The Blogcademy: Just A Little Tease!
11 November 2012, 09:52
We had SUCH a bloody good time at The Blogcademy that it only made sense to make a little film about it! Here’s a 30 second tease that I hope brings a little smile to your Sunday!
Remember, we’re announcing our next class on Wednesday… So y’all come back now, y’hear?!
With much love from your headmistress,
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Three Things Bloggers Don't Want To Do: My Keynote From NEPABlogCon!
2 October 2012, 09:27
I was honoured to be the keynote speaker at NEPABlogCon on Saturday morning, but unfortunately, my schedule was too crazed to permit me to make the trek to Nanticoke, PA! Thankfully, there’s this amazing thing called the internet, which enabled me to call into the conference via Skype & give my keynote just like the Wizard of Oz!
I spoke for 20 minutes about three things bloggers don’t want to do, & how to start doing them! I thought you might like to hear what I had to say… So I’ve made the video available for you.
If you’d like to share this video with your friends, there are some tweetables below!
“You have to be your own PR agent, your own pushy stage-mother, your own cheerleader.” Click to tweet!
“We create our own fairytales. We write our own epic sagas, we distribute our own fantasies.” Click to tweet!
“People will assess your value based on what YOU say about YOURSELF.” Click to tweet!
“I would always advise against making your blog a place of emotional word-vomit.” Click to tweet!
I hope this video inspires you to push your blog to the next level, & thanks to Social Times for this write-up, too!
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Voodoo Queens & The Vieux Carre: A Video!
24 September 2012, 08:55
Last week, I spent five days in New Orleans, one of the most magical cities I’ve ever visited. While I was there, I managed to capture some of the moments on my phone using the 8mm app... & I put them together for you to enjoy!
The song is Audra Mae & the Almighty Sound – I Won’t Grow Up. Isn’t it fantastic?!
Big, big, big post about New Orleans coming soon!
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New Zealand Fashion Week: Cybèle, Ruby & Liam
4 September 2012, 08:39
I’m not at New Zealand Fashion Week this year — sad face! — but I’m very happy to serve up the next best thing! I’ve partnered with TV3 as the only other place you can go online to watch the shows. Yay!
Over the next week, I’ll be posting my favourites as they roll in. Hopefully, by watching you’ll discover some exciting new designers, or even manage to incorporate some New Zealand flavour into your personal style!
Regarded as one of New Zealand’s foremost fashion brands, Cybèle, by designer Cybèle Wiren, is perhaps best described as “providing thinking women with clothes that are in equal measures original, clever, pretty, sexy and very much of the moment.” Cybèle’s aesthetic is timeless yet directional, feminine with a bold graphic edge.
Ruby & Liam
RUBY’s aesthetic is instantly recognisable; cheeky and charming, always with strong themes of adventure and youthful modernity. Collections embrace unexpected colour and prints with contrasting elements of feminity and tomboyish charm with a focus on wearable day-wear and special evening wear.
These videos are getting me even more excited for NYFW! How about you?!
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Brooklyn Bridge Babes!
19 June 2012, 08:25
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of my favourite NYC landmarks, & it’s not just because it’s an engineering marvel. It’s the bridge that Mike & I rode over a million times while we were falling in love; it’s the bridge that Mike’s great-uncle worked on as a foreman; it’s the bridge that we got married under 11 months ago. Oh, & it’s beautiful!
Since none of the girls had seen it before, Kat, Christina, Marielle, Alie & I headed over there for the grand finale on our day of shooting. We started out in the East Village, taking a few snaps while we waited for a cab…
Before long we were in Brooklyn, making the hike over to Manhattan. People forget that New York City is a series of islands. Before the Brooklyn Bridge was built, the only way to get from borough to borough was by boat!
The history of the bridge is fascinating. When it opened, people were so excited that there was a stampede which killed 12! Many others doubted the stability of the bridge, so P.T. Barnum — in a fantastic marketing twist — had his prize elephant, Jumbo, lead a procession of 21 elephants across it!
The Brooklyn Bridge was originally used by horse-drawn carriages & trolleys, but these days, it carries 6 lanes of motor traffic in addition to its pedestrian walkway. It’s an incredibly important piece of New York City infrastructure, since it’s one of the only ways to get to or from Brooklyn when the subways stop working. Thousands of people walked over it to get home on September 11th 2001.
We had such a good time taking these photos. It was the end of a very long day, & even though we were exhausted, walking across the bridge at dusk gave us all a last little burst of energy. It was the perfect end to our day.
The pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge is truly crazy. There’s a white stripe painted down the middle, & it’s clogged with meandering tourists & aggressive cyclists. The people on bikes race down the other side of the bridge at top speed, & good luck to anyone who gets in their way!
We were really lucky to get some photos without many people in the background. I don’t really know how we managed, since it was absolutely packed with foot-traffic! Maybe it’s just an optical illusion caused by the hugeness of our dresses & coats!
I wore…
A flower wreath by Which Goose
Vintage dress from the 1960’s
White marabou jacket, also vintage
Frye engineer boots
Kate Spade handbag
Michael Kors watch, engagement & wedding rings
Kat wore…
Vintage dress altered by Fur Coat No Knickers
Jimmy Choo Tokyo hi tops
Vintage fur coat from Frock n Roll
Flower headband & vintage cuff from Lisa Harris Jewellery
Vivienne Westwood handbag
I travel a lot & I rarely do the tourist route. I’m not big on being a “tourist” anywhere; mostly I think tourist attractions are overhyped & a waste of money. I would prefer to see what it’s like to really LIVE in a city. But if you come to NYC, walking the Brooklyn Bridge is a must. It’s iconic & gorgeous, with some of the best views in the city. Do it early in the morning or at sunset; it’s sublime.
Be sure to stop off at Grimaldi’s & — if you have room! — the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, too! We ate at those two places after our wedding. In fact, we cut a Grimaldi’s pizza together instead of a wedding cake! Aw!
If you’re not yet sick of looking at Kat & I (!!!), here’s some more! I love this video of Christina, Marielle & Alie’s trip to NYC. The first half is Kat’s shoot with Gareth (SO CUTE), & from 3.30 it’s the two of us! I love the atmosphere conveyed in this little film.
As always, MAJOR LOVE to the Made U Look babes, to Regan Rabanal for the beautiful make-up, & of course to Kat for being my partner in crime… & a gorgeous person in general!
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