Fantastic way of 'engaging the medium', and making an offer that (let's be honest), nobody is really going to take them up on, and if they do it's only worth $99. Funny, witty and time-appropriate. Win for IKEA.
A xx
we love all things classy, but nothing is beneath us. . .
Friday, February 15, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
The 'in' colour.
Burgundy. Wine. Plum. Oxblood. Aubergine. Whatever you want to call it, dark red was deemed the colour of the season for AW12 (SS12-13 for our Southern Hemisphere).
It's really awkward being out of kilter with the North - we get some of the seasonal trends at the end of our winter, they trickle through summer and then by the next winter, when we are thoroughly exhausted of them, we get them all over again.
My love affair with burgundy began with a dotti jumper I purchased around June '12. It became my absolute favourite jumper, to the point where my friends were sick of seeing it. It was the beginning of a small love affair.
I don't mind partaking in trends. However when I evaluate my closet, it appears my love affair has turned into a wee obsession...
To be fair, I have the boots in brown and the purse in fuschia, but I seriously considered both in burgundy.
Are you sick of seeing it yet?
To top it all off, one of my favourite stores at home is featuring the colour HEAVILY in their AW13 collection. Good job Moochi!
It's really awkward being out of kilter with the North - we get some of the seasonal trends at the end of our winter, they trickle through summer and then by the next winter, when we are thoroughly exhausted of them, we get them all over again.
My love affair with burgundy began with a dotti jumper I purchased around June '12. It became my absolute favourite jumper, to the point where my friends were sick of seeing it. It was the beginning of a small love affair.
I don't mind partaking in trends. However when I evaluate my closet, it appears my love affair has turned into a wee obsession...
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| Dotti Jumper, RUBY Nail Polish, Topshop Boots (Actually Dash's, but I have them in brown), Trackpants, MAC Lipstick in Media, American Apparel Circle Scarf & AA Small Leather Purse. |
Are you sick of seeing it yet?
To top it all off, one of my favourite stores at home is featuring the colour HEAVILY in their AW13 collection. Good job Moochi!
A xxx
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Oh, Karen.
Karen Walker is one of those designers I hate to love.
I never understood as a teenager why she upped and left us to show in New York, and always felt slightly cheated that somehow we weren't good enough.
I adore her jewellery (it seems to be the perfect combination of classic and kitschy), but so does everyone else.
Let's be honest, on my poor student budget, 90% of what she makes falls well out of my price range.
HOWEVER, every time I see one of her collections up against other big name international designers, I'm always so amazed and so proud because the clothes she designs come together in a way that is both very aesthetically 'together', and things I would actually wear!
There's something very kiwi about how laid back her runway looks are, and I think that comes from how nonchalant we can be about clothes. Yet her collections still look polished and cohesive, if a little matchy-matchy at times.
I like her addiction to prints (although I'm not seeing so many this time around, which is interesting and a nice change) and I appreciate her (very successful) forays into jewellery and sunglasses, and of course her shoes with Beau Coops!
She's obviously a very savvy businesswoman, which I respect, and she's also a mum, which is cool. The Department Store was a stroke of genius and it kind of seems like everything she touches turns to gold (which I'm certain masks hours of blood sweat and tears behind the scenes).
So thankyou Karen, for reminding me that kiwis can compete successfully on a world stage, and hopefully by the time this collection hits stores, I'll be able to afford more than a t-shirt!
A xx
PS What do we think of her new hair??
A xx
PS What do we think of her new hair??
Hiatus is over.
Welcome to 2013 everyone. Apologies for the unnanounced hiatus - Lizzie is now a working girlllll and I'm in San Diego!
Have made a bit of a resolution for Lent - instead of giving something up (and no doubt failing halfway through), I am resolving to post EVERY SINGLE WEEKDAY between now and Easter.
Hope you all enjoy, stay tuned for a bunch of new things!
A xx
Have made a bit of a resolution for Lent - instead of giving something up (and no doubt failing halfway through), I am resolving to post EVERY SINGLE WEEKDAY between now and Easter.
Hope you all enjoy, stay tuned for a bunch of new things!
A xx
Friday, October 19, 2012
Aurelie Bidermann
Her short film for her new collection (Fall/Winter 2012) shot by Mr. Emmanuelle Alt (Franck Durand). Beautifully! Inspired by Steve McQueen (from the Thomas Crown Affair).
Not normally a fan of split screen, but the visuals here are so captivating. And, unlike many fashion films, the product (jewelry) is showcased spectacularly.
Not normally a fan of split screen, but the visuals here are so captivating. And, unlike many fashion films, the product (jewelry) is showcased spectacularly.
A xx
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Thought Catalog.
You know I have love for lists. And so here I present a metaphorical orgasm - a list of lists (and including a few non-lists). Also an unpaid, unsolicited plug for Thought Catalog, a wondrous source of procrastination.
