Twenty Seven Names

There are a few really great fashion brands that come from New Zealand that many of you may not have heard about yet. Twenty Seven Names is one of them.

Unfortunately, like a lot of New Zealand things, I didn’t have an appreciation for Rachel Easting and Anjali Stewart’s label until I had left the country. What ended up sparking my interest in them is the running theme of group shots in their campaigns. Such a simple, practical, and what should be obvious format that is seldom used in the fashion industry.

It shows the strength of the brand, which is seamless cohesiveness throughout their collections – an element that was drilled into me as a design major and something that now stands out for me as a viewer. Below is a selection of Twenty Seven Names’ campaign shots from the last few years, as well as a sneak peak of the freshly revealed S/S 2011 collection (courtesy of I Have So Much To Tell You) >>

- Jessica

We Don’t Own Any Of These Images

NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK!

W'sup readers....As Jessica mentioned, we are now going to ease back into our blogging for the following reasons you can read down below! As my first foray back to blogging, I wanted to share this with everyone (especially the graduates of AIVW11!)....I present to you

www.rainymood.com 

If you are an insomniac like I am, this is a god-given gift when you can't fall asleep (or when its freakishly not raining in Vancouver and you actually want the rain). It re-creates the sound of rolling thunder and rain, which continues playing for hours until you inevitably wake up. I've been listening to this for days now and I've been sleeping like someone who just graduated from school...oh wait, I just did! 

Check it out if you've been restless to get to sleep or just want something soothing in the background. As for our friends overseas-listen to this to remind you how amazing, though wet, Vancouver is. 

M

image from http://njthompson.wordpress.com/ and is not ours.

Welcome Back Life, So Glad to Have You!!

As many know, Marlon and I are now fresh and bright-eyed graduates. What does this mean?

1) The job hunt begins

2) Sleeping is our new favourite hobby

3) Until number 1 is completed, we have too much free time for our own good.

4) Because of number 3, we will now be blogging.

Yay! So to ease us back into the warm bath that is Common Contents, here are some shots of our favourite collection of the Fall/Winter 2011 fashion week circuit >>

Images via style.com

-Jessica

I <3

-Jessica

Your New Favourite Blog >> Color Collective

Some things are just so simple it’s genius.

My mum discovered Color Collective after the blog was featured in the March 2011 issue of Lucky Magazine. Completely dedicated to colour palettes,  blog creator Lauren Willhite takes images of fashion, art and photography and pulls 5 colours from each work to form delightfully inspirational combinations.

It’s one of those sites that hours can be spent perusing alluring categories like Fabric + Paper, Jewel Tones, Earth Tones, and Art + Design.

One thing I love about this blog is that anyone who knows a little bit about Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator would be able to replicate her concept. It’s such a great way to find colour inspiration – I’ll probably waste a few hours tomorrow going through my image archives and coming up with my own series.

But what Willhite offers that makes her extra special is her eclectic selection of images from a wide variety of disciplines – it’s one of those resources that will open your eyes to a thousand things you didn’t know about yet. Scroll for a sneak peak >>

- Jessica