image source Last year, coinciding with a shopping ban, I decided to embark on a 30×30 challenge, wearing a selection of 30 garments & shoes over a period of 30 days. I found the revelations two-fold; absolutely no one in my office even noticed that I was recycling the same outfits throughout the month, and through careful selection, I had more outfit options that I had initially thought. In anticipation of the Christmas sales, which I am for once opting out of, there seemed like no better time to fully realise the potential of a select portion of my wardrobe.…

RUBY ‘The Dreamers’ Winter 2014 sneak peek RUBY is one of those Kiwi labels which just seems to keep getting better and better. The label has come a long way from its streetwear roots, an evolution which has seen the aesthetic take on youthful, feminine and playful properties, with a clever use of tailoring. As a RUBY fan from way back, their sporty hooded jackets haunting many of my early teen photos, you can imagine my forlorn state in being unable to make it up to Auckland for the Winter 2014 show, ‘The Dreamers’, this evening. But, as they say,…

img source one | two | three | four | five Birkenstocks. The sandal that epitomizes the shoe of my youth; what was once a cult item amongst my friends seems to have resurfaced in the most unlikely of places. Mine were of the mono-strap variety, a crisp white which just like a pair of Cons, seemed to get better with age. Your toes would furrow into the carefully thought out soles, which offered more comfort than most other shoes I’ve owned, especially after a full day on your feet. I was probably just as surprised as anyone else to…