Easter this year was rather temperamental. The fate of my road trip was depending all on the weather, and as we drove briskly towards Tauranga I was watching the skies for any chance of rain. It was drizzling lightly when I finally arrived late that morning, but that didn’t dampen my enthusiasm at all. I bought a few sample pieces to use as loungewear and a few pieces of jewellery. It was a rather small gathering but there was still quality to be found. The markets are shutting down after Easter for the winter, but they’ll only be gone till October.
Due to the weather becoming decidedly more miserable, I decided to cut things short and head home early. So I missed out on Thanks and Evolution and head to my two favourite stores.
It was only a short drive down the road to Outfit. They are clearing out the entire store and reinventing their retail space, which meant prices were amazingly low. As I was eyeing up the House of Harlow jewellery and Chaos & Harmony shoes, I was seduced instead by a lovely Hailwood summer dress. It was quite pricey and it didn’t have much hanger potential, but once I put it on I felt like an Impressionist painting was artfully draped around my body.
And of course one last look at Idiom Boutique. They have decided to shut down the store in Tauranga and focus on their online presence, which leaves them free to pursue other projects and pop-up shops. Too bad I blew the last of my budget on a dress as I really liked that Jasmin Sparrow peacock necklace!
Then as soon as I left Tauranga, there were blue skies and sunshine. Typical.
