Greatest Friend

Ive set up at The Waiheke Ostend Market today, inside the hall…Too much amazing vintage for the cooler months for you x

Hello Everyone,

Each time I leave the house and venture out into our small close knit community - I get stopped by a lovely local, expressing how much they miss the retail store front.

So here's whats up.

We are going to re-open Greatest Friend.

And afer some deliberation, it makes most sense to do so here where my little whanau are happy living… on Waiheke Island.

However we are manifesting the perfect space and there is no rushing a good thing.

In the meantime, our house is overfull!

So, We are connecting with both Waiheke and Auckland spots that could use a little activation during Winter.

Sound interesting?

email: [email protected] if you would like a super fun Greatest Friend with Friends vintage clothing pop up - complete with vinyl DJ.

IN your business, or at your next event.

We have a mailing list of over 500 on island and more than 5000 followers via social media, so we can bring a lot of lovely people into your space to spend on food/drinks etc 🙂

And -It costs nothing as we usually sell quite a bit of stuff and that's just awesome enough.

If you are not a business ,but rather a valued friend of Greatest Friend, please consider the other services on offer:

-Wardrobe organisation/refresh
-Personal Shopper
-Styling (Both interior, fashion and character)
-mending

- No bespoke, but I do make my own designs...

Please shoot me a message to enquire on any of the above.

Arohanui,
Angela

Photo by Maegan McDowell for Unique Model Management
Styling by Angela Means from her collection at Greatest Friend

Civil War era waxed cotton quilted under skirt, hand crochet hem in virgin wool. Styled with classic 90s stocking top and the strange bird crop. All vintage pieces, rare and one only.

waxed cotton historical skirt
$300nzd/$250usd plus shipping
Stocking top; one size,
great condition some signs of wear / no staining $30 nzd or usd
Strange bird crop / layer
poly-chiffon xs $30 nzd or usd

DM to buy x

Victorian era American Indigo cotton skirt and blouson set. Refurbished, size 2/4 US or 6/8 NZ. DM for details.

$250 NZD
$175 USD

Ruby wears an Edwardian era woven wool dress. Impressive buttoning is worth the effort for fit like this. Again, a small sized garment but durable and wearable today, 120 years on. Treadle machined in Pennsylvania.

XS
4/6 US
8-10 NZ

DM serious enquiries

$100 USD
$180 NZD

Plus shipping.

Ruby, stoic in Edwardian corduroy.
Circa 1910’s, this American cotton dress fabric was made “ribbed” to depict logs lying side by side… When inspiration was a natural instinct . 🕊️

Size 10 NZ or 4/6 US.
$120 NZD / $80 USD (plus shipping)
DM for details

Here we go, this was year three in an established retail business on Waiheke Island, but already 7 years ago... crazy! I do look forward to the next store front! there I said it!! Manifest, right?

Favourite Things: Greatest Friend Pre-Loved Clothing Store Owner Angela Winter Means - NZ Herald Pre-loved clothing collector Angela Winter Means shares her five favourite things

Kia ora koutou, such a beautiful time of year!
It’s time for fresh, clean layers in natural fibres and current feels.. this collection is so modern and elegant, super proud of this one. Although not so many pieces completely handmade by me this time; all have been revived, resurrected and reworked to a brand-new buzz. A rare IRL appearance by Greatest Friend 🧡 so come through!
see, feel, try and perhaps even buy xx

Note to locals x This coming weekend our local Market is on Sunday rather than Saturday in recognition of whanau lost in the world wars.

This New Zealand made angora sweater is perfection. Except the myriad of moth holes.
I’m fixing each and every one of them, and shall wash, and de-pill this until it becomes its new very best. Loved and not tossed. Thank you Dove Hospice & Wellness for allowing this on to the racks. See stories for more details. Might sell. May keep. Its that time of the season. Many more jumpers coming x

This Saturday, All Welcome. Please come.
I will show some bits and in stories this week during evening light 🌸But I hope, if you are a fan of the Greatest Friend aesthetic- you will find a beautiful piece for life.