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An Update From Europe!
Hello out there! This blog post is coming to ya all the way from Wales where I'm snuggled up by the fire with a huge cup of tea. It's been a long time since we've talked, so sit back, relax and enjoy a little update on my European adventuring. The past six weeks have been an absolute whirlwind of travel. I've been busy busing and backpacking through Europe. I've been to 10 countries, 15 big cities and more little towns and villages than I can possibly count! I've made a... Read more...
Rahhr, Friday!!
It’s Friday and the weekend is coming for us faster than a hungry Pachycaphalosaurus.   Which leads us to the question: what are you up to this weekend? Hopefully you have some grand plans and ambitions. If you’ve a lack of dinosaur-related activities, then perhaps a bit of sobering weekend reading is in order: All my friends are still dead.  In other Friday bits'n pieces: Have you seen the new bar that has moved into the old premises of a Cuba Street Laundromat, just up from us at MFP? I haven’t... Read more...
New Silence Was... now in store!
Some exciting parcels have been coming through the door of 217 Cuba Street of late. Last week, a box labelled ’20 Unicorns’ turned out to, indeed, have twenty tiny unicorns inside. (It was also probably the most magical box I’ve ever opened in my life. Unicorns!) This week, fresh from Auckland label Silence Was..., we’ve some stunning additions to our Madam Fancy Pants hangers. Two of these new dresses are also gracing our two window mannequins (I’ve nicknamed them Ava and Marie, just secretly, in my head), who are both... Read more...
Wow!
So we’re at that time of year again – the sun is occasionally winning its battle to break through the lingering Wellington winteryness, the clocks have leapt forward by one cruel hour, and the extra bustling in town means that World of Wearable Arts is here again. WoW! It’s a noun and an exclamation. Have you been? Will you go? The show is on for another week and then a few days more, but if you’re not attending this year round (like me, alas), you can still be a part... Read more...
Custom necklace & international shipping cut off dates.
Hey all.   Just a wee note that due to my upcoming holiday to the USA (ee!) we have a few cut off dates. Custom necklace orders need to be in by the end of Monday 23rd of September. International shipping orders need to be in by Wednesday 25th of September.   I will return on Tuesday the 29th of October and everything will go back to normal then. Yay! xoxclaire Read more...
New goodies? Yes please!
New goodies! Its like Christmas all the time at MFP! The postie dropped off a few boxes yesterday, a gorgeous silk and cotton sweater by Spencer & Lacy, more fabulous books by Chronicle Books and the Shiana from Mardle hand delivered some stunning spring sweaters. Check em all out! xclaire Top Left clockwise: Spencer & Lacy Marrakesh Sweater $219 Pug's guide to dating $25 Vader's little princess $30 Port-a-plant $29  C'mon and love me jumper $145 Read more...
MFP's pics for summer dresses!
It is a real stunning day here in lil Wellington today and I have gotten all inspired to start working on my summer outfits.- and you should to because Arielle and High Noon Tea have whipped up some real pearlers for y'all! Our dress pics from Arielle Mermin are her Hamptons dress with its gorgeous contrasting stripes in dove grey, nude and gold to subtly sparkle when the light hits it.  This dress looks great during the day with simple slip on shoes or perhaps dress it up for an beach wedding... Read more...
Abandoned Houses and blue skies
A few months back my gal pals Jenn & Sarah & I went over to the Wairarapa on a mini trip away (perhaps in prep for our USA trip!). We drove about the area on a gorgeous blue skied day and came across some amazing old abandoned houses.  They  looked like they had been left alone by their owners in those fields many years ago, but had now been lovingly adopted as home or stop over place by birds, sheep and other critters.  We went inside them and wandered about, as we stepped... Read more...
POP UP fashion sale this weekend!
Howdy howdy! Fancy grabbing a post winter (I can say that now its SPRING!) bargain? Get your tush down to the Southern Cross bar this Saturday the 7th between 10 and 4 to see garments from High Noon Tea, Millicent, Love Hotel, Lucy McIntosh, Mondegreen, Phillipa & Alice and Miss Abigail - perhaps a few goodies from MFP to! Right on! xclaire Read more...
Summer Is Here! (Kinda)
Well, the Summer clothing is definitely here and it just keeps coming! Last week we showed off some of Highnoontea's pieces just to make you smile and this week we'll introduce you to two designers who are new to Madame Fancy Pants; Silence Was... and Mardle. We're super excited to be housing their collections this Summer, so check out what we've got in so far- there's more on its way! Say hello to Mardle; all glitz and glam, but not just for your nights out.   Shiana Weir is the... Read more...
Just To Make You Smile
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Figs & Ginger SALE!
Get in quick as we've got 20% off all our beautiful Figs & Ginger jewellery.  So purchase yourself a sweet little sterling silver bunny ring, a pair of bubba deer studs or perhaps a smiling whale necklace and get frolicking in the forest with your new critter friends! Use the code FIG20 online or pop in and see us instore xx *TIll the end of Sunday 11/9/13 Read more...