Simplicity is in the Pattern
Is it cheaper to make your own clothes, or buy them? I found some Simplicity, Butterick, and Vogue sewing patterns that I must have been saving for a rainy day. I [...]
Yellow Tulip
The Culotte is Back
Anyone worn Culottes before? I think the last time I wore them was as a teenager when I was in a musical set in the 1960’s. They were a bright, multi-coloured [...]
Kiss & Tell
I used to buy a great lip conditioner from MAC with an SPF factor 15. The lips were always kept moist, and there was just a slight hint of colour so you weren’t [...]
Fashionable Movies
Movies often bring fashion memories to the big screen and the latest offering by film director Martin Scorsese entitled “The Wolf of Wall Street” was a fantastic [...]
Orange is the New Yellow
I decided not to have any new year’s resolutions for 2014, but somewhere along the way, I must have decided that I was going to start wearing a colour that I have [...]
How was 2013?
It is thanks to all of you that whatisstyle.co.nz had such a great year. I couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you. Wishing you a fun-filled and [...]
Price Tag Wars
I am sick and tired of spending hours (ok so perhaps maybe just precious minutes) picking off the price tags on gifts this Christmas, that seem to be stuck down with [...]
Gifts For Me & You
I love Christmas shopping. However, I didn’t want to blow the budget like I did last year, so this time I took a list with me. Off I went, focused on getting as [...]
The Colour Yellow
My blog this week is all about the colour yellow – my favourite colour. I can’t even tell you when I fell in love with this colour but it always made a bold [...]
Keeping ‘Coola’ This Summer
Bula from Fiji – well that is where I was this time last week. I was lazing around the pool, under the beach umbrella, with a nice cold drink, my I-pad and my [...]
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