For other costumers, what they wore on the Oscars carpet was inspired by a more specific vision. Ellen Mirojnick—who earned her first Oscar nomination last night for Oppenheimer—wanted to approach her attire in a more traditional, Old Hollywood sense. “Dressing for the carpet can be intimidating at first, if you aren’t using a stylist to … Read more
The Oscars’ red carpet isn’t what it used to be. Thank goodness. Because what it used to be was a straight-up beauty contest. Never mind that this was a roster of talented, hard-working women with the resilience to achieve success against the impossible odds of Hollywood – come the Academy Awards, the pretty ladies were … Read more
How often do you wash your feet? If you expect your feet to be clean from the soapy water that runs down your body in the shower, think again. WATCH THE VIDEO: What happens if you don’t regularly clean your feet. Newsletters: Our top lifestyle news direct to your inbox. Subscribe now Dr Poonam Desai … Read more
Sexed-up workwear has been in heavy rotation lately, and nobody is doing it with more aplomb than Kristen Stewart. The star, who is promoting her queer thriller Love Lies Bleeding, wore a riff on a three-piece suit while out in New York City. She opted for a cropped gray vest from Tibi, left entirely unbuttoned … Read more
Leafing through Luigi Sada’s book of La Cucina Pugliese, I couldn’t find riso, patate e cozze (rice, potatoes and mussels). I was looking for rice dishes in primi piatti, lost in the countless, great-sounding recipes for mussels and other shellfish from the heel of Italy – in short, the wrong chapter. This layered bake of … Read more
The Australian designer of a high-end fashion label has told of her devastation after spotting Kylie Jenner’s collection that she believes looked identical to hers. Jessica Johansen, the founder of luxurious brand Johansen, put her “blood, sweat and tears” into launching her dresses with unique twist straps, with prices ranging from $289 to $329, in … Read more
Like great jazz musicians that know how to improvise on a score, Yu Kobayashi and Yuji Abe of Irenisa have a formidable knowledge of clothes making which helps them riff on the classics and create menswear that expertly toes the line between disciplined and playful. During a walkthrough of their fall collection at their showroom … Read more
Mickey was a rebel. Not the kind of dude who’d go round telling everyone how radical he was – just quietly, persistently insubordinate. Springer spaniels were pretty rare back in the 1970s. We thought he’d be like a cocker – sweet, passive, affectionate. Mickey turned out to be supersmart but ungovernable. He became known to … Read more
Millions of Woolworths customers have been affected by a delay with one of the supermarket’s most popular services. Shoppers have been taking to social media since Monday afternoon, demanding to know why Woolworths hasn’t released its catalogue for the upcoming week. The retail giant typically drops a preview for the week’s catalogue of weekly specials … Read more
Sydney Sweeney is toying with us. I’m convinced. After years of long hair, she surprised us last week by showing up at Paris Fashion Week with a piecey, textured lob that barely brushed her shoulders. And just two days later, she was spotted in New York City with long hair again, as if we’d all … Read more
