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I am obsessed with Karen Walker’s 2012-2013 Resort Collections.

Published on May 18, 2012 in Awesome Things and OMG. 4 Comments

All Images/via karenwalker.com

For weeks I’ve had two tabs open in my browser at all times (that is, alongside the other 7 that are permanently open at all times – Gmail, Google reader etc – those are a given). One of those is Karen Walker’s 2012-2013 ‘Sea Monsters’ Resort Mainline collection, the other is Karen Walker’s 2012-2013 ‘Sea Monsters’ Resort Runaway collection. I’m obsessed with both. I look at them every day and I can honestly say I’d wear at least half of the pieces in reality – that’s not even in dreams – in reality. That’s pretty rare for me.

First of all, there’s a tonne of blue throughout both Resort collections, and I love blue. There’s a nod to ‘The Village’ collection from 2010 (which I loved) – white stripes and trims on the hems of navy skirts and dresses. There’s polka dots. And there’s Kelvin Konoplyosova modelling. Bloody Kelvin, she makes everything look so damn good.

Here are some of my favourites (basically everything) from the collections:

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Nine things I like from Twenty-Seven Names’ S/S 2012-2013 ‘Nine Lives’ collection.

Published on May 16, 2012 in Awesome Things, Me and new things. 13 Comments

Dolores t-shirt dress. All photos of me/Louise Hatton.

While I was in Wellington a couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to see the girls behind Twenty-Seven Names – Anjali Stewart and Rachel Easting – for a catch-up, a bit of breakfast, and whilst I was doing that I was lucky enough to have a little in-person sneak peek at their forthcoming Spring/Summer 2012-2013 collection, ‘Nine Lives’.

I popped into their new workroom to see the samples – a bigger, airier and lighter space than their old place, and because Because I’m a little kid and I have a problem with ‘look and don’t touch’, of course I had a try on. And because Wellingt0n-based photographer extraordinaire Louise Hatton had also stopped by, I capitalised on my situation and got her to take a few shots of me, in the new workroom, in some of my favourite pieces from the new collection. For some reason, photos of one of my favourite outfits disappeared and got lost in The Matrix, so I’ve supplemented with some looks from the not-seen-before lookbook (shot by Guy Coombes, modelled by Georgia Fowler). Check it out:

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A Q&A with Zoe Fleury of Zowie.

Published on May 15, 2012 in Awesome Things. 0 Comments

Zoe Fleury. All Images/Hone Hernandez.

A wee while back I got an email in my inbox asking if I would like to meet Zoe Fleury. Zoe, in case you don’t know, is of Zowie fame. Zowie, Bionic Pixie and prior to that, the Bengal Lights. Not one to dismiss an opportunity to meet a bonafied pop star (not going to lie, I listened to ‘Broken Machine‘ about a billion times when it came out), I gratefully accepted the offer. A couple of weeks later I found myself waiting at Dizengoff for the girl. She showed up, tiny, head to toe in black, a bow in her hair, bobble eyes on her middle fingernail (see below), metallic pink handbag in one hand, (awesome) and Batman printed backpack in the other. Something about her reminded me of Japan. Don’t ask me why, it just did. She sat down and I, through bites of my chicken bagel, asked her everything I wanted to know:

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MBFWA: People I met and liked: Yimmy Yayo.

Published on May 5, 2012 in Awesome Things and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia. 1 Comment

Who: Yimmy Yayo.
From: The internet.
Spotted: Backstage at the Camilla show.

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MBFWA: Models Off-Duty: Olivia Lefebre.

Published on May 4, 2012 in Awesome Things and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia. 2 Comments

Who: Olivia Lefebre
Agency: Chic

What did you have for breakfast this morning? Porridge.
What’s the last thing you bought? The last thing I bought probably this bracelet… Oh, wait! No, the last thing I bought was fries with you yesterday!
What do you love about fashion weeks and what do you hate about them? I love the excitement of it all, I hate the waiting and right now I hate the cold – oh and there’s no food here.
What starsign are you? Capricorn.
What were you doing at 9:15pm last night? I was at home, I had an early call time this morning.
Do you have a nickname? Some people call me Livi.
Tall or Short? Tall.
Blonde or Brunette? Brunette.
Silver or Gold? Gold.
Vans or Chucks? Chucks.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? ‘Stay grounded’.

