Week Four of the Blogger Series...

Fashion Westie is a regular blog stalk of mine and her tweets are ridiculously funny. I'm delighted to introduce you to her...

What do you do?
When I’m not socialising and ensconced in the air-kissy fashion realm [jokes]? Eating, blogging, working…and rubbing my belly for luck while trying to figure out how my intense desire for fashion, blogging and styling is going to be possible while cultivating my awesome little person.

Where can we find you?

BLOG
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
LOOKBOOK.NU

Where do you live?
The awesomeness that is the North Shore in the most unconventional location.

What's your favourite thing about living where you do?

Watching pukekos strutting below our deck and living their lives to the left, while tradesmen are eating pies, smoking and driving their vans to the right. Ooh, definite bonus has to be seriously close access to macarons from Farro and good coffee at Mozaik. Though the 3 minute walk to Mickey D’s does not go unnoticed or under utilised.

What inspires you?
Honesty and integrity. Whether it be in your words, your creations, your intentions or what you’re wearing. Trust me, I can smell the honesty/integrity, or lack there-of in an image, a comment or your pants [not that I go around sniffing pants all day…you know what I mean] so I’m inspired by those displays of truth. Visually and moral-compass-ly.

Three things you can't live without?

Laughter, Fashion, Making up words to get my point across….I swear I need more than three. Can another interviewee lend me there allocation? I’ll add: Internet, Oranges and Toothpaste.

How did you get to where you are now?

I came down the hallway, hung a right and sat down. That’s not what your asking is it? I’m not quite there yet but hopefully with passion, enthusiasm and hard work, I’ll arrive to this ‘now’ you speak of.

Where do you want to be in ten years?

At my unborn bumps 10^th birthday with all the Mum’s so jealous at my awesome party throwing skills….and my bow staff skills, nunchuck skills….

Fave blogs?
The Usual Suspects [all those superstar out of the stratosphere bloggers, they know that I know that you know who they are] not gonna lie, I daily stalk them. Must reads are: Rag Pony, SRC783, the bulwark and the sunbeam, Gloria’s Jeans, Zara Mirkin, Imogen Wilson and duh, gran's loose change.

Top five songs on your ipod/playlist?

LMFAO-Party Rock Anthem
Naked and Famous-Girl Like You
Alexisonfire- This Could Be Anywhere In The World
North Shore Pony Club- Sex, Drugs and a Drum Machine
Princess Superstar-The Mysterious Hanger

Favourite quote or words of wisdom you live by...

This changes…lately it’s been: “If it smells funny or has fuzz on it, Babe, don’t eat it!” Big R

Pretty pictures...

Images: Love More, Tuula, They All Hate Us, Rambo Estrada

New boutique...

One of our friends is set to launch an online lingerie boutique next week and we can't wait! We love online shopping and we love lingerie! Check out my interview on All The Pretty Things blog here and become a fan of ATPT on facebook (and hear all of the news and special offers before everyone else) here.

To do list...

Meet the latest...

So, as you know, I have been interviewing bloggers (I check their blogs religiously) and this week's blogger is the lovely Ilana from See Me Everywhere...

What do you do?
A bit of everything really :) I am part owner of a sweet little boutique jewellery & giftsware store called Rox at The Base here in Hamilton as well as a graphic designer.

Where can we find you?
See Me Everywhere

Bloglovin'

Facebook

Twitter

Where do you live?
In Hamilton, New Zealand, where I have lived the last 10 years but I am originally from South Africa.

What's your favourite thing about living in Hamilton?

Hamilton is big enough to keep you entertained but small enough to know everyone. It's such a central place to live here in New Zealand, as the beach is only 40min away and the snow is only 2 hours away - so they both make me very happy. You can always find gorgeous little coffee spots and great opshops.


What inspires you?

I can find inspiration in everything. I must say, blogging has helped a great amount with finding inspiration and it's opened my world to a range resources. I also love music, so sometimes I find that a song lyric can trigger my imagination and bring forth great ideas. Books are becoming a much loved possession of mine as well, as they are always full of neat ideas! The Selby's is my absolute favourite at the moment.

Three things you can't live without?

My husband, my bunny and my friends - oh oh oh and cliche, but family!! I seriously have the best, most amazing, splendid, hot bunch of babes I call family.


How did you get to where you are now?
Mostly luck to tell you the truth. The opportunity to buy into a business just fell into our lap, and I pretty much got handed my graphics job on a silver platter (along with a lot of hard work!!). I am a very lucky girl and feel so honoured to be in the place I am in at the moment. I do believe I have a very good Daddy that looks out for me and always has the best plans for my life, so probably not so much of it is actually luck as what it was planned :)

Where do you want to be in ten years?

On some gorgeous lifestyle property with 6 kids frolicking in the grass singing songs and being the von Trapp family... okay not quite,but close! I want to be a stay at home mumma and focus on doing craft and design projects from home, including launching my own brand.

Fave blogs?

Oh wow there are seriously so many beautiful, inspiring blogs (including all my beautiful bloggy friends' which you can go through on my blog). This is just a list of a few of my favourites at the moment:

A Little Brighter - http://alittlebrightervintage.blogspot.com/

Andrew & Carissa - http://www.andrewandcarissa.com/

Kelli Murray - http://www.kellimurray.com/news/

The Rockstar Diaries - http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/

The Velvet Bow - http://www.thevelvetbow.net/

Top five songs on your ipod/playlist?

Angus & Julia Stone - Babylon

The Script - Science & Faith

Mumford & Sons - Sigh no more

The Almost - Extravagent Love

Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko

Quite a mix in music taste, I know!

Favourite quote or words of wisdom you live by...

"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." - Alice in Wonderland.

Such a great mindset to have - believing the impossible and seeing it come to pass.

Them and us...

Shakuhachi.

Us.

Topshop, Miu Miu, Jeffrey Campbell, Stuart Weitzman, Opening Ceremony.

Us.

Asos.

Us.

Urban Outfitters.

Us.

Shakuhachi.

Us.

Alice McCall.

Us.

Images: Google.

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Timeless icon...

My friends and I had a wee dinner party last week. And every time we do, Fleetwood Mac is on the playlist. Without fail. Everything about Stevie Nicks rocks.