Emily
Emily-a brief photoshoot. Thanks to Plume for lending the clothes. Photography: James Stringer Hair and make-up: Katy Parsons Fashion: Amy Parsons-king
May 21, 2013
Bad Reputation
Dunedin based Jewellery label, Creeps and Violets recently launched their second collection, Bad Reputations. The designer behind the label, Stephanie Miller says this collection is a follow on from her previous, where rough and raw juxtapose the feminine and pretty. Obsessed with freaks and geeks, Stephanie says the range mixes bad-ass with the delicate and dainty, translating into a collection that bursts with candy colours, yet has elements of the macarbe.
Oh and hey fella’s…there’s a mens range too, check it!
Photos Emily Hlavac-Green
May 15, 2013
It’s the styling that captivates me the most…
Terzann Elliot is a woman of many talents; stylist, model, a Black magazine fashion editor, volunteer firefighter, writer, and designer are just a few of the activities that occupy her time. At 17 Terzann left her hometown of Invercargill, relocating to Auckland to pursue a career in modelling. Soon after arriving she was working at Zambesi‘s New Market store, as well as being their house, runway and campaign model. It was during this time Terzann met photographer Marissa Findlay and began styling test shoots for her.
Since then Terzann’s styling career has flourished, seeing her work with Nom*d, BLACK magazine, Venom hair salon, NZ Fashion Week, Kleenex Cotonelle, Zaibatsu Hair Art, stylist Kylie Cooke as well as on film and advertising campaigns. Terzann attributes her skills as a stylist to the hands on experience she’s gained, however also believes ‘style’ is something inherently possessed.
“Styling, well it’s something that just happens to you, you either have it or you don’t. I think it’s a skill but it’s also personal taste. I get a buzz out of creating things that are new, you know you can use the same set of things and make them look so different. I like the way that styling tells the story, the clothes themselves are just clothes. Sometimes a piece speaks for itself, but the reality of fashion styling is you have to make things look amazing and give them a context”.
As far as her own style goes Terzann says she likes to “Ugly up the pretty, and rough up the structure… My own personal style? I don’t know if I can describe it…it’s random…most of my wardrobe is Zambesi, Nom*d, bit of McQueen, bit of Westwood, Margiela, Company of Strangers, Miyake, and vintage suits. I suppose I’m a bit of a bogan/goth with God knows what in the mix. I guess ideally my style is reflected in the clothes I make, which someone described as dystopian.”
Examples of Terzann’s styling featured in Black magazine. 
May 12, 2013
Moodie Tuesday styling
Late last year I styled the lookbook and campaign images for Dunedin-based label, Moodie Tuesday. I finally got my hands on the photo’s…here’s a few!
Photography-James Stringer
Model-Issac Silva Look @ N Model Management
Hair and make-up-Lauren Wells Make up
Styling-Me
May 9, 2013
This is Aliana…
Aliana McDaniel is the the founder and co-director of Ali McD Aart agency, owner of Ali McD Make-up School, and Revlon Representative. She is also one of the most well-dressed women I know. Ali’s style is astutely her own, on-trend, yet totally individual. It can be raw and edgy at times, yet feminine and ethereal at others. Years of collecting designer clothing from high-end boutiques and bargains found in op-shops has accumulated into an extensive wardrobe, an entire room infact! I asked Ali a few questions about her her personal style…
How would you describe your fashion style? It’s eclectic. I don’t necessarily follow fashion but do buy some seasonal clothing from designers. Fashion is so individual and if you feel good, that’s all that matters.
What influences what you wear the most? Music. The first thing I do in the morning is put on music and that usually sets the mood for what I’m going to wear that day. Sometimes it’s a bit rocker, sometimes soft and feminine.
What are your most beloved items in your wardrobe? My leather waistcoat I got from SaveMart for $14. A reversible Nom*d waistcoat, which I now share with my son Elvis and a vintage Mohair cardigan from the 80s.
What items of clothing would you consider wardrobe essentials? Here in Dunedin…a stylish and warm coat, a hat, a pair of well-fitted jeans.
What’s your most coveted item this winter? There’s a jacket in Plume but if I bought it, it would mean I wouldn’t eat for a week so will have to wait for my next big pay cheque.
Were you interested in what you wore as a child? We couldn’t afford expensive clothes so we got into op-shopping from an early age. I grew up as a bit of a tom boy and it wasn’t until my teens that I started to really care what I wore.
