CC Skye stocking stuffers

These CC Skye pieces make and adorable Christmas gift for someone special, don't you think?

We have lots of styles available, including some lovely bangles. Christmas shopping made easy.

Last minute Christmas pressies under $150

It's practically impossible to have too many tops and here are some beauties all under $150. Just the thing for the Christmas stocking or for under the tree.

A great gift idea

Buying clothes for anyone is without doubt a Christmas present risk that many of us are simply not prepared to take.

A classic handbag? In gorgeous black leather? Don't we all need one of these?

Why not stop by and finish your Christmas shopping without suffering through the city crowds?

Another great frock by Woodford & Co

Looking for something to wear this weekend?

May I suggest this?

I scream summer

Can't you picture yourself sipping champagne in a field filled with Christmas daisies while wearing this floaty Zimmermann frock? Also perfect for a relaxed summer BBQ or beach cover up.

Catherine Leon + party season = perfect match

I must admit that I tire quickly during party season. Why hasn't anyone invented a party that involve a few episodes of Dexter and a nice cup of tea?

However, there is one thing I love about a party - good or bad - and that's the outfits! Catherine Leon has some party-tastic beauties in her current collection and luckily for you we have done the ground work and got them in store quick smart.

Pop in to see some more beautiful examples of Catherine's work.

Sweet relief

TL Wood sure know how to dress a woman.

This is one of those dresses that looks nice on the rack - great fabric, comfortable, lovely rich colour. But when it's on a real life person, it's absolutely amazing.

Don't you love it when that happens instead of the other way around?

Bargaintastic Fleur Wood!

You may have already heard that we're going on sale early this year. Which means that this super-pretty Fleur Wood number is now a complete bargain and just the thing to wear on Christmas day.

Stay tuned to this blog for more pre-Christmas specials and some great pressie ideas.

Hint hint...

Love these summer boots but broke from having to buy Christmas presents for everyone else?

Then tell your loved one about our Frisck gift vouchers. They're the gift that keeps on giving and a very good way to avoid receiving foot spas, baggy lime green knickers and other unwanted gifts.

Woodford & Co's garden party dress

I've always loved the idea of a garden party. But sadly, like many inner-city dwellers, I don't have much of a garden. Perhaps I could host a small courtyard party instead. I could still wear this frock, couldn't I?

The thinking woman's party girl

The Antipodium girls graced our window display a little while back, but I just had to bring them out once more in honor of the party season.

If they happened to come to life, aka Kim Cattrall in Mannequin circa 1987, they'd be the thinking woman's fun loving party girl. Don't you agree?*

*It was impossible to resist including the above image. Can you believe the film was only nominated for ONE Oscar? Outrageous!

The allure dress

This season, New Zealand designers, Blak Basics, have been inspired by the 'alluring and feminine' culture of the gypsy.

The allure dress, of course, is part of their current range and it's just so damn pretty. It's hard to see the dainty floral print and floaty fabric in the above image, but this is what it looks like close up:

Lovely, 'aint she?

The phoenix t-dress

Like the mythical firebird, this phoenix dress by Zimmermann has risen from the ashes of t-shirtdom only to transform into a magnificent frock.

Well, we think so anyways.

In store now.

Minimal. Not boring.

Sure it's summer, but not everyone wants to wear prints day in day out. Thank goodness for Life With Bird who know how to do structural minimalist without being the least bit boring.

A great party dress. Think New Year's Eve with taste.

Back to the 90s

How 90s is this dress? Which suits me just fine as I have been trapped in that decade for some time now.

Even if you've managed to move on, I think this is the perfect frock for a relaxed summer BBQ.

Party!

It's official. The Christmas party season is about to begin and what better way to celebrate the festive season than donning a new frock (or 2)?

This one is by Something Else, so not only is it a bargain, it's a dress-up or down number that will take you from the beach to cocktails and back again.

Now that's my kind of outfit.

Carly Paiker in store now

Can you believe that Carly Paiker is just 24 years old? We have some pretty stunning examples of her work in store right now, so be sure to pop in and check them out.

Just the thing for the Christmas stocking. Hint, hint...

Flats vs wedges

Let me see.

Flats are possibly more comfortable. You can run faster in them. You are less likely to injure your ankle. They are cute.

Wedges on the other hand elongate the leg. They look great with everything and you can wear them with long wide legged pants or flares.

