Taylor’s Fashion Week
While NZ gets ready for the onslaught of NZ Fashion week in Auckland; I am overseas in London, Milan and Florence seeing the new spring collections or as they call them – Primavera/Estate 2010 from our favourite shoe designers and also seeing and buying winter fabric ranges for Autumno/Inverno 2010-2011 from some of the most amazing mills in Italy.
What a week and just wait till you see the clever and fashion forward shoe ranges from our Favourite Tracey Neuls and Beatrix Ong. Tracey whose shoes are stocked at the ever so fashionable Dover Street Market in London, was doing an installation of design at Wapping Project for London fashion week. Check out her latest pics below.
Beatrix Ong was buzzing as they have an appointment with the buyers from Colette in Paris for this season… (for those who haven’t been fortunate enough to visit Colette – it is arguably the best design store in the world – 3 levels of fashion, books, music and accessories,) and they have had Wallpaper Magazine photograph the Donella boot we have in stock.
While we think fashion week consumes Auckland, London fashion week is just at another level.
Then in Milan at the Micam Shoe Fair I spent the day wandering around looking at people’s feet! It was just mindblowing how many shoe designers there are out there, but it reconfirms we do stock some of the best!
Fabrics in Italy have been just as exciting, with the softness and tactile nature being a main focus of the textile designers. Cashmere is still the top savoured yarn. I have struggled to stay within my New Zealand dollar budget, but just wait till you see next winter… amazing jerseys and washed wools, shine playing against matt, and textures and colours that are just making me tingle inside.
I was also so spoilt as one of my mills supplied lunch today, Just a simple “in the office” lunch which is quite rare in Italy as normally everyone goes out, but today they bought the food to us….and we all stopped work to savour mozzarella trucked in from Puglia, local Proscuitto and Mortadello and the best breads and flavours… I have to pinch myself.. I am lucky this is work… not everyday is like this but these ones make everything worthwhile.
Tracey Neuls Wapping Project Installation
Stylish new casual range – Skinny Nelson and friends
Skinny Nelson and Friends
We have constantly been asked for casual pieces, But our made in NZ price point just makes it too hard so here is our perfect answer…
Skinny Nelson and Friends.
A great organic, casuals range with a stylish twist.
Oyster magazine have this to say about them:
“Androgenous, asymmetrical and almost Spartan in its minimalism, Australian label Skinny Nelson and Friends would appear to be the antithesis of hippy-chic. And yet this modernist project (which can be classified as a creative collective as well as a clothing label) has greener credentials than all the vast swathes of boho-delux looks that have been popping up lately. Entirely organic, Skinny Nelson and Friends take basic shapes then twist and turn them to create timeless garments, with a punch of personality. As well as their basics range Skinny Nelson also produce a more fashion driven capsule collection on a season-to-season basis.”
This season they have great soft t-shirts and singlets with a low back, a bibbed tee-shirt, draped shorts and soft knit cape shapes and dresses. Layer these over Red Engine skinny jeans for now or leggings tucked into boots. Definitely worth a look and at these amazing prices you will find your wardrobe needs these easy, stylish additions!
Skinny Nelson Maxi Dress
Skinny Nelson Bib Tee
Skinny Nelson Hood Dress
Soft and essential Summer dresses
The Contrary Dress
The Location Dress
The Ethe Dress
The weather is certainly hinting at Spring and then Summer is just around the corner.
This week we have had many new styles of summer dresses arrive, these vary from the essential work shirt dress with a difference – the Ethe Dress shown here in a silk print, but these also in Tobacco browns and black is a great addition to your work or daywear wardrobe wear it to work with boots now and when summer comes tapping wear it with a bright camisole underneath and cool shoes and it will really work through those hot Summer months.
The Location dress is the best shaped dress for enhancing your figure, with softly draping silk curves and the button through waist. It is a stunning dress for daywear or just as elegant for play with the little shoulder peeps and plunging low V neck.
