Meet the creative crew behind FourEyes: Alex Blanco, Chin Tay, Danny Simmons and Mino Kim. They are four unique, stylish and friendly fashion bloggers from New Zealand whom I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing while I was up in Sydney for the MBFWA2014. They aren’t afraid of experimenting with colours and textures; or even cutting off the sleeves or hems of their garments to try something different. This, I admire very much.
Not only do they have an eye for fashion, they have an eye for photography. They have collaborated with a variety of NZ fashion designers, judges for the NZ Young Designers fashion show, and even written and published their very own street style book. Their impressive book has over 300 pages of colourful and awe-inspiring street everyday people. Must get your copy here.
The one thing that impressed me the most was the detail they put into their outfits – including their camera straps which they co-designed with Saben (NZ Designer). See their range here.
Here are the boys from left to right, we have Alex Blanco, Chin Tay, Danny Simmons and Mino Kim.
To keep this blogpost short and sweet, I’ve decided to introduce each Foureyes member everyday of this week. First up is Alex Blanco!
“Keep things simples and don’t over-complicate your outfits”
Alex wore a pretty simple outfit – a Zara blazer with leather sleeves which he altered himself by chopping the sleeves off! Shorts, a t-shirt with a leather upper half to tie in with the blazer and a pair of silver shoes. The sunnies are from Zambesi.
Alex wore an all white look with gold metallic detailing on the jacket purchased from Thailand. The pants and t-shirt are from Zara, and the shoes are from Country Road which he painted in white because he couldn’t believe how hard it is to find a good pair of white shoes! Why didn’t I think of that?
Alex, where do you draw your inspiration from when putting your outfits together?
I like classic shapes and usually start with a central piece and build a look around that. I think that way, you can keep your look simple and not ‘clutter it’ with too much.
What did you enjoy most about MBFWA2014?
I always love the creative energy and buzz that comes with fashion week and think that MBFWA has such a high level of designers that show as well as street style at the venue that it’s always such an inspiration to attend the event and soak it all in.
What do you enjoy most about being one of Foureyes
The most exciting part about what we do is that we never know what we will get involved in next and who we will meet along the way (like yourself)! For example, we have worked on projects such as working with a milliner to create a range of hats and even published our own book that is now on sale all around New Zealand.
