FASHFEST Canberra – Day 1: The Rundown

        The scene: Canberra. A not so big, not so small city with a rich (but often hidden) subculture of talented creatives. A city that, despite having launched many big names in fashion, has been without its own consolidated fashion festival for its centenery.    Enter: FASHFEST. The event that dared to go big. With about 30 of Canberra’s best and up and coming fashion desginers showing

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Outfit: Double Jackets

  Recently I experienced one of those personal development moments, the kind that changes you and the way you view the world. For ever. The kind of experience you might have after reading Life of Pi; having an Opra-approved ‘light bulb’ moment; finding that no misfortune befell you following a walk under a ladder. By

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Designer Feature: 9 lives Re-Creation

  Canberra’s Food & Fashion Market is in just one week, and this week I’ll be posting about the final two designers I’m be featuring as part of this unique event. 9 Lives Re-Creation jewellery is as unique as its name. All pieces are designed and handmade by Gertrud Pihelgas using unconventional materials not usually

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MISSHA M Perfect Cover BB Cream Review

  Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream is one of those Korean cosmetics products that’s been around for a long time and has countless fans around the world (and also a few naysayers). Having used this BB Cream on and off for the past year, I thought it was finally time for me to write

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Outfit: The Side Slit Maxi Dress

    I don’t know what it is about being around the police. There’s a feeling of apprehension, of being found out, even when you know you’ve done nothing wrong (that you know of). I was once famously stopped at a traffic stop breathalyzer, and when asked by the policewoman ‘how’s your night been?’, I

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Interview with Miss World Australia 2013 Contestant, Canberra girl Brook Leslight

  Canberra girl and prospective medical student Brook Leslightwas selected to be a Miss World Australia 2013 contestant last month. I had the opportunity to pick her brains about being a contestant, and found that Brook is an articulate and mature young woman with both beauty and capability. With her genuine passion for humanitarian work,

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