NZFW

Today was the official beginning to fashion week... by official I mean the launch party was tonight, really the madness begins tomorrow. I have decided to do a daily post during NZFW about 'the lessons NZFW teaches you' because, as it is my first NZFW experience, there are sure to be many.

See that? I am a fash hag hehe

Today was rather a non-event as all I did was pick up my Media Registration pack along with all the other media/buyers/photographers but I think I can pull a few lessons out...

Lesson 1: If in doubt, go and grab a coffee. I arrived bang on 1PM to the registration (because I am cool like that) only to find that they were running a little behind schedule. So, instead of milling around the entrance looking like a confused tourist/fashion geek I went and grabbed a coffee. That way I looked l totally relaxed and breezed into the delegates line like I new exactly what I was doing.

Lesson 2: Don't wear clompy shoes across the new bridge-walkway. As soon as I took a step onto the bridge I felt like a giant elephant. Even over my ipod (may or may not have been Kanye/Jay Z) I could hear this massive CLANG as I walked. Great way to make normal, sensibly shoed people stare. 

Lesson 3: Pack flats. I pretty much ruined my feet today walking ALL OVER TOWN in my fashion-week-appropriate shoes. Seriously I walked from the ferry building to Uni to the Viaduct Events Center to Britomart LesMills to Other City LesMills. = Feet dead.  

Another potential lesson could be don't drink 2 coffees and a V because it will get to 12.11AM and you will still be wide awake.

But I think that one will go un-learnt as I will be throwing back as many of said beverages as I can to get me through the rest of the week. (Non sleepyness could also be because I am SUPER EXCITED!!!!!)

More lessons tomorrow!

X

LEGS, BOOBS, LEGS, HAIR, HAIR, TEETH.

Pedestrian Daily did a piece on ZU Spring Summer 11/12 Campaign staring Erin McNaught.

I was going to write something but what they said is too true:

No matter how many times beauty pageant people say that beauty pageants are about inner beauty just as much as they are about outer beauty, they might as well give up and just shout random words instead - like "LEGS! BOOBS! LEGS! BOOBS! HAIR! HAIR! HAIR! HAIR! HAIR! HAIR! HAIR! TEETH! HAIR!" because all the girls are really really pretty. Erin McNaught was Miss Australia in 2006 and she is a great example of the kind of really really pretty girls that beauty pageants attract. She is the new ambassador of Australian footwear label Zu Shoes who told us they chose her because she is "fun, confident and possesses a stylish edge". Yes. Plus she looks super hot.

Pedestrian Daily

www.zushoe.com.au

Blak: Skin Deep.

I have become slightly obsessed with NZ Label Blak. For those of you who are not familiar with the brand well you should definitely check out their Website if you love easy and well made pieces well then you will fall in love, especially with this Basics collection. 

The images above are my favorite outfits from the Basic line, the sheer garments are so lovely and the soft pinks and blues look fantastical with black. I would like ALL of the first outfit, Leather and sheer looks killer!!

The LUXE range is slightly more dark and wild but in a way that is easy to pull off and holds a sexyness that ties in well with fashions new fetish movement

Blak is a label that promotes a certain nonchalance, think parisian cool... Something that almost every girl wants to pull off but rarely can.
I would happily wear Blak top to toe... Fingers crossed, Powerball is 18mill this weekend!

"Florals, for Spring... Groundbreaking."

Emanuel Ungaro

Dior

Chanel

Dior

McQueen

   

Peter Som

Versus

Spring is almost (well if I am wishfully thinking) upon us. And what do we equate with spring? Yooou guessed it FLOWERS!!
I personally am a fan of a bit of floral when the sun decides to come out, its such a happy print isn't it? That is probably why this time, every year designers come up with some sort of floral element in their collections.

I admit it is a bit cliched, but whatever embrace the cliche! When the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the cold has gone express your inner happiness with some flowers.
Go colourful for day like Dior and darkly mysterious like Chanel for after hours.

xx

Josh Goot for ASOS.

Josh Goot, Australia's answer to Pucci has just released his second collaboration for ASOS.com.
Unlike many of today's collaborations, Goot's collection stays close to his main-line range. His designs are cut well, clean and precise with his signature panel detailing and body-con shapes. The geometric print is back (first seen in his SS2010 collection) set off against the strong black, in touch with the minimalist trends of late and the colour blocking/print trends for SS2011. 
Once again Damn you ASOS for making me want to spend all my money on you!! 
However with pieces starting from around $75, it will be money well spent. There's no excuse not to really!

I Love Grunge.

smells like teen spirit Vogue 1992

I have recently had the overwhelming urge to dress grunge.
I don't really know why, maybe its because I was too young to appreciate it the first time around. I love the floaty dress, biker boots look. I also have an array of mens flannel shirts for some reason...
The 90s was the bomb so why not relive it?

Heavenly Creatures.

        

I have to admit I have been slightly disappointed with the Couture collections so far... Well not disappointed exactly, maybe just underwhelmed? 

Then came Riccardo Tisci and his Givenchy collection. 

        

        

Tisci knows how to make a woman look good; his dresses fit the body like a second skin. 

They have such air to them that it would seem they are not wearing anything at all. 

The clothes take on a supernatural quality, while white is the colour of innocence you get a sense that the clothes harbor a little darkness, a bit of mystery to say the least. 

I love that he didn’t feel the need to over do the eccentricity of it all. 

The craftsmanship of the garments is exquisite; lacework, beading, hand-cut silk and angelic pure white feathers. The use of gold thread makes me think of this as a company of Greek goddesses, all angel-like and serene but ready to strike at a moments notice.