It took a while for Topshop to make its appearance on Australian shores, and local disciples have made South Yarra their number one destination since it opened. Now the UK-based colossus is harnessing some local talent and featuring it in weekend-long pop-ups within the store. If you like to fondle a fountain pen or jot...
You know those days when you feel like you have nothing to wear? Your wardrobe looms in front of you like an impenetrable jungle. Now imagine that you really don’t have anything to wear. You have nothing. You just got out of jail, you’re homeless, or you’ve fled from an abusive home. Without a helping...
“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” T.S. Elliot might have been a master of the written word, but even he knew that whittling business initiatives down to 140 characters or less wouldn’t be easy. You might have tested the surging waters of social media already, or maybe you deem...
There’s nothing at all wrong with kicking back at a decent corner pub, but when someone decides to give one a spruce and shine and adds a menu that has one coming over all nostalgic it can really make your day. That’s what has happened in Port Melbourne, with buddies and now business partners Steed...
WHAT THE FASHION PACK WAS HOOKED ON: Chistopher Esber – Winner of the LMFF Designer Award – keep a look out for Esber’s menswear collection launching later this year. Von Follies by Dita Von Teese for Target. A vintage glam lingerie collection by the burlesque diva whipped up a frenzy on the runway. A date...
How much do we love Olivia Newton-John in that Physical film clip? Or – and, please, forgive us if you’re a youngster – Jamie-Lee Curtis and John Travolta in Perfect? If you’ve never quite got over the 80s, you’ll love the Physique aerobics class held each Tuesday night in Collingwood. Not only are fluoro lycra...
If there’s anything more transfixing than gazing into an alluring work of art, it’s eyeing up the juicy centre of a succulent mini hamburger. Thanks to the guys behind Darlinghurst’s Lo-Fi, you can do both at the freshly refurbished Toxteth Hotel in Glebe. Offering a form of entertainment far more enlightening than people watching through...
Unless you’re the subterranean resident of a rather large boulder, you’ll know that burlesque and cabaret are undergoing a revival that has taken them straight to the main stream. Australians Ruby Boukabou and Ben Palumbo – aka Jazmin and Monsieur P – have been lighting up the clubs of Europe with their Autumn Leaves tour,...
We’re having some serious love/lust mileage on these Miu Miu heels.
Do you still covet a bricks and mortar shopping experience minus the ‘add to cart’ and ‘free shipping’ flashing captions? Now you can revel knowing that one of Australia’s most adored fashion labels Lover has opened its first flagship store. Head to the fashionable stomping ground in the Strand Arcade. Step beyond the double shop...
