play by numbers

4 August 2014

Amber Mahoney for Betty Magazine


When Photographer Amber Mahoney got in touch about contributing some Nadinoo garments for the Betty Magazine Summer shoot, I knew it would result in something special.  


Photography: Amber Byrne Mahoney
Styling: Hannah Kristina
Hair: Rubi Jones

Nadinoo garments featured

Right as rain dress (styled back to front)

Amber Mahoney for Betty Magazine

25 March 2014

A different dream..

TAKE COURAGE

A wonderful welcome home treat to see our Colour me in dress styled so elegantly by Cat on the Eastbourne coastline. She posted these breath taking photos over on her blog Take Courage, along with a thought provoking piece on her current daydreams. I have to admit I'm a little smitten!
Why not pop over to the TAKE COURAGE blog and enjoy the full post?

A different dream..

2 February 2014

Cape Town Adventures

 World of Birds

With only a few weeks left in Cape Town we have been trying to make our way to the few places we have yet to see. We had promised to take Lula to the world of Birds, only a 15 minute drive from our home but for one reason or another had never made it.. So this week we trotted off down the road to see ourselves some feathery friends. I'm not sure what I was expecting but it took me by surprise how vast this place is... Set in the middle of Hout bay it felt like we had landed in a tropical rainforest. There was not a type of bird we didn't see flying over our heads and yet we only made it round a third of the sanctuary before closing time.

The outfit

I felt very at home in my Paint by numbers playsuit, camouflaging into my tropical surroundings with ease. The weather is still very very hot here so a light weight cotton playsuit or dress is the natural choice to keep me cool. I have been enjoying adding a few colourful accessories to my outfits, feels like the right thing to do while I'm in Africa. People are really not shy about wearing bright eye catching colours in bold prints, it's quite refreshing to not be the only one. 

Paint by numbers playsuit by Nadinoo (now 10% off!)
Crayon coloured bangles from African stalls
Green patent jazz shoes Labour of love

Photography by Nadinoo

Cape Town Adventures

2 September 2013

Play by Numbers

These beautiful photographs shot by Jenny & Lee for our Play by Numbers collection have been sitting pretty under my hat for a while now. I'm happy at long last to be able to lift said hat and share them with you! Thank you so much for baring with me while I find my feet here in south Africa, I hope this collection was worth the wait :) Now I really must get back to my sewing machines in order to have these dresses ready for their release dates...


Photography Jenny & Lee
Model Hannah Keussner (Union)
Hair & Make up Natsumi Watanabe
Styling Nadia Izruna

Play by Numbers

30 August 2013

Cape Town Adventures

As I type this sunny post, me and baby Lula are cosying up on the sofa under a multitude of blankets trying to stay warm while the heavens rain down on Hout Bay below us. It is after all still Winter here so I'm not complaining,especially as the odd sunny day remind me that spring is just around the corner. We spent this warm bank holiday weekend a few weeks back exploring Hout Bay craft market which was a wonderful introduction to the local talents. After picking up a few trinkets for friends and family we filled our basket with yummy delights from the food stalls ready for a picnic up on Chapman's Peak. The view of Hout Bay from up there is just breath taking, making me feel fortunate once again to be living in such a glorious place. 
After the cakes and wraps had all been devoured, we dusted off the crumbs and jumped back in the car on a quest to find this Kalk Bay we had heard so much about. We had been promised a sleepy lil fishing village with cute boutiques and a tiny market. I think we can safely say we found just that! Would definitely like to head down there again at some point, perhaps on the train next time which runs from Cape Town along the beautiful coastline.
Photography by Nadinoo

Almost neglected to mention that I was skipping around in a shiny new dress from the Play by Numbers collection. There really will be a launch soon, I promise!

Cape Town Adventures

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