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Will & Bear x DRIZA-BONE: 8 Days in NZ.

Will & Bear x DRIZA-BONE: 8 Days in NZ.

We teamed up with DRIZA-BONE and set off on an 8 day trip with our teams through the ever-changing landscape of New Zealand. Set amongst the rugged terrain of the south island we explored this dreamy destination in everything from rain and gale-force winds to sunny skies and sun showers. This was a trip to remember.

Alex and Loz holding their Driza-Bone jackets, leaning against the side of a 4WD

Calloway Cream

Loz sitting on top of a 4WD bonnet  Loz and Alex driving their land rover through a water crossing in New Zealand

From the minute we arrived until the moment we left, we were in total awe of the place. Being welcomed by (our personal tour guide) Stefan Haworth, and jumping in the back of his 1973 Land Rover, we got the full tour of Queenstown and its surroundings.

A close up photo of a persons hand, standing outside a car holding a wide brim wool hat  Alex holding a Calloway Cream while grabbing something out of the back of the Land Rover tray.  Alex and Stefan Haworth standing on top of a mountain peak looking out over the views of Queenstown

Each mission had to begin with location scouting and, if you’ve never been to NZ, there is no ‘wrong turn’. Every dirt road, short cut, or dead-end is surrounded by insane scenery. Whether it be snow-capped mountains in the distance or a river running through. And so on a lot of our trips, we choose the wrong turns over google maps any day!

A close up photo of Stefan Haworth and Alex sitting together on the grass
Two women sit in the back of a Land Rover tray looking at the view of the surrounding mountains  A man and a woman in a mountain valley cooking food over a camp fire

Andy Oak and Andy Auburn

 

 

 

 

"This trip was the perfect reminder of why our brands exist"

— Lauren Williams

 

 

 

 

The Land Rover driving through a valley in New Zealand  A man stands and looks at the mountainous view in front of him  The Land Rover driving through a water crossing in New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alex inside a hunting cabin preparing the fire place

For the last few nights, we’d found an old hunters shack set deep within a secluded valley built from nothing but timber and tin and took some time to disconnect from ‘real-life’. No reception, no wifi and just enough power to turn on a few light switches, we built fires inside and out, cooked a big stew over the outdoor fire pit, played rounds of Pictionary and star-gazed at night in the outdoor fire baths. This was living!

Alex wearing a backpack crouching down on the top of a mountain looking down at a view of the valley  Stefan Haworth setting up his fishing rod  A man is preparing a freshly caught fish on the ground ready to be cooked

It was here that we all felt the most at home and where ‘team’ turned into ‘family’ working all together to cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner, clean up and swap stories around the campfire. This was the highlight of the trip for many of us. It proved to be the perfect reminder of why our brands exist, how important the outdoors are to us and why we continuously go back to nature for inspo.

Alex and Loz holding hands standing on top of a mountain peak  Loz smiling and waving at the camera while she sits in the back of a Land Rover tray
Two women sit on the bonnet of a parked Land Rover looking out at the views of the water in front of them
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