Fashion of 2018

Pastels Miami Vice Style Image via passportmiami.com and theredlist.c om Pastels have been trending for a few seasons now, but have recently had another surge in mainstream popularity. Aside from fashion I'm seeing a lot more pastels influencing interior decor with many of the mainstream retailers here in New Zealand like Citta ,  Country Road and Freedom Furniture jumping on the trend. Many of us (older generations) may remember the 80's cop TV show Miami Vice, where for me the most outstanding feature of the show was the fashion worn by the cast and in particular their penchant for pastels. It's impressive how Don Johnson can make a lilac tank top and white pant combo look so macho with his over the shoulder "are you checking out my butt" glare. Yes Don we are. Who knew pastels could be so manly! Even the ankle grazing,  cropped pants and loafers look is back - check out Tinie Tempah's reinterpretation of this 80's style statement. Let's start w...

 Mint Tropicana Bar. Image via pinterest.com This post has been inspired by the above image which is a beautiful tropical bar that is brought together by the fantastic mint green color. I believe that this particular mint offers a fresh alternative to the more cliche or expected blue or aqua that would be your typical beach or ocean themed color palette. Mint green is quite on trend and fashionable at the moment as I've noticed mint making an appearance in the fashion world and in various interior design stores. Mint green can be bold vibrant and fresh but at the same time offers a calming effect, so there is an interesting tension between the color being vibrant and attention grabbing whilst also having a relaxing and calming component to it. The mint contrasts well with the orange/red life rings on the bar sides as orange and green are quite complementary colors. The white ceiling, stool legs and tile flooring offers a bright, clean and fresh complement to the mint green. The whi...

Left image Erena Te Paa (me) and right image my house via alotwithalittle.com This is me, Erena and thats an arco lamp I painted for my living room makeover .  You don't normally see me in person on the blog but Mereana and I were playing dress ups one day and she snapped this photo of me at her place in one of my favourite colour combinations.  Neon yellow and white.  It's a fresh look and this kind of yellow always brightens my mood.  The white helps to make everything more vibrant creating a stop traffic kind of Pow !  I bought this crop top from a store called Dotti .  If the truth be told it's actually 2 sizes too big for me but I don't like clingy things and I think it still works - it was also ON SALE so no surprises that I just had to get it.  The skirt I bought in Wellington at a secondhand street stall for $20.  I don't know if you can tell but it has pleating right the way around which gives it a little formality and adds a certain re...