the only drawback to carrying predominantly northern hemisphere designers (and its a small price to pay!) is that were always buying the opposite season - so come winter were sometimes missing those ...
we love emmelie brunettis a treatise on white magic line of perfume balms - theyve become a bit of a cult hit and ours are never far from our finger tips. so we were pretty excited when emmelie menti...
hi! sorry for the lack of informative posts recently - to be honest we cant quite believe its nearly april!! sheesh!! but never fear, well be back on top of this whole blogging thing from now on. cro...
until the light takes us - Jimmy D A/W 11 from Ciel PR on Vimeo.
the uber talented photographer oliver rose worked backstage at the jimmy d aw11 show last september documenting the preparations, the results were beautiful – but not content with simply pinning imag...
now that the darkroom has closed, the children of vision sale officially starts - with 20 - 50% off almost everything. dont miss out, this sale wont last long, as new season is not far away...
the darkroom sale shop opens it’s doors again on friday the 4th february for 3 days only, this ongoing collaboration between children of vision, jimmy d and generalcucumber.com features heavily disco...
you may have noticed on this blog that since opening weve asked each designer a few questions about themselves to get to know them a little better. ya know, questions about their collections, what th...
the other day we got talking to the lovely natalie smith, one half of our favourite blog so much to tell you about our new delivery of black amber balms. she recounted a story that she wrote about bl...
we first noticed anne-mieke ytsmas handiwork when we viewed her jewellery for fellow dunedin label company of strangers - we marveled at the till death do us part ring that resembled three fine rings...
wowsh! theres been a whole lotta online love of late!! the lovely queen michelle at one of our favourite blogs kingdom of style features jimmy ds new collection (due in-store february/march) and desc...
many an hour has been spent looking for unusual candles and perfumes for the store - and it aint easy - there has to be that perfect mix of an intriguing, unique scent, beautiful packaging and a bit ...
remember getting letters? as in, hand written letters... not bills or bank statements... but letters from far off places in ever so slightly crumpled brown envelopes with clusters of exotic stamps......
jimmy d designer james dobson caught up with rachael churchwood and grant fell from iconic new zealand magazine black to talk "norwegian black metal, chiffon punk, ms. 45, and selling bernh...
were often drawn to that potent combination of pretty and dark with our buying for children of vision - and when it comes to jewellery dainty just aint our thing... so when we came across the work of...
the recently opened douglas + bec is one of our favourite destinations for amazing furniture, accessories and one off gifts - we visited last week and left with one of their incredible white angle la...
this is all a little late, but there are some truly stunning images of children of vision pieces in the latest remix magazine, above is just a small taste of the amazingness... go buy one now!!huge t...
charlotte rust has a formidable pedigree, she owns one of aucklands coolest vintage stores, has worked for leading new zealand label nom*d, and possess that kind of effortless cool that is frustratin...
were loving this shoot from the September issue of US magazine SOMA - expertly styled by phoebe trezevant-miller and photographed by russ flatt, it makes us wanna rock that huge sophie hulme bow neck...
sorry! weve been missing in action recently - new zealand fashion week and a trip to paris for buying has meant weve neglected the blog a bit! but never fear, weve been tracking down lots of exciting...
few people are as deft with a pair of knitting needles as aucklander areez katki - areez creates delicate, cobwebby knits out of materials as diverse as recycled sari silks, shredded jersey, and even...
every issue metro magazine runs a feature entitled dress code where they compare varying styles of dress within the same occupation - with fashion week rapidly approaching this months issue featured ...
mitchell oakley smiths stunning fashion - australian & new zealand designers has just been released and is groaning with sumptuous images and beautifully written interviews with leading australas...
above images by oliver roseeven though our fashion radar is pretty firmly focused on international designers, we are always pretty excited when we find labels closer to home that can slot in along si...
the lovely folks at apparel magazine were nice enough to ask us to think of one garment coming for next season that we were pretty excited about - how could we go past this bernhard willhelm dress?? ...
take a look at this wonderful article by diane pernet on marjan pejoski and his label ktz - we love how they describe the ktz collection delivering soon "the pulse of the current collection is a ...
image courtesy of stop it right nowits easy to forget on your daily trawl of the blogs that they are in-fact an amazing way to connect with like minded people - blogs after all are a small yet intima...
the new bite me issue of 1am is online now and featuring some beautiful shots of the ktz priss puff dress, and romance was born monster claw necklace - thanks 1am!!check out the new issue here, now!!...
its that time of year again, which also means its time for our favourite guerrilla store the darkroom to open its doors, for 3 days only from friday 9th july - sunday 11th july.for those of you who h...
from top, romance was born gfc lace dress over money bodysuit, bernhard willhelm yam scorpio dress, bernhard willhelm kp embroidered dress.the new issue of remix is out and features a shoot styled by...
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