If you haven’t already embraced the clashtastic season that is this spring 2011, this may just be the cause to make you go forth and shop up a colourful storm. Next Friday is Loud Shirt …
Fab Friday style tip: how to stay classy at the races this spring
In my former life as a regional magazine editor I was often enticed by promises of champagne asked to judge fashions on the field events at the local race track. Disclaimer: we’re not talking a …
WIN a Westfield styling session plus $1000 to spend on your new-season look
Sponsored by Nuffnang My friends and family think it’s HILARIOUS that I get to go shopping for a living. With other people’s money. It’s like getting my retail fix without melting the plastic. Well, last …
Why you need to go nude this summer
Get your mind out of the gutter, people. I’m not proposing an excursion to Noosa’s Alexandria Bay. No, I’m talking shoes. Of course. The nude shoe is not a new topic on this blog. And …
The Model and Me: Country Road spring-summer 2011
The Model and Me: Ever looked at a model wearing an item of clothing that appeals to you and dismissed the purchase out of hand? Yep, me too. Well, I’m here to tell you that …
Fab Friday style tip: get set for spring-summer 2011
The weather is teasing us right now. Giving us that hint of the warmer months to come. And it’s a timely hint because stores are starting to fill with lots of new-season loveliness. And I …
Fab Friday: four ways to wear a scarf
Are you sick of me telling you that the scarf is your go-to accessory for winter – and increasingly – all year round? To bad. So sad. I’m going to tell you again. So many …
10 ways to dress for French champagne on an Aussie beer budget
I’ve invested a lot into what seems like a lifetime of clothes’ buying. And when I say “a lot”, I mean a disproportionate amount of my income. The whole champers’ taste on a beer budget …
Orange and navy: meet the hottest trans-seasonal colour combo
I was walking past my local Country Road store the other day, on a mission to fight the crowds at the toy sales, and I was stopped in my shopping tracks. I just felt *compelled* …
Fab Friday style tip: colour your winter
A Chanel haute couture show is as far removed from my current life as it could possibly get; but when I saw the images come through this week, I had a re-think. The Paris show …
So you want to dress like Offspring’s Nina Proudman?
I’m addicted to Australian TV show Offspring. Can’t get enough of Nina’s internal chatter, hot boyfriends, uber-cool apartment and effortless boho-luxe wardrobe. And it seems that you can’t either. Nina’s look has a ’70s-inspired vibe …
Fab Friday style tip: make hats part of your winter wardrobe
I live in a part of the world where hats are a must pretty much throughout the whole year. I’ve got a stack of summer hats, from straw beach hats to caps. But when it …