Dionlee Fashion

love this hair

im in the middle of the excruciating process of growing my pixie length hair into what, i dont yet know.

pics like this are torture to me as I try to live in the in-between stages of not short, and not long.

patricia van der vliet, vogue china, 8/2010

little miss jagger

georgia may jagger for Vogue China 7/2010

not totally my style with the pervasive use of brights, but I have a soft spot for this girl.

the big gap in her teeth, the bee stung lips, the curvy body...she is the real deal. I love that she has helped change the model body stereotype.

the more models like her, the more we can all enjoy fashion in its various forms.

one more from her via models.com and vanity fair

Have been looking for lovely spring boots, but am having real trouble finding ones that are the right height, have the right heel etc etc. In a dream world I would have a pair of the Isabel Marant boots that Kate Bosworth never takes off (seen here). Buttt unfortunately thats not going to happen any time soon, so I was very interested to see these cut off boots on Wide Awake Thoughts, not sure if she has done them herself or they came like this. Definitely possible to cut off a pair of boots to create the perfect spring boot. Going to have to get thrifting...

I would probably cut them a bit shorter if I was going to do my own - perhaps right on or below the ankle. And I would do a very slight V at the front and back of the top of the boot - so that they look a bit western and like the ones here. It may then be smart to glue the edges lightly and if you like, apply some textile paint (or acrylic) over the edges in a colour matching the leather if you want a more polished look.
Images: Wide Awake Thoughts / Ascot Friday /Free People

Swisspers Reviews

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DIY - Fringed Body

Love the fringed arms on this bodysuit, I know they were for sale at topshop - but in the spirit of DIY, I think I will make one myself. I am going to get a long sleeved black top and a piece of black jersey (an old top you are going to throw out will work nicely), cut the fabric into 1 cm thick strips, leaving a section of uncut fabric along the top, and then glue this section along the undersides of the arms. Fantastic fringed wings!

DIY - Mens shirt into a skirt

There are sooo many ways to refashion a men's shirt (refer to my shirt dress post here) and this one, turning a shirt into a skirt, is a pretty easy DIY. All you need to do is cut the shirt, then add some elastic to create a paper bag waist (you could even do a little hand sewing job of the waistline if you dont have a sewing machine - doubling it over and hand stitching and threading through some elastic). I always find lovely mens shirts in thrift shops that are too big to wear so this is a great way to use them. Monoxious also has a great DIY on this aswell, where she leaves on the sleeves to create waisted ties for the skirt.

Image: The Glamourai DIY

DIY - Cut out shoulder tutorial

Forever 21's Blog has a great DIY section with a whole heap of great DIYs, especially love this cardigan one, as have been doing this to all my would be thrown out cardigans....

Images: F21 Blog

because I fly

clothing by Megan McGugan, photography by Cully Wright, Styling by yours truly, Hair and Makeup by Kylie Sallee

models-

lauren Luiz, Miles Gerig, Kassi Jenson

this is an editorial that I recently styled for the up and coming designer, Megan Mcgugan.

i hope you enjoy~ 

daily style spy

i love this girls style.

perfect for a wednesday

models Vova Rotari, Oleg Antosik\photo Lev Efimov\grooming Tima Leo\style Gorkaya Natasha

thanks to the incredibly talented stylist, Natasha Gorkaya, for leaving me a comment which led to me finding her blog.

her work is inspirational and timeless yet forward.

I am so happy to have found her beautiful work with one of my favorite photographers, Lev Efimov

enjoy

Spin me a Yarn

Lou & Ash

I have recently come across a new concept-'Slow Fashion'-preserving and promoting traditional methods and creating one-off and limited edition, hand-made pieces. I admire the philosophy and the beauty of such pieces. It's a philosophy we clean, green Kiwis can get on board with.

Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, says a lot of clothes now have all the "disposability of fast food" and a trip to a chain-store can be "as instantly fulfilling as a Big Mac and the thrill will last about as long".

Godfrey Deeney for Fashion Wire Daily, wrote after the last lot of menswear shows: "Just as slow-food fanatics enthuse about sustainable seafood, as the Paris season drew to a close last week designers were waxing lyrical about time-consuming production processes. The emphasis was on clothes made to last, which meant clothes that cost a lot and had a timeless yet quirky style: exceptional pieces where the craftsmanship, finish and quality are what counts, not the flashy first impression."

Check out local designers 'Lou and Ash' who adhere to the Slow Fashion movement. "Lou and Ash is a new knitwear label based in New Zealand, creating extraordinary one-off pieces made by hand over months. It's been said that wearing one is like bathing in a rainbow." Their Facebook Page is here.

Crochet seems to be having a resurgence and appearing all over the catwalk - check out Chanel, Paul Smith and Romance is Bor n,Top Shop and Helmut Lang.

The gorgeous Julia Restoin-Roitfeld (daughter of Vogue's uber-cool Editor in Chief Carine Roitfeld) wore this spectacular crochet Mark Fast dress to the ELLE Style Awards in London.

Crocheted quirkiness at Odd Molly.

Loving Madge's Dolce & Gabbana crochet bag here too.

I also found this wonderful exhibition, by a fellow Cook Islander, Ani O'Neill .

I'm drawn to dots and circles, a la Damian Hirst or Yayoi Kusama. Peter Alexander has jumped on the bandwagon with crocheted socks and scarves, and this tongue in cheek 'Faux-chet' (I just made that up, haha) 'Nana Blanket' nighty - very cute!

If this crochet lark piques your fancy, then do check out this website. My friend belongs to crochet club and they create the most amazing things: www.crochetclub.co.nz. The beautiful images below are from this fabulous site.