New Zealand Fashion Week 2015 // ABlogByAliceOlivia

Sean Kelly // New Zealand Fashion Week Backstage

Sean Kelly // New Zealand Fashion Week Backstage

Vintage Designer // Trelise Cooper // AliceOlivia

Vintage Designer // Trelise Cooper // AliceOlivia

Recently I had a look in Encore Designer Recycle from recommendation, and I was pleasantly surprised. I've never been one for second hand clothing (in saying that however, I do donate all my unwanted clothes to a hospice shop); maybe it's the dusty smell or the long isles of endless clothes that gives me anxiety... I'm not sure. 

However vintage designer is different; it is a fantastic way to find quality, pre-loved pieces for the fraction of its original price. Encore was well organized thankfully (into size, then color), so it made it easy for myself to find pieces I liked. I discovered this Coop by Trelise Cooper dress; I love the Silk Fabric, unique print and colors (as well as its $60 price tag - I would suspect it would of been over $400 originally as it's silk). If your like me and you struggle to become exited in the prospect of searching for second hand clothes, find your local Vintage Designer store (with good reviews of course, as you do not want to be wasting unnecessary time) - you may be pleasantly surprised.

Alice xxx

Alice's Bedroom Makeover Part 3: A Peek At My New Dresser

Alice's Bedroom Makeover Part 3: A Peek At My New Dresser


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Hi lovelies, I hope you are having a fantastic week so far. Another installment in my Bedroom Makeover series, and this one I'm particularly exited about. My parents were kind enough to buy me a new dresser (in agreement that this was the last piece of furniture they were to ever buy me before I move out), and I absolutely love it. I choose a dresser from Freedom Furniture in a light wood, and it finally fits all my folded clothes! I've tried a minimalist approach towards what I keep on it, so there isn't as much as my previous What's On My Dresser post. I much prefer having less though - I feel it looks tidier and more mature. To see a full image of the dresser on the Freedom Furniture website click here. 

Alice xxx

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My New Zealand Fashion Week Experience

My New Zealand Fashion Week Experience

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Hi all, I hope you are having a fantastic day. As some of you may know, a couple of weeks ago it was New Zealand Fashion week. After submitting my application to do volunteering work, I got a job and it was fair to say is was a very worthwhile and fantastic experience. After the volunteering work, I managed to get a ticket to a Wednesday show, and I was beyond exited! If you are unsure about doing future volunteering work, I highly recommend you do it as it is fantastic real-life work experience and looks great on your CV. Here are some photos from Wednesday night:



The runway show I was invited to was the Designer Selection show. The show was divided into a number of very different "looks" - it was a fantastic way to see all the upcoming spring trends and a variety of designers' work in one show. 

It was honestly a fantastic experience watching the show, and it's incredible to think that none of this would of happened if it wasn't for this website, or the volunteering work (lesson learnt - volunteer!). I honestly felt in my happy place watching the show and experiencing the atmosphere, and hope to do it again in the near future.

Alice xxx

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My Favorite Jewellery

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Hi there! I hope you have had a fantastic week so far! As you may know, I am doing quite a bit of traveling in the next few weeks (in fact, as you're reading this I may be in Queenstown or Fiji) - hence all the traveling related blog posts. As I was packing my jewellery for my trip to Queenstown, I thought why not show you some of my favorites! Some are new purchases, and others have sentimental value to me, but as you can probably see, the trend of most of my jewellery is classic. 

Ring: Forever New

I love wearing bright statement rings with plain outfits, like jeans and a tee, or a little black dress.

Earrings (left to right): Forever New, all other three are from Equip

Ring on far left: Equip. Other 4 rings: Glassons

Charm Bracelet: Pandora

I have been collecting Pandora charms for at least 5 years. I have been given a lot of charms from family members and each charm has such a meaning, which I love about it. This is one of the most important pieces of jewellery I own, plus it looks super cute with a plain silver bangle as well. I don't collect Pandora charms as much at the moment, but I would like to get back into it more in the future. 

The leather and gold bracelet was given to me from my beautiful cousin Martha (click HERE to see the makeup look I did on her), and the two other pastel stud bracelets came in a pack of three from Forever New (Forever New is a fantastic place to get sophisticated trendy jewellery). 

Silver Chain: Michael Hill Jeweller - my parents gave it to me on my 14th birthday, and I love wearing it by itself, or putting any of my Pandora charms on it.

Silver Bangle: A gift from my cousin

The silver bracelet with the A on it was a bridesmaid's gift from my Aunty and I absolutely love it.

Necklace: Glassons

I absolutely love this necklace with collared shirts, jumpers, and dresses and tees with a high neckline. 

I hope you enjoyed this blog post. Let me know what you think in the comments, and if you have a blog of your own, please let me know in the comments and I will check it out! Thanks so much for all your love and support. Dont forget to follow me on bloglovin, to keep updated on new blog posts. Love you all! 
Alice xxx

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