1. SHOW PONY
Hot on the heels of its first footwear release this winter, Deadly Ponies is inspiring us to lock in our pedicure appointments following the debut of its inaugural summer sandal collection, launched in stores and online this week. Available in classic black and neutral nougat, the Gansu Slide designed by the brand’s founder and creative director Liam Bowden takes inspiration from The Flying Horse of Gansu, a circa 2nd century CE bronze statue from the Chinese Province of Gansu. Featuring a twist-effect upper comprised of three bands of lamb’s leather, a no-slip rubber heel and embossed logos, the it-sandal of the season is a testament to Deadly Ponies’ design ethos, famously centred around “sumptuous and sustainable leathers in unique yet classic designs”.
Discover Deadly Ponies Gansu slides inspired by a second-century statue in store and online.
2. GET IT OR REGRET IT
The perfect pink polka dot halter neck that wouldn’t have looked amiss in Marissa Cooper’s covetable wardrobe circa The OC 2004, Maggie Marilyn’s ‘She’s Got Her Groove Back’ dress is our party pick of the week and it’s down to last sizes – so pull out your creddy card and snap yours up before it’s gone. Cut on the bias to drape elegantly across the body and with a flattering empire line bust, it’s the ideal wedding guest option styled up with heels or down with flats and your favourite, worn-in denim jacket the day after. Or, keep it for Christmas Day and wear it like the modern-day Marissa meets Sugar Plum Fairy that you are.
Snap up one of the last ‘She’s Got Her Groove Back’ dresses by Maggie Marilyn.
3. LIGHT MY FIRE
If you’re a person who takes pleasure in the little things (guilty), you’ll agree there’s something slightly unromantic about gliding around your home in your loveliest loungewear, favourite ambient playlist on, igniting your designer candles with a barbecue lighter from Bunnings. A New Zealand brand that thinks about the finer details, Nevé already offers beautiful candle wick trimmers and snuffers to ensure users get the best out of their beloved candles, and have now added a Rechargeable Arc Candle Lighter to their essential tools offering. Using specialised electric arc technology, these rechargeable USB lighters do away with the chemicals and flames of matches and gas lighters, offering a chicer and more sustainable way to keep the home fires burning this Christmas.
Discover the most chic candle USB candle lighters by Nevé.
4. TREASURE HUNTERS
From an entrepreneurial mother/daughter team with a love of fine jewellery and a very relatable hatred for international shipping costs comes Lulu’s Collective – a Kiwi business launched in 2022 by Lauren Boden and Debbie Wells. Currently carrying 13 fine jewellery designers from around the world, including fashion capitals London, New York, LA, and Paris, Lulu’s is a one stop shop for unique designs made from the highest quality materials, and with customisable rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets to cater to all tastes and occasions. Based in Aotearoa but conceived as a one-of-its-kind online shopping destination complete with virtual styling software and your personal gifting concierge, Lulu’s offers seamless and fuss-free access to the most coveted jewellers globally, all from the comfort of home.
Shop a stunning range of jewellery — sans exorbitant shipping prices — on Lulu Collective.
5. SWEET BURN
A sensual, seasonal update to one of its most recent bestsellers, YSL presents Libre Le Parfum, a deeper, almost bronze-like liquid encased in the iconic Libre bottle. The fragrance’s colour is owed to the addition of warm, spicy notes, including an amplified orange blossom borrowed from the original version, an explosion of ginger and Libre Le Parfum’s hero ingredient, Living Saffron from the Ourika Community Gardens in Morocco where Yves Saint Laurent himself famously made a base outside of Paris. “With its creamy, vanilla, floral and honeyed facets and soft leather accents, Ourika Community Gardens saffron is unlike any other iteration of the spice”, says master perfumer, Anne Flipo, “As soon as we smelled it, it was, as we say in French, ‘une évidence’ – we obviously had to use it. It’s as though we’d set the fragrance on fire!”
Discover YSL’s iteration of Libre Le Parfum in all good perfume stores.
