Tag: melbourne
MAY 27TH – JUNE 2ND
MONDAY MAY 27TH Like Someone in Love at ACMI Following the success of Certified Copy, master filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami returns with another alluring…
BENJAMIN LAW
In light of the…
NORTHCOTE: THE FINAL FRONTIER
Northcote: the final frontier of low-budget, high-culture, community living. They say it’s the new Fitzroy –…
BEHIND THE SEAMS: PHILIP BOON INTERVIEW AND STYLE MASTERCLASS
He’s one of Australia’s leading and most innovative and intuitive stylists. Now, Philip Boon is bringing…
MELBOURNE CENTRAL – ONE DAY SHOPPING FESTIVAL
Beat the winter chill with Melbourne Central’s ‘One Day Shopping Festival’ on Thursday 23 May. With…
MULLED WINE GUIDE
With the mercury dropping, at a fairly rapid rate in Melbourne, it’s time to say goodbye…
MONDAY 13TH- SUNDAY 18TH MAY
MONDAY 13TH Insomnia Cat Came To Stay Obsessive, poetic, lyrical and deeply funny, performer Joanne Sutton…
MOTHER’S DAY OUT
‘Tis that time of year again, when we celebrate our mothers by treating them to breakfast…
HONOUR AMONG THIEVES – CHAPEL STREET STORE LAUNCH
Chapel Street was animated with local trend setters last Thursday at the store launch of Roy…
I AM ELEVEN DVD LAUNCH
Whether you were a brainy bookworm, a class clown or a solitary schoolyard curiosity, there’s a…
LUCY MCINTOSH
Lucy McIntosh, the girl with the world at her feet. During her most recent trip…
NAPOLEON PERDIS: LIFE.STYLE STORE
Makeup maestro Napoleon Perdis has launched a unique retail space in South Yarra that could be…
NEON FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRE
Melbourne’s inaugural NEON Festival of Independent Theatre begins in May. The Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) has…
SRETSIS A/W 2013 LAUNCH
Nestled off Flinders lane is the quaint shop front of Lady Petrova, the only stockist of…
22ND – 28TH APRIL
MONDAY 22nd Art Deco Walking Tour Famous for its design in the 1940s and 50s, Robin…
GPO SHAKES THINGS UP
Melbourne has had ants in its fashionable pants in recent years, as our humble (awesome) city…
FIFTY ACRES
With a name that alludes to a rather large amount of space, Fifty Acres is a…
DAVID O’DOHERTY’S ‘SEIZE THE DAVID O’DOHERTY’
Walking down Swanston Street, it’s easy to see that the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is well…
ILLUSTRATOR JACQUELINE SMITH AKA AUF WIEDERSEHEN
Illustrator Jacqueline Smith aka Auf Wiedersehen is Melbourne’s diamond in the rough, her charming illustrations have…
DAY 4 STREET STYLE
Images by Wanda Chin and Sabine Legrand
DAY 3 STREET STYLE
Images by Wanda Chin
LMFF DESIGNER RUNWAY 5: HARPER’S BAZAAR
The well-heeled crowd was awash with colour on Friday evening as LMFF devotees took over Melbourne’s…
AND ALL THINGS RETURN TO NATURE/ TOMORROW
Trying to describe being taken on an explorative journey through time, space and sound through movement…
LMFF 2013 INDEPENDENT RUNWAY
Presented by YEN Magazine and The Thousands, the Independent Runway was the final on-site runway show…
NEW KUM DEN
Located just off China Town’s main strip, awaits Cantonese restaurant, New Kum Den. As I entered…
LMFF 2013 DESIGNER RUNWAY 1: VOGUE.COM.AU
The Designer Runways have begun! After a spectacular opening party and David Jones runway featuring heavyweight…
MUSE A/W EXHIBITION LAUNCH PARTY
The leading destination for contemporary fashion and culture, Melbourne’s GPO, celebrated the new season of autumn/winter…
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF TRAVEL WRITING
Perhaps you’re one of those people, who should be busily working, but is instead daydreaming of…
CONVERSATION PIECE
Presented as part of the Dance Massive Festival and showing at Arts House, Meat Market in…
SAN PELLIGRINO CAFE SOCIETY PHOTOEXHIBITION
With all the Fashion fanfare sweeping Melbourne during LMFF, San Pellegrino and RMIT offered up something…
COFFEE WITH CAGGIE: LAVAZZA LAUNCHES LMFF COLLAB WITH LIFEwithBIRD
In a L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival first, festival partner Lavazza have teamed up with Melbourne…
SKIN & THREADS WAREHOUSE SALE
Simple, luxurious and sophisticated, the Skin and Threads aesthetic appeals to the mind and body, with…
CHUNKY MOVE’S 247 DAYS: DANCE MASSIVE FESTIVAL
One should never enter the doors of the Malthouse Theatre expecting ‘just dance’. The artistry and…
L’OREAL MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL CULTURAL PROGRAM
The 2013 L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival is in full swing, and the city’s most versatile venues…
KOOKAI COLOURS OF THE NIGHT A/W 2013 LAUNCH
The Australian Centre for Contempory Arts played host to the launch of Kookai’s The Colours of…
18TH – 24TH MARCH
Monday 18th Truth Cinema Truth Cinema invites patrons to explore the ‘bigger picture’ as they showcase…
HAS OUR FOOD OBSESSION GONE TOO FAR?
