Month: May 2019

Share 30th May 2019 If there’s one famous head of hair that has launched a million “make mine exactly like hers” requests, it’s Hollywood sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston. When she debuted her highlighted, layered look — or ‘The Rachel’ as it became known — during the first season of ‘90s sitcom Friends a hair icon was…

The grand entrance of Maison de la Luz. Interior designer to the stars, Pamela Shamshiri, wowed Vogue Living last year with her restoration of a Modernist home in Los Angeles. She purchased the house, designed by architect RM Schindler, for her family and immediately began repairs – it had been subjected to some terrible renovations…

Share 31st May 2019 A few weeks ago, the old Lady Gaga came out to play. Strutting, dancing, and posing up the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the singer and actress arrived for her cohosting duties at the Met Gala in not one, but four different outfits layered on top of each other. There were props involved…

Share 31st May 2019 Karen Walker has been a hugely successful fixture in the fashion industry for more than 30 years. The fashion, accessories, and jewellery designer has clearly played the long-term game like a champion, expanding her business thoughtfully and considerably – staying true to her taste but also flexing within the changing retail…

LGBTQ+ people have gradually, if inconsistently, been getting better representation in films in recent years. The Cannes, Berlin and Venice film festivals offer LGBTQ+ specific awards and according to a study by GLAAD, 13 per cent of films released by major studios in 2017 featured characters that identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer…

Share 29th May 2019 Just last week, Net-A-Porter hosted the ultimate fashion retreat on the Peloponnese coast in Greece. The three-day escape celebrated its Jet-A-Porter vacation edit, with VIP guests proving that it is in fact possible to have a holiday and stick to your beauty and workout regimes, all the while looking like you’ve…

Image credits: Meaghan Coles On Tuesday May 28,  Australia had the pleasure of uniting with Australian wine producer Penfolds to present the Visionary Women Dinner, celebrating not only the launch of the Penfolds Tribute range and its 175th anniversary, and the beginning of Codes 2019, but also the achievements of local female entrepreneurs and South Australian women…

Share 29th May 2019 Chanel, Fendi and the Karl Lagerfeld brand are joining forces to stage a one-night only special memorial event during Paris Men’s Fashion Week to pay tribute to legendary German designer Karl Lagerfeld, reports. According to the publication the trio of labels — all of which Lagerfeld was the creative director for…

Share 29th May 2019 PROMOTION “My mother is of Indian heritage, and jewellery is a big part of Indian culture and fashion,” Melbourne-based influencer Vydia Rishie recalls of her first jewel-related memories. “Growing up and being taken to Indian festivals and parties, my mum loved to dress us up in bold gold necklaces and earrings,…

Image credits: Getty Images/Courtesy of Fenty Beauty For too long, makeup counters were inhospitable places for women (and men) of colour, such as myself. Conversations with salespeople were at times alienating, at worst insulting. “We don’t stock your shade,” I recall one person saying unapologetically. “That foundation should probably work if you give it time,”…