New Zealand fashion and lifestyle blog

2014

  • From bottom to top: we test Summer skin saviours

    From bottom to top: we test Summer skin saviours

    Winter is my favourite season. Layers of knitwear, blankets on the couch, those extra foodie indulgences in the name of ‘insulation’ … Happiness. But nothing inspires new beginnings like Spring and its clear, beautiful days dotted amongst the lessening gray, cold, soggy ones promising summer is so, so close. I’ve never kept a New Year…

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  • RUBY and Liam AW15 at The Engine Room

    RUBY and Liam AW15 at The Engine Room

    On Wednesday – on that day of galeforce wind you wouldn’t take a dog out in let alone attempt hair and makeup for a clutch of models in a restaurant carpark – the brave and professional souls at RUBY and Liam did exactly that; staging a perfect show at The Engine Room. I headed along,…

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  • Lunch with Alex Perry and Specsavers

    Lunch with Alex Perry and Specsavers

    “Don’t worry about those Collette Dinnigan glasses, nothing to see there!” joked Alex Perry at lunch today, eliciting a laugh from the fashion media at Cibo. The charming host had flown over for the very first time in his life to New Zealand to meet and show off the new collection that bears his name…

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  • ON MY DESK: new makeup for Spring 2014

    ON MY DESK: new makeup for Spring 2014

    Benefit Cha Cha and Majorette These next cosmetics all have the rhythm about them; from the flavours of the cha cha to the Majorette marching bands twirling batons. Benefit Cha Cha Tint and corresponding lipbalm shade Cha Cha Balm and Majorette blush. I am quite partial to a creme pot of blush; there’s something intimate…

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  • Semi-Permanent Wellington 2014

    Semi-Permanent Wellington 2014

    We sent Morgan Ashworth of Hyacinth Girl along to Semi-Permanent Wellington 2014 for Thread.co.nz and she has reported back with this story of her highlights of the international Creatives conference… Last week Wellington hosted the latest Semi-Permanent event – a two-day symposium on all things creative bringing together art and design superstars from across the…

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  • The Home Blogger’s Essentials

    The Home Blogger’s Essentials

    What is it you can’t do without? Here are my Home Blogger’s Essentials in a flatlay. Some of the basics I can’t live without are… Tech Canon G10 6.1-30.5mm This camera has been a complete godsend as it’s small enough to be portable and handbag-happy yet powerful enough to shoot events and has a cool…

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  • Baylis & Harding has arrived in New Zealand

    Baylis & Harding has arrived in New Zealand

    I have great news if you’re buying gifts and are on a budget but still want really cute and fun presents for the family- the British brand Baylis & Harding that many of you will know from travel to England, is finally available in New Zealand and will be stocked at The Warehouse here. Affordable,…

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  • SHOWROOM 22 MEDIA OPEN DAY

    SHOWROOM 22 MEDIA OPEN DAY

    Dozens of fashion media gathered in the white concrete space in Showroom22’s carpark for their AW15 Media Open Day on Thursday 6th November. The runway show presented many of their showroom’s labels including Camilla & Marc, Bendon, Staple + Cloth, Cathy Pope Jewellery, Taylor Boutique, moochi, Ingrid Starnes, Levi’s, adidas, Billabong, I Love Ugly, Tigerlily,…

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  • FACEHUNTER x OPSM

    FACEHUNTER x OPSM

    I got up bright and early for a breakfast event up at White Studios on Tuesday 4th November, hosted by OPSM to launch their new colab with FACEHUNTER. OPSM partnered with photo blogger Yvan Rodic AKA FACEHUNTER to document the real face of Australia today. They took 1,000 photographs of Australians to determine the modern…

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  • The week on Thread: Episode 9

    The week on Thread: Episode 9

    Here’s some highlights of the week in photos: Episode 9 Monday ROOMS TO LOVE It was a huge honour to have my home included in new local interiors book, ROOMS TO LOVE by LeeAnn Yare and Larnie Nicholson, from the original photos they came and photographed here for Your Home and Garden magazine a couple…

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