LIPSTiCK TrACeZ

We have been doing some great road trips around our North Island over the last few weekends as the weather gets warmer and warmer down here. I love getting out of the city and getting to explore this beautiful country I live in. New Zealand's east coast is the master of producing wonderful beaches, one of which is Mount Manganui. We visited here last weekend and did some amazing coastal walks around the mountain..

With the recent hype over the new James Bond movie Quantum Of Solace, I had a look at the design team behind the ever famous credit artwork and design. MK 12 is the ideas team behind those image infested credits at the start of the movie, that keep your eyes following that lingering smoke from the first fired gun. The integration between font and image is wonderful and still lends to the style in which we know and love of James Bond movies.

Following on from Reggie's post on TAR Magazine, I have just looked through the magazine myself and was blown away. Never have I seen such a well put together book, not only aesthetically but in terms of content and contributors too.

A recent skateboard exhibition 'Decked Out' held at Wellington's infamous ALC headquarters 'Manky Chops Gallery' saw some of the local artists put up some of their signature work onto the ever used canvas of a skateboard.

'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, 

I was sent a beautiful postcard by one of my girlfriends who is being a gypsy at the moment, traveling around on her own, meeting amazing landscapes and people... and postcards. She sent me a postcard for my birthday which she later told me was picked up from a cafe while she was in Denmark. The painting on the cover was very beautiful, and it wasn't until this morning that I found out who the artist was... Mia Overgaard.

On Monday, while fashion journalists, buyers and glossy magazine editors are focused on getting to the next Paris fashion show on time, a style revolution will be under way on the Internet, an event that could change the way all of those front-row names do business in the future. International Herald Tribune gives the full story on the most talked about movement in fashion today, and they're not talking about the clothes! 

Olivier Zahm's Purple Magazine head quarters have run out of room for their back logged mags that they have found lying around and are selling them off for a great price on their site here. So for any fans that may have missed out on an issue or two now would be a great time to get hold of them!! Dont sleep, these will move fast! perhaps it is something to do with the companies NY city move?? Anyway grab your piece of fashion history now.

Well the big hustle in our small city has erupted with the explosion of the Air New Zealand Fashion Week starting last night in Auckland City. The Viaduct harbour plays host to some of the countrys biggest names in fashion, while some choose to play off course and arrange secret hide out events around the city.

I have just spent the last hour loosing myself in the wide open spaces of the Bless website. I have to say, there design and aesthetic is far beyond anything else out there. I love the way they portray themselves as a company and brand. They are insightful and inspiring. At the moment these guys are my favourite. In New Zealand we are in the deep midst of our winter season and as you may or may not have heard, it gets pretty damp and cold here which is why my eyes and heart are falling towards spaces with light and open warm air. I just had to share these pictures with you.