Monthly Archive for April, 2011

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When Tommy met Anna.

Published on April 21, 2011 in Awesome Things. 0 Comments

Image/Tommy Ton, jakandjil.com

This is a bit of a blatant repost, but it’s something I really want to share with people who may not have already seen it. It’s Q & A on style.com with Tommy Ton (of streetstyle-blog, JakandJil, fame) and Anna Dello Russo (of Editor-at-large-of-Vogue-Nippon fame) about their photographer-subject relationship, turned friendship.

Tommy Ton first started shooting Anna about four years ago, in 2007. He remembers exactly when it was and what she was wearing:

“She was wearing a gold D&G chain mesh top. She was very hesitant about being photographed. And then the next morning at Nina Ricci, which was Olivier Theyskens’ first show for Nina Ricci, she was wearing a silver sequined dress and a fox-fur collar and I was like, what is this woman on? I couldn’t believe she was wearing this at 10 in the morning.”)

I’m not surprised. I’ve seen her in real life, she is outgoing and bright and larger than life. She has a presence. He, on the other hand, is friendly, but quiet, and very hard-working. When you’re talking to him outside the shows you get that sense of distraction – like he’s got one eye on you, and one on the crowd, searching for the next great photo.

Anyway, I’m rambling. The point of the post is to tell you the interview is good and interesting and it will make you smile. Brighten up your Thursday – read it here.

Got Cake?

Published on April 20, 2011 in Awesome Things, Food, Me, Models and Photography. 5 Comments

Jordan Rondel is a pretty, young Aucklander with some great baking skills. In case you didn’t know already, Jordan bakes cakes and other treats under the moniker, ‘The Caker‘. Every week she comes up with a new flavour of cake that you can order (if you’re from Auckland) and have delivered. It’s a clever system – it means you always get to try something different. The current cake of the moment is a nutella and banana cake. Previous flavours have included chai latté and carrot with clementine icing. Enough said. A couple of weeks ago she asked me to take a few promotional shots for her. I jumped at the chance. Not only was it going to be fun, it was going to involve a 6 layer, cream and raspberry covered cake. And I will go to great lengths for cake.

Here are some of the shots, including a few good out-takes:

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Awesome things I've seen today.

Published on April 19, 2011 in Awesome Things. 2 Comments

Karen Walker and Mikhail Gherman in their Auckland home. Image/theselby.com

  • Ever wondered what Karen Walker‘s house looked like? Ever wondered how she lives? Whether she has a pool? (She does.) What colour her kitchen stools are? (Red.) What her daughter looks like? (Adorable!) Look no further! The Selby has gone into her (and husband, Mikhail Gherman’s) place and done his thing. Check out the pictures, here.
  • If you love ballet, and you love Chloé, you need to watch this video (below) that combines both clothes from the French label’s dance-inspired spring/summer 2011 collection and movement from New York City Ballet principal, Janie Taylor and corps de ballet member Justin Peck. So pretty.

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Highs and Low(e)s.

Published on April 18, 2011 in Awesome Things and Rant. 3 Comments

James getting his wheelie on. Image/onofield.com

Highs:

  1. After two and a half long days of wondering and waiting, and wishing and hoping, I received my RAFW accreditation! Hoorah! This brings stress levels down slightly.
  2. Ono Field. After a long hiatus, my brother is back in the blogging business and better than ever. He’s got a whole new site, a whole new url, a whole new lease on life. (Kind of.) Check it out, if only to see the pretty design.
  3. Tidied my wardrobe. I say ‘tidied’ in the loosest way possible. I rehung clothes and threw a few things out which made me feel kind of good and smug about being organised and clean. But you know what’s kind of depressing? It’s times like these when you realise how much stuff you buy that you will Never. Actually. Wear. EVER.
  4. In other wardrobe related news, I tried on a pair of pants that I have not been able to fit (comfortably) in 6 months, and by some miracle, they are now the perfect size! Hoorah!

Low(e)s:

  1. RAFW in two weeks and I am severely under-financed and under-prepared.
  2. Being a girl. And just girls in general. Girls are just messed up in the head. Well, most are. Girls are cunning and weird and untrustworthy. Guys probably are too, but girls seem to just be that little bit more crazy. And girls are always the ones who are getting screwed over. Poor girls.
  3. So much rain! I do not like.
  4. I bought a ticket to that $34 million Lotto draw. I checked the numbers, thought I hadn’t won and chucked my ticket in the bin. But two days later, someone told me you only need three Lotto numbers to win, as long as you have the bonus ball number. I got excited, went through the rubbish and fished out my ticket. I had three numbers! AND one of them was the bonus ball! I’d won something! My mom just informed me that this is not true, you need four numbers. I have two words to say to that original someone (who knows who they are): You. Bastard.

My favourite things from Twenty-seven Names Spring/Summer 2011-2012.

Published on April 15, 2011 in Awesome Things. 5 Comments

All Images/Supplied.


If there’s anything that Twenty-seven Names does particularly well, it’s pretty. I’m not the girliest of girls, but I do love the idea of girly things. While most of my wardrobe is made up of pants and t-shirts and sweaters and ‘practical’ clothes, I do have a couple of pretty things, one being this beautiful dress from Twenty-seven Names’ Winter’s collection. I have been wearing it a lot lately, much more than I thought I ever would (the best purchases are always like that).

Anyhow, I digress. To the point folks, to the point!. Three days ago I came across the Twenty-seven Names Spring/Summer 2011-2012 lookbook. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’re barely into winter so why am I thinking about summer, blah, blah, blah. Who cares? I’ve looked at it probably about 13 times now. The collection is super cute. And cute supersedes all seasons. These are some of my favourite things (you can see the rest of the lookbook here):

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Something I bought overseas: one of two Uniqlo sweaters.

Published on April 14, 2011 in Awesome Things and Me. 5 Comments

Images/Isaac Hindin Miller

This is only a picture of one. The other I have is a grey marle. I bought this first navy one in Paris, after spending ages walking around the store. It was stifling in there. Freezing cold outside, all heaters blasting in Uniqlo. It was too hot in there! Way too hot for me to feel like trying things, but when Isaac alerted me to the men’s 100% lambswool, crew neck sweaters on sale (€19.90) I couldn’t resist. I picked up the navy XS (and a white XS men’s button down oxford shirt – more on that another time) and ran with it. A week of much, much, much wear and I decided it was time for another, so I went back. (I must’ve gone to Uniqlo about 5 times over that whole trip now that I think about it.) I wanted the burnt orange/rust colourway, but they didn’t have my size so grey marle it was. Grey goes with everything, so it was a good choice. I wear both of these all the time now. They’re super warm, and super easy to throw on. Sure, the sleeves are a little long, but it’s nothing that can’t be solved with a couple of rolls. And for approximately NZ$35.00 each? What a steal!

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