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When Brisbane-based jewellery designer Bianca Mavrick was little, she loved playing dress-ups with her nonna’s ’80s costume jewellery. “She had a box of broken pieces she’d surrender to me and I would repair them or reassemble the pieces into new jewellery,” she says. Mavrick went on to study industrial design at QUT, but took night… Continue reading Brisbane’s Bianca Mavrick Jewellery Crafts Costume and Statement Jewellery With Everyday Wearability
When restaurateur Valerio Calabro (Figo, La Svolta) and former European Group executive chef and hospitality consultant Ian Curley (also co-owner of French Saloon and Kirk’s Wine Bar) decided to open a production kitchen – for house-made pasta, cured meats, pickles and more – to facilitate their respective businesses, they didn’t expect to open another restaurant. But when they discovered a tiny… Continue reading The Casarecce With Peppery Pecorino Fondue and Crunchy Guanciale Is a Knockout at Ganzo, Richmond’s Laid-Back Italian Joint
Written for Broadsheet In the past decade, many aspects of the fashion industry have gone digital, including retail and publishing. But one thing that has endured IRL – and has remained crucial to how business is done – is the fashion week, which occurs in multiple cities around the world biannually. Labels have relied on… Continue reading Show-Stopping: Has the Pandemic Changed the Australian Fashion Industry Forever?
Russian-born handbag designer Katya Komarova didn’t plan for a career in design. She graduated from Moscow State University of Culture and Arts with a degree in acting before becoming a model. But after a chance encounter with a local artisan on a trip to Thailand in 2010 – who taught her how to make a… Continue reading Handbag and Leather Goods Designer Katya Komarova Opens a Cosy Adelaide Studio
As a time-poor, sleep-deprived mum, Melburnian Jacqui Hoang dreamed of creating something that made her feel good, felt comfortable to lounge in all day and was stylish enough to wear out. “Naturally I thought of designing luxury pyjamas,” she says. That was 2017. Fast forward three years and throw a pandemic in the mix, and… Continue reading Sleeping With Jacques, the Melbourne Sleepwear Label Blurring the Line Between Bedroom and Bar
Written for Broadsheet It’s a good time to be a leisurewear label. When the pandemic hit, office attire was out and comfortable-cool came flying back in. And while existing loungewear labels have capitalised on the switch to comfy clothes, others have adjusted to cater to work-from-home life. Oversized hoodies, tapered pants, crew-neck sweaters: tracksuits, in… Continue reading Five to Try: Unisex Tracksuit Collections by Australian Labels
Written for Broadsheet Sydney-based athleisure brand PE Nation has just released its first unisex collection, Uni-form. Co-founder Pip Edwards says the company is aiming to level the athleisure playing field with the range by bringing fashionable, functional garments to all kinds of people. The collection was designed with “unity” in mind, says Edwards – thus the name.… Continue reading PE Nation Releases Its First Unisex Range
Written for Broadsheet Classic, timeless pieces made from quality fabrics and finishes. That’s what you can expect from Australian sleepwear label Jasmine and Will. Founder Jasmine Lindsay first conceived the label as a passion project while working in the finance industry. “I started [the label] in 2015 when I was living and working in Dubai.… Continue reading Sleepwear Label Jasmine and Will Launches Its First Wholly Australian-Made Tracksuit Collection
Written for Broadsheet I discovered corduroy when I was eight years old. My little sister was in prep, and it was her turn to take home the class bear, Corduroy. Named for the fabric his little navy-blue vest was made from, Corduroy was a matted old thing. The stress from being passed from student to… Continue reading 29 to Buy: Corduroy Makes a Cruisy Comeback
Written for Art Edit Photographic artist Leila Jeffreys wants to get people to reconnect with nature. “I want them to feel a sense of its value and to know that it sustains us,” she says. “It’s a reminder that we are not the only species on this planet and that these other societies have just as… Continue reading Artist Profile: Leila Jeffreys
