I love Alice McCALL!

Honestly, I do. I can hand on heart say that I seriously love every single piece that comes out of the Alice McCall design studio. Oh yes, every little Australian droplet of urban, boho brilliance is a welcome addition to my Walk-in-Wardrobe. Especially this smashing, slightly-smockish wee number that comes in a rather flattering shade of apricot. Maybe this love affair has something to do with our shared initals, A.M?

The Forever Changes dress from the 1st SS10 collection The Gilded Garden.

Any point in Reinventing the Wheel?

There's definitely point in Reinventing the Wheel if you're talking about the new range from kick-ass NZ streetwear label Lower. It's packed with dynamite new prints, a scattering of this season's shade of denim and a sprinkling of uber-cute printed leggings. The icing on the cake though? A collection of gorgeous wee day-dresses. As you know, my penchant for frocks often gets the better of me and this was certainly the case when I popped into Lower's flagship store Thanks while I was in Mt Maunganui in the weekend.

The Sandy dress from Lower's Summer 2010/2011 Reinventing the Wheel range.

Chanel is forever...

Fashion's most iconic personality Coco Chanel has been thrust into the limelight on quite a few occasions of late thanks to an array of movies and books. Glorious little tidbits created to remind us all of her unsurpassed, influential role within fashion history and the latest edition to this enjoyable homage collection is due to hit shelves this month; Justine Picardie's Coco Chanel. The legend and the Life.
Hence why I thought I'd throw on a little Chanel and strut it like the lady intended.

This raw edged and rather youthful ensembled can be credited to the man at the helm of contemporary Chanel: Karl Lagerfield and his epic 88 piece show in Paris recently.

Top Shop Unique to The Department Store

Top Shop gear has proven to be an absolute smash amongst Kiwi lasses, so much so that the clever cats at The Department Store made a call earlier in the year to bring out a few pieces from the 

fantastic Top Shop Unique collection.

This is a seasonal range that has a little bit more "jusgh" than the regular pieces and the collections tend to tie together more conceptually rather than being just trend focused. 

The first few bits landed in Takapuna last Friday, so I of course made a bee-line over there straight away.

Tulle frocks never looked so cool.

Last but not least...

Ok it may be slightly obvious by the lack of updates that as fashion week continued, I got a little carried away which unfortunately meant the posts diminished! My apologies fashion fiends, but let me tell you it was all for good reason. So to make it up to you, I have two more treats up my sleeve... my fav from the sassy young Michelle Yvette; as well as scenester's dream ensemble from NZ's street front-runner Huffer.

 

Michelle Yvette NZFW 2010

A to-die-for orange coat is the sort of thing every style-conscious girl needs in her wardrobe.

I must say also, that the delish white chocolate and raspberry Kapiti ice creams were a tasteful way to kick off the very glam affair. It was quite a giggle to see the front row ripping into the floral wrappers to get to their dessert before the show had even started!

Huffer NZFW 2010

They warned people to rug up for the outdoor show, but thankfully the same gods that have smiled down on Huffer throughout their trail blazing fashion-life, made an appearance to hold off the rain for the 1000 strong, celebrity dappled audience.

My fav... this little frock with a cute bow adornment styled with a straight up pair of over-the-knee socks. (These seem to be the take-home concept of the week really! They'll obviously be around for at least another season or two)

Day two of NZFW...

Another day of glorious garment parades has left me with a well known syndrome I've aptly named The Wanting... it's a serious condition that develops through exposure to too many nice things, the body and mind simply "Want" for these items, the imagination starts to dream about them. It almosts feels as if life can't continue without them. The treatment: buying them. (Or living in a cave in Siberia?)
The Wanting began for me yesterday with the Ruby show at the uber-sleek Lily and Louis showroom where my mousey tush sat on a snug sheepskin covered seat. But the syndrome reached an uncontrollable high at Adrian Hailwood's show...

A spotty number from Adrian Hailwood's Going Platinum show.

My fav from day one...

It's always tricky to identify a favourite for the day, especially when the crop is so ripe for the picking. However, as I am always partial to Juliette Hogan's overtly feminine aesthetic, it will come as no surprise to you that my choice was a sexy wee number from her new collection.
Word on the street is that everyone was very impressed with the good-girl-gone-bad twist to her sacarine-sweet style and that the ladylike get-up is just the trick for the coming seasons.

Naughty but nice? Juliette Hogan NZFW 2010