Bold colours a Cup Week winner: Wink Shoe Store
“Start with the shoes, and work upwards.” This is Cup Week fashion advice from Lenore Farrelly of Wink Shoe Store when falling in love with a show-pony pair. The boutique shoe store is gorgeous, with local-designed clothing and accessories to complement the unique range of footwear. “Colourful as a candy shop,” is how […]
A stylish step forward: Style Footwear
The team is back up and running at Style Footwear on Burnett Street in Ashburton. Located in the CBD, the friendly store is packed with comfortable, stylish footwear as well as new ranges of bags, wallets, scarves and jewellery. After navigating the challenges of lockdown, owner Melissa and her right-hand-woman Trudy are continuing what […]
Spectacular Spectacles
Matthews Eyewear Eyecare is paradise found when it comes to highly personalised optometry and a range of stunning top-quality spectacle frames, selected from designers around the world. This calm and airy oasis was based at the Riccarton Clinic before making the move to Riccarton Road. Optometrists Shivan and Grace have a strong focus on […]
Fringe Festival
A retro revival like no other, there’s a mid-century trend bringing refined glamour and a flirty edge to 2020 abodes. We’re seeing a healthy dose of frisky trimmings like tassels and fringing spicing things up amongst interior accessories, as designers turn away from the traditional minimalism of yesteryear and embrace rich textures and […]
Fabulous Face-Framers
Prescription glasses have come a long way, from library to catwalk – these fabulous face-framers can be a true reflection of personality. Being short-sighted has been a big bonus for celebrity cook Jax Hamilton. She has a designated drawer for her 36 pairs of spectacular spectacles and eight pairs of prescription sunglasses. […]
Stepping up their game
Since ECCO Shoes’ story began in Denmark in 1963, the company has evolved to become a revolutionary shoe manufacturer like no other. Enter the SHOCK-THRU collection – a range of sleek, athleisure-inspired sneakers that incorporate brand new ground-breaking technology. At the core of ECCO’s ethos lies a determination to provide shoes with optimum comfort, style […]
To the max
The trends of maximalism and minimalism seem to be fighting for the top spot everywhere. It’s time to wave goodbye to demi-fine jewellery as it steps out of the spotlight and is replaced by a chunkier rival. This season, leave your dainty jewels on the duchess and make way for bolder, heavier, chunkier […]
Teeny-tiny totes
Handbags are by our sides day in, day out, through thick and through thin. But unlike previous seasons, this year’s must-haves aren’t defined by shape, but rather by size. Shrunk down to fit no more than a phone and lipstick (if you’re lucky), this season’s most lust-worthy bags are also the smallest – […]
Bags of your dreams: Furmoo
It’s been said that if diamonds are a girls’ best friend, then handbags are family, and you’re sure to find the bag of your dreams at Furmoo – the coolest wee bag shop in town. Sassy styles and demure designs are what you’ll find at Furmoo: home to a tastefully crafted collection of […]
Wrap Up
Hair accessories are picking up the pace as one of 2019’s biggest street-style trends; satin headbands, statement barrettes, velvet scrunchies… and now headwraps and headscarves are emerging as the hottest (and most versatile) hair accessory of the year – just ask Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Versace or Tom Ford – and it appears they’re delighting the […]