Monthly Archive for June, 2010

Hey look – it's Emily!

Published on June 30, 2010 in Models. 0 Comments

Images/Aaron K, modelgosee.co.nz

Just like the title says, hey look – it’s Emily. Emily Theyers. The Sydney-based Kiwi model is in back home for 2-3 weeks according to Model Go-See. I just wish I had something to book her for because I love her look. I also kind of love her shorts.

Toto pizza – by the metre.

Published on June 30, 2010 in Awesome Things and Food. 1 Comment

Image/Calvin Lai

This isn’t really related to anything, but I have to share this with you.

You know what we had for a farewell lunch today at work?

Pizza. But not just your average pizza, pizza by the metre!

My friend told me weeks ago that Auckland’s Toto Restaurant did metre long pizza’s delivered, but I’d never tried one until today. They have a whole bunch of amazing topping combos (champignon mushrooms, smoked mozzarella, baby spinach topped with roasted pine nuts anyone?) and they’re only $36-$49/metre. You can order online, and I’d say a metre of pizza will probably feed 5 of you easily.

Verdict? Yum. Do it.

The end.

Something Old: Wrangler Jeans Ad from 1966.

Published on June 30, 2010 in Advertisements. 1 Comment

Scan/20th Century Fashion, by Jim Heimann and Alison A Neider.

How great is this? It’s 44 years old , but if you were to update the make-up and tweak the outfits just slightly, these girls could easily be walking down Ponsonby Road tomorrow. Seriously, how cyclical is fashion? So cyclical.

Actually, I wouldn’t mind a pair of those cream-coloured jeans right about now if I could get my hands on them.

Sylvester SS10-11.

Published on June 29, 2010 in Awesome Things, Models and Rant. 1 Comment

So I wrote wouldn’t shut up about Kate Sylvester’s main collection yesterday, but I’ve just realised I never talked about her Sylvester collection.

Gasp!

My favourites are the skirts. And in the interest of actually keeping readers, I’m limiting myself to just three bullet point observations:

Images/Kate Sylvester via 1am.co.nz

  1. These skirts are just like the Kate Sylvester a-line ones, but younger and ‘funner’. That’s not a word. Oh. Anyway, they’re good. The one in the centre is actually a dress but I’m loving it with the tee on top.
  2. Pockets. If only everything I owned had pockets, then I wouldn’t need to carry a bag.
  3. Holy MOLY is Ella everywhere or what?!

Decalcomania.

Published on June 29, 2010 in Art & Design and Awesome Things. 3 Comments

Remember how there used to be Letraset? You know, the dry-rub transfers of the alphabet? Man, they were cool. I used to spend ages transferring those things onto anything and everything. Does that make me a nerd? I don’t mind, I still love Decalcomania, and I love it even more now that I’ve just discovered these:

Image/via thirddrawerdown.com

Third Drawer Down are selling all sorts of different illustrations as Decal-art. This particular piece is a ‘Curated version of every drawing from MOMA’ by Jason Polan. So clever! So arty! Get transferring!

My favourites from Kate Sylvester SS10-11.

Published on June 28, 2010 in Awesome Things and Rant. 7 Comments

All Images/Kate Sylvester via 1am.co.nz

So I already raved about Kate Sylvester’s Spring/Summer 2010-2011 collection back during RAFW, but I’ve just spied the lookbook and I have to go on about it again. Apologies in advance.

Before I start, first of all – I pretty much love the whole collection and it was really hard to narrow it down to the favourites of my favourites, and secondly, before I go on about the things I want – I have to have that bag. Like, I want all the other things, but I need that bag. The shoulder purse is mine. I am not going through the hell I did with the boots from this winter’s collection, I’m already prepared to grab that bag as soon as it comes into stores.

So, moving on from that agressive outburst – here are my favourites from the lookbook:

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