Kate Middleton led the blue trend in Elie Saab at Royal Ascot
The Queen’s rumoured favourite event, the Royal Ascot racing carnival, is underway with its first day for 2019 taking place on Tuesday June 18. And while the races themselves were surely a high point for racegoers and punting enthusiasts, it was the fashions on the field that were the real highlight of the first day…
Courteney Cox got all her Friends together to celebrate her birthday
Share 17th Jun 2019 When watching a show called Friends about a 20-something group of pals, who are so close they’re like family, it’s hard to believe those same tight relationships don’t exist between the actors in real life. And it turns out that on that particular set, even 15 years after the hit show’s…
This Italian restaurant has a medieval city wall running through it
The ancient Italian city of Udine lies between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps, near Italy’s borders with Austria and Slovenia. The area – a flat plain at the foot of snow-capped mountains – is steeped in history. Legend has it that Attila The Hun founded not only the town of Udine, but also the…
The Olsen twins wore matching $15 tiaras to celebrate turning 33
Share 17th Jun 2019 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen turned 33 on June 13, 2019, and they celebrated in suitable twinning style. The former Full House stars-cum-fashion designers donned matching silver rhinestone-encrusted ‘Birthday Girl’ tiara headbands to attend a celebratory dinner with friends in New York. Not only was the tiara a sweet birthday twinning moment,…
Inside the Japan wedding of two ballet dancers
Ako Kondo and Chengwu Gu became engaged over a casual brunch one weekend. “After a Sunday brunch, we took our puppies for a walk in Melbourne’s Albert Park,” describes Ako. “Our toy poodle, Choc, suddenly dropped a ring box in front of me. And a second later, Chengwu was kneeling in front of me, asking:…
How Billie Eilish went from unknown teen to megastar in two years
Vogue Like many teenage girls, Billie Eilish considers her bedroom her sanctuary. It’s where she writes, thinks and hides from the world, and its constantly changing decor is a manifestation of all that’s going on in her extraordinary mind. “My room is like my little palace,” she says. “But my room is the thing in…
3 beauty industry experts on what every beauty entrepreneur needs in their business toolkit
Share 15th Jun 2019 “Last year we spent $5.3 billion on make-up, skincare and fragrance alone,” shared beauty industry expert Lucinda Pitt at our Vogue Codes Live 2019 beauty panel. Beauty is big business and continues to grow at a lightning rate. Is it traditional bricks and mortar or online driving this booming industry? At…
Hollywood heartbreak: the most shocking celebrity splits of all time
Paris Hilton and Chris Zylka, 2018In November 2018, Paris Hilton and her fiancé at the time, Chris Zylka, made headlines when it was reported that they had gone their separate ways. While it shouldn’t have come as such a surprise, given that they had already pushed back the date of their upcoming wedding, we were…
How to navigate Johannesburg’s urban jungle
Mural by South African artist Falko One on Betty Street, Maboneng. Most visitors to South Africa will transit through the country’s biggest city on their way to Kruger National Park or Cape Town. Yet with vibrant precincts such as Maboneng breathing new life into once derelict inner-city neighbourhoods, there’s plenty to explore in Johannesburg. Previously…
4 things to know about artificial intelligence
Share 14th Jun 2019 Artificial intelligence is an area that holds both a fascination and an element of terror. Fascination with what is possible but terror because it’s the unknown. At Vogue Codes Sydney Summit today, three impressive female leaders in this area — Caroline O’Brien, vice president of data science at Afiniti, Rachael Rekart, vice…