Topshop concession favourite YUKI launched a new sister range Miwa By Yuki in London recently and celebrated with cupcakes and frozen Rocktails. The Miwa range is similar to Yuki’s chic simple style but with an edgier tone and asymmetric cuts which stand out on the high street given they are usually only seen in high-end designer stores. I just love Vitamin Water and the cute little messages on the bottles, like this one on the Lemonade: “Your … Continue reading FASHION: Yuki & Miwa Press Day

I felt just a little bit like a traitor when I headed to the Whitecliffefashion show last night. As an AUT grad I was on enemy territory at the Whitecliffe student fashion show, but what I discovered was the two schools couldn’t be more different in the talent they are producing. Held at the Alingi Base, the annual home to ANZFW, the Whitecliffe show went on for several hours, a little too long but that’s one of the few bad comments I have to make about this exceptional show. Continue reading “FASHION: Whitecliffe Grad Show”

It feels like I’ve spent a reasonable chunk of my year going to POP up stores, and this weekend there’s another two opening – for a limited time only. When I investigated POP up’s earlier in the year I found that New Zealanders, while slow to pick up the trend have embraced it wholeheartedly during the recession. It makes sense to use a temporary space to sell excess stock, cutting down rent costs and waste. Ive been to so many this year I can barely keep track, each individual and exciting. My favorites were Macaroni Penguin and Pinkies.

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