NZ Fashion Week

Those crafty new zealanders have done it again...NZ Fashion Week is over and the beautiful new season inspir(ational designs that a handful of NZ's youthful and energetic fashion gang have again wowed us.

I think that NZ designers are amongst the best this side of the equator...so much so that we cunning little Aussies often try and steal them for our own - just like we do with their celebrities ie: Russell Crowe and Sam Neil.

As I'm in a bit of a rush to pack for a trip tomorrow up the New England Highway to a friends farm in Tenterfield for a few days, I will just list my top five stand outs (my humble opinion of course) . You can check out all the designers and most of the shows at NZ FASHION WEEK web site

1. Nom D - always beautiful and interesting pieces (top pic)

2. Zambesi - consistantly fabulous

3 Thomas Valantine - See 2nd pic V. Quirky - I love it

4. Petrena Miller -check out the gorgeous red and balck mini

5.And obviously the whimiscal Trelise Cooper (bottom)

I love it - Oh Carrie how I've missed You!

It's not fugly at all...But then I loved everything SJP ever wore on Sex...even the most ridiculous outfits looked amazing on her - and I can't wait for the movie to be released even though it's probably 12 months away....im stiLLL VERY EXCITED

SJP is just one of those people who can get away with wearing silly clothes and even making them look hot (so that you think you also could kinda, maybe, sortta pull it off as well).

Which makes me think of the wonderful Isabella Blow who passed away not long ago. She was kookie/bordering on derranged in her fabulous costumes and bizarre Philip Treacy hats (which was standard uniform). Somehow she managed to look amazing though rather than ridiculous.

It just goes to show that it's not always beauty that allows one to get away with anything but a certain amount of effrontery, lots of individual style and a whole heap of confidence!

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Today I purchased Photoshop... purely for business purposes of course!



I can see I'm going to waste alot of time playing around with this - I'm thinking maybe a little Andy Warhol influence here and there...

The web sites coming along nicely!

So we are really moving along with the new website...I can't say for sure when bowerbird vintage online store will go live but I have a feeling it's not too long now...

Very excited by all the work that's going on at the moment. The lovely Rena - my web designer is really powering along with the pages and it's starting to look like a real store. I haven't been able to upload the images onto the blog at present for some reason but hopefully it won't be too long before you can take a peak around the site and pick up a few fabulous frocks at bowerbird vintage on-line!

Will keep you posted

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The Sartorialist continues to seek out and snap perfect beauties (see left). I love love love what he does. What a perfect Blog...not too much talk and plenty of fashion. His photo's speak for him.

I'm also checking out our name sake Bowerbird Blues . I stumbled accross this live journal by Sydney artist and illistrator Helen Nehill by accident when googling the word bowerbird (hey - who here hasn't googled themsevles before right? ha). Her drawings are utterly fantastic and her live journal is v.cool. I recommend visiting.

Ms Style Bytes introduces me (by way of Style Bubble)to the Etsy site - an online market for all things handmade - pretty cool too particularly the amazing jewellry! Speaking of Miss Suzy Bubble - I'm admiring her styln backstage boards for London Fashion Week - she's broke and exhausted at present but still pulling out the fun fashion facts that make her so addicitive. She reminds me that I gotta find my polaroid camera...

Bowerbird Photoshoot