{"id":107600,"date":"2025-10-29T19:56:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T19:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/107600\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T19:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T19:56:18","slug":"mini-paul-smith-edition-for-new-zealand-as-is-the-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/107600\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Paul Smith Edition for New Zealand: as is the fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legendary UK fashion designer Paul Smith continues Mini collab.
\nPaul Smith Edition will come in three body styles.
\nNew Zealand-bound for 2026, pricing to be announced.<\/p>\n

Mini New Zealand<\/a> will offer Paul Smith Editions of its Cooper 3-door, 5-door and convertible<\/a> models from the second half of 2026. The new collaboration models were revealed at the Japan Mobility Show this month.<\/p>\n

\"Mini
\nRetro colours and green lids are a feature of the Paul Smith Editions.<\/p>\n

British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith and Mini have had a long-standing relationship. In 1998 a colloboration model produced in limited numbers embraced his signature colours.<\/p>\n

In 1999 Smith wrapped a classic Mini in his trademark coloured-stripe design, to celebrate the model’s 40th anniversary. It featured 86 stripes in 26 colours.<\/p>\n


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In 2021 he helped create the Mini Strip<\/a>, which included only what he deemed necessary for a city vehicle as a study in sustainability. And in 2022 came the Mini Recharged, transforming a classic Mini Paul Smith Edition into a modern EV.<\/p>\n

\"Mini
\nNow-legendary 40th anniversary one-off from 1999 wore 86 Paul Smith stripes in 26 colours.<\/p>\n

The new Mini Paul Smith Edition is offered in three exterior paint finishes, two of which are edition-exclusive.\u00a0Statement Grey is a modern interpretation of the 1959 Mini Austin Seven grey, with a bluish tint for timeless appeal.\u00a0Inspired White is an homage to the popular classic-Mini beige, while\u00a0Midnight Black Metallic is a current Mini colour.<\/p>\n

Regardless of the body colour, the specially created Nottingham Green paintwork \u2013 a tribute to Sir Paul’s hometow – is used on the side mirrors, grille, wheel-hub covers with Paul Smith lettering and as the paintwork for one of the two roof variants.<\/p>\n

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\nStatement Grey is a modern interpretation of a 1959 Mini Austin Seven colour.<\/p>\n

The “Signature Stripe”, a design feature of Smith, is on the Nottingham Green roof at the rear of the driver’s side. The alternative version of the roof features stripes in Jet Black in varying thickness, both matte and glossy. The convertible has a black soft top.<\/p>\n

All models wear 18-inch Night Spoke aluminium wheels in Dark Steel Flash, There’s also a redesigned Mini logo in Black Blue. Smith\u2019s signature appears on the rear handle strip.<\/p>\n


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\nInterior features special trim and Paul Smith-themed infotainment screen.<\/p>\n

Knitted black surfaces on the dashboard and door panels are inspired by Paul Smith\u2019s tone-on-tone stripe patterns and fabrics, while Nightshade Blue sports seats in Vescin feature knitted textile inserts on the shoulder and headrests. Decorative stitching on the steering wheel adds a pop of bright colour, in the Paul Smith style.<\/p>\n

The circular display in the centre of the cockpit offers three Paul Smith backgrounds when Personal Mode is selected.\u00a0Details include a projected \u201cHello\u201d greeting, the motto \u201cEveryday is a new beginning\u201d on the door sill, and a hand-drawn rabbit graphic on the floor mats.<\/p>\n

\"Mini
\nSir Paul Smith and Mini collab has lasted 28 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not often that two icons of British design work together in this way, and it\u2019s wonderful that our partnership has lasted so many years,” says Sir Paul. “The Mini Paul Smith Edition has been a real privilege, offering new colours and unexpected details that will be a welcome surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pricing for the cars will be announced closer to release.\u00a0The launch will also be accompanied by a Paul Smith capsule bag collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Legendary UK fashion designer Paul Smith continues Mini collab. Paul Smith Edition will come in three body styles.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[6190,35593,35089,18930,50404,2027,31609,111,43,139,69,77434],"class_list":["post-107600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-bev","tag-convertible","tag-cooper","tag-ev","tag-hatch","tag-ice","tag-mini","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-paul-smith-edition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}