FashioNZ Blogs

Shoe Blog: Ankle boots & Booties

No wardrobe is complete without an ankle boot. Whether teamed with a skirt, shorts, cropped jeans or dress, the ankle boot gives a little tough fashion love to every look!

Shoe Blog: LADYLIKE

Its a return to elegance and femininity this season with ballet flats, pointed toes and ladylike heels with prim detailing like ruffles and bows and luxurious materials including patent, velvet and suede.

Shoe Blog: WARM & COSY

Look stylish yet feel warm and cosy in the cooler weather or après ski in these faux fur, lambs wool and shearling lined boots...

2012 Award Season: Top 3 Best Dressed

With the award season for this year now behind us, itʼs time to reflect on the most stylish celebrities that were spotted on the red carpet and more importantly, what they wore.

Shoe Blog: RUGGED URBANITE

RUGGED URBANITEThis trend is not a new look, and takes its cue from the urban hipster, off-duty model or celebrity and is great for casual or weekend wear. 

Red Carpet Trends: The Grammy Awards 2012

The 54th annual Grammy Awards were scheduled to occupy most of my evening on Monday, where I found myself glued to the TV, gazing in awe (and/or shock) at the various celebs that walked down the red carpet.

Shoe Blog: 10 of the best Espadrilles for SS11/12

A must have in every shoe wardrobe - for this summer and summers to come - is the espadrille. There are many to choose – but the Spanish do it best.

Glastonbury 2011 Style

Glastonbury 2011 StyleThe Glastonbury festival is renowned for having some of the best festival line-ups in the world, lots of mud and for many, being more of a fashion show than a festival.  In fact, we probably have Glasto to thank for making ‘festival fashion’ a bonafide trend category.

There's no Such Thing as too Many Shoes...

There's no Such Thing as too Many ShoesI stopped in to visit my darling mum at work the other day and we discussed the two things in life you should always spend money on. Good beds and good shoes. My mum works for Beds R Us so the bed situation is sorted and as for shoes, well a woman can never have too many and my first stop is always Chaos & Harmony. 

Being Stylish on a Budget

Perfectly Pleated

Juliette Hogan SS11/12 Perfectly Pleated Feminine styling has made a real comeback in the past few seasons.  Sweet, ladylike clothing is now everywhere and girly girls like me rejoice even more with every pretty garment that comes down the runway and appears in-store.

Splashes of Colour, Lyrics and layers

 One of Spades bracelets Splashes of Colour, Lyrics and layersWith winter now in full swing, I am layering myself up left right and centre. Warm knits over the top of long sleeves over the top of basic singlets. Stockings underneath woollen socks tucked into winter boots. 

Trend Spy: The CDFA Awards

The CDFA AwardsAn event such as the Council of Fashion Designers of America definitely calls for celebs and fashion industry heavyweights to dress to impress.  And given that it’s an event that honours (what else) fashion, it was the perfect place to spy trends for the upcoming season.

Pip Blogs: Ball and Party Shoes

Ball and Party ShoesWhile June may officially be winter in our neck of the woods, it is also the season of the ball, the mid-winter Christmas party and various other red carpet events. 

The Very Fashionable 2011 Cannes Film Festival

The Very Fashionable 2011 Cannes Film Festival Doing my usual secret trawling of trashy celeb/gossip websites (thank you, E! News), I came across what looks like the most well-dressed celeb event in quite some time.  The 2011 Cannes Film Festival is on now, in Cannes, France, and for once, it seems like there aren’t too many fashion faux pas so far on the red carpet.