What are you doing at NZFW?
I'm covering the shows for Vogue.com and secretly coming home to say happy birthday to my grandmother whose birthday is also this week.
Tell us about your first NZFW?
I was an assistant at Fashion Quarterly, when RunwayReporter.com was still around. My ex-boyfriend was actually modelling in the shows, so it was a lot of fun.
Three designers you're loving right now?
Harriet Were (aka Harry's Handknits), Joseph Altuzarra, and LA-based basics brand Trois.
What did you have for breakfast?
Black iced coffee, plus home-made granola with raspberries and almond milk.
Five items you couldn't live without?
My phone, Re/Done jeans, a white T-shirt, Aesop body balm, and my Gigi Burris sunhat. (It's summer in New York).
What websites do you frequent?
The New York Times, Vogue.com, Elle.com, Women's Wear Daily, and Aftertastes my best friend's literary food website, which everyone should read.
What does your typical day look like?
Early to rise, and early to bed. I live close to Brooklyn's best outdoor swimming pool, so I do laps first thing in the morning, write until lunchtime usually at home or a cafe and then spend the afternoon working on my newly-launched line of mood rings, Olivia Kane. Dinner is always eaten out with friends; or my boyfriend and I will grab takeout and head to the park. Sadly, New York has ruined my ability (or need) to cook.
What's your handbag – and what's in it?
I'm carrying my Mansur Gavriel mini bucket bag. There is Kora lip balm, face mist and hand cream in there always; plus red lipstick, sunglasses, my phone, a notepad, pen, and a portable phone charger. Also an overstuffed Comme des Garcons wallet, thousands of receipts, and there's probably some sand in there at the moment, too.
What's your beauty routine?
Thanks to the advice of Peach and Lily's Alicia Yoon, I have started using Korean beauty products. Morning and night I cleanse with a Cremorlab Gel followed by Aromatica Sea Daffodil Mousse. For day I use a Cremorlab serum, and for night I'm addicted to the Mizon Snail Repair Cream, and the Cremorlab eye cream. I don't really wear makeup other than mascara, if I have a meeting, or red lipstick at night so it's pretty quick.
If you could spend 10 minutes in a room with anyone, who would that be?
Probably Hillary Clinton, there are so many things I'd love to ask her.
