garypepper
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rafw looks

Posted on May 27th, 2011

Here are the photos taken by the amazingly talented and super kind Zanita. I've followed her blog since I started blogging myself and it's amazing to watch someone with such talent grow as a photographer and blogger. I don't know how she does it but she always seems to capture the right moments and frames them perfectly too. Loved spending the week with Zanita who is easily one of the most easy going and down to earth girls I've met. Beauty, brains and talent, some girls really do have it all. A very big thank you to Zanita for documenting my outfits each day, and you can follow her inspiring blog here.You can tell I have a few favorite pieces at the moment - my white collared shirts, striped top and a navy gold button coat I borrowed from my best friend. All on high rotation at the moment and too easy to style a hundred different ways. Also fell in love with my vintage tote bag again and can't stop taking it every where I go.

A quick break down of what I was wearing each day during RAFW. A special thanks to Ruby in NZ for sending me this amazing green fluffy jumper. It was the reason so many people kept getting distracted in the middle of conversations and started stroking my arms :)

Day 1:AA skirt, Topshop shirt, Thrifted Jumper, Handmade Coat, Vintage bag, Miu Miu Heels.
Day 2:AA Pants, Asos shirt, Thrifted Top, SES Cardigan, Topshop heels, Alexander Wang Bag.
Day 3: Cameo Yellow Skirt, Topshop Shirt, Thrifted Top, Handmade Coat, Vintage Necklace/Bag/Boots.
Day 4:Ruby Green Jumper, Asos Shirt, See by Chloe Shorts, Miu Miu Heels, Alexander Wang Bag. Day 5: Zara top, Vintage Leather Shorts, Charlotte Olympia Boots, Vintage Necklace/Bag.

together

Posted on May 23rd, 2011

After going through my photos it made me realise how little I managed to take over RAFW, which is hard to believe seeing as I was carrying around three cameras in my bag at any given time. It really was an amazing week, finally being able to meet every blogger you've spoken to online and people you've been meaning to catch up with for months. It kind of felt like we were this little online family and this was our very first Christmas together. You couldn't hide our excitement to be there. Someone said to me "You can spot a blogger from a mile away" and it opened up a discussion of what this might of meant. I think it's a mix of dressing a certain way, carrying around heavy cameras, being overly enthusiastic and from what I saw it could also be because we steer away from black? Loved seeing everyone dressed in bright colours with colourful personalities to match. This was my first RAFW experience and I took away several key points which I will be applying to any other fashion week I'm lucky enough to attend. I'll be packing my lunch (hardly any food around), taking a water bottle (every beverage was either wine, energy drinks or sparkling water), not going to any after parties (precious time to edit photos and blog everything from that day) and trying to sleep as much as I can. Little sleep, little food and little water has resulted in my body being so run down I'm still recovering after a week of the flu!Unfortunately I only discovered the right settings on my camera on the 4th day when Emma from Spin Dizzy Fall kindly adjusted them for me. I had nearly given up hope trying to shoot in such low light and only wish I adjusted them sooner for all of the amazing shows at the start of the week. A big thank you to every PR company that invited me along to their shows and to every reader who took the time to come up and say hello, and of course to my beautiful blogger friends who kept me company all week. I'm already looking forward to next year..