shopping
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Opshopping Challenge #2 with Megan and Michiko
Read more: Opshopping Challenge #2 with Megan and MichikoPARK YOUR CARS: the second Opshopping Challenge with Megan and Michiko is here! To encourage the idea of sustainable fashion – and that you can dress well on a tight budget – the stunning @michikohylands and I set ourselves the challenge of creating these entire outfits including shoes and bags at a single op shop on a…
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Life Hacks – My top tricks and tips in Auckland
Read more: Life Hacks – My top tricks and tips in AucklandLife Hacks! Here are my top tips and tricks for Auckland city, including parking, hair, beauty, movies, attractions, and things to do. All offers correct at time of writing – January 2019 – and are my unpaid opinions. Parking Nothing effects Aucklanders more than parking; it’s like the weather to most people. If you can’t…
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The Week On Thread Episode 115
Read more: The Week On Thread Episode 115In The Week On Thread Episode 115, the fifteenth column of 2018, I showcase some pics of highlights in photos of what I’ve been doing in late July 2018. It’s the highlights from my Instagram, which you can follow over at www.instagram.com/threadnz to see daily updates and what’s new. The Week On Thread Episode 115 Michiko Hylands and…
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Winter outfit inspo: NZ made and sustainable fashion
Read more: Winter outfit inspo: NZ made and sustainable fashionWith ethical fashion production and the Fashion Revolution of #whomademyclothes on my lips this month, we take winter outfit inspo in this shoot from New Zealand-made and sustainable fashion from a selection of local labels, all available online at www.societynz.com. As a believer in the benefits of buying investment pieces like good coats and jackets,…
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We’re loving: Wellington luxury sleepwear brand, Fog and Stone
Read more: We’re loving: Wellington luxury sleepwear brand, Fog and StoneWe’re loving: Wellington sustainably-produced luxury sleepwear brand, Fog and Stone. I don’t think I would ever want to get dressed if I had a wardrobe full of these pyjamas… Fog and Stone, a Wellington based sleep and homeware company, was founded in 2017 by two friends, Justine Vanstone and Christina Goss. “With a love of…
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Painted Bird, Handpicked European Vintage in Milford
Read more: Painted Bird, Handpicked European Vintage in MilfordPainted Bird in Milford is the realization of a lifelong passion for vintage clothing collector and owner Stephanie King. Painted Bird is the only True Vintage clothing store on Auckland’s North Shore. Stephanie’s passion for vintage fashion started at a young age. Watching and sewing with her grandmother and enjoying her Colombian mother’s style were…
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Editor’s Pick: Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2018
Read more: Editor’s Pick: Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2018The best things in life are free. We all know that and nobody is more keenly aware of that than mothers. But for those of us who also like to get a little something to gift-wrap up and present to Mum on Mother’s Day, I’ve complied my annual Editor’s Pick: Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2018.…
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Keep summer glowing with illuminating beauty products
Read more: Keep summer glowing with illuminating beauty productsSummer may be over, but its glow of beauty carries on, thanks to these wonders from TVSN. Keep your skin radiant with a little help from these illuminating beauty products available at www.tvsn.co.nz Firstly, improve your inner health so your skin is radiant. Turmeric has been used for centuries in both medicine and food in…
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We love: Mariachi Vintage boutique on Ponsonby Road
Read more: We love: Mariachi Vintage boutique on Ponsonby RoadYou know me, I love my vintage! It’s a combination of the thrill of the find, and knowing other people won’t look exactly like you, and the interesting details and fabrics of clothes from yesteryear. So it was great excitement that I headed into Ponsonby’s Mariachi Vintage boutique at 135 Ponsonby Road to meet beautiful…
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Editor’s Picks: the January sales 2018
Read more: Editor’s Picks: the January sales 2018If you love fashion as much as I do, but love a sale, you will love the January online sales of new Zealand fashion designer labels. Here in my annual column I search out my Editor’s Picks of the January sales 2018. This is not sponsored or on commission; all opinions my own. Let’s go…