A feather-trimmed drop-waist dress in mint green plays up textural contrast with a beaded floral bag and ruched satin mules.

From artfully ruched satin gowns to romantic florals and drop-waist silhouettes with a nod to the Art Deco era, these combinations prove that romance and refinement don’t have to feel predictable.

Flyover of Napier in one of NZ's oldest passenger planes, a de Havilland DH-84 Dragon, to celebrate Art Deco Festival. Video / Gary Hamilton-Irvine Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters destroyed Waikato ...

During its six months, the exhibition attracted around 16 million visitors and generated worldwide demand for Art Deco – an abbreviation of arts décoratifs, or decorative arts – which ...