Monthly Archive for May, 2011

KRAFT Envelopes.

Published on May 31, 2011 in Awesome Things and Organisation. 2 Comments

All Images/via blog.baum-kuchen.net

Attention budding creative-business types: Nothing says professional like good quality stationery. And nothing says creative like good quality, good looking stationery. These Kraft envelopes encompass both. And because I think I am both a professional (kind of ) and creative, I think it’s best I be getting some. I mean, how good would it feel to open up one of those babies, put in some (obviously very important) crisp documents, tie up the whole thing with that bit of string and deliver it to a client? How good would that be?! Imagine the look on their face! AMAZING. (I’m a nerd.)

If you think you are also a bit of a creative professional and you want to add some fancy-envelope-goodness to your life, you can get your hands on some (in various sizes) here.

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Rachel Antonoff Fall/Winter 2011.

Published on May 30, 2011 in Awesome Things. 4 Comments

All Images/via fashionista.com

Maybe it’s because I saw these clothes in real life at the start of the year, or perhaps it’s just the fact that everything Rachel Antonoff makes is just so damn cute, but how is it that I could want literally 80% of the items from her lookbook?

Below are the favourites of my favourites. (Tights with cats on the knees?! YES PLEASE!) For the rest, see here.

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Highs and Low(e)s.

Published on May 29, 2011 in Awesome Things and Rant. 4 Comments

The Wonder Years. So good. Image/via hushnwonder.wordpress.com

Highs:

  1. I’m kind of obsessed with The Model Burnbook‘s Cailin Hill. She is just so normal! That may seem like a stupid thing to say but how refreshing to read a blog by a model who seems just as awkward and ordinary the rest of us (except happens to be 5’9″, thin and with great bone structure). Here she is in a video for the Ford models blog:
  2. I have this really awesome memory of my whole family sitting around watching The Wonder Years. I imagine it was like 15 years ago now but I still remember it being fricken awesome. In a period of darkness yesterday, I decided to try to recreate this happy time in my life by re-watching the series from the start. I’m glad I did. That show is amazing. The episodes are only 20 minutes long, it’s fun to play ‘spot the actor that got famous after this show’ and the outfits are awesome. Watch it immediately! PS: Whilst searching for an image for this, I came across these. (Quasi-NSFW.) OMG WINNIE COOPER!
  3. How good are blankets? I’m talking the type you carry around the house with you – you know the ones, security blankets. They’re not only for little kids. I don’t care if I sound pathetic – it’s so damn cold these days, my blankey is the only thing that’s keeping me alive.
  4. Sweaters for the win! (Although the tees are actually my favourite, especially the maroon print on organic cotton. Hol. La.)

Low(e)s:

  1. Hey, so who knew how complicated it would be to be self-employed?! Not only do you have to motivate yourself daily, organise all your own meetings and be accountable for absolutely everything, but once a year it turns out you have to do something called your TAXES! I have to sort out my own taxes?! What?! They’re no longer just sending me a thing at the end of March that says “you’ve paid this much, please sign, thanks bye”??? I have to do them myself?! I have to claim expenses?! I have to dig through 8 months worth of receipts??! HELLLLPPPPP!!!
  2. I ate KFC twice over the weekend. Twice. This would probably be a high if it weren’t for the fact that I have not consumed a vegetable since Tuesday. Literally. (Fries don’t count.) Can anyone say scurvy?
  3. You know how I went to Sydney for RAFW? You know how that was at the start of the month? Yeah, I haven’t completely unpacked. I don’t know what’s wrong with me.

Stella Maxwell likes her coffee black, has Phil Collins on her ipod.

Published on May 28, 2011 in Awesome Things and Models. 1 Comment

Image/fashionista.com

It’s a New-Zealand-models-on-the-internet-frenzy here on the blog this weekend, with the latest being Fashionista‘s model-street-style profile on Stella Maxwell. In the short interview we learn that Stella is 20 years old, is signed with Trump, listens to Phil Collins, has had her cropped hairstyle for 2 years, likes her coffee black (but what model doesn’t, right?), and describes her style as ‘boyish’ and ‘masculine-esque’. Oh, and that she owns those low-top Docs that everyone seems to be into these days. Personally, I think Stella could be wearing a paper bag and she’d still look better than all of us. For more pics and the rest of her profile, see here.

Untouched.

