XXXIII: Press: Fixy

A new gem has been bestowed upon Aucklanders, to make our lives just that little bit more special. Emma Foley has recently launched Fixy to be an online luxury hair and beauty booking service -however, it appears to be so much more than just that.

Here's a little glimpse at an interview feature that I did for them on male grooming:

Click Here to view in its entirety

Fixy will no doubt grow to entertain and entice future readers and followers -So stay tuned, book in and enjoy

Portrait Image Credit (left): Benjamin Walls

-A.

XXXII: Previously Styled & Co-Directed: Les Femmes Damnées

Here are some images from an editorial that I styled and co-directed with Oliver Rose 
over a year ago. The shoot was a project that began as a series of experiments with draped cloth, 
light and nostalgia. Once again, it predominantly displays a selection 

from my personal wardrobe and archives. 

A recurring theme in my work, its title was derived from a Baudelaire poem in Les Fleurs du Mal

 

To view in it's entirety with clothing compositional credits, visit Rouse Magazine

Thanks to:

Photography by Oliver Rose

Hair by Matt Benns @ Stephen Marr

Makeup by Meggie Mapper @ MAC

Models: Elena Zubielevitch and Elly Sekikawa @ RED 11

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XXXI: Previously Styled Work: Boys

Here are images from an editorial that I styled for Rouse Magazine last year:

 

 

Click here to view it entirely, with full clothing credits.

The garments were predominantly from my wardrobe collection archives. So help me, it keeps on growing.

Photography by Benjamin Walls

Makeup and Hair by Katherine Rogers

Models: William @ Clyne; Jake and Matt @ Nova

 -A.

XXX: Tea

Here's to a sweet new weekly tradition that we're starting at Miss Crabb:

Weekdays can get rather grim -that is why they invented the weekend

As of this week, I will be hosting a relaxed little day of tea, refreshments and shopping bliss every Sunday.

Feel free to drop by for a cup, a slice, a chat and myriad other wonderful things that Sundays have to offer-
From 11am 'till 4pm at Miss Crabb, 41 Ponsonby Road.

-A.

XXIX: This Week: Reconvene Natural Dyeing

After a season of dyeing almost every yarn with natural dyes, to a season with bespoke tussah, pre-dyed bamboo ribbon yarns and the debut of limited woven garments (current collection HANDMADE VI, with MANMADE I) -I have finally decided to reconvene my exploration of naturally dyeing yarn. This will be a project that may or may not succeed in being a part of a future collection. At this point, its all fun and games (and a terribly unruly kitchen)

I've also introduced a new, potentially limiting obstacle: the natural substances I'll be dyeing with this week will be ones grown in my very own backyard. 100% organically grown plants, vegetables, roots, herbs and blossoms.

To begin with, I'm going to continue dyeing with garden beetroot and camellia blossoms, using organic black salt as a natural mordent. Here's a little peek at some test-dyeing that was done a couple of months ago:

Apologies for the poor quality of the images. However I find no shame in admitting that they were hurriedly taken by an iPhone. 

Stay tuned 




-A.

XXVIII: Press: Viva Magazine

A feature on the current collection of  knitwear for Spring/Summer 2011-2012,

HANDMADE VI : Introducing MANMADE

-In The New Zealand Herald's Viva Magazine

Thank you, Zoe Walker!

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XXVII: Press: Rouse Magazine

HANDMADE IV pieces were featured in an editorial for Rouse Magazine

Images by Benjamin Walls

*More information and images will appear in regards 

to some work that I contributed to several publications this year, 

including Rouse Magazine.

-A