Cute at the Cure Shop

This afternoon I visited the Cure Shop in Glassons Queen St store, excited to see the collaborations from: 

Huffer, Zambesi, Karen Walker, Cybele, Ruby Twenty Seven Names and  Trelise Cooper.

It is so SWEET! I loved the presentation of the stock with the cute mini dolls and the white washed cabinets, It is a bit pink party but hey, thats signature BCRT. There are also three of the MOST lifelike mannequins I have ever seen, I kept on double taking thinking they were models... pretty sure I said excuse me to the one in the blue jeans (below) as I tried to take a picture. 

All the items are sweet too, my favourites are definitely the Cybele Nail Polish,  Zambesi Candle (in signature Zambesi black), Karen Walker hat and the BCRT white wrist watch (which is suprisingly heavy and thus expensive feeling). 

Also the good old BCRT T-Shirts are back, I am loving the Grey with yellow star Ruby design...  

Actually I kind of just want everything... And why not? With proceeds going towards fighting Breast Cancer, its a very worthy cause!

For more products and to shop online go to www.glassons.com

xx

Big Dreams: Reasons why I REALLY want the new issue of iD.

Issue Number 315 of iD magazine went on sale today (in the US) and I am VERY excited to get my hands on it. 

Here is why:

A: Carine Roitfeld graces one of the 4 covers. Shot by Terry Richardson and looking every inch Carine, this undeniably talented lady is one of my all time favourite people in the Fashion world.

B: The issue is the Dreams and Aspirations Issue, titled Dream Big. I have a big dream so, naturally, I will devour anything that tells the story of people who have made their dream become their reality (cheese).

C: Abbey Lee Kershaw as a bad-arse Twiggy shot by Richard Bush. Check out those eye lashes!

Crap, I might have to buy two issues...

Once I get my hands on this issue I will post my thoughts, will it be all that I want it to be? 

Check back soon!

xx

Chateau briant

The little bit of France down the road, Chateau briant, 

is full of wonders.

With our kitchen in the middle of being renovated (non existent) we have been out of an oven for quite some time. Because of this dinner has been a merry collection of soup/steamed vegetables/cous cous/pre cooked chicken and on one exciting venture, canned potatoes.

So, feeling like we needed a good dose of home style cooking, we went to France.

I am in love with this little cafe/bakery/gourmet patisserie. All the rustic furniture and tasty treats (Macaroons!). Plus it smells of freshly baked bread and the staff are all french!
If you are in need of some yummy homey meals, gourmet french cheeses and fresh baguettes I strongly suggest you try Chateau briant. (Of course in a Kiwi twist they also do a mean coffee)

Vauxhall Road, Devonport.

LFW: Williamson, Kane & Erdem

So far London Fashion week has given me a whole lot to smile about. 

Here are my favourite things from my favourite people.

Matthew Williamson

I was transfixed by his bright colours and his (famous) bohemian sensibility. I would die for that blood orange, fringed mini dress (even though the fringe is in a slighty unfortunate area) and those every pair of the gorgeous trousers. Actually I think I'd just die for the whole collection.

Christopher Kane

What will possibly the best show of LFW, Christopher Kane blew the crowds away with is other worldly, richly crafted pieces. The cut of these dresses is something special, can you imagine wearing one? Coolest girl in the room. Sigh...

 Erdem

I first fell in love with Erdem (and print) after his Fall 2010 collection and ever since I have been addicted to Moralioglu's designs. His LFW show was all romance, seduction and innocence brought together in one seriously dreamy collection... It feels so clean and fresh with the cool blues and sharp yellows. A sartorial spring clean!

I can only guess at what it felt like to be actually experiencing these collections in... It must have been breathtaking. 
One day hopefully I will, but I guess until then, Style.com it is.

xx

Downtown

As I have said before my style is extremely schizophrenic but I am trying to tame it. In order to do this I have decided that each week, I will do a post on one of the four styles/moods/aesthetics that I love and will be channeling this summer...

Mood board #1: DOWNTOWN

The slightly bohemian, slightly rock and roll and all round 'Don't give a shit' attitude that the downtown girl radiates is one that really appeals to me (especially in the summer when there is nothing to give a shit about). 

Downtown girls:

Erin Wasson

Freja Beha Erichson

Emmanuelle Alt

Kate Lanphear

Kate Moss 

All women who are comfortable going anywhere in distressed denim, leather and too much jewellery. 

  So yes, this is 25% of me this summer.

It is the perfect style for the season where nothing matters but sun, friends and having a good time.

xx

 Photos: Vogue Australia, Vogue, Isabel Marant, Mania Mania

Some awesome people at NYFW

More than a few Editors, a couple of child stars done good, a Stylist/Realitystar/Designer/Mum and one fabulous New Zealander at NYFW.