MBFWA: Models Off-Duty: Rachel Rutt.

Published on May 2, 2012 in Awesome Things, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia and Models. 1 Comment

Who: Rachel Rutt
Agency: Chic

What did you have for breakfast this morning? I haven’t had it yet! [Editor's Note: it was 8:20am and she was drinking coffee.]
What were you doing at 9:15pm last night? Eating Thai.

Pick two – Attractive, emotionally stable, intelligent: Intelligent and attractive.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? I’m going to India soon and a friend recently said to me, “Always wash your hands before you eat” which I think is pretty good advice.

Do you have a party trick? I can back roll a cigarette.

Tall or Short? Tall
Blonde or Brunette? Blonde
Chucks or Vans? Chucks
Gold or Silver? Gold

What’s your favourite food? Thai.

What’s the best thing about New Zealanders? Your accents!

MBFWA: People I met and liked: Nicole Warne.

Published on May 2, 2012 in Awesome Things and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia. 0 Comments

Who: Nicole Warne, fashion blogger and online vintage store owner.
From: Gary Pepper Vintage – the store and the blog.
Spotted: Outside the OPT, coming to meet me with sushi in hand after I hadn’t eaten all day. (THE GIRL IS A LIFESAVER!)

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MBFWA: Bloody Australians.

Published on May 2, 2012 in Awesome Things and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia. 1 Comment

Enough said.

Surfer, photographer and constant fixture backstage at every fashion week ever Sonny Vandevelde, shows us exactly how he feels about New Zealanders. (WE LOVE YOU TOO SONNY.)

On a side note, the model next to him is Rachel Rutt and she was wearing the freshest outfit I’d seen all day. (See it from the front, below.)

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MBFWA: People I met and liked: Rene Vaile.

Published on May 2, 2012 in Awesome Things and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia. 4 Comments

Who: Rene Vaile, photographer.
From: New Zealand originally, but now lives in Sydney.
Spotted: outside, after the Zimmermann show.

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MBFWA: People I met and liked: Bryan Boy.

Published on May 1, 2012 in Awesome Things and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia. 5 Comments

Who: Bryan Boy, fashion blogger.
From: Bryan Boy, duh.
Spotted: in the media centre.

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MBFWA: Things I’ve seen: at Ksubi.

Published on May 1, 2012 in Awesome Things, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia, Models and Photography. 2 Comments

Justin Wu and Susie Bubble, outside the Ksubi show last night.

A combination of the fact that it’s 1:52am Sydney time and 3:52am New Zealand time, that I have been blogging for hours now and getting a bit delusional and just because everyone likes a good LOL, above is what I saw at Ksubi tonight – ie. nothing.

After rushing downstairs from the Whitney Eve show because we’d heard Ksubi was starting, a couple of us found ourselves in the General Admission (re: fashion plebs) line for Ksubi. Being pretty close to the front – a good 20 people in, in a line of about 100 – we weren’t too fussed about the wait. But then the wait was long. Really long. And the line wasn’t moving. People with seats were entering, the special delegates (Bryan Boy, Susie Bubble et al.) were entering, the music inside was playing, but the line wasn’t moving. After at least an hour of waiting the threatening security guard made an announcement to the front of the queue: “We are at capacity. Sorry folks, no one’s going in.”

And that was that. We picked up our sorry asses and went to our respective hotels.

So, if you want to see some Ksubi coverage, I suggest you check Oyster – their review is already up and their backstage images are ‘coming shortly’. Until then, here’s a random assortment of photos from Day 1:

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The Sylvester Party dress.

Published on April 27, 2012 in Awesome Things, Me and Rant. 9 Comments

All Images/James K Lowe.

