According to matchmaker Della Cory, affluent baby boomers (men and women over 55) are quickly becoming the largest population of singles in Australia. “If you’re a mature, affluent single, finding the right partner can be difficult,” Cory says. With nearly 20 years’ experience introducing people, Cory has some fascinating insights into what the former “free-loving” […]

Australian Fashion Week has come to a close, and with it we have no doubt about what we’ll be wearing this coming summer. While Australian designers don’t particularly set the trends on the international stage, instead taking inspiration from their European counterparts (from the bright colour-blocking of Jil Sander to the minimalism of Celine), they […]

She is barely out of nappies and according to recent pictures still sucks a dummy, but that doesn’t make Suri Cruise any less stylish. The five-year-old daughter to Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise has come in at number 21 in Glamour magazine’s best-dressed women poll for 2011. Suri has beaten the likes of reality TV […]

Women are neglecting their ‘feminine side’, says Australia’s longest-serving matchmaker. Yvonne Allen, who started her agency in the 1970s, has told The Australian Women’s Weekly that modern women are losing the skills of attracting and keeping love. They are also too fussy, and are demanding perfection from men even though they are far from perfect […]

The woman behind Catherine Middleton’s wedding dress reportedly believes her late mentor Alexander McQueen is speaking to her from beyond the grave. Sarah Burton was McQueen’s protégé, and took over his fashion house after his suicide in February, 2010. Sarah, who designed both of Catherine’s wedding dresses and Pippa’s much-admired bridesmaid gown, is one of […]

Anneliese Seubert was a 15-year-old schoolgirl living in Cooma when she gave in to her friend’s nagging and entered a magazine modelling contest in 1989. Just two years later she was strutting the catwalks of Paris, New York and Milan for some of the world’s top designers including Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, Givenchy and Calvin […]

Sydneysiders beware. Fashionistas venturing into the CBD today should be armed with protective padding, comfortable footwear, plenty of fluids to keep up stamina, and of course — the trusty credit card. Zara has landed and if the crowds at last night’s frenzied launch party and VIP shopping night were anything to go by, the hype […]

Autumn’s leaves have fallen, the garden is looking bare, and those pots of bright blooms in the supermarket look terribly tempting. Should you … or shouldn’t you? The case for buying potted bloomers Potted flowers will usually stay bright and blooming for longer than a bunch of flowers. With luck your potted bloomers will give […]

A New Zealand town is offering discounted holidays to Australians who need a break after the recent spate of natural disasters.