Michiko Hughes & Clifton Piper

Published: 3:55PM Wednesday April 22, 2009

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Michiko Hughes & Clifton Piper (Source: ONE News)

Source: ONE NewsTVNZ stylists Michiko Hughes and Clifton Piper

"Fashion is fun, but can be frivolous! While I love a good trend, they often aren't for most people. Good style is about finding what works the best for you and owning that look, that's really important."

Clifton Piper
Clifton is TVNZ's News Stylist and one half of the network's style team along with Michiko Hughes.

The 'dynamic duo' are responsible for the wardrobe and overall look of TVNZ presenters and reporters.

"I love it. I love making people look great; its so satisfying," says Clifton.

"Styling for news has a very strict aesthetic, a very set look to it. But you also want to make it accessible. What they wear and how they look needs to work without distracting viewers from the story. It needs to look impeccable without being alienating."

Clifton began his career in Sydney 12 years ago; first cutting hair, then moving into hair direction at some of the city's premier salons.

But he realised hair was only half the look. Clifton decided to go into makeup and styling as well - working in magazines, events and fashion shows as a freelance session stylist.

Since work brought Clifton to Auckland five years ago he's fallen in love with the television industry and become well known amongst its key people. He was brought onboard by TVNZ in 2008 to help refine the look of the network's best known faces.

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