Category Archives: Kate Sylvester

The 50 Dresses Project #19: Kate Sylvester Ginette Mini-dress.

Autumn is officially here and the air is getting crisp, but that’s no excuse to lengthen your hemline – Kate Sylvester’s naughty secretary wouldn’t dream of it! Let your stockings take care of your legs and instead rug up your … Continue reading

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The 50 Dresses Project #11: Kate Sylvester Magda Dress.

If you’re after a big dose of pretty, look no further than Kate Sylvester’s freshly delivered highsummer collection. There’s lots of feminine, diaphanous frocks to choose from, but the Magda dress is the stand-out piece that makes my heart flutter … Continue reading

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New Zealand Fashion Festival’s debut (and mine behind the camera)

Mood: Last night’s panda eyes don’t look so bad, especially with knee-length black sweater. Last night, more than 1000 people flocked to a concrete warehouse in Auckland to attend the very first New Zealand Fashion Festival. Me being one of … Continue reading

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The Winter Wish List

Mood:It’s a Black Box extravaganza. Something Else skirt with Stolen Girlfriends Club singlet. This Autumn/Winter season is pure hell for me. I’m relocating to Singapore in the coming months (where there is no such thing as winter) so as much … Continue reading

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The Last Days of the Summer Sales

Mood: Lazing about in Sass & Bide tee teamed with Emilyandfin skirt. The weather’s balmy, the cicadas are out in full force, and designers are only weeks, if not days away from launching their autumn/winter collections. Despite the old saying … Continue reading

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2000s – A Retrospective

Mood: Ksubi batman top with leggings. A fashionably late Happy New Year to you all, darlings! The first decade of the 21st century is dead and gone (note that I’m avoiding use of that awful ‘noughties’ word here) and I’d … Continue reading

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I’m no socialite

Mood: Pyjamas. But this week I almost felt like one. Being just a regular girl, invites to special events tend to pop up only once in every while for Peggy Pleb. However, this week I scored the jackpot with three … Continue reading

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A Late Fashion Week Retrospective.

Mood: Tired after packing – eagerly anticipating trip down South. Old school high waisted KW skirt with bow, teamed with black tee tucked in (all prim and proper). Well, the Rose is flowing and hopefully the words will follow. Fashion … Continue reading

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