Lonely Hearts Sneak Peek

We are excited to have on board the ever popular Lonely Hearts again this year.

As one of New Zealand’s most sought after labels we recommend getting in early so not to miss out on the amazing selection of garments they will have on offer.

Here’s a peek of just some of the styles you can expect from Lonely Hearts.

Dawn dress $320 DGS $150; Sleeveless leather jacket RRP $620 DGS $190

Desert dress $445 DGS $220

!!Designers Announced!!

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Tigerlily 'Rita' One piece RRP$199.99 = DGS $60

It’s the “SALE” you have all been longing for…and we now have a list! Again we have some of New Zealand’s top fashion designers for you to look forward to getting your hands on, with more to come!

With many racks of clothes, jewellery, shoes, accessories and one-off samples, you will be sure to find a great bargain! So why not tie up a great week at Fashion Festival, bring your wallets and come down to Shed 10, Queens Wharf, for the ultimate Designer Garage Sale of the season. Be even sneakier and grab a VIP ticket and treat yourself the chance to be first in first serve.

VIP tickets can be purchased here

Learn more about the Fashion Festival here

For our full list of designers see here

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Tickets for the NZ Fashion Festival On Sale Today

The tickets to the amazing new and improved NZ Fashion Festival are all up on sale today. Go have a look, buy your tickets and get ready for a fantastic week of fashion.

Here’s the link to iTicket – enjoy. And don’t forget to come along to the Designer Garage Sale, in the great new venue, Shed 10 (Queens Wharf) on March 03rd and 4th, 2012!

DGS at New Zealand Fashion Festival 2012

We’re really excited about next year’s Designer Garage Sale, featuring as part of New Zealand Fashion Festival 2012. The very roomy venue of Shed 10 on Queens Wharf will be the perfect location for fashion bargain hunters to find all their favourite brands all in one place for a limited time. As usual with the Designer Garage Sale, the prices will be insane so you’ll need to get in quick as it’s a first in first served situation!

Keep checking back for info on which designers will be appearing at the Designer Garage Sale and like us on facebook for instant updates.

Pics of the Designer Garage Sale 2011

We wanted to give you a tour of the Designer Garage Sale at New Zealand Fashion Week last year. Have a look at the pictures below.

Setting up for the rush
The Hall of Bargains
Shoes are always popular. Chaos & Harmony doing a roaring trade
The  dedicated team at the tills 

DGS 2011 Quick Peek Video

It was another huge couple of days where thousands of fashion bargain hunters flooded through the Designer Garage Sale at the Viaduct Events Centre (wasn’t it flash!). We sure hope you found what you were looking for, the place looked like a tornado had hit it by the end but that means you hunted thoroughly. Well done you.

Be sure to keep an eye out for what’s going on next year, and we’ll keep you posted on new designers!

Don’t forget to ‘Like’ the Designer Garage Sale on Facebook

The Sunday Star-Times is on facebook also and we’d love for you to ‘like’ us there.

Go to http://www.facebook.com/DesignerGarageSaleNZ

We’re also tweeting, so if Twitter is your thing, follow www.twitter.com/DesignerSaleNZ and we’ll be posting pictures and news from the DGS as it happens.

Hope to see you all at the Sunday Star-Times Designer Garage Sale this week!

Sarah Riley Shoes At The Designer Garage Sale

Auckland born shoe designer Sarah Riley creates shoes that make women feel like a million dollars.

Influenced by fashion, art, people she meets and life experiences, Sarah does not consider her work merely designing, but also sculpting and creating an artistic form which is destined to be treasured by the owner.

Sarah Riley has a great selection available for you at The Designer Garage Sale with one off samples in various sizes, media samples from the current collection, many larger sizes and classic stock like that seen on New Zealand’s Next Top Model.

Sarah Riley Shoes

RRP $499 For DGS Sarah Riley Shoes will be reduced to $100 and $200

Sneak Peek from Neverblack

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Elsa Fur Skirt - RRP $189 DGS $80

Neverblack is a New Zealand fashion label born out of a desire to offer beautiful and wearable garments for men and women.

Formed in 2009 by Jeremy Maclaurin (creative director) and Martin Chapman (graphic designer) in collaboration with fashion designer Chelsea Thorpe. The trio are rapidly becoming known for distinctive modern vintage styling and use of original fabric.

They delivers high-quality, cutting edge fashion for men and women at a price that won´t break the bank, especially now with these Designer Garage Sale prices.

Check out Neverblack at the Designer Garage Sale.

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Sneak Peek from Tessa Dodge

After the debut of Tessa Dodge in 2009, this fresh and inspiring label has firmly established itself within the New Zealand fashion landscape.

Since the label made it’s first appearance in a small Napier clothing boutique, the range of clothes for modern and practical women has expanded and is now available in four great stockists.

Tessa Dodge is a label that knows what women want in their wardrobes.  There are pieces for every occasion, from the stand out dress to the every day modern wear, with the option to mix and match with existing pieces.  The subtle use of organic material has been incorporated into many of the designs, combined with other alluring colours and fabrics.

Tessa Dodge outfits on sale at the Designer Garage Sale1. Dusk Shirt Dress – RRP $245, DGS only $99

2. Mystery Top – RRP $196, DGS $49, Flash Light Mini – RRP $215, DGS $ 69