Here is a smattering of my favourite articles, and a little sample of each. Check it out at your peril - I'm addicted. Addicted like I check this bad boy out more than I check Facebook. I've also been uber clever and linked the headlines for you. Enjoy.
21 Ways You Should Take Advantage Of Your 20s
24. Driving over little hills in the car and getting the mini roller coaster feeling.
28. When plans you didn’t want to attend get canceled.
How unique you are from other candidates. General statement about your deep connection to the company you just Googled for the first time 14 (now maybe 17) minutes ago.
32 Moments That Make A Day Awesome
13. When you find out that the sandwich you’re eating includes avocado, which is the food equivalent of sprinkling glitter on something.
10 Ways Having A Full-Time Job Changes Your Life
Happy hour is the best invention ever for those working a 9-5 job. All of a sudden, it becomes perfectly acceptable for you to get Saturday night wasted at 6:30 on a Tuesday.
P.S. Sorry for the lack of pictures. This is becoming a recurring theme. . . blame the copywriting assignments and essays at uni. Amy xx
Here is a smattering of my favourite articles, and a little sample of each. Check it out at your peril - I'm addicted. Addicted like I check this bad boy out more than I check Facebook. I've also been uber clever and linked the headlines for you. Enjoy.
21 Ways You Should Take Advantage Of Your 20s
21. Go to/host theme parties. Once people age out of their 20s, no one’s trying to wear pajamas or Saran Wrap out of the house. The only theme parties that exist after your 20s are ‘Wedding,’ ‘Baby Shower,’ and ‘Funeral.’
You’re Not Allowed To Have Feelings
If you have a car, a job, a house, some combination of the two or all three, your life is a dream made of spun sugar and unicorn farts and you have no right to ever be sad.
You, drama queen, have 90% more things than 90% of people your age; therefore, your feelings of isolation, personal failure, and ennui are baseless and unmerited. Go glaze a cake or something in your post-grad stainless steel kitchen.
50 Of Life’s Little Pleasures
If you have a car, a job, a house, some combination of the two or all three, your life is a dream made of spun sugar and unicorn farts and you have no right to ever be sad.
You, drama queen, have 90% more things than 90% of people your age; therefore, your feelings of isolation, personal failure, and ennui are baseless and unmerited. Go glaze a cake or something in your post-grad stainless steel kitchen.
50 Of Life’s Little Pleasures
24. Driving over little hills in the car and getting the mini roller coaster feeling.
28. When plans you didn’t want to attend get canceled.
19 Things You Should Do Before You Get Married
12. Finish college. Because you’re way too young to be married that early.
There Is No Swag Left, For Scott Disick Has It All
Truly, he is the high point of that mutated mass of a family unit, and only because his existence is just utter whipped cream — there is no point, no deeper meaning, and he has gone balls to the wall with his Patrick Bateman-meets-Ivy League-frat-boy-who’s-picking-the-hookers-and-blow-up-for-our-yacht-party American Classic Style.
An Open Letter To Men Who Comment On Women’s Weight
But at the end of the day, you could make being a woman in a world where womanhood is scorned a hell of a lot easier on all of us by personally committing to a radical new methodology: refusing to make negative comments about a woman’s appearance. Ever. Under any circumstances whatsoever. Balls to the wall, boys.
12. Finish college. Because you’re way too young to be married that early.
There Is No Swag Left, For Scott Disick Has It All
Truly, he is the high point of that mutated mass of a family unit, and only because his existence is just utter whipped cream — there is no point, no deeper meaning, and he has gone balls to the wall with his Patrick Bateman-meets-Ivy League-frat-boy-who’s-picking-the-hookers-and-blow-up-for-our-yacht-party American Classic Style.
An Open Letter To Men Who Comment On Women’s Weight
But at the end of the day, you could make being a woman in a world where womanhood is scorned a hell of a lot easier on all of us by personally committing to a radical new methodology: refusing to make negative comments about a woman’s appearance. Ever. Under any circumstances whatsoever. Balls to the wall, boys.
How unique you are from other candidates. General statement about your deep connection to the company you just Googled for the first time 14 (now maybe 17) minutes ago.
32 Moments That Make A Day Awesome
13. When you find out that the sandwich you’re eating includes avocado, which is the food equivalent of sprinkling glitter on something.
10 Ways Having A Full-Time Job Changes Your Life
Happy hour is the best invention ever for those working a 9-5 job. All of a sudden, it becomes perfectly acceptable for you to get Saturday night wasted at 6:30 on a Tuesday.
P.S. Sorry for the lack of pictures. This is becoming a recurring theme. . . blame the copywriting assignments and essays at uni. Amy xx
Monday, October 15, 2012
21 things about 21 years.
Thought catalog is all about lists of your twenties - what you should and shouldn't do, who you should and shouldn't do, things to remember, things to forget, etc etc etc. Lots of advice too.
Here are 21 things I have learned in my 21 years. They may or may not be of interest to you.