What era do you wish you’d been born into? The 1970s. Things were a lot freer then, people were experimental. Woman were more liberated, they burnt their bras and dressed a lot sexier.
Who are your favourite designers? Without a doubt Alistair Trung and Nom*d
Who would you consider as your style icon? I love Marilyn Monroe, her sexuality is something we don’t often see in women these days. Brigitte Bardot and Patti Smith are also favourites.
May 6, 2013
In Holly’s studio…
How good would it be to be able to borrow your boyfriend’s jewellery and vice versa?…Holly Howe Collections is a Dunedin-based jewellery label that harmoniously integrates the masculine with the feminine, to create beautifully structured unisex pieces. Last week I caught up with the designer behind the label, Holly Simpson Howe in her studio….
Where are you originally from? Dunedin
Did you study, if so where and when? Yes, I studied at Otago Polytech and graduated in 2009 with a Degree in Product Design.
Have you always wanted to create jewellery? To be honest no, I didn’t really have any idea what I wanted to do throughout my degree. It wasn’t until I graduated that I started to think about what I should do. After a small freak out I decided to go to art school and specialise in jewellery and metal-smithing, it seemed like a good hands on subject that would sit well with what I majored in. I then had a chance to work with a local fashion designer, creating a few pieces for her shop in town. From there I produced my 1st collection and haven’t looked back since.
When did you launch Holly Howe Collections? Holly Howe Collections was launched in the middle of 2011. Its almost our 2nd birthday!
What materials and finishes do you use? I mainly work in sterling silver. The upcoming collection features a couple of new materials which I am really excited about! So far ‘Out of the Blocks’ and ‘Shadowplay’ have been of a high polished silver finish with a hint of texture and oxidization. Little By Little, my latest earring collection was a chance for me to experiment with a couple of surface textures and finishes and has lead well into the new range I am currently finishing off.
What types of items do you create? A little bit of everything. The first 2 ranges were a good mix of unisex rings and pendants, but for the latest range I wanted to create something for the girls, so I came up with the mini earrings collection, Little By Little.
What’s the inspiration behind your current collection and when will you be releasing your next one? The latest collection, Little By Little is a way for me to test the market and introduce new techniques and surface patterning and finishes. I looked at the works of Ernst Haeckel whilst designing this collection. The new range is getting closer to being finished. I aim to have it out in the next month! Fingers crossed!
Can you give us any clues as to what to expect from the next collection? The new range is pretty exciting! Expect a larger range of jewellery, more items to choose from and a great mix of unisex pieces.
Your collections are unisex…which is so cool! it’s not very often your boyfriend can borrow your jewellery…can you tell me about it? I never set out to create unisex pieces. When I bought out my first collection I didn’t expect it to be such a hit with males, since then I have designed with both sexes in mind. These days guys are into fashion just as much as girls are. It makes sense to make what the market wants. I love how anybody can wear Holly Howe Collections!
What are your plans for the next year?…anything exciting in the pipelines? Right now I am focusing on the release of the new range and starting to think about the NEW NEW collection. There are a few colabs in the pipelines with stockists and other brands which is rather exciting. All good things take time, so if not this year, then next. My main/major focus is building my brand, I have a good amount of stockists in New Zealand that I am super happy with. Aussie is the next stop, I have a few stockists over there, I find the Australian market is quite different to New Zealand so it is a slower process making a name for myself there.
April 28, 2013
This is Marissa…
Marissa Findlay takes incredibly good photographs of people wearing beautiful clothes…
When and why did you become interested in photography?
I used to look through my mums Italian Vogue’s and Interview magazines and rip them up and plaster the images all over my wall! Lots of Cindy Crawford and Naomi and Anna Nicole Smith! I loved Peter Lindbergh’s work in Vogue, when I look back at what I was inspired by at such a young age I can see how it still shows through in my work now.
My friends and I used to dress up and go down to the old train tracks and take pics with an old Pentax my dad gave me. As soon as I got to high school photography was the first subject I picked and carried through until 7th form. I received a scholarship pass for bursary and applied for Elam art school. I ended up deciding to study at Unitech so I could just concentrate on photography and skip all the other art subjects I would have had to study at Elam.
