My Space: Lili Sumner

By Natalie Smith 01:00 AM, Aug 06, 2011

Lili Sumner is an Auckland-based model who has rapidly become a photographer and designer favourite – she’s been working with such favourites as Lonely Hearts and Jimmy D. She’s looking forward to walking in her first Fashion Week, where she’s been selected to appear in Workshop, Ruby and more. We visited her at her Ponsonby home to take a peek at her favourite vintage finds, accessories and designer pieces.

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How do you like to dress? Kooky but cool.

Who are your style icons? Bjork, Nico and Verushka. Models Julia Frakes and Hanne Gaby Odiele have pretty great style too.

Who are your favorite designers? Lonely Hearts, Proenza Schouler, Acne, VPL, Arnsdorf.

Where do you shop? I mostly buy Vintage so in Auckland I go to Search & Destroy and SaveMart. My favourite opshop is the Chapel St Bazaar in Melbourne.

I also shop online at ASOS and Ebay. Little Black Crown and Children of Vision are really cute Auckland stores, they're both in the St Kevins Arcade on K'Rd.

What pieces do you wear over and over? At the moment I love my tortoiseshell Karen Walker glasses. Also a navy corduroy jacket I picked up for ten dollars seems to be a recurring item. And I keep finding myself buying mesh.

image_alt What's the last thing you bought? A grey kilt from Salasai.

What do you love about your job? I often get paid in clothes and am surrounded by exciting people!

Which hair and beauty products do you use? Kevin Murphy hair products and Pot Of Gold Balm for any spots...

Five favourite things? Books, Lonely Hearts Lingerie, a good hair conditioner, beautiful photographs and my sisters.

At home in a vintage top and Lonely Hearts velvet shorts	A favourite book, Just Kids by Patti Smith.
Lili with a favourite Lonely Hearts dress.	Lili with her new ASOS dress

Lili's favourite vintage teeshirts.

Vintage tee and shoes with a Salasai kilt.

In a vintage tee, Cheap Monday jeans and a Lonely Hearts shearling jacket.

Favourite beauty products - MAC, Kevin Murphy, Moroccan Oil.	Necklace from the $2 shop.
Gardening in a vintage Mossimo tee and Cheap Monday jeans.	Leopard print velour top, a gift. American Apparel printed tee.

Favourite trinkets - a vintage fur bag, Karen Walker sunglasses and various vintage and Karen Walker jewellery.

Books and WhyWho shoes

Photography: Guy Coombes

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Natalie Smith Natalie Smith began her career at now defunct fashion website Runway Reporter. Since then, she's written fashion and travel features for magazines like Metro, Russh, Pulp, No, Yen and the Sunday Star Times. Now, her websites So Much To Tell You and Eat Here Now occupy most of her time. She loves Isabel Marant, film cameras and the Rolling Stones.