UTOPIA by Karen Walker

Karen Walker's new Autumn/Winter 2014 collection is now out.

The Utopia collection lives up to its name for me as these pieces are to be desired and have perfect qualities in my opinion, unfortunately my bank account won't allow me to own any of these pieces *sigh* so I'll continue to live in my dystopian fashion wardrobe.

I'm really liking the print pieces that KW has put into this collection. Sometimes designers go over board in the print area which leaves me a bit confused as to what they were thinking, but not with this collection. That's what I like most about KW she makes clothes that you can easily see yourself wearing everyday while still making you stand out just that little bit extra to make yourself feel a little more confident in yourself.

So well done Karen another great collection. 

Check out the rest of the collection here

Zimmerman a/w 2013

Here is the first look for Zimmerman's autumn/winter 2013 collection and so far so good. With warm natural browns present and a spot of colour this collection is looking very desirable. I am especially loving Dazed Knitted Fur Jacket (picture 2).

The more earthy colours really reflect the coming up season and the added colour in the collection emphasises that colour isn't only for summer, you just tone it down in the cooler months of the year and follow more pastel/lighter colours rather than brights. 

You can see the trends like texture, 60's influence and tailored jackets in this collection.

Ketz-ke Summer 12

Although designers are starting to bring out their winter collections for 2013 (since I live in the Southern Hemisphere winter is coming) I still would rather look at the summer collections as the weather is still beautiful over here.

Theses are a few of my favourite pieces from Ketz-ke Summer 12 collection, I love that you can easily see yourself wearing these pieces with what you may already have in your wardrobe. The outfits are fun and casual with a streetwear edge to them.

Ketz-ke Website

The Candy Woman Can

  Photos via thread.co.nz and blacklognz.blogspot.co.nz

My future/dream job is to work for some high end fashion magazine, so I constantly hunt down whats happening in the fashion world. In the last couple of years I have really been focused on what NZ designers are doing and I am happy that more and more NZ designers are getting recognised for their amazing work. Recently Karen Walker launched Karen Walker Candy Bar, for 12 months this Candy Bar will travel around the world stopping in different countries to showcase these limited edition sun glasses, the first stop was in Tokyo Japan at the boutique store called RESTIR. It got me thinking on what an amazing concept this is, to travel around sharing her designs like this, imagine the people you would meet and the pictures you could take. I hope more NZ designers come up with great ways to showcase what they do to the world, it would be good for the countries self-esteem.