Before I start, less address the elephant in the room: The pinecones. Why the hell am I holding a pine cone? Why do I even have pinecones in a bucket? How are pinecones relevant in any way whatsoever?! I have to be honest with you – I have no idea why I am carrying one in every single photo. No idea at all. It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Or not even an idea, I just started doing it. And look how happy I am to have the pinecones in my life! They really are the focus of the image.

The other focus (and much more exciting thing) is the dress I’m wearing. It’s Sylvester by Kate Sylvester and it’s called the ‘Party’ dress. What do you think? Quite apt, I say. I’m very keen to wear it to a party of some sort. I’m a sucker for a prim, girly dress and this one really hits the mark. Sure, the blue of the dress is pretty bright for someone like me, but I’m getting used to it (it also comes in black for those less daring). The full skirt, the cap sleeve – you can’t get much cuter. The pictures don’t really show it (unless you click for larger) but the fabric is of a decent weight, and is textured, which I like. It’s a little bit different to your typical party dress. A little bit quirky and maybe even a little odd.

Just like the pinecones.

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Happy Birthday N Model Management.

Published on April 27, 2012 in Awesome Things and Models. 1 Comment

All Screenshots/Supplied.

One year old and New Zealand’s newest and arguably fastest growing model agency, N Model Management, has redesigned their website to celebrate (sneaky peek above and below). Going live at 12pm today, New Zealand time, the site boasts a whole development/new faces board, talent/commercial board with some all too familiar faces on it (…check them out!) and an in-the-works music management section.

Exactly 365 days ago today director and founder, Ngahuia Williams, opened N Model Management for business. Since then, a two man band with 15 girls, the agency now has five staff and represents over 50 models including some of New Zealand’s best working models – Georgia Fowler (above), Penny Pickard, Ngahuia herself, and – hold on – isn’t that face below a little familiar…?!!

Happy Birthday N Model Management!

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Things I’ve seen: at Blue Sky.

Published on April 26, 2012 in Awesome Things and Models. 0 Comments

Seon (Clyne) in Salasai.

On Tuesday night I was at Blue Sky, a small event held at Australis House in Auckland’s downtown Britomart district, created to show three Spring/Summer 2012-2013 collections by Juliette Hogan, Salasai and Alexandra Owen. Pioneered (and named) by Fashion PR company, Showroom 22, Blue Sky intends to be an annual event for buyers and media that showcases Spring/Summer collections (as you may already know, New Zealand Fashion Week shows Autumn/Winter ranges). In future, Showroom 22 hope to grow the event to include various other New Zealand labels.

But to the point. It was Tuesday night, I showed up and immediately I was impressed. The turnout was pretty damn good, there was food (!) and drinks and the place had a really great vibe. It was almost like a fashion reunion – everybody catching up and mingling. I can’t even think of any fashion media that weren’t there. You know what else was great? The models. My god we’ve got some great new girls at the moment. Kendell? Amazing. Dasha? Hello! Kelvin? Not a New Zealand but she’s here at the moment so let’s claim it. I can’t even mention them all, everyone looked great, the clothes looked great, everything was great.

Here’s what I saw:

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This is what it looks like inside Wellington’s hippest hairdressers, Willis York.

Published on April 24, 2012 in Awesome Things. 2 Comments

I feel like by describing Willis York as ‘hip’ it sounds unhip or like I’m trying to be ironic cheesy or something. I don’t intend this at all. I first encountered the salon at the Julian Danger show last week. Then, it was dark and furniture had been moved around to accommodate the catwalk so I wasn’t sure exactly where I was and how it was a salon. When I went back, two days later in broad daylight, I could see exactly why this happened to be the place of choice for young, cool Wellingtonians to get their hair did. The place is just so damn cool looking – as are the staff. Exposed brick walls, quirky artwork on the walls, indoor plants, art installations, a high stud with an exposed ceiling, friendly and attractive staff, you get what I’m talking about. It’s got a whole New York-lofty-cool-kid kind of feel. I liked it enough to take some pictures:

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