Vivienne Westwood said it best; ”Buy less, choose well”. It’s a mantra I’ve tried to instil in my attitudes towards buying new, as I continue to try and make informed, thought-out shopping decisions. Small changes in our habits compound over time, and I like to consider my own journey towards shopping more intentional a work in progress. The 5PFW Challenge has me thinking twice about buying trend pieces, multiples, or something new just because I feel like it. And my inclination to try and support ethical and/or sustainable designers where I can has made me scrutinise each new addition more…
One of my favourite parts about the shift in seasons from summer to autumn is the opportunity to play around with my wardrobe a little more. In particular, it gives me an opportunity to start reaching for a blazer as a layering piece – one of the style staples I usually have to put on ‘hiatus’ during the warmer months. Wearing COS turtleneck sweater (similar), ONLY denim skirt, Friend of Audrey wool blazer (also here), Everlane square toe flats, Charles&Keith black tote I’ve mentioned this a few times, but a blazer was a huge part of my style identity during…
It’s been about a week since we got back from our South Island road trip, and I wanted to unpack our full itinerary for those of you thinking of heading over there. Despite growing up in Wellington, I never really made it down to the South Island until my twenties, and even then, it was just to pop to Queenstown for a wedding. With some serious hiking on the agenda for this trip, the thing I was most looking forward to was seeing some of New Zealand’s beautiful landscapes for myself. We were a little limited by how long we…
We’re a couple weeks into autumn now, so I thought it would be as good an opportunity as any to give you a 5PFW summer wardrobe update. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the five-piece-French-wardrobe-challenge, you can learn a little about how I’m interpreting this Parisian take on adding to your closet for the year ahead in this post. Ultimately, I decided to partake in this challenge as a way of informing my shopping attitude for the year ahead. I’ve said this before but I felt like 2018 saw me lose my way with my wardrobe a little,…
I’m a big believer that you can buy style at every price; a lot of it is having a keen eye, and patience, patience, patience. And as I’ve said before, when it comes to shoes, I tend to have expensive taste, which doesn’t always *quite* marry up with my budget for the season. I’ve had a few requests to share more places to shop the designer look for less, so today I’ve got a round up featuring nine more designer shoe dupes, all of which are so good that they’ll make you do a double take to make sure it’s…
