Fashion of 2018

Tribal interior pic from stylebeat.blogspot.com .  Mere wears Nine West boots, tribal print leggings by Supre , yellow sheer top by Backdoor  and tribal necklace   Aztec, bohemian, ethnic you name it, if the pattern is bright and bold and punchy with a strong sense of form and symmetry then it's bound to have a tribal influence.  Whether its the sight of these crazy but cool leggings or this bold feature wall print, these patterns awaken the Aztec in me and suddenly I feel the need to get up and dance....ok ok or perhaps you could just watch Miss B demonstrate tribal fierceness in this amazeballs vid, yep that's right cue Beyonce... (at 2min 50 to be precise) Beyonce in Deja Vu - turn it up! Tribal influences are everywhere.  Just check out these  tribal-esque fashion inspired pieces  Sass & Bide Aztec jacket from  Thehunt.com Multiple heavy-set rings by  Illtakethatinpurple.com Finger cuff from   Etsy.com Chevron necklace from ...

Karen Walker Image courtesy of HOME NZ I'm a huge Karen Walker fan, not just for her beautiful designs, but also for her (and her husband's) business savvy in terms of how they've created a hugely successful international brand. Karen Walker's style (from my perspective) is often a juxtopostion of extreme styles, mixing masculine and feminine, and overall the label is relaxed, effortless and timeless.  As with some other famous international fashion brands Karen Walker has also made the transition from clothing and accessories across to home interiors and home-wares. She already has her own paint color range from Resene , but what got me really excited was her step into linens and crockery. The Karen Walker paint range. Image courtesy of Resene Paints The jewelry is from Karen Walker's Super Fine range and this cup is available from Myer Australia I must obtain the full set! Superfine diamond Daisy ring and matching mug Unfortunately the home-wares...

This ring was my mothers, which she recently gifted to me. It is beautiful and is quite sentimental to me because it has a very beautiful story to go with it. Since a little girl my mother had a massive obsession with rings. She came from a very humble upbringing and one of my favourite stories is how her father made her a ring by cutting out the centre of a penny. During the 1960s my koro (grandfather) was a street sweeper in Gisborne and he found this cameo ring on the footpath. He handed it in to the local police and if it wasn't claimed in two weeks he could keep it. So after two weeks passed he was given the ring to keep, and he of course gave it to my mother. She remembers this clearly, she had never seen a ring like this before and was absolutely ecstatic to have received it. My mother, 1963 - age 16. She tells me she is actually wearing the cameo ring in this picture but it is hard to see.  Leaping about 50 years forward to 2012, I was helping my mother clean out her drawe...

Image of DC Espresso Coffee Shop besthouseinterior.com Remember that fantastic 90's craze of Magic Eye  books.  Full of bright kaleidoscope like imagery that made you go cross-eyed (and I do believe that was the whole point) only to reveal an amazing shape that jumped out from the page and played tricks with your eyeballs! Electrolux wine pendant light by seeingdesign.com Well being the curious bunny that I am I decided to venture off the beaten track and celebrate an intellectual yet challenging kind of style.   Image: Sky Planters from Boskke Upside down, back-to-front, whatever you call it a great interior needs to have a sense of quirk to challenge the norm and still be stylish - like these clever and slightly odd sky planters .  A work mate brought one of these as a gift for his sister the other day and I think they are the 'bees knees'.  In NZ you'll find these at The Department Store in Takapuna or online at  Boskke . Indeed there is a fine line bet...