Vot­ing in the Fourth Annu­al Welling­ton­ista Awards is open from Decem­ber 1–15. Then come find out the results at our Awards Night at Mighty Mighty on Decem­ber 17!

To vote, vis­it this page.

We appre­ci­ate nudi­ty as much as the next per­son, but we do gen­er­al­ly pre­fer to be clothed in the fine appar­el from these love­ly shops…

Manda­to­ry: Still Welling­ton’s best local menswear empo­ri­um after all these years, Manda­to­ry con­tin­ues to deliv­er fresh yet clas­sic clothes with a dash of imag­i­na­tion. 

Miss Demeanour: Main­tain­ing a splash of street­wise gothy atti­tude amidst a gen­tri­fy­ing Cuba Street, Miss Demeanour actu­al­ly caters for a wider range than one might think. The Work­shy T‑shirt range sparks local debates with its Welling­ton-spe­cif­ic slo­gans, from the infa­mous “New­town: It’s a bit shit” to “Thorn­don: Look­ing down on Welling­ton since 1840”.  

pixel inkPix­el Ink Fash­ion: A New­town favourite, Pix­el Ink Gallery branched out into Cuba Street ear­li­er this year with a fash­ion bou­tique. Since then it’s always a delight to pop in and see what new out­wear is in store. Plus there are rumours that the back space might be expand­ed into a tiny gallery area in 2010. 

Madame Fan­cy Pants: The one and only fan­cy song­bird Claire Ter­ry brings the classy cute to Cuba with slip­pery silk, delight­ful present sized good­ies, invest­ment piece hand­bags and of course her own often imi­tat­ed, nev­er beat­en range of jew­ellery. She man­ages to find time to be a tru­ly charm­ing and gusty chanteuse to boot. Kia ora, Madame. Kia ora. 

Swon­der­ful: This moth­er and daugh­ter run ven­ture has been thriv­ing since its move from Brook­lyn to Vic­to­ria Street in cen­tral Welly. Stocked with cute frocks and oth­er super girly clothes, Swon­der­ful has their very own label, Paper­cup, to show off as well. They also have plen­ty of jew­ellery, sta­tionery and the odd zine to fos­sick through.