One of my favourite stores to visit in the UK is coming to New Zealand, yay!! H&M has confirmed that they will open their first New Zealand store in Sylvia Park, Auckland, late next year. There is even talk that they may open more stores in other locations around New Zealand, which is great news.

H&M, (Hennes & Mauritz), is a Swedish brand that opened its first store in 1947 and now has stores in 57 countries. It is well known for interpreting the catwalk looks to high street prices, and for collaborating with high profile designers and celebrities to produce special collections.

To give you an idea of what all the fuss is about, I picked some of my favourite pieces for Spring 2015 from their Australian website.  ​If you want to take a look, go to H&M Australia. 

Chiffon blouse AU$59.95, Beaded necklace AU$24.95, Draped Jacket AU$39.95, Shorts with a tie belt AU$29.95, Leather Sandals AU$69.95, Shoulder bag with fringes AU$39.95.

The Milford Centre, on the North Shore of Auckland, is one of my favourite places to shop. Even having moved to the beautiful Hibiscus Coast, I still travel back once a week to the North Shore for all the great shops. The Milford Centre has grown over the last few years into a bit of a shopping destination with an array of my favourite shops; Witchery, Storm, Decjuba, Moochi, Trenery and Flo & Frankie, to name a few.

Every Autumn/Winter or Spring/Summer they produce a glossy magazine of the seasons looks, creating a mood board of the current trends/styles from all their stores. I find this little gem is great to browse through to get an idea of trends and to give you some inspiration.

Click on the picture below to open the Lookbook in another browser.