9 destination music festivals worth travelling for
The festival: CoachellaThe destination: Palm Springs, USAAs the first official summer festival, Coachella sets the benchmark high for the festivals that are to follow. The lineup pools together the biggest musical acts in the world. In 2019, Childish Gambino, Janelle Monae, Solange and Ariana Grande all hit the stage, and if your favourite musician is…
6 ways to go plastic-free this July
Share 9th Jul 2019 By now we all know that plastic pollution is a critical problem for our oceans and environment. Perhaps you’ve read that if we don’t change our ways, by 2050 there could be more plastic, by weight, than fish in the sea. Awareness is growing. There’s global pressure from the United Nations…
Where to eat, drink and stay in Matera
Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso in Matera in southern Italy. Photographer credit: Lea Anouchinsky Matera rises up on both sides of a deep ravine, its houses carved out of pale limestone, one piled on top of the other, forming a dazzling beehive of humanity. Known as the ‘City of Stones’, Matera was one of Italy’s…
Sophie Turner's wedding dress took 350 hours to execute
Share 5th Jul 2019 Following their surprise wedding ceremony in Las Vegas earlier this year in May, Game of Thrones starlet Sophie Turner and Jonas Brothers front man Joe Jonas wed again in a lavish celebration in France this past weekend, with plenty of celebrity guests including Turner’s sister-in-law, Priyanka Chopra, and her Game of…
Win the ultimate educational experience in beauty for you and a friend!
Share Ends 10th Jul 2019 COMPETITION Beauty Decoded Live is designed to educate consumers on cosmetic treatments, the importance of having a proper consultation with a trained aesthetic practitioner, and how to achieve a desired aesthetic look. The aim is to educate consumers on cosmetic treatments and be confident in the knowledge of knowing what…
Where to eat, drink and stay in Matera
Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso in Matera in southern Italy. Photographer credit: Lea Anouchinsky Matera rises up on both sides of a deep ravine, its houses carved out of pale limestone, one piled on top of the other, forming a dazzling beehive of humanity. Known as the ‘City of Stones’, Matera was one of Italy’s…
Get to know Ancuta Sarca, the London-based Romanian designer upcycling old shoes
Share 5th Jul 2019 In matters of high fashion, high performance sneakers don’t immediately spring to mind. But then again, fashion’s bedrock is built on oxymoron: clothes deemed classics become old with the dawn of a new season, trends quickly become tired, and fashion faux pas (think bike shorts and bum bags) regain popularity. Even…
Australians in Paris: the designers from Down Under conquering haute couture week
Ralph & Russo haute couture autumn/winter ’19/’20. Image credit: GoRunway.com Of all the fashion weeks in the world, Paris haute couture is the pinnacle, period — just ask any aspiring designer or fashion aficionado. Translating to high dressmaking or high fashion, the realm of haute couture is the luxurious reserve of the industry’s preeminent designers,…
Meet the artist behind the Dior couture golden house dress
Share 4th Jul 2019 Penny Slinger has a history with houses. In the early 1970s, the artist responsible for giving Dior’s recent couture show an occult edge, made surreal sculptures out of doll’s houses and used an abandoned country mansion as the backdrop for haunting collage works. Born in London in 1947, Slinger studied at…
All the Disney live-action remakes coming soon to a screen near you
The Little Mermaid, 1989 Talks about this live-action remake have been happening for a few years now with Variety reporting it is finally coming together. According to the publication the upcoming film is set to feature new music from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken, as well as old favourites from the original. Mary Poppins Returns…