A soft knit dress is The Contrary Dress, the soft cowl neck and figure skimming shape, elegant back draping and zip detailing make this dress an easy summer shape to wear.
The Turmoil Dress is not in yet in the liquid black as shown, but the beautiful graded grey to yellow silk ombre has arrived. these are very limited to just 10 dresses and the gathered silk makes the soft silhouette a favourite for that special Party or summer wedding that may be on the horizon this season.
New Cable Cotton knitwear has arrived
CABLE KNITWEAR - Cotton Draped Wrap jacket
Cable Melbourne has again designed a fabulous collection of soft 100% cotton knitwear that has just arrived in-store.
The cruise summer collection is knitted in a fine soft cotton yarn and goes from draped wrap jackets to summer tanks and sweaters.The silhouettes are modern yet timeless, flattering, comfortable and effortlessly stylish. The refined detailing and commitment to quality ensures a perfect harmony between style and function.
This season soft silver grays, dusty neutrals and nudes are combined with fresh summer whites and essential blacks.
For those customers who have enjoyed and worn their winter Cable Knitwear almost everday, I know my Grey wrap cardi coat certainly went everywhere last season and still is my first grab piece of knitwear when I get home. Make sure you get a summer addition to your wardrobe, it will certainly become a fast favourite.
PH: Ponsonby 09 376 6544 or Newmarket 09 524 3662.
New Contemporary Jewellery from a leading NZ Designer
Amazing new jewellery from Julie Eynon a Contemporary New Zealand Jeweller has just arrived in store.
There are these beautiful Sweep necklaces and High House Chains with handmade links that are oval or circular and in a typical taylor way The way you wear it is your choice as they can be worn 2-3 different ways to make them short choker chains or long necklaces, multi chained or single chains….
Triple bangles and triple stacked rings are also amazing simple additions to your jewellery and will compliment and add a contemporary note to your outfits.
Trap earrings and Hooped earrings that graduate from thick to thin and flat to raised all give even a simple shape a stylish edge.
These jewellery pieces are just beautifully modern and timeless all rolled together.
Sweep Chain
Doubles Bracelet
Triple Bangle
Hoop Earrings
Girls.. I just want to remind you of those time many of you have received a drill, hammer or a new car for him to drive, on your birthday or mothers day… Now with father’s day approaching… this is the perfect time to spoil yourself and him!!
The Exquisite Silk Oscillate dress
Oscillate Dress over a taylor tank slip
I think after this long winter we all need a little excuse to dress up and think about fresh spring ideas, sunshine and the quickly approaching Christmas Party season.
What way would be better to enjoy this summer than knowing you have one of these very limited collection of 9 dresses.
The Oscillate Dress is soft shards of silk georgette that float around you to form the skirt. Each panel starts at your shoulder and gentley opens up and falls into the skirt. This cleverly patterned dress will always be a stand out favourite in your wardrobe for its individuality and elegance.
Due to the special nature of this dress we are keeping them limited – to only 9 dresses.
Do not miss out, we can’t hold them for more than a day.
Call Ponsonby on 09 3766544 or Newmarket 09 524 3662
The much awaited silk Waterfall Shirt Dress
Waterfall shirt Dress with Liman jeans and Sculpt Shoe
The Waterfall shirt dress has been a constant favourite on people’s wishlists… and now it is instore.
This stand out piece looks great worn simply on its own witha skinny leg pant or jean at the moment. It has a shirt back with yoke so this soft structure allows the waterfall drapes of silk to fall from the shoulders. It comes in two colourways, the soft and feminine white and fog tones as shown or the Black and charcoal tones.
This piece Drapes and softly folds over the body and looks good worn with a long sleeve top underneath for now, or sleeveless with a draped cardigan when the weather heats up.
Chatel Shirt Jacket
The Chatel Shirt jacket has also arrived instore. It can be worn as a dress or as a jacket. It has the soft cowl neck, gathered sleeves allow it be worn soft and drapey, or do up the zips and you get a great shaped and waisted dress.
Call us now to ensure you do not miss out.
