Sabenette

If your getting married in New Zealand, you've either heard of Trish Peng or seen one of her gowns. Nestled just a few minutes away from the Saben Ponsonby store is Trish Peng's design studio and sister brand Yours Truly whose bridal boutique now stocks our 'To have and To Hold' ceremonial collection...

After 3 months of closed doors, the move to the new traffic light system means Ashleigh and her team at The Facialist are back on the tools. We caught up with Ashleigh at our shiny new Teed St boutique to chat about the highs, the lows and what she's looking forward to now. P.s. There's an exclusive treat for Saben fans too...

Introducing the 'Sarah' handbag a limited-edition collaboration with Samsung, designed as the perfect fashion accessory for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3. The Sarah is available exclusively as a gift with purchase with the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 device, available to purchase on the Samsung website while stocks last.

Meet Samantha, Founder of Wild Hearts, a curated platform for all things weddings, alongside their events hosting Wedding fairs across the country which are modern, contemporary and stylish. (no ugly, stark lighting tradeshows here). We sit down with Samantha to hear about her journey and how she went from planning her own wedding, to working in the industry! 

Meet Greta, Founder and Editor of Together Journal, a modern wedding and lifestyle magazine for anyone with a romantic bone in their body, or just a love of beautiful things. Not everyone is courageous enough to start a media brand and print magazine, which is exactly why we wanted to profile Greta in our Women in Business series. We hope you enjoy reading about how the magazine came about, and the women who have inspired her along the way.

It is such a privilege to introduce Lisa King, a woman who needs very little introduction. If you don’t know her name, you’ll know one of the businesses she co-founded called Eat My Lunch. We were excited to find our more about Lisa's latest entrepreneurial venture, AF drinks, and even celebrate international Gin and Tonic Day - Sober AF.

Every love story is unique and this one is no different. When Greta Kenyon editor of TJ asked Roanne to design the perfect wedding day accessory, Roanne knew she would say yes. Meet Gigi, the ultimate event piece to take you from the aisle to the afterparty.

In the middle of Kingsland village you will find KENSAL flower shop. On entry you'll meet the smile of owner Liv or her right hand women Kate. The shop is filled with flowers that look like they've just been cut from some dreamy English cottage garden. We chat with Liv to find out how she braves 4am starts and of course to find out her favourite pieces from the new collection.

We sat down with Roanne, Saben’s founder + designer to learn more about our latest foray into footwear, the Sunday Sneaker. Saben's first ever leather sneaker is made with the same classic, durable and stylish functionality as our cult classic handbags. These smart casual sneakers will take you from work-to-weekend, Monday to Sunday.

Carmel is unpretentious, down to earth and effortlessly cool. When we meet her at Turua Gallery she is nonchalant about her recent sold out show, instead, in true artist form she can see only what she would change about each painting. We were intrigued to find out more about the artist and mother behind the paintings. We hope you enjoy this Q+A with Carmel.

Nestled in the beautiful suburb of St Heliers you will find Turua Gallery, a relaxed and intimate space showcasing a curated collection of contemporary New Zealand art. In July we visited the gallery to photograph our latest collection Wild Garden against the backdrop of sold out show 'In Contrast' by artist Carmel Van der Hoeven.

For Saben founder and designer Roanne Jacobson, each season is an opportunity to create a new collection of leather handbags, wallets and accessories inspired by seasonal hues. We sit down with Roanne to discuss the inspiration behind the Wild Garden Collection.

Meet Charli, founder of Koha Apparel. What's Koha Apparel you ask? They are a non-profit retail experience that operates on a "Take What You Need, Give What You Can" model which allows those struggling financially to access clean, quality clothing. 

If you love designer leather handbags like us, you might also have a penchant for well made shoes. Lucky for you our stockist Issimo Christchurch has both! We take you on a virtual tour of her fabulous shoe and handbag store neslted in the popular shopping streets of Merivale.

Saben presents our most highly anticipated colour yet. A collection of premium leather handbags, wallets and accessories in covet worthy pink shade; Tea Rose. Tea Rose is the perfect colour to pair back with the lights, bights, darks and denims in your wardrobe. Sophisticated, yet undeniably feminine. Discover the collection in stores and online now.

Today we say farewell to our marketing manager, Brooke Fairgray. To say she has been a part of the Saben team would be an understatement. Brooke started at Saben straight out of university in 2010, and never left! Except for that cheeky 3 Month OE and to bring her two beautiful children Grayson and Marsden earth side.

This is one of those magic stories, in which a couple of besties turned their hobby into a side-hustle and then their main source of bread & butter. Ironic, as that their specialty market too – bread, butter and a WHOLE lotta passion go in to making the tastiest treats that we know and love as Doe Donuts. 

We chat with Danika Revell, co-founder of The Period Place about their mission toward period equity, smashing stigmas and how you can help with their current crowd funding campaign to create NZ's first Period Hub.

The road for Tsi Tsi hasn’t been readily paved, yet her tribulations do not define her; her joy is unparalleled and compelling. She delights us with her experience of motherhood and raising multiples.

Meet Seba, a sensitive, kind, and resilient single mother who shared what motherhood means to her in our recent open casting call to ‘all who Mother’. We were inspired by her strength as a solo parent to three children, as well as those she nurtures in the classroom. Oh and did we mention she's tiktok famous?

The global pandemic and tight border restrictions have added huge complexities for families living abroad. While many Australasian families are reuniting, the wait for the rest of the world to open travel is all too familiar for South Korean born Kiwi, Sue Ryu. 

Rebecca is brilliant, straight-shooting, open minded, and goes with the flow. Someone you could easily become fast-friends with. The youngest of a big, blended family, anchored by her mum Pauline; B talks to us about motherhood and surrogacy.

Meet Tess, daughter, partner, business owner and mum-of-two. Tess honestly and candidly shares her journey with us; Welcoming baby Ziggy to their family via surrogacy, the struggle that comes nurturing a newborn and a toddler and how she is grounded by love from her own mother.

Caught in the chaos and complexity that comes with modern day living? We chat to Celine Wallace, founder if Sattva Soul. Celine chats all about how her dream and business came to be, what to do to recharge and slow down, along with plenty more!

Find the bunnies hiding among our handbags online and be in to WIN a $500 Saben spend! The more bunnies you find, the more chances to win

 Introducing fitness enthusiast, entrepreneur and mother, Amber Reid. We discuss her new business venture - Cobalt gym, family, empowering women, and more!

Made with care for you to carry consciously. What was once destined for landfill is upcycled into a statement piece for your wardrobe.

To celebrate the arrival of Beiged Store’s latest collection we chat with founder, designer, and mum of two, Shelley Down.