Broken Puppet Boutique

FREE PRINTS?

2010-11-30T16:45:00.000-08:00

MARC JACOBS

2010-11-09T02:59:00.001-08:00

KAWS

2010-11-08T01:05:00.000-08:00

fuck what people say, this dudes on top.

2010-11-05T20:50:00.000-07:00

INFLUENCERS

2010-11-04T20:20:00.000-07:00

If you havent already... you guys should def peep this short film about the influencers of today, and the affect they have on the masses and how they still somehow keep it cool.

MID SUMMER 20% OFF EVERYTHING SALE

2010-11-04T20:16:00.000-07:00

not sure if you are aware but we are having a pre summer 3 day sale. Please come by to cop yourselves some great deals before the festive season. Also available on our online store. Here.

KANYE WEST 'RUNAWAY'

2010-10-24T15:03:00.000-07:00

pretty fuckin cool / impressive. Check Kanye Wests full length 'short film' titled 'Runaway'.Dope.

YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT POISNDART

2010-10-21T14:40:00.001-07:00

Our pal Jared started a new website called poisndart. Make it your home page for anything dope and anything cool or happening what you need to find out about. Its still early stages but hes getting content from all walks and forms of life. Stay tuned. Check it here. Also, his good mates are the ones that dude that crazy hoola hoop stunt. Also check that here.

PARRA

2010-10-15T16:30:00.000-07:00

Recently, Eley and I took a business/ holiday/ honeymoon to Amsterdam, Barcelona and Antwerp. Amsterdam was straight up the coolest place in the world to go. Its like a small village surrounded with canals what you only dream of. Its constantly got the smell of weed in the air, with the most beautiful woman, dancing 9/10's naked in the windows in the middle of the day. All the people there are crazy cool, and its alive and fizzing like a kid thats just drunk a can of coke.
We were fortunate enough to meet one of our favorite artists Parra over there and chill with him in his studio for a couple of hours. He was straight up one of the coolest cats we had met. He gave us a few dope screen prints of his work (which will be displayed in store) and his book. If you dont know who he is, your living under a rock! Fingers crossed... we maybe announcing something soon what Broken Puppet maybe doing with him. Watch this space!

I LOVE UGLY x RICHARDSON

2010-09-08T20:47:00.000-07:00

I Love Ugly just did very cool mash up of Richardsons classic print the '3 bears'. Available on Parinto and through us.

COMMON GROUND

2010-09-07T01:19:00.000-07:00

POISNDART & HIGHER Presents: COMMON GROUND from Jared Fowler on Vimeo.

our good friend Jared at HIGHER is putting on a very good gig this Saturday the 11th at 4:20 bar on K'rd. Starts at 9pm, till late. Tickets $10 on the door, with cheap as chips drinks etc etc etc. Check out the video teaser for the gig above. Talent. For more info on this click here.

PARRA PILLOWS

2010-09-03T18:32:00.000-07:00

Yessss, our Parra pillows just got featured in this weeks VIVA magazine in the NZ Herald. Make your apartment look even more swag.. Buy here.

LAZY AT THE NEWS....

2010-09-03T18:22:00.000-07:00

Firstly. Sorry for the lack of updates, not nice on our behalf. We have been heads down the last few weeks, getting everything prepped for the busy season ahead and before we head off to Europe. We are constantly getting loads of stock coming in the store with still a f- load to come. Come by, say hi, look fly.

KARLA SPETIC'S SS10/11 COLLECTION, "CENTRE"

2010-08-18T18:04:00.000-07:00

"Centre" was inspired by outback Australia, subdued pastel pieces, earth, windmills, tumble weeds and the fencelines of the red centre. We love the use of printed silks, feminine cut out shoulders with perfectly tailored items. Delicate pastel colors contrasting with rich orange and amber colors make each piece complement the other. In store and online in September, we can not wait!

WU TANG REVEALED

2010-08-18T17:39:00.001-07:00

The songs pretty much do create a visual experience. But this is it. Check the trailer. Exciting times.

SHOES BY MERE

2010-08-16T18:54:00.001-07:00

We are about to receive this drop of footwear by MERE. Sydney based label, with each shoe being hand crafted in Vietnam. We viewed next Winters range the other week and man they are looking super dope! The range you see above is a few styles we are getting in for the summer. The leather, shape and weight of these shoes is amazing, and certainly a must have. In store and available online sometime next week, and at a really good price too. RRP around $179.90

2010-08-12T20:35:00.001-07:00

looking forward to sussing out this crazy bastard. More here.

AIAIAI X SLAM X HYPE HEADPHONE

2010-08-12T18:11:00.000-07:00

SlamXhype X Aiaiai headphone instore next week (HOPING). See above, nuf said.

ROCKWELL DUVETS

2010-08-11T17:22:00.000-07:00

We just got our batch of Rockwell goodness. Check out these super dope duvets. Go to bed in style. Buy em here.