Published on May 27, 2011 in Awesome Things, Models and Photography. 0 Comments

A make-up-less, unretouched Emily Baker on the right. All Images/via models.com

And while I’m on a re-posting roll, check out the latest from models.com – they’ve shot a whole bunch of top models for an exhibition to celebrate modelling agency Viva’s launch of their new London division. The exhibition’s called ‘Untouched’ – all the models were shot with no professional hair and make-up – photographer Scott Trindle says that he did not retouch any of the photos either. Incredible. And what’s more, as well as shooting the big-name girls (Natalia Vodianova, Raquel Zimmerman, Kim Noorda, etc), there’s also a three very special girls included in the mix: New Zealanders Emily Baker, Stella Maxwell and Jessica Clarke.

For more, see below. For all the rest (and a cute montage video of some of the girls – in colour!), see here.

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Hey look, it's Jess Clarke!

Published on May 27, 2011 in Models and Photography. 0 Comments

Image/Vanessa Jackman.

Spotted this morning on streetstyle photographer Vanessa Jackman’s blog: Palmerston-North-born, international-catwalk-bred model, Jessica Clarke. The only thing though – she’s referred to as an Aussie!

Now we can’t have that, can we?!

Print.

Published on May 26, 2011 in Awesome Things and Me. 0 Comments

Print. Issue 1 cover. All Images/Print.

You know, you’ve got to give kudos to go-getters. You know the types – the ones who will drop everything for a dream, an idea. The types who are happy and willing to put themselves out there. I am not exactly much of a go-getter, I’m pretty much afraid of everything and hate to sell myself (I’m working on it) so you can understand why I have great appreciation for those who really give things a go. Nicole and Jack are two young and talented Aucklanders that have done precisely that. In what most would say is a difficult economic climate and an oversaturated market, they have defied all odds and created a magazine. A print magazine named Print.

“print. magazine started out as an idea. Most things, since the start of time, have started out as this very same thing – just an ‘idea’.

But we didn’t want print. to stay just ‘an idea’. We wanted it to be a little creative hub bursting with inspiration. We wanted it to be a place where anyone who had a pen and piece of paper, or a camera for that matter of fact, could come and submit their work to share to all of us like minded folk in the form of print.

So that’s what we did. We made a magazine where creative people who didn’t have any experience within the ‘creative field’ but still wanted to contribute, could.”

And so it is, months in the making and the first issue of Print. has gone to, well, print. And thanks to Nicole, there’s a very, very nice article about me in it. (Too nice – it makes me sound incredible, even I want to be my friend after reading it – see below.)

Print. is stocked at Mag Nation (amongst other places) from today onwards and retails for just $10.00, so support these go-getters and go-get-a copy today!

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Zippora Seven for Opening Ceremony.

Published on May 25, 2011 in Awesome Things and Models. 0 Comments

All Images/via openingceremony.us

Our very own Zippora Seven stars in Opening Ceremony’s first ever editorial shoot (alongside Claire Birkholtz), ‘Where troubles melt like lemon drops’ and I like it a lot. It’s kooky, it’s colourful and it involves heavy use of the Proenza Schouler PS1. These are my favourites (especially, especially these first two):

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Girls can wear the Little Brother duffle coat too.

Published on May 24, 2011 in Awesome Things and Menswear. 2 Comments

Are you a girl? Are you looking for a coat to keep you warm this winter? More specifically, are you looking for a duffle coat to keep you warm this winter? WELL. Let me give you an option: the Little Brother men’s duffle coat. It comes in tan or navy, it’s heavy – like, literally – it’s so warm, and best of all the sizes run small. That’s me, above, wearing the XS. It fits pretty good in the shoulder and I’m around a NZ size 8. The only thing is, the sleeves are a little long. That may not bother you, but I’d get them taken up (which would be relatively simple considering there are no working buttons on the sleeve).

The coat is available at Barkers, and online here.

Questions.

Published on May 23, 2011 in Awesome Things and Models. 1 Comment

Anouk Rondel (62 models) in the new Thugged Out Since Cub Scouts tees.

  1. Do you want this t-shirt?
  2. Do you want to look like our (amazing) model, Anouk?
  3. Do you want to date our amazing model, Anouk?!*
  4. Do you think it’s time for a new sweater?
  5. Do you like wolves (specifically wolves combined with collegiate-style fonts)?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above, look no further: the second Isaac Likes sweater (which I co-designed) is now available from an Area 51 store near you!

Not near Area 51, don’t want to leave the comfort of your couch or want the t-shirt version? No problemo amigos, the sweaters and tees are both available online at the Isaac Likes store.

*Disclaimer: While I can’t guarantee that purchasing a Thugged Out Since Cub Scouts tee or sweater will actually get you a date with Anouk, I can safely say that if she sees you wearing one, she will definitely notice you.

Highs and Low(e)s.

Published on May 23, 2011 in Awesome Things and Rant. 1 Comment

Isaac Likes labels. Created in less than 2 weeks by our mates at Aaron Apple Labels.

