You have sorted through your wardrobe, created a wish list of new-season clothes and found some money in the budget to apply to that wish list. How do you stretch that budget to give your …
New-season Tulipani in store now
Tulipani – the edgy fashion label with a Sunshine Coast base – has produced a fantastic new Summer 2008 collection. Check it out in store now at Charmant, Mooloolaba. Boutique owner Kerri Tyson says it’s “grabbing attention …
New season – must be time for a wardrobe clear out
THE heralding of a new fashion season usually brings with it a few shock looks, a few throw-backs and more than a few lust-haves. It’s often difficult to know where to start if you’re planning …
Office individual
Corporate dressing is alive and well on the Sunshine Coast. We just prefer a more relaxed look to that of our city counterparts. Now, by more relaxed, I don’t mean casual. I mean individual. Here …
Frock queen dresses the Sunshine Coast
Frock fest Queensland’s “frock queen” Sacha Drake was special guest at the August Fashion Fridays event, featuring her spring/summer 2008 collection as shown by host boutique, Charmant This collection has started to arrive in stores and …
Meet sass & bide’s Rats
NIKKI PARKINSON talks to one half of the sass & bide team, Sarah-Jane Clarke, and discovers a new appreciation for rodents. They are called Rats. Black Rats. And they are currently one of the hottest …
George and Harry
George Gross and Harry Watt are Australian fashion royalty – and rightly so. This year they’re celebrating 35 years in the industry at the helm of their successful empire – George Gross and Harry Who. …
Ocean Serenity
Those who know me know that I’m not averse to spending a little quality time in a day spa and I’m please to report that there’s a new kid on the Sunshine Coast spa block …
Staggers jeans
Ok, so I may be showing my age here but I still remember being so, so very excited to buy my first pair of Staggers jeans. It was 1983. Yes, they were high waist and …
Indio skincare
The people behind the Indio range of skincare are no strangers to the industry – and those in the know will recognise some of the products from its previous branding. It’s clinical skincare and the …
What to wear when you don’t have a uniform
When a corporate uniform is done well, it not only takes away the daily dilemma of what to wear, it helps style you into a business frame of mind. There is many a morning (Mondays …