Love Jewellery – Restoration to Revolution Pt 2
Charles II on his Restoration to the English throne gave himself up completely to luxury adorning himself with sumptuous textiles and jewels
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The A To Z of Fashion Part Three with Jo Bayley
Here we go with the final installment of fashions A to Z. We kick off with the letter R and take it all the way to Z. Are you ready? R is for Royalty. For centuries the world has put Queens, Princesses, Duchesses and Dowagers under the style microscope. With…
2013 Fashion’s New Direction – Baroque & Gothic Revivals
It is usually about now that I start to get a feeling of up and coming trends. There is no rhyme or reason to it, just a vibe. This year my radar is pointing firmly in two major directions, Baroque and Gothic. Baroque being rich and resonate, Gothic dark and…
Sydney – Simply Moving from Inside to Outside the Square
Sydney in Spring: fashion, flowers and fauna; art, antiques, design and style Remember how theoretically technology was supposed to make our lives easier? In practice it tends to make our lives more complicated. This paradox has led many to embrace simplicity. Arriving at Sydney airport recently as I traversed the…
Elegance, a refinement of taste to cultivate polite society
An evening of traditional elegance, say at the White House or Government House Australia, still requires a perfection of planning and wise organisation so that it appears not to be contrived at all.