WHEN actress Eva Mendez stops mid interview at the Kahala Resort in Hawaii to point you out in front of a large crowd and demand to have the dress you’ve just designed and worn for the evening, there’s a fair chance you’re onto something good. For former Melbourne girl Deb Mascia, not only was she […]
Workwear Trends for Spring 2013
Work the trend this coming Spring with classic pieces, relaxed styles, or precise tailored items at Australian women’s fashion retailer events. Mix your look with the pictured fully lined Long Sleeve Ponte Jacket in Red and Multi-coloured Print Mesh Skirt. The Spring ponte jacket in long sleeves is a great workwear piece. Roll the sleeve […]
Fashion to Die for: Australian designer creates garments for the grave
Australian fashion designer Pia Interlandi’s career took on a somewhat ghoulish quality, when she began designing burial garments for the recently deceased. Before 21 pigs gave up their lives to test the way different fabrics decompose, Melbourne fashion designer Pia Interlandi became a funeral celebrant. “We couldn’t use humans because the Anatomy Act doesn’t allow […]
Two Aussie Mums and an Op Shop Bus Tour
No longer the realm of vagabonds or pensioners trying to save a buck, op shopping is now decidedly hip. There’s a certain satisfied buzz that comes with rummaging around secondhand stores and discovering pre-loved treasures at bargain prices – but finding the best local shops can be tricky. In South Australia, mums Shelly Chapman and […]
Is Target Australia having an identity crisis?
Target use to occupy the middle space between high end retailers and the lower end of the market. But anyone who has seen their ads on TV lately, could be forgiven for thinking the retailer has gone down market in 2013, with cheaper prices and massive markdowns to rival Big W and Kmart. But then […]
Clothing Styles that make you Look Younger
Did you know the right style of clothes can make you look younger? Most women are unaware of this fact. Here we reveal the styling tips that will help you turn back the clock, without hurting your hip pocket. Pants A boxy, guy shirt style tugged into a pleated khaki, won’t work in your favour. […]
Australian Fashion Label replaces models with real mums
Rather than hire models for the photo shoot, Australian fashion label owner Laila Fernandez (pictured), used real mums to showcase her label i&u’s Spring range. All the models photographed were real mums with real bodies and real babies in tow. Mother and business owner Laila Fernandez created her label i&u after identifying a gap in […]
FASHION GALLERY AT EBAY EXPANDS FOLLOWING MBFWA
Fashion Gallery at eBay has announced the addition of four much-loved Australian designers to the fashion site. Australian designer brands Lisa Ho and Suboo are launching stores at the Fashion Gallery following acclaimed runway appearances at last month’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, with Fleur Wood and Farage rounding out the new line-up. One of the […]
Fashion Gallery at eBay announces MBFWA partnership with Candice Lake
Fashion blogger Candice Lake will capture the hottest street style of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) in a partnership with the Fashion Gallery at eBay. Dubbed Vogue Australia’s “shooting star,” the Australian-born, London-based style photographer and model counts the fashion bible among her regular showcases and was recently named by Net-a-Porter as one of the […]
Fashion and Cocktails open L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2012
Organisers of this year’s L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) chose International Women’s Day (March 8th) to kick off a week of festivities in Australia’s fashion capital. As some of Australia’s top designers and labels were preparing to send their collections down the runway at the LMFF Opening Event Runway show, guests were treated to complimentary […]
How Do I Look? host Jeannie Mai not your average style guru
She takes women’s style from tragic to magic as host of the Style Network’s ‘How Do I Look?’, but it is Jeannie Mai’s philosophy about fashion that sets the television show apart from the rest. Jeannie Mai admits make-over shows are huge right now, so much so she’s “kind of sick of them” herself. However, […]
Australian Fashion label ‘Aje’ Soars (with a little help from Kate Moss)
If you’re trying to establish a fashion label, it certainly doesn’t hurt to have someone of Kate Moss’ stature, photographed wearing one of your creations. Aje is fast becoming one of Australia’s most coveted fashion brands. Describing themselves as fun-loving, creative perfectionists, this much-loved fashion label which includes designers Edwina Robinson (Eddi) and Adrian Norris […]
Ethical Aussie Fashion from High in the Himalayas
The wonderful thing about the internet is that you can stumble headlong into incredible people doing fascinating and even life-changing things any day of the week. Stumbling over and ‘finding’ wondrous folk is so probable nowadays, it’s as common as picking up a litre of milk from the corner shop. It’s not likely I would […]
Book Review: How to be a Hepburn in a Hilton World
Working as a music publicist in the US, author Jordan Christy has probably witnessed an endless parade of floozy fashion built into the mega marketing machine of music video. Indeed, she could well have had a gut full of tizz, spangles, bling, pimped ensembles and rock chick glam, and if this is sole the reason […]
The Towering World of Jimmy Choo: A Story of Power, Profits and the Pursuit of the Perfect Shoe
What is it about women and shoes? Especially glamour puss shoes with sky-high heels, sexy straps and bling? And, with the continued rise and rise of luxury brands across the globe, price and exclusivity seem only to add to the allure. Yes, I would like to own a pair of Jimmy Choos. I’ve actually slipped […]
Consumers and Retailers Frustrated by Clothing Size Irregularities
According to a report by consumer organisation CHOICE, the lack of a uniform standard for adult clothing sizes in Australia is affecting the online shopping market, with retailers saying Australia lags behind the United States, United Kingdom and Europe in this area. CHOICE journalist Kate Browne did her own investigation and you can watch the […]
Classic Kids Couture
Kids’ clothes. I’m so sick of the bedazzlement. The sequins, the lace, the ruffles and frills. The neon, the mesh and most especially the cacophony of branded characters from Hannah to Dora and Spidey and beyond. Everywhere I go, it seems I’m bombarded with the antithesis of style, which is sucked out of so many […]
Plus Size fashion retailer City Chic opens in Sydney
Australia’s leading high end plus size fashion retailer brings hot new fashions to Westfield and other shopping centres across Sydney. In the last 12 months City Chic has been involved with modelling competitions in conjunction with world renowned modelling agency Ford Models New York, Cosmopolitan Magazine & 30 Days of Fashion and beauty; and now […]
Help your man to dress to impress
First impressions are everything. Believe it or not, in the first 5 seconds your image influences the people you meet. Within the first 30 seconds people will make judgments about you, based on what they see, hear and sense. It is that impression, which often lasts a lifetime. Your image tells the world who you […]
The Solution for Every Handbag Lover
Borne Naked is the unique handbag liner that sits inside your handbag and holds the contents in organised compartments – keeping all your favourite things in one completely see-through pouch. When you want to change your handbag, the Borne Naked Handbag Liner makes the job of transferring all your contents from one bag to another […]
Celebration of 60s fashion – online
People around Australia can now see the National Archives’ popular exhibition Strike a Pose online.The exhibition, which recently opened, features trends of the 1960s and 1970s in a celebration of Australian fashion photography. “Strike a Pose has been so popular with visitors to Canberra that we wanted to provide an opportunity for others who live […]
Death of the High Heel!
Research by Bold 2in1 White Diamond & Lotus Flower in the UK, reveals that 95% of women say they never wear high heels, and more than 3 in 5 women do not know how to do their make-up. The research exposes how women are indulging in more masculine behaviour with nearly a quarter admitting they […]