Perth Fashion Festival 2019: First Night, Initial Impressions
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ll know that the past twelve months have been difficult for this event (perhaps not as difficult as for the small-medium businesses delayed…
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Movie Review: The Favourite
The Favourite is the latest movie offering from quirky director Yorgos Lanthimos, and perhaps the most accessible. Those who can handle quirk will find this film a splendidly delicious romp.…
Brika Greek restaurant review
With a myriad of Christmas lunches ahead it was nice to end November with something poles apart from the usual meat and three veg. What I hadn’t banked on was…
Review of TEDxPerth 2018: The Age of Wonder
At the beginning of every year there are a few events that I cement in my diary straight away. TEDxPerth is one of them. A day hearing stimulating ideas and…
What does your jewellery say about you? Beyond Bling at AGWA
Who doesn’t love a bit of bling? When I say “a bit” I mean 300 pieces, enough to keep Kim and Kayne happy, maybe. Beyond Bling is a gorgeous and…
Telstra Perth Fashion Festival 2018: Closing night
Eventually all good things come to an end and so it was with the Telstra Perth Fashion Festival. There was an international model, a well known local footballer, uber-stylish audience…
Telstra Perth Fashion Festival: Empire Rose, Rock Star Royalty
The penultimate night of the Telstra Perth Fashion Festival saw The River View Room at Optus Stadium morph into Studio 54. The mirrored DJ stage at the beginning of the…
Telstra Perth Fashion Festival 2018 Student Runway
Each year one of the highlights of the Telstra Perth Fashion Festival is the Future Runway that showcases student designs. This year was no exception.
Telstra Perth Fashion Festival 2018 Opening Night
So about last night, when a fashion festival was held at a football oval! There was the odd suggestion that after twenty years at the helm, Director Mariella Harvey-Hanrahan had…
Telstra Perth Fashion Festival 2018 (1)
Finally I have a moment to check in about how the Telstra Perth Fashion Festival 2018, it’s going to be brief as Opening Night starts in a few hours. This…
Review: Sculpture By The Sea, Cottesloe 2018
As summer officially calls it a day, March will see Cottesloe Beach swarming with around 200,000 people checking out Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe. Make that 200,001 as I was…
Why cafés should come with an age guide.
It had to happen. I knew the day would come but thought I might’ve had a few more years yet. Sadly, I’ve begun to realise that perhaps I’m too old…
The Rise of Sneaker Culture exhibition Part 2
Okay so I knew The Rise of Sneaker Culture at the Art Gallery Of WA would be interesting and professional. What I hadn’t realised was that it’d be utterly fascinating,…
The Rise of Sneaker Culture exhibition Art Gallery WA
I’m not big on fashion exhibitions, I have however been working in consumer psychology and studying trends for waaaay to long. No surprise then that I started salivating when I read about the Art…
Review: Surprises aplenty at phenomenal Arcadia Perth
I have to admit the thought of going to an outdoor music festival in 36 degrees heat was making me rethink my ticket purchase. I’m so pleased I didn’t, what…
Trends: Pottery the new way to relax
If you, like thousands of others, received a colouring-in-book for Christmas you might want to spare a thought for pottery instructors everywhere. Pottery you see has been identified as the next big…
Make no presumptions at Livingstone’s Urban Jungle
While I was researching the Learn In Perth article for the City of Perth, I stumbled across a new café opposite the Perth Art Gallery. Anyone who remembers the little…
Winning ways at Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe 2016
Imagine being confronted with 77 prime sculptural pieces and asked to pick a winner … not a job for this little bunny. Luckily the comments made by the winners suggest the judges…
