I must admit, socialite, subject of an entire style website and soon to be Miss Vogue Australia model, Olivia Palermo was unknown to me until her elfin face began popping up amid fashion week street style pages. Her socialite upbringing and “reality” television history are only vaguely referenced these days, as …

Can their be a more elegant accompaniment to fresh oysters than a pearl bracelet? Over a languid lunch at Vue De Monde (an invitation one should never decline), Ben Albrecht introduced his jewels. A little history; Ben is the babe of the Kozminsky empire. His father Kurt took the reigns of …

After spying Melbourne artist Matthew Johnson’s work in a gallery, a casual note along the lines of ‘I like your art. We should work together sometime’ was all it took to spark Gary Bigeni‘s new Summer fashion collection ‘Alignment’. Soon Gary’s draped, one-piece-of-fabric wonders would serve as perfect blank canvases …

Matcho Suba has unveiled his latest gothic-leaning collection ‘The Last Supper with Petra’ as somewhat of an ode to the designer’s cousin, who had passed away earlier in the year. As a seamstress, Petra was one of the original inspiration points that sparked Matcho’s desire to work within the fashion …

I’ve eaten a plethora of dainty sandwiches and fluffy scones in my time. So it takes a lot for me to rate a high tea highly (it’s a cross I bear by scoffing yet another macaron). I do adore the atmosphere of the Werribee Mansion’s version and the Langham’s high …

Meet Goldie. She offers costume jewellery personally sourced from New York; the very essence of “statement” pieces. Dream of pearls still nestled in gilded oysters, strands of Bacchanalian grapes, nods to the art nouveau and golden filigree? Goldie’s got ’em. These are jewels too good to simply covet. You’ll fall in …