Buzzing About Books – Episode 7
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Autumn Fashion Trends
by Autumn has been teasing us here in Brisbane. It cooled down a little before zooming back up to 30 degrees again. Yet, that little taste of cool weather and cooler mornings and evenings had me heading to my wardrobe to plan […]
#SheReviews – The Chaperone
by I had read Laura Moriarty’s divine book- The Chaperone several years ago. I really loved it. So you can imagine my excitement when I was invited to review the film version and heard the script was written by Downton Abbey’s Julian […]
#SheTravels – Paris In Winter
by As regular readers will know Paris is my very favourite city to visit. My husband even worked there commuting back and forth for three years. It is now like a second home to us. I first visited Paris in the Wintertime […]
A Romantic Rendezvous
by The Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) is hosting a series of events so that readers can get up close and personal with their favourite romance authors. The first one kicked off here in Brisbane over the weekend at the Broncos Leagues […]
New Luxe Brisbane Label- article
by New Luxe Brisbane Label- article: Premiere Collection One of the joys of writing about fashion is being able to focus on new designers and emerging labels. Recently Brisbane Designer – Elizabeth O’Connor- Cowley launched her new luxe range of handbags and […]
#SheReviews Hydra by Queensland Theatre
by Growing up with an English Mum, I was fed a steady diet of English literary classics and it was the great British novelists who inhabited my early years. Writers, to my young mind, were either from the United Kingdom or great […]
The 30th French Film Festival – Brisbane
by You would be forgiven for thinking you were in Paris if you visited the Palace Barracks on Thursday night. It was the launch of the 30th French Film Festival and over 750 people arrived to walk the vivid blue carpet and […]
Hair Trends for Autumn/ Winter 2019
by Autumn is arriving here in Australia after a long , hot and sizzling summer. We’ve all been swimming, had our hair tied back to keep cool on the scorching days and battled with taming the frizz as the humidity just kept […]
Meet Jilly Marsden
by Jilly Marsden designs bespoke jewellery for the modern woman. Following on from a successful career as a hair stylist, Jill has turned her passion for art and jewellery into a successful jewellery design business which is now generating buzz around the […]
Couture Designs – Maria Aristidou
by One of the great things about visiting Paris for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week is catching up with fashion friends and making new friends from all over the world. Last year I was invited to Maria Aristidou’s show Serendipity and after […]
#SheReviews – King of Thieves
by Director James Marsh has assembled a stellar cast in new drama- King of Thieves. Led by the always debonair Michael Caine this movie also features Michael Gambon, Charlie Cox, Kelli Shirley and Jim Broadbent.This cast of British acting royalty have obviously […]
Buzzing About Books – Episode 6
by #SheSociety’s Michelle Beesley takes us to Paris in this episode of Buzzing About Books. SheSocietyShe Society is a site for the women of Australia to share our stories, our experiences, shared learnings and opportunities to connect. http://www.shesociety.com.au
#SheInspires Tracey Watkins
by I first became aware of fashion designer Tracey Watkins early in her design career. You see one of my friends bought a piece from White Label Noba at Hummingbird the shop even before Tracey had the stand alone stores in Hawthorne […]
#SheReviews – Death Of A Salesman
by Willy, Biff, Happy, Linda, Uncle Ben…. These names resonate with many, because for 70 years ‘ Death of a Salesman’ has been delighting audiences, been deconstructed by school students and has caused us all to question our place in this crazy […]
Inspiration From Nature – Parisian Couture Designer – Armine Ohanyan
by I have seen many runway shows but this year I was invited to my first Salon show. It was showing in the beautiful Hotel Plaza Athenee on Avenue Montaigne, one of Paris’ premiere fashion streets. I did not know what to […]
Behind The Seams With Queensland Theatre
by It was the perfect segue from Paris Fashion Week to my Brisbane life when I was invited by Queensland Theatre for a sneak peek ‘Behind the Seams’ to view the costumes for their first play of the season ‘Death of a […]
Latest Fashion Trends for Spring / Summer – Haute Couture Paris Fashion Week
by It was with sadness that I attended my last Paris Fashion show in the Salon at the exquisite Plaza Athenee. The fashion shows and designs that I’d seen for Spring/Summer 2019 had me very excited. Perhaps it was because I’m Australian […]
Australian Haute Couture Designer – Alin Le’ Kal Dazzles at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week
by When I began researching the designers I was going to see at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week I was very surprised to see an Australian designer included. I suddenly realised that I was already familiar with his work. You see Alin […]
The Magic Of Haute Couture
by By the time you read this I’ll be in Paris for Haute Couture Fashion Week. I have a suitcase filled with fabulous winter outfits from Brisbane designer – Tracey Watkins. Tracey is the designer of luxe lifestyle label – White Label […]