
Christmas Celebration – The Gift of Hope through Love
Building trust and empathy between societies by expanding an interest in and understanding of our arts and culture we can help to make the world a better place
Building trust and empathy between societies by expanding an interest in and understanding of our arts and culture we can help to make the world a better place
Viktor & Rolf, Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen & historic costume by the House of Worth are featured in The Met NY exhibition, Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion
The value of arts and creativity in Australian life is way beyond life style choices, it helps innovate collaborations, leading to academic and economic benefit
The fashion merry go round keeps turning says Jo Bayley, and in my mid forties I still love wearing velvet and lace and putting the odd flower or two in my hair
Making a plan and choosing a a room layout offering space and flexibility are imperative for successful DIY design and decoration renovations – here’s our tips
Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai will design the purpose built MPavilion for 2016 in Melbourne, the largest bamboo structure ever built in Australia
Sometimes you just need to colour your world, and last night I did just that. I had the pleasure of reviewing a fantastic new documentary revolving around the flamboyantly dressed 93 year old style maven Iris Apfel. If you don’t know the name, it’s more than likely that you would…
Come on down to 54, find a spot, get on the floor….. The halcyon days of studio 54 are definitely going to be revisited. Fiorucci founder Elio Fiorucci has just passed away in his home in Milan aged 80 years. It’s now legendary, how after a trip to Spanish party…
Last week I really just scratched the surface of the talent that was showcased at Fashion Palette 2015 held at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney. This week I look at the next four designers who impressed the audience with their sensational style, all of whom were captured so…
Photographer Cecil Beaton was 100% fashionable, blessed with a rare talent for observation and reflection, which was always thought provoking and entertaining
What is fashion? Is it glamour, beauty and style? Or, is it all about managing your own finances, living it up on a shoestring and trying to looking current and cutting edge while wearing someone’s cast off’s! Are there really rules about this sort of thing? Where does style fit…
It’s interesting to see the effect art, film and music has on fashion. Redheads look divine in yellow, just like Christina Hendricks from Mad Men, which as a rule they probably shouldn’t. However rules are made to be broken. Why does a trend seemingly pop up out of nowhere? How…
From Beau Brummell to Benedict Cumberbatch for 160 years + the tailors of Savile Row at London have been all about peerless cut and precision, not peacockery.
After the French Revolution a man’s costume was severely elegant worn by dashing gallants in cravats with women emulating the classical purity of Greek statues
Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony’s claim to fame rests on his being the founder of the first European factory at Meissen to produce porcelain in the west
England’s playwright Alan Bennett is renowned for his incredible wit and stylish writing and his contribution to the world of literature and theatre is profound