The Duchess of Cambridge slipped into her first maternity dress yesterday, a custom-made powder blue Emilia Wickstead cocktail frock. Until now, Kate’s bump has been so petite she has been able to wear her pre-pregnancy clothes but her belly has popped this week and her favourite designers are now racing to complete bespoke maternity outfits. […]
With the news that Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting her second child, We take a look back at her stunning maternity style. Catherine, who is known for her elegance and style, easily transcended into maternity clothes during her first pregnancy, wearing a number of tailored coats and beautiful dresses. She also regulalry wore […]
Blood & Beauty By Sarah Dunant, Virago $29.99. With a new pope charged in part with cleaning up the image of the Catholic Church, Sarah Dunant’s delicious epic delving into Renaissance Italy and the lives and lusts of Rodrigo Borgia and his extended family couldn’t come at a more pertinent time. While we are most […]
Seven-year-old Jack Woog loves dancing, Taylor Swift and wearing dresses. His mum, Kayte Woog, of Sydney, reveals her journey from niggling unease, to total acceptance of his flamboyance. The day before my son, Jack, started Big School, I went to him with my nail polish remover. I told him that I had to remove his […]
Women Australia-wide are buying an illegal tanning substance and injecting themselves. They are putting their health on the line, writes Clair Weaver. When Kelly McDonnell developed a golden tan, lost weight and experienced a surge in her libido, she thought she’d found the Holy Grail of bronzing products. On the recommendation of a friend, the […]
Providing a rare glimpse into the carefully-guarded private life of her family, Sarah Murdoch tells the May issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly why — after much deliberation — she agreed to be photographed with her daughter, Aerin. Though Sarah has spent the better part of her childrens’ lives shielding them from the scrutiny that […]
Last month, Australian Women’s Weekly News Editor Bryce Corbett travelled to Bali to meet with convicted drug smuggler and Bali 9 member, Renae Lawrence in Kerobokan Prison. This is an edited transcript of that interview: How are you coping? Alright I suppose. I still wake up every morning and think: “Wow, I am still here. […]
For the eight years she has been in Kerobokan prison, convicted drug mule Renae Lawrence has been mostly ignored, her plight overshadowed by that of fellow inmate, Schapelle Corby. But, when The Weekly visited her, it was to discover a young woman ashamed of what she’s done, embarrassed for her family — and terrified to […]