Fashion’s latest offering is in the form of a re-invented bohemian look “Nomadic Safari” - Mathew Williamson (among others) showed his ‘global traveller’ collection at New York fashion week. FashioNZ shows you how to work the aimless wanderer look during the day and the nomadic goddess look at night...

The look is easy and rarely goes wrong as the key is mismatch.

Day wear

Take care to keep the look chic or you may end up looking less nomadic-cool, and more homeless. The easiest way to safely work the look during the day is to use neutrals as a base with two to three statement accessories.

This Salasai bronze shirt dress is a great example of a safari style base piece. Team with tortoiseshell sunnies like these Karen Walker ones ($299.00) Add gladiator style sandals like this 'Luchini' style ($89.00) from Wild Pair and an ethnic inspired necklace ($34.90) from Lippy.

For a more structured look try one of the season’s safari trenches like this ‘Tallulah’ silk trench from Blanco Boutique . Match with this aptly named ‘Traveller dress’ ($249.00) from Sylvester by Kate Sylvester and accessorise with this fab Wild Pair bangle ($19.99) and handbag ($89.00) from Dotti. 

Evening wear

To take this look into the evening, avoid adding too many accessories and try wearing one simply spectacular piece like a bright floral dress with subtler accompaniments.

The 'Little Black Dress' may be a wardrobe staple but use it as a back up when you have nothing else to wear. Embrace the sunnier weather and try something new for evening wear, like florals, ruffles, or nudes - with ethnic jewellery and chunky, chunky heels.

Witchery and Bardot both have great dresses, at reasonable prices - and you can buy online! Here they have been teamed with chunky heels from Wild Pair ( top: $149.00, bottom: $199.00), and tribal style bracelets from Wild Pair ($19.90). 

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