For the inaugural issue of Miss Vogue Australia last year, I wrote a piece investigating the true nature of “Sk8ter Girl” style speaking to female skate insiders and learning a little about brands that are as far and away from Celine-printed skateboards and Thomas Tait separates as you could possibly get. One quote that stuck… Continue reading Not Board Yet
New Miu
>> I’m notoriously a really reticent celeb snapper, hampered by the fact that I’m also an incompetent celeb recogniser. It took me a good ten minutes at the recent Miu Miu show before I could fully ID (with thanks to the more savvy Francesca Burns) the starlet-filled frow (plus late arrival Rihanna who bucked all… Continue reading New Miu
Sounding it Out
>> Every season you have show soundtracks that invariably drift in and out of your head throughout the month, with the ones in Paris, most likely to linger. It is the city where, due to a combination of grand venues with amplified acoustics and of course shows of great magnitude, you get a heightened atmosphere… Continue reading Sounding it Out
Supermarket Sweep Chez Chanel
“You think that’s all I do, I’m just a ditz with a credit card?” asked Cher Horowitz in Clueless, as she wondered if her hobby of hanging out in a shopping mall might dent her chance of true love. Well, Karl Lagerfeld seems to approve of ditzes with credit cards, the world over. In fact,… Continue reading Supermarket Sweep Chez Chanel