PARRA / ROCKWELL

2010-08-10T21:27:00.000-07:00

Converse x Patta x Le Le Part 2: Parra from Masta Lee on Vimeo.

heres a cool new video of one of our favorite artists Parra. Its talking about what hes up to and an up coming collaboration hes got going on with Converse. We are heading over to Amsterdam soon and fingers crossed, if hes around we will be catching up with him and hopefully get a tour of the dopest spots (and coffee shops) of Amsterdam. We also just received a big drop from his label Rockwell, which is in store now. If your into super cool homeware , and his always so good tees then pop on by or check em online here.

O.CHILDREN

2010-08-09T19:50:00.000-07:00

Such a great song. In our opinion one of the dopest this year.

WHATS GETTING ME IN THE ZONE

2010-08-02T21:43:00.000-07:00

PULP MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

2010-08-02T18:28:00.001-07:00

Had a cool little interview from PULP the other week. To view it, you must login or register. But its beneficial to you anyhow, so you can get updates and news of all the good content they got going on. View it here.

PILOT MAGAZINE HITS AUSTRALIA

2010-07-31T17:39:00.000-07:00

Pilot magazine is now in Australia, and available at all Mag nations. No doubt, very soon it will be available all around the world too?? Live in Australia? buy it here. New Zealand, buy it from us or your local distributor. Check the PILOT website for more details.

SALE TIME / 50 - 80% OFF EVERYTHING

2010-07-29T17:44:00.000-07:00

yep... its that time again. We are having the mother of all sales. 50 - 80% off (almost) (and in some cases almost 90% off) everything in store!!! we have a truckload of threads coming through from now onward, so we gota make way. Come in, and be quick. Not in Auckland?

check out our online store. Happy shopping dear peoples.

I LOVE UGLY CUSHIONS

2010-07-28T19:29:00.000-07:00

new addition from i love ugly. perfect item to make any living / bedding space that tad more doper. buy here.

DOES NOT EQUAL SS10/11

2010-07-27T19:42:00.001-07:00

really looking forward to the new line of jewelry from Melbourne cats Does Not Equal.

There last collection debuted in our store beginning of this year and sold like hot cakes.

For those of you that loved those knuckle dusters, you are going to love this new range. The collections based around the 'holy cross', but voids of any religious attachments and pays homage to the Punk rebellion. booya!

MENSWEAR REVOLUTION

2010-07-27T16:44:00.001-07:00

A very interesting article in NEW ZEALAND Apparel Magazine on both local and international menswear collections for next season.

The article features I Love Ugly along the likes of other strong New Zealand menswear labels. Click the image for a close up view of the article.

2010-07-26T21:05:00.000-07:00

now you have probably been wondering where we have been in terms of stock etc for the store, and why we have fallen under the radar. But we have got a lot in the works. We are going to have a massive blow out sale very soon. Basically clearing the store to make way for all the dope summer stuff we have coming in. We are going to have 50-80% pretty much off everything to make way. More info very very soon.....so stay tuned........

ENTER THE VOID

2010-07-25T19:53:00.000-07:00

saw this flick lastnight at the civic in Auckland City. To be honest I didnt really know what to expect as the trailer doesnt give away much, which to me is a draw card in itself. Since it was the final film of the film festival I definately had to check it out. The only way I can describe this film is something that you couldnt even dream of no matter what drugs you are on slash a big glazy cinematic acid trip.

I had been told about this new underground drug called DMT a while back by a friend from Sydney, and the core of this film is pretty much based around it. It releases a chemical in your brain which is triggered off when you die, and makes you experience something out of this world.

This film gives you an insight of that trip, and shows you all the stuff in life what you dont want to see but you have always wondered about. Gaspar Noe (filmaker) in my opinion has basically pissed on the industry and made exactly what he wanted to make without giving a fuck about no rules. The only drawback of seeing it (in my opinion) was the audience. Laughing in inappropiate times and displaying a lack of open mindness and maturity. (not everyone ofcourse).

If you are in for the most shocking / weirdest and most intriguing movie youve no doubt seen layered with a twisted but clever storyline, then I highly recommend this to you. PS. this film IS NOT FOR EVERYONE!!!

A few additional things... im going to check out Irreverisble tonight, another one of Noes films. He has also make video clips for groups Placebo and Bone Fiction. YEP

TRENT WHITEHEAD SOLO SHOW

2010-07-23T20:30:00.000-07:00

trent whitehead's solo shows 'the thinnest of betweens' from trent whitehead on Vimeo.

one of my favorite artists Trent Whitehead is having a show at Monster Children gallery. Going to do my best to head over and catch up. ps im obsessed with masks at the moment.

2010-07-23T18:20:00.000-07:00

FUCT "THE DOCTRINE PT 1 & 2"

2010-07-22T18:29:00.000-07:00

FUCT "The Doctrine" Pt. 1 from FUCT on Vimeo.

FUCT "The Doctrine" Pt. 2 from FUCT on Vimeo.

