My first Healthy Living post for The Urban Silhouette! — There’s nothing better than sitting down to a warming dinner in Winter, and I love steamed or roast veggies with just about everything! Plus I’m a big advocate of the ‘apple a day’ philosophy and will devour one of any kind all year round. But … Continue reading
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Food portmanteaus – has the world gone cronut crazy?
Everyone’s heard of the cronut by now – the pastry superfood that has seen US sweet tooths braving the cold and waiting in monster lines to get their mouths around the treat (and it’s daily stock of 200 consistently sells out in less than 2 hours every day). The croissant-donut hybrid, which originated in NY, … Continue reading
The Cable Girl
A celeb favourite in Winter (even worn by the iconic Ms Monroe), cable knits are the perfect way to rug up in style! Although designers might be looking ahead to the more temperate months of Spring, in Australia we’re still very aware that it’s Winter, looking to a favourite of our grandma’s for inspiration. Seen … Continue reading
Morrison Mastermind: Kylie Radford
Lovers of understated, luxe and timeless investment pieces can celebrate, with the release of Morrison’s anticipated A/W 13 collection ‘Antecedent’. Designer Kylie Radford spoke to deputy editor Lucy Ahern about the label’s recent relocation and her style pointers for the season ahead. To celebrate the launch of ‘Antecedent’, Kylie Radford has been jetsetting around Australia to … Continue reading
Liquiglide provides ingenious sauce solution
It’s a frustrating problem, felt by lovers of fritz sandwiches, pies and hot chips the world over – your delectable dish is waiting, but that little bit of sauce you need to complete the meal is stuck fast to the bottom of the bottle. Well you can stop crying tears into your cornflakes kids, as … Continue reading
Teacher wears same outfit in yearbook photo…for 40 years
This US P.E. teacher is a really good sport. In 1974, Dale Irby, from Richardson, Texas, wore a brown vest and a cream shirt with a fantastic collar for the yearbook photos of the Prestonwood Elementary, the school he was teaching at. In 1975, he realised he’d accidentally worn the same thing again (and if there’s … Continue reading
Best of Insta-video
Okay, so ‘top 5′ lists are generally reserved for a year’s worth of great albums or best celebrity breakups; but Instagram’s video function has been out about a week now, and that’s a milestone, right? To celebrate the anniversary of one of this year’s most talked about technological events (whether or not you like it better … Continue reading
Attitude Magazine Winter 2013
My favourite Adelaide magazine is out again. The winter edition of Attitude is here and it features the latest in fashion, food and culture, with great work from Adelaide creatives – plus I got some words published too! I had an amazing weekend putting together the wine feature, plus I chatted to photographer James Hartley … Continue reading
A/W 13 Trend Report
Some of my favourite trends for this season, in a post for The Urban Silhouette! And while we’re here, a couple of links to a designer feature and gallery that I put together a while back. Drape it, don checks and try a purple pout this season! Deputy editor Lucy Ahern brings you the … Continue reading
Disick channels Patrick Bateman for Yeezus
The Kardashian/West clan has been taking up a lot of news space recently – what with the birth of Kim and Kanye‘s babyKadience Donda, and the leak of West’s new album Yeezus, labelled by critics as everything from “daring and infectious” to “satisfyingly narcissistic”. But apparently this buzz wasn’t quite enough, with Scott Disick (Kourtney Kardashian’s baby-daddy) teaming up with Yeezy to help promote the … Continue reading