The verdict?

I want them both.

The night market dress

I'm picturing myself trawling through south-east Asian night markets eating Hawker food and snapping up bargains. I'll be wearing this dress, of course, with some simple sandals and stacks of silver jewelry I've just bought on impulse.

Heaven.

I've got sunshine

The sad truth is that no, I don't have sunshine. I have rain. But hey, fashion is all about fantasy right? And this Strummer shirt dress enables me to live my dream.

Here's another pretty summer top

If you're on the look out for some pretty, easy summer tops here's another. Throw on, wear with anything, look lovely.

Keep it simple

Whew. Is anyone else completely worn out by this Spring racing business? The very thought of Kim Kardashian and her latest body con concoction just tires me out even more. To think she'll be at some racing event on our shores this Saturday. Argh.

So I am rebelling. If this lovely, floaty, periwinkle blue Fleur Wood top is not anti-Kardashian, then I don't know what is. I love it! And I will wear it this Saturday - 30C, blue skies and just me.

A great lace mini

I went to Highpoint yesterday. Fashion wise, it was a frightening experience. When is okay to wear hotpants so short and tight that they look like bather bottoms with a crop top that is falling off oneself? I wish I could have shown some of those girls, who were clearly wagging school to show off their outfits, this lace mini. Yes. It is possible to be sexy and stylish at the same time! And no, you don't have to be almost naked to look hot.

Thank God I am no longer a teenager. It is much more fun being a self-righteous and opinionated old person.

Sophistication

Sometimes I worry about my somewhat childish taste in fashion. Bird print. Yippee! Love hearts? Even better! Stars. Yes please!

But you know what, there's a time and place for sophistication in every woman's wardrobe and I love the way Life with Bird do classics without even a hint of yawn-factor. Sure, the model looks kind of scary but I'm sure she's lovely when she smiles.

Rainbow bright

I apologise for conjuring up memories of those Rainbow Brite dolls that were big in the 80s, but what's not to love about this Zimmermann rainbow frock? I can't wait to throw it on with braided leather sandals on a warm sunny day. Or, you could dress it up for the races if you're so inclined. Fun, versatile and fashion forward.

Cup day classic

My pick for Cup Day. With a pair of dove grey Chie's perhaps? What do you think?

A day at the races

It's a sad fact that the races get a bit of a bad rap these days. Sure, drunk women walking home holding their shoes at 6pm is not a good look, but it doesn't have to be that way!

Pop into Frisck and you'll see that the races can still be about style and elegance. We have hats and headpieces and shoes and frocks galore that are gorgeous - just as race wear should be. Be inspired.

Peter Rabbit

Sometimes photos don't do me justice. Right now I bet you're thinking, just another pretty summer frock. Sure, I'm that too. But if you could see me in real life I know you'd be pleasantly surprised. For among the pretty spring flowers, cute little bunnies frolic and play.

Fleur Wood frock in store now. Come in and see her for yourself.

The best thing about Spring

The best thing about Spring time? Certainly not the weather - not at the moment anyway.

No, what makes Spring fabulous is a great print. Like this Fleur Wood frock. Wear to the races or just out and about. And pretend like it's sunny.

Summer shorts

Some lovely drapey shorts to wear with your lace Strummer blouse? Yes please!

Lovely in lace

I love lace. I'll always wear it, even when I'm putting Magic Silver White through my hair in the old people's home.

But right now I'm dreaming of this pretty sleeveless lace number by Strummer. Will be so cute with the shorts I'll be showing you later in the week.

A great tee

A girl can never have too many tops. Especially stripe ones. And we think this TL Wood tee is pick of the bunch this season. So comfy and flattering. A wardrobe staple for years and years.

Bright Star singlet

She's a star alright. Just the kind of top to take you from morning to night and back again without so much as a loose thread. My kind of girl.

By Fleur Wood.

Kate Sylvester interprets the Pretty Woman dress

It's true. Pretty Woman was a regressive social commentary that set feminism back fifty years. But boy was it entertaining. And who could forget that dress?

I loved it then and I love it now. I even loved Richard Gere - he was nowhere near as creepy as that time he played a dying Winona Ryder's old boyfriend in Autumn in New York*.

*Frisck officially apologises for any trauma caused by bringing back memories of cinematic cringe-ness.