Thursday, February 16 2012 by Tags / Kate Loves , Belle du Jour , The Secretary , Autumn Winter 2012 , Inspiration

KATE LOVES BELLE DE JOUR

 

Belle De Jour is a very beautiful, politically incorrect, sexy, and totally iconic movie. 

Watch Catherine Denueve (dressed immaculately by Yves Saint Laurent) as she explores the 'good girl doing very bad things' theme of our Winter collection.

-So that's why we named our trench 'Catherine'.

Friday, February 03 2012 by Workroom Tags / Kate Loves , Le Petit Garçon , Penny , The Secretary , Autumn Winter 2012 , Collection

DEJA VOUS

 

Look what we found in the archives. Our beautiful Penny Pickard dropping pick-up sticks for our Winter 2002 campaign, Petit Garçon, and here she is at it again even more beautiful for Winter 2012.

Friday, January 27 2012 by Tags / Kate Loves , Laneways , Podcast , Festival , Cults , The Horrors , Transistors , Wu Lyf , Yuck

KATE'S LANEWAYS PICKS

 

Smile –its Laneways time!
Here are Kate’s picks for the day.
Sunshine, nostalgia, harmonies, fighting, spitting and finally a big soaring heart – perfect!

Friday, January 20 2012 by Tags / Inspiration , Kate Loves , Collection , Deborah Turbeville , Books

THE BATHHOUSE BY DEBORAH TURBEVILLE

 

This image is Kate Sylvester DNA - one of my all time favourite, iconic fashion images.
It is timeless, sophisticated, disquieting, understated and beautiful.
It is part of an editorial Deborah Turbeville shot for Vogue in 1975 and I have plundered the styling details and the attitude over and over again in K.S  collections. Note the spotty wrap dress in Take A Hike and the bathing caps in Southern Lights. And that's just this one image from the series!
Big, big thank you to my amazingly lovely staff who bought me the book - Deborah Turbeville for Christmas xx

Tuesday, January 10 2012 by Tags / Kate Loves , Boardwalk Empire , Michael Pitt , Happy New Year

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

Who cares if it’s raining – it’s the best excuse ever to watch Micheal Pitt in Boardwalk Empire.
Over and over and over again.
If you aren’t already addicted to this genius TV series then you need to start from scratch, episode 1, series 1.
Start watching now.

Wednesday, December 07 2011 by Tags / Kate Loves , Drab Doo-Riffs , Video , Rockabilly , Party

KATE LOVES THE DRAB DOO-RIFFS

 

We can't stop listening to this after the party on Saturday night.

Hot Tanya!

Monday, December 05 2011 by Workroom Tags / Rockabilly , Spring Summer 2011/12 , Party , Sylvester , Kate Loves

KATE SYLVESTER ROCKABILLY PARTY

 

Kate Sylvester had a rockabilly party on Saturday!
The night was filled with babes, BBQ, beer and the dirty sounds of the Drab Doo-Riffs supported by The Stray Hearts.
Yeeha!!

Click below to see more pics from the night.

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Wednesday, November 09 2011 by Tags / Kate Loves , Into The Light , Spring Summer 2011/12 , Inspiration , RAFW 2011

KATE LOVES SPEEDWAY

 

It's noisy, ugly, dirty, trashy, sexy, gritty and beautiful!

Summer 2011 Into the light collection isn't just about moths.
The Western Springs Speedway season kicks off in November so it's time to get in touch with your inner bogan.

Throw  on our Hotwheels flame singlet or Alba leather trim jacket, grab a woody, a tub of hot chips, take a big deep breath of pure diesel fumes and see where Kate got all inspired!

Friday, October 14 2011 by Workroom Tags / Kate Loves , Autumn Winter 2012 , The Secretary , Auckland Art Gallery

KATE SYLVESTER LOVES THE AUCKLAND ART GALLERY

 

These are her highlights. 

Kate is completely in love with the Robertson collection, obviously the Picassos are to die for, but don’t overlook the Braque – one of Kate and Wayne’s favourite artists. 

The hall showcasing the Goldie and Lindauers captures how incredibly cool and unique our culture is.

Look at the Max Gimblett – The Kiss.
Close your eyes and remember the first kiss that totally dissolved you. 

And obviously having just launched a collection weighted down with stud detailing, Kate's totally smitten with the Giovanni Intra stud encrusted suit that he wore to the Elam ball. 

Go see it all for yourselves.

Thursday, October 06 2011 by Workroom Tags / Autumn Winter 2012 , Show , The Secretary , Kate Loves , Auckland Art Gallery

KATE SYLVESTER AW12 SHOW AT THE AUCKLAND ART GALLERY

 

The Secretary is very, very good.
And very, very, very bad.

Held at the Auckland Art Gallery the lofty, modernist, honey stoned atrium was the quietly grand setting for a show both sophisticated and subversive in classic Kate style.

Based on the 2002 movie The Secretary starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader, the show replicated some of the movies many iconic scenes.

Immaculately dressed secretaries crawled, tied each other up, flashed the audience and got their bottoms soundly slapped.

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