It’s impossible to deny, we live in an era where cooking shows and restaurants pop up…
TO DO LIST: 11TH – 17TH MARCH
Monday 11th Moomba: Parade Moomba is one of Victoria’s biggest and most creative festivals, it celebrates…
FLESH AND BONE; THE MEAT IN THE MFWF AND LMFF SANDWICH
Is gender becoming fluid? Or is it a sign that we are approaching equality? The changeability…
WEDDING PLANNERS AND DECOR
Planning a single wedding is said to take over two hundred hours, so it’s easy to…
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER LAURA MCGUIRE
For most couples, your wedding day will be the most memorable day of your lives. Having…
LMFF 2013 DESIGNER RUNWAY 3: GRAZIA
The weather Gods were smiling on us at the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival’s 3rd Designer Runway…
TO DO LIST: 4TH-11TH MARCH
Monday 4th La Boheme Have you always wanted to go to the Opera but have never…
FASHION CONNECT – A SARTORIAL CELEBRATION
Fashion Connect invites you to be fearlessly fashionable, with an evening of extravagant entertainment lined up…
LMFF 2013 PREVIEW
With Fall/Winter fashion weeks wrapping up for another year and Sydney being the last leg of…
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE DATING WORLD
Ever considered dating online? Have a smart phone? Want to kill twenty minutes whilst waiting for…
SPEED DATING DO’s AND DON’Ts
When it comes to dating, both men and women can often be lost for what to…
GINGER & SMART BOUTIQUE OPENS IN MELBOURNE
GINGER & SMART have finally opened their first boutique in Melbourne. Founded in 2002 by Sydney-based…
COME ON GET HAPPY PALACE
Welcome to the Happy Palace, where a suspicious stairway leads to a hot pot that’s boiling…
LIFE AND LEARNING IN THE CITY
Alongside the insurgence of people trawling the Internet for mindless, idiotic memes is an increase in…
BEC & BRIDGE MELBOURNE SALE
Bec & Bridge are holding their first ever Melbourne warehouse sale. When – 1st, 2nd and…
MELBOURNE’S BIKE FEST
If there’s one thing that truly sets Melbourne apart, it’s our love for bikes. We’re pedal-pushing,…
MELBOURNE’S SUSTAINABLE LIVING FESTIVAL
Climate change, saving the environment and making green choices seem hard when living in the big…
11TH-17TH FEBRUARY
Monday 11th Torafu Architects Exhibition Forget boring brick buildings and simple structures. Since 2004, Koichi Suzuno…
A NOSEGAY OL’ TIME AT SPRING STREET’S POP-UP POSY SHOP
Gertrude Street’s Mr Lincoln Florist may have closed its doors recently but owner Sarah Nolan…
JANET WONG’S MINI WONDERLAND
If you’ve ever nodded off at the office and dreamed about being somewhere far, far away,…
4TH – 10TH FEBRUARY
Monday 4th Gusto! A Culinary History of Victoria Curious about Victoria’s cooking history? The State Library…
THE PAPER KITES’ CHRISTINA LACY
Since being ‘unearthed’ by Triple J, the Paper Kites have had a whirlwind of success. Recently…
TO DO LIST: 28TH JANUARY – 2ND FEBRUARY
Monday 28th Hotbox Yoga Using infrared rays and thermal energy, Hotbox Yoga is excellent for your…
SUMMER DENIM – WEAR IT YOUR WAY
Nothing signifies the beginning of the warmer months like the appearance of denim shorts, however the…
WRANGLER A/W13 CAMPAIGN
The latest campaign by Wrangler has offered an innovative autumn and winter fashion range. Reaching out…
HEIDE AND SEEK: MELBOURNE’S MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY TRIP DESTINATION
Just a short 30 minute drive from Melbourne’s CBD, Bulleen is home to the stunning Heide…
KARA BAKER BEACH COLLECTION LAUNCH
The unique designs of Kara Barker are once again available for public consumption with the launch…
21ST – 27TH JANUARY
Monday 21st Pop Up Patch Pay a visit to these luscious vegetable lots, or better yet,…
THE POP UP PATCH’S MAT PEMBER
The boys from The Little Veggie Patch Co, who have successfully helped countless Melbournians in setting up…
THE 25TH ANNUAL MELBOURNE MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL
It’s the middle of Melbourne summer and between you and me, there’s a little bit of…
FED SQUARE LIVE
During these glorious warmer months, Melbourne is abuzz with a multitude of events and entertainment. Fed…
BY JOSEPHINE’S JOSEPHINE
An exciting new French patisserie shop has just been piped into Sydney Road’s busy network of…
CANDICE BREITZ’S THE CHARACTER AT ACMI
Internationally renowned, South African born and Berlin-based artist, Candice Breitz, is currently exhibiting her first major…
BEHIND THE SEAMS: SHAYLI HARRISON’S APOCALYPTIC SPACE DISCO
The sleazy French pop of Sebastien Tellier and the Virgin Galactic space centre in New Mexico…
TO-DO LIST: 7TH – 13TH JANUARY
Monday 7th Jeff Wall at NGV Dubbed the ‘modern storyteller’, the National Gallery of Victoria is…
31ST DECEMBER – 6TH JANUARY
Monday 31st New Years Eve! Couturing has picked the best New Year’s Eve celebrations around Melbourne…
NEW YEAR’S EVE!
