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

More scarf envy....

I love the way some people can pick up a scarf - merely a scrap of cloth - and make it look effortlessly chic.  I love the way this person has picked up a scarf and made effortlessly chic look Big Day Out cool!
Ahhh.  If only there were somewhere you could go - some sort of accessory class - where they could teach you all those little things......like how to tie a belt in the latest style, or how to assemble your scarf into something that even slightly resembles stylish.......

xxo

BDO People...

While the day ended with the plastic cape as clear winner for "most worn" fashion item, there were many colourful exceptions throughout the day....

The lead singer of the band Wolfmother posed for pics in his bright pink dinner jacket.....

while shorts where everywhere, in every imaginable colour!

xxo

Big Day Out, Auckland 2011

Ok, so this may be how the BDO ended up, but there were some happy moments throughout the day too.

I'll share a couple....

Iggy made the day for a handful of lucky punters when he invited them up on stage to dance....

...you've never seen such happy faces as those that came off 5 minutes later.

Nick Cave played with his band Grinderman.  I think everyone I spoke to agreed - he was incredible, and he and his band played a blinding set!

Yes, despite the incessant, torrential rain......

...(which in fact added to the effect, when the song 'Grinderman' opened with the lyrics

"I'm the Grinderman

in the silver rain...")...

...it was definitely still a really fun day out!

xxo

The Legend that's G'n'R...

Guns N Roses are one of those bands that have always, somehow, managed to remain "cool"!  It's funny isn't it....you never really know who has longevity and who doesn't!  I can't tell you how many people I have watched blaze a trail through adulation, acclaim and renown......only to disappear into ignominy and obscurity.

Not G'n'R!  Their star is little tarnished by the years since they last played....

But still.....................
boy do I feel old when I see something like this*!

xxo

* How wonderful to see a whole new generation discovering, and embracing, a band that was such a defining element of mine :-)

Denim worship #3

Denim looks pretty good this way, too.  This guy was camping near us recently, and he was clearly Scandinavian - I like to think he was back-packing....a romantic lifestyle I would give ANYthing to be able to experience.....

....unfortunately my packing is getting worse, not better, as I age.  I am fundamentally incapable of fitting everything in one bag!  (I am actually fundamentally incapable of fitting everything in THREE bags, if the truth be known.)  As much as I admire this life, I know that within three days my whole trip would be ruined when I awoke wanting to wear something, only to find I hadn't packed it!

On top of that, I have never learnt to play the guitar - a very large part of my back-packing fantasy!

xxo

NY 2010/11!

Happy New Year from the vineyards of Martinborough!

Diamonds are forever.....

.....as are memories, and here is a distant memory from a time long past - London Fashion Week ss10/11!  This was a glimpse of Marina (of Marina and the Diamonds), before I had ever heard her fabulous music!  The clashing combo of colours ensures that this is an outfit that people will notice - and being noticed is a definite speciality of the British designer Ashish!

And may I just say that while the whole 'black-lipstick-thing' never really seemed to get off the ground, I think it looks really cool!  But alas, while I completely love this look, I never quite had the balls to actually attempt it myself??

xxo