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

The French Cafe

The French Cafe

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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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Welcome To AliceOlivia!

Welcome!

Hi there beauty bugs, fashion junkies, and life loving hippie's! 

Welcome to AliceOlivia, which is all about beauty, fashion, and life related topics. 

I want to keep this short and sweet, but I will tell you a little about my style and my interest in beauty.

Style

I am all for discovering your own style, and finding what fits your personality best. For myself, I have a very classic, youthful retro style with modern elements combined. I like to take risks,  and I love to experiment with different trends and fashion. I don't like to categorize my style however, since everyone's is unique and their own. 
In my blog I will discuss, and share my love of fashion with you, and give inspiration to discover your own style as well!

Beauty

I love makeup.  Makeup is not a mask, but an extra boost of confidence and a way to make yourself feel your best. I will be reviewing makeup that you have requested me too, and will also be doing tutorials and monthly favorites as well. Make sure to leave requests in the comments!

Life

Lastly, life. I didn't want to make this all about fashion and beauty, but I want to chat, express and talk about happy, warm cuddly stuff about life. I am also a budding ballerina, so if you guys are also interested in talking about ballet, please let me know!

I am so happy that you came across this site, and am very open for your thoughts and ideas on what you would like to see this blog become, so please leave your request for blog posts down below! I am working on putting my site on blog lovin, so u will be able to follow soon! If you have a blog yourself, let me know what it is and I will check it out!

Love you lots!
Alice
xxxxxx