Emmanuelle Alt, Editor in Chief of Vogue Paris (you knew that already though right?) is one serious bad arse chic in her tomboy-esq signature style. 

If I could have anyones wardrobe hand-me-downs it would be hers. (The job would be nice too..) 

I would really LOVE to meet Vogue Nippon editor, Anna Della Russo.

 I reckon she would be a whole lot of fun to be around.

Zanna Roberts Rassi has some seriously cool Celine pants that I would love to borrow.

As senior fashion editor at US Marie Claire, she has a job I would love to have.

Also Zanna seems like a really lovely person (judging by interviews/that show 'Running in heels'). 

Nina Garcia is totally chic right? Everything I see her wearing looks uber expensive.

I adore her on Project Runway with her no shit critiques and somewhat disdain for Heidi. 

With over 30 years in the Business Nina knows her stuff, she has even written 3 (great) books. 

Carine Roitfeld (ex Vogue Paris editor) looking so very Carine in her Givenchy skirt.

No one can pull off the sexy-but-not-trying look as good as she.

Grace Coddington: All round good bitch and absolute inspiration.

I still find it hard to believe I used to watch these two bound about in that series 'So little time.'

The Row was one of my favourite collections at NYFW, they are killing it in the Fashion world.

"I die" over this outfit (see what I did there?), everything about it is "amazing"(and there?). 

The length, the hat, those shoes... THAT BAG!

Allot of people have beef with Rachel Zoe but I reckon she is kind of amazing and fricken hilarious.

I admire her dedication to the industry and her taste in chanel.

Hamish Bowles is Hamish Bowles. 

This is a man I would kill to sit down with and pick his superior brain.

Tim Blanks A KIWI!! Whose loving his retro/modern (can't decide) spots?

This man I would also kill to meet. I devour his every word on style.com.

Stay amazing Tim.

I really hope that one day I will actually get to meet each and every one of these people.
I also really hope that if I do, I wont come across as a blundering idiot...

xx

Photos: NY magazine, Telegraph fashion

When CHANEL lets you down (again).

When you think of Chanel you think timeless, luxurious, chic and undoubtedly expensive.

Well, this is what I thought until this happened (twice).

I was given a brand new BEAUTIFUL Chanel 2.55 for my 18th birthday. This is the bag I had obsessed over ever since I was old enough to read Vogue so I was overwhelmed to actually own one!
Never have I been so carefull with a possesion before. I kept it packed neatly away in its box and only used it on super special occasions. Last year when I moved to London for the year it flew with me, there was no way was I risking losing such a gorgeous bag.

So yes, I kept very good care of it. This was something I wanted to have forever and hand down to my daughter (when I have one..).

But then it broke, the chain snapped and the bag fell onto the wet London street. All I had in it was a wallet and a phone, not exactly the heaviest of items... But still IT BROKE.

I took it to Chanel in Harrods and they said they would send it back to the Paris workshop to repair it, which they did and it was so all was well again.

But then just the other day it happened again, this time in the middle of the road. In the rain. AWESOME.

Seriously this shouldn't be happening to a bag that costs more than all my other bags put together (which incidentally, are still intact).

If you cant trust Chanel for outstanding quality, then who can you trust!

Things that made me happy at Thakoon.

Bold colour, incredible prints and sharp collars... 

Can I have all of these this summer?  

I love how this collection manages to be both incredibly over the top and elegantly simple. 

The cut of each garment is perfection, so fluid and easy, I can imagine each piece feels amazing to wear. 

I am so glad that so many designers have embraced the print this season. I love seeing people in crazy clashing colours and prints, there is something special about a girl who can really pull this look off...
Props to Thakoon for pulling it of without fault.

Also check out these shoes, ladylike with a bit of sass on the side.

xx

A little love from Amazon.com

If Hermione Granger had been into fashion we would have been best friends. I am hugely aware that you cannot learn everything from books... However this knowledge failed to stop me from ordering a few more from the bottomless pit that is Amazon.com. 

I guess it is because I am trying to consume all the information I can get my hands on and sometimes the internet, shock horror, just doesn't offer the same depth as a good old fashioned book. 

It is also probably because I am so completely OBSESSED with achieving my 'dream' that I am utterly terrified that, if I don't consume every piece of vital (and non-vital) information, I will be tossed aside in wake of some fabulous all-knowing thirteen year old. 

 

 I have already devoured the deliciously glossy Teen Vogue Handbook and I am halfway through the surprisingly upbeat Writers Digest: Magazine Article Writing. Good times on a rainy Sunday!!

If you are equally as obsessed as I, all four are available to order on amazon.com

Happy reading!