Awarded the most comfortable shoe this winter in Atamira … the Rina Peep Toe wedge is a neat elegant fit and surprisingly ultra comfortable  for a good sized heel. 
Rina has lean feminine curves that together with the lace up detailing  gives an elongated line . While the warm grey suede is a welcoming nuetral to go with many of this seasons shades. And we are sure this peep toe ankle wedge boot will get alot of wear from Autumn thru to Spring, even reaching into summer with tanned legs and shorts or pencil skirts.
Chaos & Harmony are great at mixing up juxtaposing ideas and textures like the russian military crossed with feminine styling this Winter.

We are getting excited about new season arrivals! Having just added the 2011 Winter range from Kathryn Wilson online here www.atamira.co.nz/kathrynwilson  … I particularily love her return to simple and classic styling, this season taking a clean and natural feel with tans, khaki suedes and wood heel details. The Black leathers are so soft looking and designs put an emphasis on the quality of leather.
Kathryn has a wide collection of boots for winter including a great range of heels  -  flat and solid mid heels too.
Pre-order now… or be in quick (arriving instore 25th February) limited sizing.

Summer balmy days and sunsets… we have been spoilt so far with lots of warm sunny days which makes me happy, I just love this weather in the paradise Raglan is.
The start of a new year is often intuitively a time we reflect and appreciate the bigger picture, enjoy reading the yearly horoscope preditions, 2011 is the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit bringing a more peaceful and intuitive year which I am looking forward to.
I am pretty blessed being able to work in beautiful Raglan surrounded by books, music, ideas, travel, design and fashion that I enjoy - while working around my young family’s needs.  Living the life you dream is not always easy to work out but I think the extra effort is worth it when it does all come together.
Atamira and Rata&Ruby are always evolving, this year as always I have new ideas to pursue and inspire for the coming year to bring together a fresher collection with integrity for 2011/12. 
One thing I have noticed with business and fashion in particular is that you are continually looking and thinking so far in advance – which may be contributing to each year feeling like it is going faster and faster (or maybe thats just what happens as you get older).  There is much value in the ‘slow’ movement in food, shopping and lifestyle that more and more people are begining to embrace.
This year I would like to be more present in each moment, day and week like I used in my youth rather than planning so far forward to the point that time is absorbed without realising it. 
So enjoy your time, 2011 is a great year. Let yourself feel part of your dream no matter how small or big  … and as in ’The Happiness Project’  try to live your perfect day every day as much as you can with eyes wide open.

Surprise, surprise an early christmas gift to anyone who has been conveting a pair of new summer shoes!
All Kathryn Wilson and Chaos & Harmony Summer collection has 20% off online and instore at Atamira.
Check out our SALE page online http://atamira.co.nz/sale/ 
or visit us in Raglan, but be quick as there is only 1 pair per size in each style and we would hate for you to miss out.
There is plenty of Summer left to enjoy baring your summer legs in some divine new heels, flats or sandals.

We are a fan of simple quality with an twist, the kind of peices that you know will go the distance in your wardrobe and also add a little character. New Zealand design trio Nyne do this really well drawing on each of their design and business strengths to drive their solid collection each session.
Great fabrics, functional cuts that often can be worn more than one way and quality construction that is NZ made stand out in my mind when I think of Nyne with a design ethos that is slightly edgy/ dark…. intelligent fashion.
Fashion has a conflicting interest in sustainability, but a good handful of New Zealand designers are doing ‘sustainable fashion’ the best they can like Kate Sylvester and Nyne and we like that!

We love this ‘Exodus’ shoe designed in New Zealand by Mt. Maunganui duo Chaos & Harmony. As featured in the latest Summer Fashion Quarterly, we can vouch that this is one stand out Summer shoe with an X factor and surprisingly comfortable.
Chaos & Harmony’s style has a classic edge, often playing textures and tones against each other in a subtle yet edgey way to set them apart from other shoes in your wardrobe.
Exodus Black $339 … but if you get in quick before December we will give you 15% off all Chaos & Harmony Summer ’10 collection.
Purchase from us online or by phone and mention 15% off and we will give it to you… its as easy at that (but only 6 days left)!  Nice

Such a good collection of ideas – Food Fashion and Friends!
Melborne fashion designer Fleur Wood shares some beautiful and quirky ideas to create unforgettable parties.
We love it! & summer is the season for parties.
Includes recipes and simple styling that with a little bit of effort we all could create. Even includes kids party ideas too, beautifully presented in a large hardcover book.
… Am sure this would go down a treat for christmas gift ideas too!

Atamira is looking more delicious with the arrival of NANCYBIRD’s new Summer range of leather and hand printed fabric bags. The clever Melborne designers combination of warm nuetrals and earthy pastels, floral printed linens reminds us of Summery days, warm afternoon light and crisp early mornings.
I love the natural Eggshell leather paired with wattle printed linen and retro patterns as featured in this Flax Bag. We’ve added it all online for you - see our website   http://atamira.co.nz/designers/nancybird/
You cant go past Nancybird Bags and wallets for unqiue classics that get better with age … great christmas gift idea for you or me!

Keeping up with cool fashion and design bloggers is a great way to get some style and ideas… globally. Stylish Bloggers are coming out of nowhere to become fashion celebrities often being seated in the front rows of shows, writing their own style books and magazine columns because in a way they are directing fashion trends by taking what they choose to their followers.
My favourite blogs are simple with great photos and individual , I love way blogging is opening up creative and unique style of everyday people that dont follow fashion but create their own version of it …. Ideas are only a click away, and you can see how easy the design and fashion industry are being influenced by these bloggers, photographers, stylists. Some that I have enjoyed discovering are … http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/       http://www.isaaclikes.com/      http://nonchalantmom.blogspot.com/
http://www.milkmagazine.net/      http://www.fashionising.com/blogs/      http://lefashionimage.blogspot.com/   … & this is just the tip of it…

Indigo is more than just Navy, this season sees a beautifully complex shade that looks great with tans, bright summery colours and monochromatic. Most designers have picked it up in some way, we love Kathryn Wilson’s simple Frith Heel ankle boot in Indigo suede $ 396 
 http://atamira.co.nz/collections/kathyrn-wilson/frith-heel-inidigo-kathryn-wilson-s10/
Suede is another trend you will see more of in the next couple of seasons as fashion heads towards a more simple, organic and possibly 70′s inspired pathway.