occult hit

the other day we got talking to the lovely natalie smith, one half of our favourite blog 'so much to tell you' about our new delivery of black amber balms. she recounted a story that she wrote about black amber balm creator emmelie brunetti for russh magazine a while ago, and whilst she talks about her initial project 'hopi botanicals' i'm sure emmelie would agree that her motivations and philosophies still apply. it's a beautifully written article and I don't know about you, but i love learning more about passionate creative people, so enjoy it! (click on the article above and click again to magnify)

thanks natalie!

the new shipment of black amber perfume balm's just arrived today, the last shipment sold out so don't delay! available in-store now or online here.

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wowsh! there's been a whole lotta online love of late!! the lovely queen michelle at one of our favourite blogs kingdom of style features jimmy d's new collection (due in-store february/march) and describes children of vision as 'incredible' - awww bless!! the stunning elena zubielevitch is featured in the latest issue of online mag 1am, photographed by matt benns, elena is dripping in jimmy d aw11 (thana silk dress, nighthawk bra, and venom knickers to be precise). and super cute website michi embarks on a round up of auckland's best stores and takes a visit to children of vision.

thanks for the love guys!

check out the new issue of 1am here
check out kingdom of style's write up on jimmy d here
check out michi's full write up of children of vision here

better living everyone

the recently opened douglas + bec is one of our favourite destinations for amazing furniture, accessories and one off gifts - we visited last week and left with one of their incredible white angle lamps... but that's a whole different story...

the lovely owners rebecca snelling and paul dowie were just featured in the latest issue of home new zealand - rebecca wears the jimmy d 'remains' silk shirt dress and paul wears an andrew mark smith 'duo' shirt, and they wear 'em mighty well...

rebecca also divulges that she's (not so) secretly coveting a deadly ponies mr. sleep over from children of vision.

awwwww jeeeez thanks guys!!

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this is all a little late, but there are some truly stunning images of children of vision pieces in the latest remix magazine, above is just a small taste of the amazingness... go buy one now!!

huge thanks to atip and the remix crew.

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(above) sophie hulme neckpiece

(above) romance was born monster claw necklace

(above) raphael hauber tank

we're loving this shoot from the September issue of US magazine SOMA - expertly styled by phoebe trezevant-miller and photographed by russ flatt, it makes us wanna rock that huge sophie hulme bow neckpiece with a tailored jacket... if there were any left that is...

view the full issue here

thanks guys!!

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every issue metro magazine runs a feature entitled 'dress code' where they compare varying styles of dress within the same occupation - with fashion week rapidly approaching this months issue featured fashion designers.

james dobson, designer of jimmy d and co-owner of children of vision (centre) represents! wearing a combination of children of vision labels including jimmy d, rad by rad hourani, complexgeometries, and salvor projects boots.


our friends at simply you magazine were kind enough to feature us in their latest issue out now - the image features australian label akira, new to children of vision for spring/summer.

thanks guys!!

book it

mitchell oakley smith's stunning 'fashion - australian & new zealand designers' has just been released and is groaning with sumptuous images and beautifully written interviews with leading australasian designers - children of vision faves material by product and gary bigeni are both featured as well as my own label jimmy d... yay!

the book is widely available through retail stores and galleries through out new zealand, australia, and internationally, including such prestigious locations as the tate in london and centre pompidou in paris - alternatively grab a copy here.

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the lovely folks at apparel magazine were nice enough to ask us to think of one garment coming for next season that we were pretty excited about - how could we go past this bernhard willhelm dress?? click to enlarge the article, and a huge thanks to apparel for the very kind words!

k t zoo

take a look at this wonderful article by diane pernet on marjan pejoski and his label ktz - we love how they describe the ktz collection delivering soon "the pulse of the current collection is a 90's party vibe that uses a powerful symbol of a cross mixed with tribal influences from papua new guinea.". think quilted tribal applique on over sized tee's, metallic and jewel encrusted crosses (very prince and the new power generation...) and interlocking rope prints reminiscent of early versace. can't. hardly. wait.

zoo magazine is pretty awesome too, and currently available at borders. snap it up!!

