New Zealand fashion and lifestyle blog

2014

  • Making it work from Taranaki to Project Runway

    Making it work from Taranaki to Project Runway

    We always love hearing about New Zealand designers doing well internationally, so it was great excitement I read about Sean Kelly from Taranaki taking part in the new season of Project Runway! Season 13 begins today, October 2, on Vibe on IGLOO. The new season brings back the hosting duo of Tim Gunn and Heidi…

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  • October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought it would be good to put together some great initiatives that are around to support, fundraise and raise awareness. Here are just a few great things we can all get behind. Estee Lauder Companies When you buy an Estée Lauder companies pink ribbon product, 20% goes…

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  • INDUSTRY NEWS October 2014

    INDUSTRY NEWS October 2014

    In this INDUSTRY NEWS column for October 2014 we bring you some of the latest events in fashion, lifestyle and beauty that are going on in Auckland and New Zealand this month. DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship Entries for the 2014 DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship are now open! Here are the social media handles…

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  • Road Trip to Rotorua

    Road Trip to Rotorua

    There’s something about the great tradition of taking your family on the road; – throwing everything you need and a couple of spares you probably don’t – into the boot and setting off into the great pre-booked. I, however, face TWC (Travelling With Children) with some degree of trepidation. I can barely get them to…

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  • My latest must-see movie: Chef

    My latest must-see movie: Chef

    My latest must-see movie: Chef. I give it 8/10, and this film is out this week on IGLOO from 26th September so you can watch it from your couch…whilst eating! Make lemonade Much as I feel the classic line: “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is a touch corny, that’s exactly what sums up…

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  • The week on Thread – episode 6

    The week on Thread – episode 6

    The week on Thread – episode 6 with highlights of the week, including opening night of NZ Opera Don Giovanni, summer collections from Rose and Thorne lingerie, store opening parties for Deadly Ponies, and The Shelter, and an AMAZING trip with the family down to Rotorua to Polynesian Spa and Skyline Gondolas. Bestow Beauty Health…

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  • Shopping the sales: I do some family shopping online

    Shopping the sales: I do some family shopping online

    Shopping the sales: I do some family shopping online What I would buy online – and would not – buy online As a busy Mum, the internet is obviously life-changing. As well as being my daily work as a fashion blogger, it’s also changed the way parents shop for their families. To be fair, things…

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  • Show off your smile, not your smile lines

    Show off your smile, not your smile lines

    You want everyone to notice your smile, not the surrounding wrinkles. Vertical lines around the mouth are sometimes referred to as ‘smoker lines’, but they are far away from smoking. They form when the volume disappears in the skin surrounding your mouth, especially above the smile as you age. Secondary factors that can lead to…

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  • Well-groomed: Fashion Trends for Grooms

    Well-groomed: Fashion Trends for Grooms

    Fashion Trends for Grooms This year the fashion focus isn’t only on the bride, fashions for the groom are hotter than ever. Grooms and groomsmen will be wearing everything from custom-designed suits and vests in great colours to cufflinks and bowties. The right cut and the perfect shoes… trends for grooms are all about detail.…

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  • I’m loving: the new fragrance My Burberry

    I’m loving: the new fragrance My Burberry

    I’m loving: the new BURBERRY fragrance for women, My Burberry. The beautiful new perfume draws on a very British classic tradition of their famous tan trenchcoat with its tortoiseshell buttons inspiring the lid of the bottle and the ribbon evoking its tan colour. They didn’t use the signature tan check on this one, keeping it…

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