My friends and I used to dress up and go down to the old train tracks and take pics with an old Pentax my dad gave me. As soon as I got to high school photography was the first subject I picked and carried through until 7th form. I received a scholarship pass for bursary and applied for Elam art school. I ended up deciding to study at Unitech so I could just concentrate on photography and skip all the other art subjects I would have had to study at Elam.
What drew you to fashion/beauty photography in particular?
I had studied the nude and and was never interested in pursing fashion photography until we were given a fashion assignment at tech- I borrowed some Zambesi clothes from my mum and she ended up using my pictures in Pavement Magazine and it kind of went from there. Glenn Hunt (Art Director at Pavement Magazine) was a huge influence and supporter and started me off shooting the up front street fashion pages. I went on a go see to Cleo Magazine and was assigned my first real fashion editorial job at 20 years old. From there I got to shoot for Fashion Quarterly and suddenly I was a fashion photographer with a growing portfolio. At first it was a little hard to get fashion advertising work as people didn’t seem to want the daughter of Zambesi shooting for them so I moved to Sydney and got myself an agent there. I was very lucky to shoot for Marie Claire, Harpers Bazaar, Cleo and other great Australian Magazines. While I was there I shot Miranda Kerr, Abby Lee and Lara Stone.
What’s been your favourite shoot so far?
I love it when I get to go to a tropical island, I cannot deny that haha! But mostly I love the great people I get to work with, so when the A team is on then I’m very happy, I couldn’t single out a particular shoot there have been so many!
Is there designer you would particularly like to shoot for national or international?
Well I’m very lucky to shoot for Zambesi already! OMG Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Dolce and Gabbana, Lanvin they all do amazing campaigns! I used to want to shoot for Guess when I was 12 haha I loved the 50′s movie star vibe and referenced it in my latest shoot with Jaime Ridge.
What inspires you to get up each morning?
I don’t know about inspire…haha but my gorgeous 4 year son definitely gets me out of bed! That and the desire to create and be loved.
What are you listening to at the moment?
One direction (my son is obsessed) and Ridge Jaggers.
What’s your most valuable possession?
hmm I don’t know! I have lots of valuable things, but it’s just stuff, none of it is hugely important to me at the end of the day. I’d have to say my health is valuable to me.
What’s your favourite item of clothing right now?
My gold Zambesi stand collar jacket is my newest purchase, but there are so many favs! I love my Sass & Bide Zippora leopard print pants, I actually don’t know what I would do without them.
What’s the last thing you read?
The last book I read was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!
April 24, 2013
Mickey Loves Mallory-The launch
A couple of weeks ago I featured a post on the making of the Mickey Loves Mallory lookbook and on Friday night I went along to Belle Bird Boutique for the launch of this super cool new label. Reminiscent of the bad-ass biker babes and doe eyed-groupies of the 1970s, this label features sumptuous fabrics, such as velvet and merino in a range of maxi dresses, mini dresses, capes and a kaftan. Anyone who’s down with Stevie Nicks/Patti Smith’s iconic style will lovvvve this label! Available NOW at Belle Bird.
April 18, 2013
Liam X Petite Kitchen
Liam‘s winter 2013 collection is inspired by the 1960s…with graphic paisley jacquard and over-sized spots, this nine-piece range, features plenty of must-have winter essentials. I am particularly keen on the jacquard pants and jacket!
To celebrate the latest collection Liam has collaborated with Elenor Ozich of Petite Kitchen to create a recipe journal, containing seven deliciously warming recipes, ideal for winter.
Liam designer, Emily Miller-Sharma explains of the collaboration ‘Getting dressed and cooking are one of life’s daily rituals, that can bring such joy. I really appreciate Eleanor’s approach to food – combining nutritious ingredients in a simple and playful way.’
The first 150 Liam purchases nationwide on Friday 19th April at RUBY receive the Liam x Petite Kitchen Winter 2013 Journal….so ya best be getting in quick! Here’s some images from the journal and collection…
April 10, 2013
Fashion Clash
My favourite art forms are film and fashion and when the two are harmoniously united, it can be rather remarkable. More and more brands and designers are using the medium of film to showcase their latest collections, which I find often portrays a true and exciting sense of what the designer is trying to communicate through their clothing. Auckland and Christchurch based, Clash Boutique recently launched a fashion film to aid in their online presence…It’s pretty damn rock n’ roll…check it out!
