Sunday Reset

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Number One Shoes does winter well...

Sponsored post In the last week or so I have finally had to admit that winter has arrived. The time has come for my life to become all-winter-everything: soup is on the menu for dinner this week,...

Kowtow: The Silent Space

This week I got to check out the Kowtow Spring Summer range when the lovely team were flying through Auckland for a whirlwind press day on Monday. There is something very special about this Kiwi...

Sunday Reset

Be kind to each other this week! XX

Little Things by MYDEERFOX at Ruby

Ever since I saw a few snaps of the MYDEERFOX Winter 2013 range on instagram from Ruby's Wellington Fashion Week event last month I have been patiently waiting for the collection to drop in store....

❥ Equal ❥

From the moment Labour MP Lousia Wall's Marriage Equality Amendment Bill was pulled from the ballot box last year until it was adopted last night, I had wondered how I would feel the moment the...

Because we all need more interpretive dance in our lives..

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✿ Giveaway time ✿ 2013 Very Vintage Day Out!

The Very Vintage Day Out is back for the second year at Alexandra Park this Saturday in Auckland! And I have a double pass to give away! The Very Vintage Day Out is an event where lovers of all...

Dita's 3D printed gown plus limitless posibilities!

Image: Sleeve on the 3D printed gown for Dita Von Teese via Gizmodo This semester I'm lucky enough to be working as a TA at AUT while finishing up my Masters of Art and Design. In a class a few...

Speak tumblr to me...

Images: NASA Things have been a little quiet here at AychBlog HQ while I am recuperating but slowly landing back in planet fashion for what I hope will be another amazing year. I've fallen in love...

The Sociology of Gossip

My buddie PBJ and I caught up for a cup of tea last week and gossiped about gossip. That is, Elaine Lui's perspective on what the gossip industry can tell us about ourselves. This TedX talk is a...

On February

February 2013 was a "I'll remember that forever" kind of month! Over Auckland PRIDE festival I got to work with an inspiring team on Rainbow Youth's sharp fundraising campaign WTF. The campaign is...

★ ☆ The interview where I dance like a robot... ★ ☆

Pride Series - Ep. 1: Aych from Sam_Orchard on Vimeo. I'm alive, I promise! Everything is FULL ON at this end with all things PRIDE festival. If you are in Auckland over the next two weeks be sure...

?Create something that will make the world more awesome?

Because, we all need a little pep talk every now and then! And, because the world needs more dancing! XX

Glassons STAND OUT Presentation

Last week, with the rest of the Auckland fashion media set, I headed off on an air conditioned bus trip out to the Van Lier Rose Nursery in Riverhead for Glassons first ever season preview runway...

Archie's Girls x M.A.C

I was very excited when this bag of treats to arrived from M.A.C Cosmetics late last week heralding the launch of their "Archie's Girls" collection featuring Archie, Betty and Veronica from the...

Everything you need to know about Pre Fall '13

My fellow MAD-F&T (Master of Art and Design - Fashion and Textiles) buddie Rich McCoy and I often have long winded amazing stream of consciousness conversations about fashion, the price of cheese...

MEADOWLARK Stackers

New editions have been made to the MEADOWLARK Stacker Rings series and they are available for pre order NOW! Arriving in-store early February these bite sized treats are a delicate way to get your...

♛ Gaga and Gaultier ♛

What a sunny day it is in Auckland today! I was rather enjoying it (even though I was working inside) until I took another wee tumble on my silly ankle. So, while I am of dealing with that and...

✿ I'll have a cup of glitter please! ✿

These snaps were from a fun shoot I did to accompany a poem entitled "The Magically Gendered" that I wrote as part of my Honours Dissertation. I got the good news recently that I got an A for my...

Imagined Spaces

I've given my tumblr a little bit of a makeover and now it looks more like the magical images I collect *:-) I want to make more work this year looking at imagined spaces - how we develop them, how...

❥ My 2012 ❥

Looking back on 2012 I am a little overwhelmed reflecting on the year past. I never could have envisaged all of the amazing and life altering things that happened this year. Sitting down to write...

Happy Holidays!

In Kiwiland it is summer time at Christmas and these photos show how I plan to spend the next few days: on the beach with my puppy chasing waves and building sandcastles *:-) Thank you dearest...

MisteR Jewellery launches today!

Last week I caught up with my buddies Mickey and Ra from MisteR when they were in town showing their AW13 range to local media. The collection is delicious and I'm starting to save already but what...

Have you checked out Lady Petrova's Tumblr recently? It always makes me smile when I'm feeling glum! XX

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty sent me the cutest Christmas Present a few weeks ago, the most glittery camera strap I have ever seen! The brainchild of Nicole Calis, Sitting Pretty create camera straps as unique...

Marriage and Equality

Warm feelings and all that for the latest video by MarriageEquality! Neat to see big kiwi faces putting their names to the cause *:-) Looking forward to the Marriage (Equality) Amendment Bill...

Zambesi AW '13 - Part 1

Last week I had the delight of taking a look at Zambesi's AW'13 range at their headquarters in Central Auckland. I remember being drawn to the range on the catwalk at New Zealand Fashion Week a few...

Rookie 2012: Sara Andrews

Next up in my series of interviews of the AUT Rookie 2012 graduates and honours students, I chat to Sara Andrews about her honours research and runway collection. How delicious are her words and...

Lazy Sunday

Spotted this installation at the AD12 festival a few weeks ago *:-) XX