Inside the 2019 Visionary Women Dinner hosted by Vogue Australia and Penfolds
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…
Chanel and Fendi will stage a memorial event for Karl Lagerfeld in Paris
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…
Vydia Rishie on the importance of heirlooms and why you need a timepiece
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,…
How Fenty revolutionised the beauty industry
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,”…
4 streetwear designers reinvent Nike’s football jersey for women
Image credits: Courtesy of Nike What does fashion’s take on the football jersey look like? Ambush’s Yoon Ahn, Koché’s Christelle Kocher, MadeMe’s Erin Magee and Marine Serre have all put their designer spin on the functional garment, in collaboration with Nike. Rather than dressing it up, these street style stalwarts – enlisted by Nike to…
How music stars became fashion’s hottest designers
Image credits: Getty Images Close your eyes and think of any megawatt musical legend from the past century and you’ll likely be able to imagine exactly what they’re wearing. Mick Jagger in printed silks, Billie Holiday with gardenias in her hair, David Bowie in a glam-rock sequins, Blondie in sunglasses, Lil’ Kim in a rainbow-hued…
Leopards, elephants and sloth bears: living luxe on safari in Sri Lanka
Image: Open pavilions make up the dining and bar space at the Wild Coast Tented Lodge. Tucked away like a precious secret between the dense green fringes of Yala National Park and a boulder-strewn beach overlooking the Indian Ocean, Wild Coast Tented Lodge in Sri Lanka is an extraordinary confluence of glamour and grit. Imbued…
Everything new coming to your favourite streaming platforms in June
As winter nears and the air grows cool, it’s hard not to become nostalgic for the sun. Fortunately for us, our favourite streaming platforms have come to the rescue with a slew of new movies, TV shows, and various other titles that are bound to warm you up from the inside out. After all, nothing…
Lorna Jane Clarkson on how to stay relevant in the oversaturated wellness industry
Share 29th May 2019 If you don’t own at least one item from famed Australian activewear brand Lorna Jane, you’d be one of the few. This hugely successful, game-changing brand is the functional and stylish choice for active women everywhere. And indeed, the brand’s founder, Lorna Jane Clarkson, reportedly even coined the term “activewear” back…
Is baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor already doing yoga?
Share 29th May 2019 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are getting used to life as a family of three after presenting baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to the world earlier this month. During this adjustment period, the Duke of Sussex has taken on very few royal engagements and we rightly haven’t seen a glimpse of the…