I was really intrigued with these clips from FUCT. The founder Erik Brunetto embarks on a new creative venture with an unveiling of a series of cinematic short films. Its crazy, just when you think its "all been done" and "where do we go from here" you get this..... rebirth. Definately inspiring to myself, pushing the boundaries and exploring other creative avenues to explore both in advertising and creating.

THIS IS WHATS GOING ON IN OUR HEADS AT THE MOMENT

2010-07-20T04:00:00.001-07:00

and we are very, very excited as its all happening soon

FLYING LOTUS MMMHMM

2010-07-17T18:41:00.001-07:00

We have been digging this dude for a very long time now. Check this new video of his. Pretty much the dopest clip I have seen for a while. I dont know if you would have noticed, but we are constantly playing Flying Lotus in the store and the music itself has sparked the vibe of our current I Love Ugly collection. Definitely check this out.

THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY

2010-07-16T18:25:00.000-07:00

I saw this a few nights ago, and had been intending to see it since I heard about it a year or so back. Definitely an amazing film. Its based on Frenchman Jean-Dominique Bauby who is the editor of Elle magazine. As you can imagine, he lives a very extravagant, fulfilling life. He suffers from a stroke and suffers from a rare case called "locked in syndrome" at the age of 43 which paralyzes his entire body except for his left eye.

Using that eye to blink out his memoir, he eloquently describes the aspects of his interior world and the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body. Its a bloody good watch. Definitely check it out in this so far miserable looking weekend.

I LOVE UGLY SUMMER 10/11 "its better not said"

2010-07-13T18:34:00.002-07:00

I Love Ugly SS10/11 range "its better not said" is in store September 1st. Really excited about this as the detailing and manufacturing of each piece has been designed extremely well.

Unfortunately , no girls range for summer from I Love Ugly, but winter range is already underway and is starting to take great shape. Check out the rest of the range here or here.

FASHION FREE CULTURE

2010-07-12T17:21:00.001-07:00

a great watch based on how the fashion industries based

on copying. Definitely check it out.

SALE EXTENDED

2010-07-09T20:22:00.000-07:00

We are good people here at Broken Puppet and we also have alot more stock to move to make way for alllll the cool summer stuff which starts coming into our store August 1st, so we have decided to extend our sale till the 1st of August. So those of you that missed out, you have another month!!buy online or instore....

LUUK

2010-07-09T19:38:00.000-07:00

We just got a bunch of super cool tees from Australian label Luuk. Each T is hand screenprinted by the designer / illustrator himself. The detail of these tees is crazy. Havent had time to take our snaps of them or put them on the online store but will do so very soon. In the meantime check his website or pop in and have a look in the flesh. You wont find these any where else in Auckland.

B GUIDED MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

2010-07-07T15:33:00.001-07:00

We recently had an interview in the b guided magazine. Talking about what we have been up to with the shop and our label I Love Ugly. B guided is pretty much a guide packed with the best spots to go to in NZ. From, cafes, eateries, bars & boutiques.

STRUMMER PLATFORM BOOTS & VIVA MAGAZINE

2010-07-06T23:21:00.001-07:00

Today we got a cool little write up on the store, and the Strummer Old timer platform boots in the Viva magazine, pullout from the NZ Herald.

These have been going pretty nuts since they have had a home in our store.

Only a few pairs left. More info here. Thanks Viva! o and some more beautiful Strummer stuff coming in August..

PIEPAPER MAGAZINE #1

2010-07-06T20:50:00.000-07:00

We just got these magazines instore yesterday. I must say, they are really really dope. Its a newspaper styled publication packed with illustrations, clever witty design and full of really interesting articles. Designed by Auckland designers Markus and Simon. If you want to get plain old inspired or want something to add to your pile of "cool shit" then this is definitely for you! Check there website out here, or come in to Broken Puppet and buy one. (or online)

KANDY KANE KID

2010-07-06T18:29:00.001-07:00

Kandy Kane Kid playing live again this Saturday at Kujha Lounge at 10:30pm. I have seen this guy play live about 3 times now and I must say he is getting better and better. His lyrics are some what witty, with a touch of filth and very catchy. Having recently teamed up with local not known yet producer 'boy dead' these guys definitely are an act to watch out for. You can peep his music here or become a fan on his facebook here. This is from an old demo called 'I Sleep Too Much' which I was fortunate enough to do the artwork for. Hope to see you there.

ps the picture kind of looks like him...

PILOT MAGAZINE ISSUE #4

2010-07-05T20:54:00.000-07:00

cant wait to get my hands on the new copy of Pilot #4. Has been alot of hype based around this issue. Cool art, amazing typography, bizarre fashion, on point layout and all that other cool shit. O, we were also were privileged enough to feature a full page ad. Pick one up at Broken Puppet tomorrow for $15.00!

TWO DAYS LEFT

2010-07-05T16:10:00.000-07:00

2 days of our sale left people. Huge reductions in store. 10-50% (& some 60% even)

off everything in store. See you soon...

1ST POST

2010-06-30T21:01:00.000-07:00

our first post. welcome to our blog peoples!