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…
House tour: inside a colour-filled rooftop apartment in Naples
In 1953, Italian author Anna Maria Ortese was forced to flee her hometown when she wrote a brutally honest (and critically acclaimed) collection of stories about the good, the bad and the positively Goyaesque of post-WWII Naples. Almost 70 years later, architect Giuliano Andrea dell’Uva is convinced he lives in one of her stories’ real…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are going on a royal tour of Africa
Share 13th Jun 2019 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are currently planning their next overseas trip, with the couple set to undertake an international royal tour to Africa. According to Vanity Fair’s royal expert, Katie Nicholl, the Duchess of Sussex will return to royal duties in October, when she joins her husband, Prince Harry, on…
What to do if you’ve been made redundant: a guide
Image credits: Getty Images. According to recruitment website Seek, one in four Australians will be made redundant over the course of their career. While the term can feel a little taboo, the truth is that it’s common, and part of the professional circle of life. That’s not to say though that it isn’t traumatic. It is…