A few months ago Zo and I had a wee dress up and a play around with the camera and these vintage outfits were the result! For years I have been collecting all sorts of vintage and junky pieces. The v...
And in this episode of “I am obsessed with things from Gorman” – may I present for your viewing pleasure, this amazing shirt dress. I’m kind of unclear about whether or...
I’m getting a little old to be writing christmas lists (although I’ve always thought surprises were severly overrated – what’s wrong with getting things for someone you know t...
Yes, Nike isn’t doing anything groundbreaking – it’s jumping on board with advertising campaigns such as Dove’s campaign for real beauty and Nivea, and possibly many other fas...
In what is probably a direct rebellion against the bright colourpolsion that is popping up in every store I see, I’ve gone all gothy. That’s right, I’m 23 and all I have left to rebel against is pop ...
Itching to dust off some spring dresses! For now I’ll just have to settle for admiring Laura’s awesome pink dress. Lookin forward to floating through the market tomorrow after some posh p...
Vintage items can often cost just as much as new, and for those of us dedicated to easing our clothing-to-landfill conscience, this can be a pain. Aside from spending hours at a local op-shop sifting...
My favourite shoe store Shoezies celebrated its last day open in Christchurch yesterday. They’ll be reopening in Wellington, and I can’t wait to some day visit again, but for now, I’...
It’s not getting much warmer down in Christchurch, but summer sales have well and truly kicked off in the Northern hemisphere. Here are some of my favourite finds (which I’m dreaming of w...
In addition to all the exciting events going on in our busy, busy lives – in just a few short weeks I’m going to be celebrating my 23 birthday. Writing that statement, all that was going through my h...
Come spring, I reeaally want to be wearing Samantha Pleet’s pretty dresses. Like this one, which has the added bonus of being able to be worn multiple ways: the skirt has belt loops at t...
I managed to pick up Lucy Siegel’s “To Die For,” a revealing look at the side of fashion we’d often rather not hear about. Unlike most books that look under the covers of an e...
The cold clutch of winter is bearing down on me (and to think… I moved to Melbourne thinking I’d be getting away from winter), and while I quietly crank up the heater, I’m trying to focus on the posi...
this is my dream bed. this is what happiness looks like.
Who are we obsessed with? We are obsessed with Kelly Osbourne. That’s the royal we, because as far as I’m aware Zo does not share my obsession with me, so really it’s just me, I, sad and alone on the...
…artists that I loved at Gallery Thirty Three, 33 Helwick St, Wanaka. David McLeod’s matchstick jewellery – beautifully crafted. Phillipa Gee linky jewellery, that reminds me of the...
It’s actually shaping up to be a gorgeous day today in Christchurch! I’m going to celebrate the last of the unexpected earthquake holiday we’ve had with a picnic! Speaking of which,...
I managed to slip away from Christchurch for a few days down south, and in the process fell in love with Seletti Boutique, 69 Beach St, Queenstown. Yummy clothes Vintage gems Internationally loved ac...
It has been a hectic and very sad week in Christchurch. It would seem rather surreal to post about a pretty pair of sunnies for the last rays of summer when the future looks so dark for so many. Hell...
Vintage lace and ribbons, cast in silver and gold to make them one-of-a-kind, then made into stunningly intricate jewellery pieces? Yes please. There are even multiple kinds of bows with different ch...
Today was what we call, a culmination of yuck. Yes, that is the technical term for it, in case you were wondering. I was feeling sick with a headcold, I had a job interview and I was super tired and ...
…into ring form. Roberto Cavalli.
…as in, crazy beautiful patterns on classic, whisper-of-vintage silhouettes that *gasp* actually flatter the female body. As Erdem himself says, he does “colourful, optimistic oddities...
Rainy day weather? I don’t know about you all, but the majority of my wet weather clothes tend to be in blacks or greys, you know – the ‘don’t show how goddamn wet you are...
These “stained glass hearts” from Not without salt writer Ashley are adorable! Head on over to her post to find out how easy it is to make them!
As a preface to this post - I have a lot of punk friends. This might not seem like an obviously important point, but I have many punk friends and they are all covered in tattoos. And they are all lov...
Who understands the obsession with wearing dead animal paraphernalia? Not me, but that doesn’t stop me wanting things like this dinosaur bones rib cage cuff. In addition to having a cz studded ...
Brown batchel with three compartments, $20 at Rob’s op shop, Ferry Road (address approximate – Ferry Rd looks totally different after the earthquake, but don’t worry they have a rea...
$18 from Tête à Tête. Are they useful for blocking out harmful UV rays? No. Do I care one bit? You bet I don’t.
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