Month: July 2019

When it comes to tropical island escapes, Australia’s many hidden gems located just off-shore are often overlooked. There are some 8,222 islands floating around the coast of Australia, yet according to research conducted by Wotif, most Australian island holidays are taken overseas. With this in mind, we thought it was time you gave your island…

Amidst the world’s stormy chaos of fast fashion and mass production, the Veneto region of northern Italy is a sort of microclimate of highly skilled artisans taking their time and using their hands. At its centre is an 18th-century former granary in the village of Pieve di Soligo, a home and showroom for Paolo Tormena,…

Share 31st Jul 2019 On August 26, Marc Jacobs will receive MTV’s first-ever Fashion Trailblazer Award at the VMAs in a partnership between the brand and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. It couldn’t go to a more worthy individual. After all, it’s impossible to separate Jacobs from the music that’s influenced his 30-plus-year…

A passerby wearing Gucci sneakers in Paris, France, 2018.  The history of trainers is long and fast-paced, with various hurdles along the way. It begins in 1839, when an American scientist called Charles Goodyear invented vulcanised rubber: a process of adding sulphur to heated rubber to make a pliable substance, both waterproof and mouldable. Several…

Share 30th Jul 2019 Puerto Rico is in the midst of a major political upheaval. Hundreds of thousands have taken part in mass demonstrations on the Caribbean island over the past two weeks, forcing the resignation of governor Ricardo Rosselló on Wednesday 24 July. The protests were sparked by a series of leaked messages –…

Hailey Bieber is one of the most coveted models both on and off the runway this year. The 22-year-old New Yorker has quite the fashion following – just ask her 20 million plus Instagram fans who admire everything Bieber wears, whether she’s snapped on the street with husband Justin Bieber or showcasing one of her…

Picture this: you wake up to the familiar drone of your daily alarm. Bleary eyed, you hop in the shower and, with plenty of time to go before having to leave the house, you get dressed with ease, never stumped for what you’ll wear. Sound familiar? We didn’t think so. In matters of work wear,…

Pilates, with its medieval-looking lengthening and strengthening equipment, used to scare me. Then a few weeks ago, an airy new outpost of a big Pilates franchise opened in my neighbourhood on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. I peered into its spotless glass door and everything looked fresh and clean and citrus-scented. What grabbed my attention most…

Share 26th Jul 2019 For a long time now, Westpac has been paving the way by empowering young women, including its own female employees, to consider a career in technology. As part of its four-year long partnership with Vogue Codes, Westpac has continued driving this change for 2019, committed to improving the numbers surrounding women…

The words ‘climate change’ have saturated news stories and outlets for the better part of the last 20 years, and whether or not you believe in the cause and effect, there is no denying that our planet is changing. Higher tides are washing away beautiful stretches of land, pollution is cluttering landmarks and waterways, and…