Highs:

  1. The time has come. The Isaac Likes sweater is available for purchase tomorrow! Don’t sweat it! Get your sweater on! Insert other sweater related comments here!
  2. Got a personalised notebook in my Showroom 22 Media Day goodie bag. This may not be exciting for those of you who don’t like stationery, but for people like me it is literally the best thing since sliced bread. Sliced bread I tell you!
  3. On Tuesday I was asked by a woman sitting next to me in a café, whether I would watch her baby for a bit. Naturally, I obliged. She left him in a stroller just sitting next to me. She was only gone for about 10 minutes, but I was astonished at how trusting she was. Naturally, I tweeted it. Amazing.

Low(e)s:

  1. Failed my W.O.F due to a broken parking light. Then got charged $9.00 for a headlight polish. $9.00 to polish my damn headlights?! What is this?!
  2. I didn’t blog two days this week. And this post has taken me like, four hours to write. I’m losing my blogging mojo.

Two days and counting…

Published on May 21, 2011 in Awesome Things. 4 Comments

The screens getting made up for the new Isaac Likes sweater.

In two days from now, the new Isaac Likes sweater will be available for readers and non-readers alike. Isaac and I have spent the last couple of weeks getting ready for this moment. A couple of days ago I saw the sample and I can tell you now, the sweater is awesome. And I’m not just saying that because I helped design it. If you’re into collegiate-style anything, grey marle, wolves or if you consider yourself to be a little (or a lot) thugged out, you’re gonna love it.

Watch. This. Space.

My favourite things from Lonely Hearts Spring/Summer 2011-2012.

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

All Images/via thegirlwiththekaleidoscopeeyes.com

I went to see the Lonely Heart’s Spring/Summer 2011-2012 collection about a month ago. It was pretty much one of the best media viewings I’d ever been to. There were delicious treats from Little & Friday (you can’t beat good food at these kinds of things), and the clothes were pretty. I fell in love with quite a few pieces (that dress above on the left is on the top of my summer wish list) – see my favourites below:

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My favourite things from Zambesi Spring/Summer 2011-2012.

Published on May 19, 2011 in Awesome Things. 1 Comment

All Images/Supplied.

As much as I have wanted to be, I have never really been a Zambesi girl. Zambesi girls are kind of intimidating.
In my mind, Zambesi girls have this insane, clever sense of style, the ability to layer and most of all, an aura of ‘cool’. Basically, three things that I would love to have but never will. It’s because of this mindset that I have never really bought much from Zambesi, much less delved deep into their racks of clothes. But despite all this, I do have great respect for the brand and was delighted when asked if I would like to preview their Spring/Summer 2011-2012 collection.

So yesterday I went, determined to not be intimidated and to have an open mind about it all. I mean, maybe I could be a Zambesi girl! Maybe I just needed to be less of a wuss and just jump right in! So I did. And I was pleasantly surprised. The clothes were beautiful. Sure, there were a few things I couldn’t wear, but upon closer inspection of the collection as a whole, there were so many pieces I could wear – lovely, loose dresses, patch-fabric shorts and long, soft knits, for instance. I don’t know what I was so afraid of this whole time!

The moral of the story, kids, is to just give things a go!

These are some of my favourites from the lookbook, with the ‘knife’ pant (above left) and the marled fisherman knit top (above right) being my top picks of the lot:

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I have a new career as an astrologer.

Published on May 17, 2011 in Awesome Things and Rant. 5 Comments

I don't have a picture to go with this post, so here are some bottles.

This weekend I read my horoscope for the week, as I usually do, and it really had nothing for me that I wanted. All it talked about was relationships – if I was in one, there would be a time this week where change was going to happen, if I wasn’t in one, there would also be a time this week where change was going to happen. All in all, quite unsatisfactory, vague and not really what I wanted to read at all.

So, because I have started writing three posts but can’t seem to get my head around finishing them, and because today has been pretty busy and kind of emotionally draining, I have decided skip posting what I would normally post and have written the horoscope I wanted for the week instead:

SCORPIO:

This is going to be a great week for you. Venus is in your sign and this is positive for your financial situation, especially towards the end of the week, where you will be greatly rewarded. But remember that with money comes risks, and invest wisely. New friends are likely, and will benefit your career. Keep connections with your old friends, but open doors to these acquaintances as at least one will surprise you. Travel is on the cards, and with your newly acquired funds, the world is at your feet. It’s likely you will meet a highly influential person who will make all your problems go away and you will be happy and healthy forever. Oh, and stay away from negative people.

Here’s hoping, right?