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Time for a sprucing up! ♥ ♥
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Deadly Ponies on the Horizon!
Bags from the new Deadly Ponies range, 'Okapi Rider' are galloping down from Auckland, due to arrive mid next month! If you cannot wait or just don't want to miss out, you can now pop by the shop and pre-order any of the bags below with a 50% deposit, yee-ha! xx Madame Fancy Pants Read more...
CDs will never be this hot.
Most folks have a fond memory involving records.  I have a few....my mother had a large record collection and we moved...well lets just say I have had a transient life! the movers would roll their eyes when presented with the many many banana boxes filled to the brim for them to move.  My mum would bat her lashes. For my 11th birthday a friend gave me Bon Jovis 'Slippery when wet' ...(hmm..yes he was a boy and no your not going to think bad thoughts!).  I remember my utter sadness as a... Read more...
The Powder Room (and new hair for Claire!)
Some of you may have heard ....(and the rest of y'all must be living in caves!) that The Powder Room have opened up a sister salon in upper Cuba Street. Yay! Lisa Ussher - the loveliest hairdresser and pal in town - has been cutting my hair for 10 years and doing an amazing job each time.  At 22 she gave me my first asymmetrical fringe with was then dyed magenta pink, at 23 enter the 'fashion mullet' and 26 a very David Bowieesqe  cut which at the time was amazing.  On... Read more...
Odd One Out
  More like 'RAD One Out', Niki Gribble from Auckland gives new life to old plates and lonesome saucers that have long since lost their teacups. We have a small collection of her decorative works in store, each with a sweet wee illustration (and each a lil' different depending on the dish). The definition of Nana chic? And only $55 to boot! Read more...
Victoria Mason Jewellery, cute cute cute!
There is a very clever chickadee from Melbourne named Victoria Mason who creates silver necklaces, earrings and rings that are just too darn cute. From pencil shavings to paper darts and teeny tiny pegs, Mason has a knack for taking those nifty everyday things and turning them into something extra special. We just received a whole bunch of these goodies, be sure to have a gander at our full range in the Madame Fancy Pants online store! xxx Read more...
Stone and Honey Rings are here!
 All the way from Portland, Oregon, Stone and Honey rings crafted by the clever Teresa Robinson are here! Featuring naturally formed crystals, no two rings are quite the same. We have a selection of different quartz types, from the colour-rich 'Titanium' crystal to the smokier 'Phantom' quartz...ooh la la. The rings themselves are oxidised silver with the smaller, triangle rings also available in brass. There are only two of each of the quartz rings so get in quick and find the one that best suits your personality/look/DESTINY.  Groovy.  xxx MFP Read more...
Splendiferous Sale!
Our ONCE'IT sale is wrapping up in a couple of days but there are still some nifty charm necklaces and beautiful birdie bracelets with swarovski crystals left! Grab a lil' something for your lovely self or a loved one, crivens! you could even be organised for xmas super early!  Read more...
Hot off the press - The Wellington Book!
Concluding that existing tourist books did no justice to the city’s creative reputation, Fitzbeck Creative directors Mike Fitzsimons and Nigel Beckford drew up a list of their favourite Wellington haunts and worked with two young illustrators, Sandi MacKechnie and Jess Lunnon, to bring their vision to life. If you like Wellington, you’ll love this gloriously illustrated celebration of one of the world’s coolest and quirkiest cities! We have a whole bunch waiting for you for just $40 each at Madame Fancy Pants, swell for gifts too! xxx Read more...
Something pretty...
I love making custom pieces.  Its probably up there with my fave things to do, you want a piece of jewellery or a hair adornment for yourself or for your loved one ...you cant find it anywhere...so I get to help! I am however terrible at remembering to take photos!  Here are 2 pieces I did remember to take photos of! A sweet sterling silver necklace for a lover and a pair of gorgeous swarovksi and 14kt gold fill earrings for a mother (to be work on the queens yacht... Read more...
Smooth like Stone & Honey
MFP is super excited to be stocking Stone & Honey jewellery.  Teresa Robinson makes each gorgeous piece by hand in her wee Portland (USA) studio.  Her stunning crystal and sterling silver rings are whizzing there way to us as we write!  Rings are $120 and available in size 6&7 and super limited. (ie one of each size) So you better snap one up as soon as they get here yay! Read more...
Win Roller derby tickets!!
So you wanna see girls on roller skates, looking all hot'n'mean'n flying around a ring whopping each other in a mad rush om roller skates ....for what? you don't really know but its frantic, fun and crazy! We are lucky enough to have a double pass to giveaway to this Saturday the 18ths Richter City Roller Derby .  RAD! Leave a comment HERE and tell us what YOUR roller derby name would be and you could win! *Winner chosen on Friday around lunch time. Read more...