Cybele's Bird Girls

Cybele seems to be taking a page out of 90’s fashion with her use of screen-printed, mesh long-sleeve tees, among other throwbacks. Which I personally love. I imagine you would feel like the poster child for London circa ‘97…

Introducing the BIRD GIRL AW season range from Cybele.

I went along to the Cybele shop in Ponsonby, for the launch of her Aw12 range BIRD GIRL. As well as wine and nibbles we were treated to a glimpse of the Auckland designer’s latest and greatest.

Below: Designer Cybele Wiren.

This upcoming season’s range consists of dark earthy colours including deep purple, brown, muted red, black, sandy gold and mustard. She also seems to be taking a page out of 90’s fashion with her use of screen-printed, mesh long-sleeve tees, among other throwbacks. Which I personally love. I imagine you would feel like the poster child for London circa ‘97. It’s really nice to see high-end Kiwi designers taking note of international street style and incorporating it in their collections. Go Cybele, go! (Editor’s Note: Megan also remembers fondly the tattoo mesh prints of Jean Paul Gaultier, and a local Auckland shop, Virus, in the early Nineties.)

Below: Robecca Leyden with her favourite pick of the AW12 collection, Bird Girl.

Of course no Cybele collection would be quite the same without her trademark over-sized tunic; this year sees them with a basic, clean cut, postmodern feel.

My picks for this range is pretty much any one of the screen-printed garments. I just love the Mythology dress, and as you can see from the picture it translates really well as everyday wear.

Below: Gabby in the Mythology Dress.