(don't) stop it right now

image courtesy of 'stop it right now'

it's easy to forget on your daily trawl of the blogs that they are in-fact an amazing way to connect with like minded people - blogs after all are a small yet intimate glimpse into someones world, where they are willing to share their current obsessions, thoughts and beliefs. 'stop it right now' was recently introduced to us, and we were immediately smitten with her killer style, her love of ann-sofie back (coming to children of vision this season), and her dry sense of humour. after getting in contact she was lovely enough to do a little write up about the store, and my label 'jimmy d' and the new spring/summer collection due in-store in august. awwww bless!!

make sure to check out 'stop it right now' here, you'll be inspired we promise!

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the new 'bite me' issue of 1am is online now and featuring some beautiful shots of the ktz priss puff dress, and romance was born monster claw necklace - thanks 1am!!

check out the new issue here, now!! get clickin'!

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from top, romance was born gfc lace dress over money bodysuit, bernhard willhelm yam scorpio dress, bernhard willhelm kp embroidered dress.

the new issue of remix is out and features a shoot styled by atip w. with some pretty spectacular shots of romance was born and bernhard willhelm. the issue also features a 3d cover and editorial inside we've been snapped sitting in the store rocking our 3d glasses a couple of times now... check it out!!

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the new issue of fashion quarterly hit the news stands this week, and i don't know about you, but there are few things better than a leisurely brunch and a lingering flick through a new fq... in this new issue we were lucky enough to have one half of children of vision, vicky chan, featured as an example of a 'fashion maverick', talking about her personal style, and her fashion philosophies. there was also a mention of hot shoe label camilla skovgaard that we'll be stocking exclusively in new zealand from next season (due to drop in-store in july/august) pre-order here.

thanks fq!!

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some lovely new tear sheets from the latest remix magazine - the gorgeous marie celeste from auckland rave duo pig out wearing andrea crews, and the lovely imogen wilson from awesome blog 'the girl with the kaleidoscope eyes' rocking her romance was born rock lobster dress. thanks girls!! and thanks remix!! you're all looking hot!!

très romantique

we are literally counting down the days, hours and minutes until romance was born's new collection arrives on our door step... until then we are making do with these images from the latest oyster magazine - how cool is the bloody sequin 'cut throat dress'?? the collection called 'nightmare on wall street' takes inspiration from movies such american psycho, nightmare on elm street and working girl (yusss!!), along with 80's business women and the horrors of working 9 to 5. bring on the bloodshed!

romance was born will be instore within the week - stay tuned to our twitter and facebook for more details.

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wednesday! viva day!! and what could make our morning flat white at alleluya even better but seeing a dear prudence 'rose cross bag', company of strangers scarf and ffixxed dress all featured. yay! thanks viva!

sisters are doing it...

gorgeous sisters leah and erin forsyth talking about their 10 favourite things in this weeks viva magazine. erin forsyth is the artist responsible for the beautiful installation currently inhabiting the store, and she also happens to be wearing the ffixxed double tie rope dress... and wearing it well if i may say so...

pigeon english

article on the lovely pigeon post postcards in today's viva - snap up these little artworks quickly!!

buy online here or pop by the shop and grab a couple for your loved one (or just write a note on it and post to back to yourself...)

special k

we love karangahape road, the sleaze, the galleries, the good coffee, even the bums are (mostly) friendly. for us k road has the more character and 'soul' than any other part of auckland. and urbis magazine obviously agree, doing a large feature on the iconic street, and name dropping saint kevin's arcade as being "arguably the beating heart of k road" and plonking in a nice big pic of our store. we wouldn't wanna be anywhere else. thanks urbis!

find out more about karangahape road here

peaches 'n dream

not many people could pull of wearing this mesh leotard by itself, but i'm sure we can all agree that peaches aint your average lady. layers of motor cross padding were removed until peaches was strutting on stage twirling the long silk ties of this jimmy d 'junction' body suit, and may i say looking mighty hot...

jimmy d junction bodysuit due instore february.