Mahsa recently completed one of New Zealand’s Great Walks — the iconic Kepler Track in Fiordland. Four days, over 60 kilometres, through alpine ridgelines, native beech forest, lakeside trails and dramatic mountain weather.
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Winter Solstice. The weather was cool and overcast, blue sky cracking through grey clouds. The track to the beach revealed a clean two-foot off-shore break. “Arriving, we looked over the beach and saw beautiful sweet lines; expectations were met instantly. Vibes were good, air temp cool, appetite for fun, high. We left all feeling very full. Nothing beats this feeling.” — Mahsa.
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Our Kin capsule is inspired by the bond between Mahsa and her sister Ella, founded in the ongoing support they give each other.
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This month Mahsa visits the home of multi-award-winning architect and quiet creative force Nicola Herbst.
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We needed an evening together. Nothing elaborate or fussy, but rather, a gentle, easy dinner. A moment in time to usher slowness into the summer season.
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As the end of the year edges into view, we sat down with our founder, Mahsa Willis, for a quick chat about the latest releases in the New Bohemia mood, muses and making the most of summer.
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Summer is coming. With weekends and evenings starting to lighten and warm, we’re returning to our favourite pastime of slipping off on adventures large or small; finding new places to relax and dream.
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As we move into autumn proper, we’re delighted to be able to release in-house a beautiful trans-seasonal shirt that originally arose from a collaboration with our friends at Everyday Needs.
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In December 2015, we launched Mahsa as a summer pop-up in Ponsonby. We had a vision for a label that would celebrate womanhood – nostalgic and modern, constant and changing – through explorations of ‘moods’ rather than traditional seasonal collections.
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As our mood rises, with an increasing sense of optimism, the shapes, palette and textures of our Enduring Nature collection evolve in this new release of pieces. Imbued with greater lightness, warmth and playfulness, the new styles include a fluid take on the classic men’s shirt, and a practical-yet-romantic Picnic Skirt that ruches up above the knee.
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Nature’s defining characteristic is endurance. Through change and catastrophe, it adapts and renews; patiently resilient and inventive, ever-challenged yet never-defeated. As part of nature, we too will endure and thrive even in the most extraordinary times when we pay attention to the lessons of the natural world.
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It’s all work. To get up in the cold of first light to stretch the body for the day is work. To sit in stillness with a coffee and make meaning of life’s twists and turns is work. To go into the world to earn and protest and push for change is work. To soothe a child to sleep in the dark hours is work. To offer a soft shoulder for a head to fall on in tears or laughter is work.
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The journey of being a modern woman continues with the collection A Single Woman. Seeking a fine balance of strength and sensuality, cues of gentleman tailoring are re-envisioned with subtle feminine details, finessed with nonchalant ties and bows, and made in the softest cotton voile, muslin, and silk.
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