing from Taylor, 2XU,Kimberley’s (presenting Marilyn Seyb), Zambesi,  Rue de Seine, Kingan Jones and Andrea Moore, with the models wearing shoes from Briarwood shoes. Principal, Dr Hastie and Deputy Principal, Mrs Judith Dobson were both dressed by Kimberley’s for the evening.

Early in the evening, the guests were encouraged to bid on silent auctions but the live auctions at the end of the evening brought in some unexpected bidding! First up for auction was for one of the girls to spend a day as Principal in Dr Hastie’s role. Bidding was fierce with a final offer of $1250. However, this was well eclipsed by an item that promised that Miss Kristie Richards would visit and read bedtime stories to the children.  When the bidding reached $2000, as two tables battled it out, a compromise was reached and Kristie agreed to two separate nights, raising $4000 for the item. Dr Hastie quipped that ‘she would get over’ Kristie attracting a higher dollar value!

Also up for auction were a Kingan Jones VIP evening with a Briarwood handbag included, a stunning piece of art work by Janine Bisley Prowse, a weekend for two at Snapper Lodge and at Lil’Amazons/Mini Titans children’s birthday party.

Congratulations to our Jennifer and her team from the Parents and Friends for such a fantastic event and to Kate for taking on the role of MC. This was a superb evening that has definitely set a heady height to follow!

There are also many others to thank. It was wonderful to have the support of the College 1st XV Rugby team to help clean up and a group of Senior Girls from the College assisting the models - a true Saint Kentigern family event.

Our thanks to the team of organisers from Parents and Friends

Jennifer Duncan, Kirsty Wilkinson, Michelle Carlson, Wendy Hart, Jo Darbyshire, Peter Darbyshire, Linda Fletcher, Robyn Woolford, Amanda Snookes, Sarah Norrie, Kim McGregor and Terri Tang.

Our thanks also to the many sponsors who donated goods for the evening.

Kensington Hairdressing Remuera, Eye Envy Lash Design, 2XU, Andrea Moore, Art Matters, Benson Road Deli, Briarwood, Courtney and Co, Crystal Colour Graphics Ltd, Deloitte, DFS Duty Free, DMI Homestagers, Face Doctors Remuera, Family Boats, Flowers After Hours, Fraser Smith Lowe Dentists, Future Feet, Genesis Fitness, Harmos Horton Lusk Lawyers, Heather Walton - Ray White, Heritage Hotels, HiFX, Janine Bisley-Prowse Gallery and Studio, Keith Kay Homes, Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium,, Kimberleys, Kingan Jones, Landscape and Grower, Made4Kids, Michael Overend, Mini Titans, Mod's Hair, Olette Hair Salon, Osborne Lane Newmarket, Palmers Remuera, EyeStyle, Prescription Skin Care, Principle Homes, REAB on Selbourne, Doll House Nails, Remuera Vets, Rue de Seine, Saint Heliers Dental Centre, Simply Flowers on Benson, Snapper Lodge, String Theory, SwimTastic, Taylor, Telecom Business Hub, TerraVin Wines, The Bay Tree of Remuera, The Elements Medi-spa and Beauty, Treat, tttenis, ubertec, Wooden Gates Waiuku, Zambesi.

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