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Meagan Kerr April 6, 2013

Giving my locks a new lease on life at Live & Let Dye

I had the pleasure of visiting Live & Let Dye salon in Mount Eden yesterday, for a colour appointment with Kirsty. It was my first visit to Live & Let Dye, and I am pleased to report that my experience was wonderful! I went in not really knowing what I wanted – which as I am sure you will have figured out by now is very unusual for me – and had a good chat to Kirsty and Michelle about what was important to me in terms of colour (low maintenance, because I’m a student and can’t afford to colour my hair as often as some looks require and something that will grow out okay without announcing to the world that I haven’t had my colour done in *ahem* five months).

You might think my hair naturally looks this fabulous, but no! It’s the magic of Kirsty at Live & Let Dye in Mount Eden, Auckland.

That’s right, I hadn’t coloured my hair in five months. Oh how my life has changed! The reason I decided to colour it again after so long is that I really like the way a fresh colour leaves my hair looking glossy and healthy. View Post

Meagan Kerr March 21, 2013

Editorial Shoot with Cassie Ace

Cassie Ace is one of my favourite models to work with, and we have collaborated together on a number of fun projects. I’m also proud to count her amongst my very best friends, and she’s someone that I talk my ideas over with quite often.

When I shared with her my vision for where I’d like to take thisismeagankerr.com, she got as excited as I did. Like me, Cassie is curvy. And like me, Cassie loves great fashion – clothes, shoes, you name it. So we figured that there must be many other curvy gals who love fashion too! This blog post is for you… and hey, stick around. There will be much more future content for you too, as I search for all the best plus sze fashion.

Here’s a wee collaboration between myself and Cassie. We wanted to show a couple of the amazing swimsuits that are out there for plus size gals. I’d love to hear what you think of these beautiful swimsuits (I really want the Bondage Bathers by Gisela Ramirez!).

These Bondage Bathers are so flattering, with straps that hug your curves

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Meagan Kerr February 7, 2013

WIWT: Black and navy

Image/Doug Peters Ambient Light Photography

In a nod to Yves Saint Laurent, I’m pairing black and navy today. This is one of my favourite colour combinations, and is perfect for any season or occasion – including a lunchtime stroll around Cornwall Park. View Post

Meagan Kerr November 18, 2012

How to get tousled beach hair (without going to the beach)

I love the way my hair looks after a day at the beach, all tousled and wavy and gorgeous, but I don’t like the way it feels. To get tousled beach babe hair without stepping foot in the surf, follow these easy steps to surfer chic.

1. Work a curl enhancing product like PPS Beach Styler through dry hair to ensure that your style will hold.

2. Part your hair down the centre, and braid into two plaits (one on either side of your head) and secure with a small hair tie.

3. Twist one braid away from your face and twist a straightening iron on to the hair in the same direction your braid is twisted. Repeat this all the way down the braid, but make sure you don’t do this over the hair tie or you will get a weird crease at the bottom of your hair. Do this on both braids, and then repeat.

4. Once your hair has cooled, remove the hair ties and finger comb the braid out. You should now have gorgeous tousled hair! You can either leave it down or style it up.

Meagan Kerr November 13, 2012

NZ Fashion Tech Diploma Runway Show 2012

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited along to NZ Fashion Tech’s Diploma Runway Show, to check out the Graduate Collections for 2012 (have a look at what I was wearing!).

The show included garments made by NZ Fashion Tech’s first year students as part of the Red Cross Upcycle Challenge, where they deconstructed 5-6 old garments selected at random from Auckland Red Cross stores, and reconstructed them into high fashion garments. What an awesome exercise in sustainability! It definitely made me think about upcycling some of my old clothes to breathe life into my wardrobe, although I don’t think my results will be quite as stunning as the ones I saw at this show!

Also on the runway were the Diploma students’ Kleenex Cottonelle Paper Dresses, which were white cocktail gowns made from … wait for it … toilet paper. They were absolutely amazing! Who knew that anyone could create such stylish gowns out of paper?

By far my favourite part of the night was the runway show of the Graduate Collections. The students worked to each create their own ready to wear collection, and I was really impressed by the quality of workmanship in the outfits! I thought I’d share a few of my favourite designers of the evening, and my picks of who are the “talents to watch”.

Abandoned Hood by Kimmery Fotuhetule
Image: Bryan Lowe/Lowe Photo

Kimi Fotuhetule’s collection Abandoned Hood, had some fantastic denim pieces for both men and women. I especially loved the cropped sleeved denim top (pictured above).

What Lies Beneath… by Suzie Eggleton
Image: Bryan Lowe/Lowe Photo

Suzie Eggleton’s collection What lies beneath was edgy, stylish and included garments that could easily been worn as separates (seriously, you need to get some of Suzie’s clothes in your wardrobe!), with the floaty dress pictured above being one of my favourites.

Pleasure Over Matter by Sali Hafeedh
Image: Bryan Lowe/Lowe Photo

Sali Hafeedh’s Pleasure Over Matter was stylish and sophisticated, with a beautiful colour palette – this mustard dress was one of my favourite pieces of the evening!

Femme By LaMeck by MJ Greig
Image: Bryan Lowe/Lowe Photo

The crowd favourite definitely seemed to be MJ Greig’s Femme By LaMeck, a collection that consisted of high fashion garments that really stood out. MJ’s collection was cohesive and her styling fantastic, right down to detailing on the shoes!

Keep an eye out for these graduates as they shoot to success – I look forward to seeing more from them in the future!

Many thanks to Bryan Lowe /Lowe Photo for letting me share his images – if you’d like to see more of the NZ Fashion Tech Diploma Runway Show 2012, check out Bryan’s album on facebook.