It’s StyleMelbourne’s 7th Birthday today…and also its last. Time to break out the cake and Champagne for this dual occasion. I’m excited and, of course, a little bit wistful about it. The evolution of StyleMelbourne will be revealed very soon. Stay tuned to Instagram for the big reveal. While the new …
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A belated postcard from the tropics…
Sorry for going missing. I was lucky enough to have gotten lost for the past fortnight with my beau on the lush island of Upolu in Samoa. It’s a place that possesses an almost prehistoric mystique via misty mountain canopies, a wealth of just-right sunshine which my new freckles can …
StyleMelbourne’s 2013 Festive Gift Guide
The hunter/gatherer aspect of shopping should be a joy. But come December, the last minute hunt may be lacking in the expected festive spirit. So here’s a sweet yet stylish gift guide if, like me, you’ve still got a few names to cross off your “nice” list yet. P.S. And …
DressCode: Hello Summer
I attempted to be the hostess with the mostest at a party held recently at Captain Baxter to launch the Summer social season in Melbourne. We decided upon the tongue in cheek (or should that be tongue in chic) dresscode of ‘Yacht Club Luxe’ which saw guests break out sailor-detailing, floaty …
DressCode: Derby Day 2013
The races call for some measure of thoughtfulness to be put into your look so for chi chi tresses why look any further than a glamorous South Yarra salon? The wonderful folks at Conrad Mace (thank you stylist Sarah!) were responsible for my favoured asymmetrical Jessica Rabbit ‘do on Derby Day. …
The Beautiful Bellarine
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside. Especially in Winter. It may be counter-intuitive but even if I won’t be swimming and sunbathing there’s something grounding about crashing waves under grey skies right outside the door. Particularly if there are the cliché (for good reason) fireplaces and goblets …
Fashion Flashback
Kate Moss smoking on the catwalk for Louis Vuitton caused consternation. So? Melbourne did it decades beforehand without so much as a batted (false) eyelash! An old 90’s documentary on 80’s fashion and the Fashion Design Council of Australia popped up on my radar recently. The films here speak to …
A Luxe Bite
Did you know a new type of chocolate has been invented? Now – in addition to dark, milk and white – caramelised white chocolate exists. I owe this sweetly new-found knowledge to Luxbite pâtissiers Bernard Chu and Yen Yee. If you have not yet visited their boutique bakery filled with artful …
Wardrobe v Pantry v StyleMelbourne
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I adore food just as much as fashion. So when the lovely lasses at couture and cuisine matching blog Wardrobe v Pantry challenged me to a food fight I readily accepted. I dared them to come up with a dish that complemented these …
StyleMelbourne for Adore Home magazine
Did you see? StyleMelbourne was recently featured in the wonderful Adore Home magazine. Founding editor Loni Parker kindly included a few of my favourite things in the publication’s current fashion issue. The list includes Love & Lustre lingerie, Voluspa candles, earrings by Anna Davern, the artworks of Kelly Thompson, and …