If you ask anyone who lives in Auckland what the weather was like today, they'll say either one of these things; the best, amazing or so good, because that's exactly what it was. I think it has got to be one of the best days we've had in a while in terms of weather. The streets were empty but the closer you get to the beach the more people there will be, I decided to join in the party as one would when there's nice weather and we of course, took some shopping/lunch breaks in between. I also decided to step away from my usual neutral toned outfits and go with some colour to suit the weather today, shockingly for once, you'll see me wearing colour?! This is a rare occasion everyone, my pale legs haven't seen daylight since Winter. Take a look at my outfit in full, outfit details below.
I think it's safe to say that I have never been so excited for jewellery until I saw Flash Jewellery, even more so when I saw it in person at the New Zealand Fashion Week exhibition. If you've never heard of Flash, don't panic, it's never too late to catch up - Flash Jewellery is designed by Nina Gordon, a lovely individual who really has a passion for what she does. Her jewellery was featured on Vogue Australia as one of the 'Best street style looks from New Zealand fashion week'. The word 'Flash', itself describes how you feel when you put it on, you feel flash. Why not add the word 'Beautiful' into the name too, since that's also how I feel when I put it on. Flash Beautiful Jewellery by Nina Gordon? No? Doesn't work? Ok. My favourite things about the jewellery though, is the quality and how much it adds to a simple outfit as you will see below. The perfect mix of texture, shine and colour brings out even the most plain pieces in your wardrobe. Flash has a new Stacker Range coming out in November of this year too, which is a series of stackable gold rings that you can layer to your hearts content. I'll show you how I style them and what my favourite pieces are. Continue.
In a land of RUBY, where it's possible for each release to be beyond incredible, lays here where you are; RUBY itself and their latest RUBY x GATTOBRAVO collaboration. I'm not completely sure who's behind the design team, but there is always something special about each piece of clothing that comes out of this label. I was lucky enough to style the collections and shoot them in which you will see here today. I was also very lucky to receive the 3 brooch set which includes a green eye, pink lips (as shown above) and a blue hat. I've incorporated the main RUBY line and the brooches with the limited edition collection: RUBY x GATTOBRAVO. This is a collaboration with illustrator, Gattobravo that has been featured in Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Glamour and Dior. To me, Gattobravo is a quirky artist that makes everything look slightly messy but also has an elegance to it, just the way I like it. RUBY has used the illustration by Gattobravo and has printed them on socks, brooches and clothing pieces using embroidery, enamel, embellishments and print. I'll be showing you how I styled both RUBY main line and RUBY x GATTOBRAVO. Due to transportation issues I was only able to carry 4 pieces but no matter, enjoy. (Outfit details at the end of the blog post)
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| Sophie McLean (Red11) wearing Harris Tweed |
I have wanted a jumpsuit for god knows how long, years? I've never had the courage to wear one for the reason that I have short legs and- I'm just short in general so obviously bringing the inner-insecurity out of me, I kept putting it off. I had the opportunity to try this on the other day, love at first sight happened. You have no idea how much shock I was in, years of putting it off and it turns out that I love the way it looked (Trying as hard as I can to not sound vain). Lesson learned; try before you judge, although I'm always guilty of that. Almost like, "Don't judge the book by its cover", but let's face it, everyone does it. Today's weather was way confusing, rainy, sunny, humid then cold? What's going on New Zealand, you need to be more stable. The balance between going sleeveless and long pants made the outfit perfect for such questionable weather, adding some colour with gold and blue jewellery also balanced the femininity and masculinity well. Read on for outfit details.
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