new hair

Lou: Of course, of course, OF COURSE I have seen Boardwalk Empire. 

Its fashion week here and I'm completely uninvolved in it (its also NZ Opera's Macbeth week which obviously is much more important). However, one of our friends is very involved in it, and she somehow found the time to cut my hair yesterday. Now I have a Clara Bow bob sitting on my head, and I like it a lot. It is taking some getting used to, though, mostly because my neck is a bit cold and I feel as though my face (and, of course, my lip pimple) is very much on display. Anyway, I want to curl my hair so that it looks like this:

And then I want someone to host a Boardwalk Empire themed party so I can dress up in a saucy tuxedo.

Backstage at twenty seven names (photo from NZ Herald)

I'm not going to any shows other than Karen Walker, which is hilarious because I only own one KW thing, and it is a T Shirt. I wish I had gone to Ruby and Twentysevennames, though, since I actually buy their clothes. But as a person who enjoys fashion but otherwise is totally removed from the Fashion Industry, I wasn't going  anywhere. I especially like Ruby. They have beers and sausage sizzles at their sales, which is a sure fire way to make me buy things from them. 

Ruby at Fashion Week, from Fashionz

Instead of going to Fashion shows I went to the Atrium on Elliot, which is a mall near my work that is chocka-block full of small, mostly Asian boutiques. I wandered through, feeling a bit out of place and not-put-together-enough but found a knit jersey with a panda on it and a really pretty black dress. I would like them both. And that is my NZFW 2010 report. 

awooga

Just in case you did not know, Lonely Hearts is having a sale in Takapuna on Saturday. Ruby is also on sale (even on their web shop!) but I have decided to hold off and save my pennies for the perfect vintage flared jeans. I will not be distracted by incredible sample sales and pretty ruffly affordable things.* None of that.

*although these are on sale and oh brother have I been into them for a while...

summertime clothes

Ruby has just released their Summer 2010 look book, Bedrock. It makes me think of Elaine Robinson, or The Beatles video of "Another Girl" from Help. This is exactly what I want to wear in summer (indeed, what I want to wear right now). The collection also brings to mind early sixties beach party movies where everyone does the mashed potato in bikinis while The Monkees or Beach Boys or Wonders (not the on-e-dors) perform in sailor outfits. I tried to find pictures of this but it was suprisingly difficult.

I know that I often wax lyrical about Ruby. It's mostly because I think that with each new collection they have become more ambitious, while still remaining within the realm of affordability, which is a very important realm.

whelmed

Laneway left me, well, just whelmed.*
It was fun and the music was great, but it seemed wierdly organised and the weather was horrid and muggy.

Anyway. Today is Joanna Newsom day. I'm very excited.

I have also decided to buy a white shirt (unbelievably, the Sunday magazine led me to this one). Apparently we all should own a white shirt and I don't. This one is a little bit country, and a little bit see through. Perfect.


I have always had a soft spot for Ruby. I think that this winter I shall buy a coat from them as well.I have never, spent money on a coat and I think the time is nigh. I may even buy a dress, too. I'm trying to save and only buy NZ made, good quality clothes if I'm not buying vintage. Ruby is good in this way; also it is not going to break the bank. Well, it won't break it like Karen Walker would break it. Poor broken bank.

Piccies of Ruby from their Winter 2010 Lookbook. Worth a look. Ha.

*("I know you can be underwhelmed, and you can be overwhelmed, but can you just be, "whelmed?" "I think you can in Europe")