Hilary Timmins MCing Passionata’s Tim Allan Haute Couture Soiree

Hilary Timmins will be MCing our event for the first half of the afternoon.

Hilary will have her Tim Allan Wedding Dress on show along with one of the lovely gowns Tim made for her.

We have Rima Te Wiata’s gorgeous navy and red Tim Allan evening gown as well.

Tickets available for this event by phoning Passionata on 4809-709 and Shannon on 021 509 482.
Tickets may be collected at the venue.

Sunday, November 23rd, 2-6pm
Orams Marine Function Centre
Beaumont St
look for our Passionata Tim Allan signs
For a map click here
(at the rear of the large grey building stacking launches and up some stairs at the back).

Mary Livingston will be singing light opera… it will be lovely!!!

We have tested the Terrace Road bubbles.  Verdict….yum…

All of the Tim Allan sketches and miniature dresses are now online. The sketches are a mixture of evening wear and wedding gowns, items for both Tim’s Parnell boutique, and some for individual clients. Click here to see the selection.

All of these sketches have been mounted and will be on sale at the Haute Couture Soirée.

Was your wedding dress designed by Tim Allan? If so, we might have the original sketch!

Tim Allan’s miniature gowns are also online. These gowns were hand made by Tim, mostly during his early career. Click here to see the collection.

Thursday 13th November, 6-9pm

Gifts • Christmas Decorations • Party dresses • Soap • Hand cream • Diffusers • Shower Gel • Candles Jewels • Bags • Watches • Art • Boudoir • Collectibles • Vintage glassware • Chocolate • Wrought iron ware • and… that perfect gift.

Mary Livingston will be singing light opera, a treat we haven’t had for a while.

Enjoy bubbles and nibbles and lots of fun. Please RSVP for our catering.

Do consult our gift register for your wish list… send in your loved ones and they can get the perfect gift chosen by you.

Upcoming events:

Tim Allan Soiree, Sunday 23rd November, 6-9pm    Tickets $65.00 ea   $10.00 each ticket to Starship Foundation
Selling fast.  Tim Allan story here
The dresses, sketches and miniature dresses are all looking fabulous now and we are really excited.

Passionata Christmas Party, Thursday 4th December, 6-9pm.  Mary will be singing Christmas carols.

Watch out for us in Simply You Living coming out soon.

The catalogue of Tim Allan’s gowns and other garments is now on-line, though we will be adding to it over the next week as photos are taken of some of the remaining garments and the miniature gowns. Have a look at it here.

Also on-line is the story of Tim Allan’s life, compiled largely from newspaper clippings in his own scrapbook. I have found it absolutely fascinating to read through. There seems to be very little on line about Tim Allan, so hopefully we are starting a trend!

Organisation for the Haute Couture Soirée is coming along, we are just about to print a colour flyer with photos of Tim’s garments and sketches, and you should see a beautiful poster appear near you soon! The image on the poster and the flyer is a colourised version of a black and white photograph which appeared in the NZ Herald in the 1980′s.

You can download the flyer here (pdf, 348kb)

In other news, we have just put up our Christmas displays, we’ve got lots of lovely Christmas decorations, but my favourite thing in the shop has to be the handbag tree! Well… why not?