Autumn/Winter Wishlist

Various things I would like to buy this season.

World - Human Condition Dress and Map Tights - Autumn/Winter 2012 - Good vs. Evil Collection

Kate Sylvester - Autumn/Winter 2012 - The Secretary Collection

World - Demonic Jacket - Autumn/Winter 2012 - Good vs. Evil Collection

Hailwood Floral Jacket and Vaughan Geeson Skirt

Alannah Hill - 'It's just so ridiculous!' Cardi Dress

Charmaine Reveley pink embroidered lace jacket and skirt, and Ingrid Starnes bustier

World - Religion Coat and Animal Print Tights - Autumn/Winter 2012 - Good vs. Evil Collection

Karen Walker - Flare Dress - Hi There 2012 Collection

Jeffrey Campbell - Lita Spike Boots

Karen Walker - Knotted Painterly Jumpsuit - Mainline 2012 Collection

Alexander McQueen Resort Collection 2012

My favourites from the Alexander McQueen 2012 Resort Collection. Drama, glamour, and structured lines.

Sabatini Highlights

Sabatini recently released their Sabatini White Autumn/Winter 2012 collection at NZ Fashion Week. The whole collection seemed to be tied by the use of detailed texture, pleather and translucent materials, and featured almost solely black, burgundy, and gold. They also had my favourite hair and make-up from fashion week - love the perfect skin, defined brows, and dark lip colour. My favourite is still the perfect red dress, but these were my other highlights:

I love the structure and formality of the jacket and collar paired with the simplicity of the black dress underneath, and the short hemline. Possibly the most wearable outfit of the collection (other than the amazing red beauty of course), though I'd probably pair it with coloured or black pumps rather than these toe-less boot type things.

I like the colours and texture of the dress, but dislike how the tights appear to cut off at an odd place. Perhaps paired with a different shoe rather than nude it wouldn't appear to cut off so suddenly. (Though I think I actually like the nude shoe individually)

Another amazing textured jacket and short hemline. Translucent dresses in ready-to-wear collections somewhat baffle me however. How do you wear this? I feel like if you put it over a singlet dress it would defeat the purpose of the piece. Gorgeous on the runway though. (And also beautiful shoes)

Awesome colours and print. Unsure if I'm sold on the pleather fringing on the hem though. And I dislike these cut out boots again.

The reappearance of the beautiful shoes and an amazing colour combination of the light purple dress and burgundy and purple jacket. I'd question the wear-ability of the textured jacket if it wasn't so well paired with the dress. Love the neckline and detailing on the dress too. I'd probably buy this complete look from head to toe.

Stunning colours and more translucent dresses. The jacket is amazing - reminds me of the ladies from Advanced Style. I really like the dress too but wish they'd suggest how to wear it without showing my undies. Also those cut-out shoes again, but I really like them with this look. That much burgundy probably can't be paired with anything but a nude shoe.

Natalie Chan Highlights

Natalie Chan (my favourite NZ designer) had her first showcase at NZ Fashion Week this year and presented a new line of Race Day Dresswear and Millinery. You can view the whole collection here.

These were my highlights:

"Fifth Avenue" Silk Dress and "Elite Fille" Silk Black Fascinator. I think Natalie's strength lies in her colour choices which are always unfailingly feminine. This dress is simple but I adore the organge tones and the translucent sleeves.

"La Prima Ballerina" Silk and Tulle Dress and "Courted Countess" Couture Hat. I'm not so big on the way the hat covers the model's face but that's probably a styling issue rather than a design issue. I love the uniformed colour, the pale tone of pink, and the textured hemline of the dress.

"La Dolce Vita" Derby Day Silk Dress and "My Fair Lady" Black Silk Headpiece. I love this purely for the headwear. If you're going to go for headpieces - go for size.

"Champs-Elysees" Silk & Beaded Dress and "Golden Girl" Headpiece. This isn't something I'd usually like but the colour combo of turquoise and gold is really striking. I especially love how the gold headband, belt, and hemline structure the look.

Also, how nice is it to see models smiling on the catwalk? I also really like that this is a ready-to-wear collection. It's such a nice change of pace during fashion week to see wearable, affordable collections (and a break from the pouts). You can find Natalie Chan's store and details here.

In Portrait

More snippets of the last wonderful 12 months. In portrait. (See In Landscape here)

Numbers 2, 5, 10, 15, 24 (of myself) all copyright Sarah Kate Photography. Numbers 19 and 21 (Red Riding Hood and White Dress portraits of myself) copyright Jessie Rolton Photography. All other photos by me (or my boy) on my Canon EOS.