Whether you’re skulking the streets for a midnight kiss or toasting at home in domestic bliss,…
CYCLE CHIC
Chitra, head designer from Chitra’s Closet with her bike and puppy (Image courtesy of Business Chic)…
‘OVERSTAY’, YOUR WELCOME AT THE OLSEN
You’re invited to play a game, one that you have a very good chance at winning.…
‘FIGHT FREE’ WITH (F)EMPOWER
In the wake of the Meagher tragedy, Victorian women have been talking. They’ve been swapping stories,…
MGPO’S ‘WHITE OUT’ CHRISTMAS
The Melbourne GPO is famous for its elite style and sophistication, and this year’s Christmas decorations…
17TH – 24TH DECEMBER
Monday 17th Tees: Exposing Melbourne’s T-shirt Culture Got love for a classic tee? How about a…
MICHELLE LUCKMAN’S LUCKY POPS
Melbourne is the city of diverse culture, exuberant flavours and of course, wild weather. Michelle Luckman…
AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF DESIGN GRADUATE RUNWAY WITH SPECIAL GUEST YEOJIN BAE
Sitting front row, bearing witness to the future of Australian fashion design was nothing short of…
PIERRUCI MADE TO MEASURE LAUNCH
Pierucci Men’s Outfitters has gone back to their old roots, doing what they’ve done best since…
THINGS I AM THANKFUL FOR
December is always a curious month, although you are essentially winding up a year, you are…
THE BIG DESIGN MARKET DECEMBER 7/8/9.
If you didn’t know about it, or couldn’t make it there yesterday you still have two…
THE WINDSOR WORKSHOP’S CHRISTMAS MARKET, DECEMBER 8TH.
The people at the Windsor Workshop have gutted an old Patersons Cake shop and put everything…
THE WHITEHOUSE INSTITUTE OF DESIGN 2012 GRADUATE EXHIBITION AND PARADE
The Whitehouse Institute of Design displayed the sheer genius and style of their students, whilst celebrating…
LMFF 2013 CAMPAIGN LAUNCH PARTY
As most of us welcome Summer with open arms, Australia’s fash-pack are already casting their gaze…
ORRI HENRISSON SPRING/SUMMER 12 CAMPAIGN – “ADVENTURE.EXE”
Melbourne based menswear label Orri Henrisson has released another aesthetically stimulating campaign for their new Spring/Summer 13 collection,…
3RD – 9TH DECEMBER
Monday 3rd Mike Maka- Cycles The last night to catch acclaimed artist Mike Maka displaying his…
MELBOURNE’S BEST PIZZERIAS
I consider myself somewhat of a connoisseur of pizza, and find conventional take-away pizzerias to be…
EASY TIGER
This week I met with the girls from Melbourne DJ duo, Easy Tiger. They’ve been making…
THE OVOLO; EXPERTS IN ‘EFFORTLESS LIVING’
Perhaps you’re sitting at home this Saturday morning and wishing that instead of eating Weet-Bix and…
SOCIETEA
Hosted by the Werribee Mansion, SocieTEA signified the launch of the Mansion’s innovative new range of…
LIFEwithBIRD MELBOURNE WAREHOUSE SALE
Just in time for a Summer wardrobe haul comes LIFEwithBIRD’s Melbourne Warehouse Sale. The divine Australian…
19TH – 25TH NOVEMBER
Monday 19th Nobody Denim Warehouse Sale This sale runs from Friday the 16th until the 2nd…
THE RIPE’S ‘OPEN AIR’ ROOFTOP EXHIBITION
Atop The Evelyn, the sun beamed on brighter ideas of the artists whose work was presented…
APOM AND BRKICH
Following the recent success of their shared pop up store at South Melbourne’s SO:ME Space, Couturing shines a spotlight on…
TETTMANN.DOUST: INFINITUM
The intricate geometry of fractals forms the basis for the Tettmann.Doust AW13 Collection; “Infinitum”. Design duo…
MONDAY 12TH – SUNDAY 18TH, ALBUMS, EXHIBITIONS AND GETTING CRAFTY
Your To Do List for the week. 12th Monday: New Albums To brighten up that dull…
ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH?
Hola hombres! It’s men’s week and it’s about time we had a little talk. There’s been…
MELBOURNES TOP 10 STORES FOR MENSWEAR
Keeping up with men’s week at Couturing, it’s time to explore an assortment of shopping for…