Fluoro DIY....

I always love to observe the little ways in which people care about their appearance....the small things they do that make such a difference......

Like.....if you want fluorescent shoes then just go ahead and make them!

xxo

PS - Note what this young man is carrying in his hands, too.  Are books becoming the new "must have" accessory??  ;-)

Blue by you.....

Aaaaah, how wonderful to see someone carrying a real-life book......not a Kindle.....not an iPad or a laptop, but a genuine, 100% old-school type, book!  

Personally, I refuse to believe that there will come a time when people will no longer appreciate - or indeed even know - the joys of holding a book in their hands......smelling it's smell and feeling the weight and texture of the paper.  

Long live the humble book!

xxo

Colour crazy.....

The international runways have spoken, and 'colour' is what we will all be wearing next season* - colour......crazy, delightful colour;

Hopefully, along with this colour will also come the innate ability to get our pant up to our waists?  Surely not too much to hope for ;-) ?)

xxo

*(although we all know that kiwis don't roll like that....  No - kiwis wear what they want, when they want!  But still.....colour - that's what we should all want to wear!)

At the fair....

There seem to be a lot of fairs on at the moment .....not that I'm complaining, mind you!  I love being able to revisit this element from way back in my history.

(Looking around me today, I had a feeling that a many of those old rides from my childhood are still alive and well, and entertaining the youth of today with the same style they did me all those many years ago!)

Another thing that's also very much alive and well is the denim cut-off, in all its various shapes and sizes!

xxo

Le Sac....

I happened to pass this bag today, and it caught my eye.....I haven't seen anything like it before.  It's an original idea, anyway, and I quite like it.  Of course, anything with the words ECO written on it will be fairly popular....... I wonder if he 'designed' it himself, or bought it?

I have a feeling that we are going to be seeing a great many more items made from hessian coming out over the next few years.....it would be a great fabric, as long as you fixed the itchiness!

xxo

Frills round Oriental Bay......

This is when Wellington, or any city in the world for that matter, is at its best: the sun is shining, your skin in soaking it all up, and you feel happy and healthy!  Aaaahhhhhh, if only it was always this way......

I'm not normally a huge fan of frills, but I loved these.  They look perfectly 'bohemian-with-an-edge' I think (particularly with the choice of jewelry), and the swirling frills must feel lovely to wear in the seaside breeze.......oh alright, what am I talking about....this is Wellington - it's called a "wind"!

xxo

Tragic.....

I lived in Christchurch for 4 years and they were very happy years providing cherished memories!  It is a beautiful, friendly, unique and wonderful city, and to witness these scenes of devastation and catastrophe is painful indeed!!  It is not only buildings that have crumbled in this shocking event - hopes, dreams, and lives have also been shattered, and my very best wishes and greatest sympathy go out to all those touched by this tragedy.

xxxo

Events Centre....

The other night, Nas and Damian Marley played at the Wellington Events Centre, and people queued for ages to get inside....

Can I just say that, while the music inside sounded great, the wonderful evening outside was truly a spectacle!

xxo

Blue on a rainy day.....

Because it decided to rain today, I have decided to share this picture of the perfect footwear for such weather.  Over the years Kate Moss has been held responsible for starting many a trend, and sure enough, her sanction of the humble Wellington boot (gumboot to us Kiwis), elevated it to the status of "fashion item with lightning speed!  Recently the 'Hunter' brand became available in Australia, and have now begun to appear on the streets of (appropriately) Wellington.  Until now, you had to have been lucky enough to have travelled to the Northern Hemisphere to sport these beauties!

Anyway, thanks to Kate, Wellington/gumboots are a viable daytime footwear option, and are are being embraced in all the colours of the rainbow.

xxo

.....& again.....

What did I say about Country Road bags?  Everywhere!!!

xxo

It's summer.....YeeeeeHaaaaa......

Wellington's waterfront on a glorious summers day is a fun place - heaps happening, and loads of smiling faces, which is just what we like to see!!!

And while I have never been, and never WILL be bold enough to brave the freezing waters of the harbour myself, I certainly don't mind watching others indulging......  I can't imagine how wonderful, how refreshing, it must feel after a day of sitting in a stuffy classroom, in a stifling uniform, to just cut loose and JUMP!!!!

xxo

Petone Street Fair....

Yellow fever....

I have been noticing a LOT of yellow around me on the streets of late.  Mainly displayed in the area of footwear, it has also been seen as far north as the t-shirt, and it never fails to make the wearer appear bright, sunny and summery!  Not a colour that wall-flowers should attempt, it certainly rewards those brave enough to try it - whether they just put a toe in the sandal water, or go for the full effect!

xxo

New Zealand....

Aaahhhhh - New Zealand!

xxo

Happy days....

Big smiles all round when I discovered that you can now get free WiFi down at the beautiful Wellington waterfront!

xxo

Freedom of style....

When I was much younger I used to love dressing up in an old shawl of my grandmothers - I loved the feeling of the tassles swirling around me......

Tassles are able to evoke so many moods - to accommodate so many styles.......  They can take on the spirit of the heady days of 70's disco, al la Studio 54; they can conjure up images of american Indian, riding free across the plains of the wild west; they can bring to mind the bohemian style of the wandering gypsy...... But one thing that all these have in common is a sense of freedom - whether the freedom of 70's excess, untamed lands, or nomadic roaming.  And freedom is always attractive, no? Freedom is always stylish!

I love people who dress up in their everyday life....who put some art and imagination into their presentation!  Who embrace the freedom of style!

xxo

Better late than never....

Because I was....um.....busy on the day - happy valentines to all!  Hope you had a lovely day, wherever you where, and whoever whatever you did! ;-)

And for those of us who are single, this heart is all yours!  Embrace the freedom you have!  Love yourself.....and never compromise!

xxo

Backup....

I love backpacks - always have, ever since high school, (when I passed my army-style backpack around for all my friends to sign).  I mean, which other bag allows you to to carry so much stuff around (and no matter how much I try to streamline, still I find myself carrying SO MUCH 'stuff'!!!!!!!) and yet still gives you the freedom to use both hands!

xxo

Bright skies.....

....burning like fire...

Now this is more like it!   It's not only the shepherds that find delight in a stunning sky at night..........

Indeed, I will happily forgo the bright dress for a bit more of the bright sky!

xxo

Wherefore art thou summer?

Once again (thanks La Nina) we are having a somewhat sub-standard summer.....  But this is what these warmer months should look like.........

Sun, sand, surf....a colourful dress.......and walking the dogs on the beach.  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah..........

(I'm reaching the point where I think I may have to start travelling TO summer, rather than waiting for it to come to me.......Mohammed and the mountain kinda' thing.....)
xxo

Neon now...

I am truly a Wellingtonian, thus black is my standard "go-to" colour - with shades of black thrown in for good measure!  There's a change in the air though.....

Some of my fellow Wellingtonians seem to be breaking free from the (black) chains that bind them, and are daring to take to the streets in bright, vibrant shades of colour!  And it looks like this new, bold mood in colour is not about to fade in a hurry.

In the latest edition of British Vogue, Christopher Kane talks of his love of neon...

















...while Proenza Schouler (in American Vogue) have also embraced the brightest of colours.  Indeed, magazines are positively bursting with neon!

To me, neon = bravery, but in two distinct ways.....
Firstly, you need a level of bravery to wear such loud, eye-catching  shades; but I also find that there is an enormous amount of bravery gained from the life-affirming, skin enhancing vibrancy of neon.....

xxo

Thoughts...

My heart goes out to the people of North Queensland!  You are in our thoughts.

xxo