Preppy Plus

Finally...I took some woefully-inadequate and helplessly hopeful selfies of how I dress as a plus-size prepster. You will notice that most of 

my clothes come from the high street- Lilly etc are not available here and I doubt I'd fit the product anyway. The shoes, however, accurate.

Boohoo plus palm print dress, pink and gold Jack Jogers.

Kmart dress, Lovisa shell pendant, Bass Weejuns. 

New Zealand's queen in pink and green

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern looking lovely in a preppy palette of pink and green. With Kate Middleton locks and a casual air of grace, the PM is bloomin' gorgeous. She has proven that one needn't go down the aggressive hardsuit path of battleaxes like the late Margaret Thatcher. You can face difficult situations with a smile on your face and your hair down. 

Town & Country (US) in New Zealand

After the longest time trying to source U.S. Town & Country magazine in N.Z., I finally succumbed to a subscription. I thought it would be ghastly expensive but I was very wrong. I can't remember how much but no more than a hundy for a year (including the shipping!! a huge cost to us kiwis usually). Now I can read about Muffy and Chip in delightful and novel paper form. Loverlee!!

Old Boston in New Zealand

Marbecks Cafe & Foodstore (Dunedin) had Boston clam chowder on the menu today and I, unfortunately, did not have an appetite. The chef said that it will feature on the revised menu coming out soon. So lovely to taste such a regional specialty so far from Fenway! 

Jacinda Ardern sparkles down south

Watching Labour leader Jacinda Ardern speak, in Dunedin on yesterday, was like fireworks at New Years. 

An astute and erudite future Prime Minister, Jacinda doesn't waver in her passion and is "relentlessly positive" even when discussing thorny topics.

The diverse audience, hundreds waiting outside (Hunter Centre was chocka), joyously clapped when she spoke optimistically about solving horrible problems. 

Jacinda laughed about Annette King's attendence on her campaign trail, saying that she was like an aunty, but Annette said, jokingly, that she felt like the Queen Mother.

This is something to this.

I struck me several times, during my wait for the address, that there was a feeling in the air akin to a royal visit. 

Nobody can ignore how attractive and lovely Jacinda is. This is part of her, just another piece, but it is definitely a large aspect if her appeal.

It isn't only her winning smile or her glorious dark hair, it is that thing they called aura. She ouzes authenticity and fun. Her teeth are her tiara. 

I get a similar feeling with Kate Middleton. She always has a natural smile and there is no hint of mean girl about her. 

As Bernie Sanders showed stateside, positive and polite appeals far more than anger and aggression, when speaking to people. 

Jacinda's main promise was to rebuild, not fix but rebuild, the Dunedin Hospital, and not in 10 years but in Labour's first term. 

She spoke about surgeries being held-off due to rain and staff struggling with inferior and inadequate tools and conditions.

Like Sanders, she didn't doom and gloom us, she made us look to the postivity of a wonderful new hospital. 

Accidentally Prep

  

Seen in Dunedin- One thinks this may be accidentally prep!! love the pink and green!

LL Bean boots downunder

 

Duck boot sighting/shooting (!) in Dunedin!! So rare are these glimpses of Prepdom downunder that I took a sneaky photo. I really wanted to talk to wearer but that would have been a bit sad and pretty pointless really