Megan Banks: Fashion sense takes 'very long hiatus'

The Hits hosts Megan Banks and Adam Green strutted their stuff at Napier City Fashion on Parade. Photo / Supplied

I had such a lovely time recently hosting the Napier City Fashion on Parade event right in the heart of Napier.

A great section of fashion retailers took to the catwalk to showcase this season's new looks and our very own Adam Green strutted his stuff for the menswear brand, Barkers. I actually didn't recognise him looking so suave, such a change from what he turns up to host a radio show each morning!

As MC I was lucky to be dressed by the fab team at Dandan in Napier. I felt very glam in my Augustine top and C.Reed green pants and a bit gutted when I had to return them. It was such a treat to be wearing something so nice and something other than jeans I must admit.

Some of you may be familiar with this scenario; my fashion sense seems to have taken a very long hiatus. In fact it was lost around nine years ago when I became pregnant with my first child and quite frankly it's taken a long time to come back, if indeed it even has.

We had a big clean out of the garage the other day and included in that were bags and bags of lovely clothes from a former life as a TV presenter.

This former life also included a former body and as I held up each lovely item I was immediately impressed that I could even fit it, and then depressed that I could never fit it again. I threw it into the op shop pile and wallowed in self pity by helping myself to some more chips and dip.

The Hits hosts Megan Banks and Adam Green strutted their stuff at Napier City Fashion on Parade. Photo Supplied

However, it was a great trip down memory lane and of course there are still a few items that I have held on to for when I magically drop four dress sizes to fit my wedding dress. In my mind I have this illusion (or disillusion) of how great I will look this summer and that includes giving those clothes another whirl!

So if you see me wearing a newsreader jacket over some skinny jeans in six months time then you'll know I succeeded. If however, you happen to stumble across a whole range of newsreader jackets in your local charity shop then you'll know I failed miserably. And that my friends, won't exactly be "breaking news".

- Megan Banks