1. Stay fit. You are probably never going to be that much skinnier than you are now, so you might as well be fit.
2. Learn what your tolerance for alcohol is. Sloppy was cute at 17. It's not cute now.
3. Have some self respect. Chances are, you're pretty amazing. If you don't love yourself, how do you expect anyone else to?
4. Be nice to people. If you give people what they want, they'll give you what you want.
5. Learn to apply makeup. Like #2, sloppiness is tolerated in your teens. By 21 you should really have foundation down pat.
6. TRAVEL. Do it now, before mortgages and babies and paying back your student loan saps your money.
7. Be selfish. You don't yet have to cater to anybody else's needs. Enjoy it.
8. Do what you want, not what they want. There is nothing wrong with having a night in if that's what you really want. There's nothing wrong with going out on a Monday. Your call, nobody else's.
9. Learn how to be humble. You will no doubt have a job that requires you to kiss somebody's ass - your boss, your client, the receptionist. Do it graciously. Like it or not, you start at the bottom.
10. Get cultured. Read the news, read books, go to shows, listen to Newstalk ZB, whatever. Be a bit interested in the world you inhabit.
11. Say thank you. Kind of like #9, people remember gratitude. A thank you card (HANDWRITTEN) takes no more than ten minutes.
12. Don't date dicks. At this point, if you wouldn't marry them, WHY bother falling in love with them.
13. Learn how to cure a hangover. I never got them as a teenager - I do now. They SUCK.
14. Budget. We're all poor students - be poor and have nice clothes, or a cool flat or something. Don't be poor with love handles and a hangover.
15. Get rid of toxic pople. Like #12, what's the point. You know they don't make you a better person, and you don't deserve to be in that friendship out of pity, or duty or whatever.
16. Be in the moment. The moment cannot be found on Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram or Twitter.
17. Always ask, the worst thing they can say is no. If you don't ask, the answer is already no.
18. Sort your CV out. Make sure you can spell, format it nicely, stay the hell away from Comic Sans. Get some advice from a successful professional person you respect.
19. Give your money or time to causes bigger than yourself - have a goddamn conscience. You have it so good.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. Dress up, wear something a little bit ridiculous. Stick your tongue out.
21. Write. You don't have to be an obsessive journaller, but years from now it will be cool to look back and laugh at yourself.
That's my two cents (or my 21 cents). Take what you will, and add your own in the comments!!
Have a fantastical week everybody. A xxx
Here are 21 things I have learned in my 21 years. They may or may not be of interest to you.
1. Stay fit. You are probably never going to be that much skinnier than you are now, so you might as well be fit.
2. Learn what your tolerance for alcohol is. Sloppy was cute at 17. It's not cute now.
3. Have some self respect. Chances are, you're pretty amazing. If you don't love yourself, how do you expect anyone else to?
4. Be nice to people. If you give people what they want, they'll give you what you want.
5. Learn to apply makeup. Like #2, sloppiness is tolerated in your teens. By 21 you should really have foundation down pat.
6. TRAVEL. Do it now, before mortgages and babies and paying back your student loan saps your money.
7. Be selfish. You don't yet have to cater to anybody else's needs. Enjoy it.
8. Do what you want, not what they want. There is nothing wrong with having a night in if that's what you really want. There's nothing wrong with going out on a Monday. Your call, nobody else's.
9. Learn how to be humble. You will no doubt have a job that requires you to kiss somebody's ass - your boss, your client, the receptionist. Do it graciously. Like it or not, you start at the bottom.
10. Get cultured. Read the news, read books, go to shows, listen to Newstalk ZB, whatever. Be a bit interested in the world you inhabit.
11. Say thank you. Kind of like #9, people remember gratitude. A thank you card (HANDWRITTEN) takes no more than ten minutes.
12. Don't date dicks. At this point, if you wouldn't marry them, WHY bother falling in love with them.
13. Learn how to cure a hangover. I never got them as a teenager - I do now. They SUCK.
14. Budget. We're all poor students - be poor and have nice clothes, or a cool flat or something. Don't be poor with love handles and a hangover.
15. Get rid of toxic pople. Like #12, what's the point. You know they don't make you a better person, and you don't deserve to be in that friendship out of pity, or duty or whatever.
16. Be in the moment. The moment cannot be found on Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram or Twitter.
17. Always ask, the worst thing they can say is no. If you don't ask, the answer is already no.
18. Sort your CV out. Make sure you can spell, format it nicely, stay the hell away from Comic Sans. Get some advice from a successful professional person you respect.
19. Give your money or time to causes bigger than yourself - have a goddamn conscience. You have it so good.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. Dress up, wear something a little bit ridiculous. Stick your tongue out.
21. Write. You don't have to be an obsessive journaller, but years from now it will be cool to look back and laugh at yourself.
That's my two cents (or my 21 cents). Take what you will, and add your own in the comments!!
Have a fantastical week everybody. A xxx
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