How To: Make a Fashion Mood Board.
New Year. New You. I hate that cliché almost as much as I hate peppermint in chocolate – a great idea that’s never executed quite as you imagine it. Whilst I’m a total believer in reinvention, I prefer...
View ArticleBest Of Paris Fashion Week.
Fashion Week isn’t just about what trends merge on the runway. No, no no – it’s about front row, backstage and the parties. From Nicole Richie in red to men dressed as polar bears, here are just some...
View ArticleIs Gym Gear The New Casual?
Is it just me or have people suddenly got very serious about their exercise gear? I was away over Easter at Blueys Beach on the NSW north coast – and was struck by the outfits my fellow pavement...
View ArticleTop Five Shopping Lies.
It goes something like this: you’re in a change room trying on a dress/top/jeans. You shrug off your clothes, wrestle into the garment and then look in the mirror. Uggghh! It looks bad. It doesn’t fit....
View ArticleHow To Wear Red.
You won’t see me wearing red very often. I feel it’s the colour of my dark and titian haired sisters. But on the odd occasion that I have worn it (like here), I’ve been overwhelmed by other’s...
View ArticleSkirting Sexism In The Workplace.
A UK study conducted by the University of Hertfordshire found that women who wear skirts in the workplace are more likely to make a good impression and get a promotion. Professor Karen Pine, who co-led...
View ArticleHow To: Look After Your Boots.
It’s time to start wearing boots again. Ankle, knee-high, thigh high … this season there is a boot for every occasion, every leg shape, every day. Mud, water, dirt and slush all do bad things to our...
View ArticleWhy Size Doesn’t Matter.
I was in the change room of a well-known chain store last week and couldn’t help listen to the exchanges between customers and sales assistants going on in the cubicles around me. It struck me that...
View ArticleWhat Kate Said.
It’s school holidays which means parks all across Australia are packed with interesting conversation. In the holidays there’s no need for books or Blackberrys, the big issues are breaking next to the...
View ArticleA Woman’s Right To Shoes.
There is a great scene in Sex And The City when Carrie’s ex-boyfriend Aiden gives her an ultimatum to either buy or move out of her long-time apartment. She can’t figure out why she doesn’t have the...
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