MADEMOISELLE IN MELBOURNE: MOVIDA BAR & TAPAS
“Gaynor Alder is introducing you to five places she always takes her guests when they visit her in Melbourne. Gaynor has told us about the wonderful Spice Market and now we hear about suggestion number 2, the mouthwatering Spanish sensation Movida. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Take notes, this lady sure knows her stuff when it comes to her beloved Melbourne.” – Samantha Locke, Flight Centre
COLIN HEANEY EXHIBITION AT ‘THE NOMAD PROJECT’
The Modern Woman’s Survival Guide invites you to a night out with artist and designer Colin Heaney as he showcases his latest collections of exquisite fashion, resortwear and homewares, brought to you by Albert Park’s new concept boutique (or gallery, as the creators prefer to think of it as) The Nomad Project. Enjoy a glass of sangria as you are captivated by Heaney’s gorgeous collaboration of exotic colours and prints, and not only experience his works but meet the artist himself.
DINING IN MELBOURNE: 5 OF THE BEST
Flight Centre guest blogger Gaynor Alder is introducing you to five places she always takes her guests when they visit her in Melbourne. Take notes, this lady sure knows her stuff when it comes to her beloved Melbourne. – Sam Locke, Flight Centre.
MEET GAYNOR ALDER: A FLIGHT CENTRE GUEST BLOGGER
First Published on the Flight Centre Blog, November 3rd 2011 “Meet Gaynor Alder, a Melbourne based writer with a penchant for all things vintage glamour. Gaynor is originally from Perth and has now settled in Melbourne after a long term love affair with Paris. Gaynor is the ‘go to woman’ for all things stylish in [...]
WHY GOOD MANNERS NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE
Coco Chanel said fashion fades but style is eternal, and I think it’s safe to say that she would have considered manners the height of style. Not the pretend kind of style that uses social status or designer labels to project a certain image, but the real kind that emanates from within and radiates beauty, [...]
GUEST POST: SIGNED AND NUMBERED ART GALLERY
Jacqui fell in love with the informal but perpetually busy space and marveled at how the art was displayed. Rather than gazing at pictures on walls, customers were able to flick through prints encased in hard-backed sleeves, much like flicking through vinyl in their local record shop.
MELBOURNE FESTIVAL: WANT TO BE PART OF THE POP UP PROJECT?
Melbourne Festival is looking for participants from all over Melbourne to make this special, one-off event come to life through choreographed interludes in different locations across the city. Take part in a series of workshops in the lead-up to this year’s Festival …
MELBOURNE SPRING FASHION WEEK LAUNCH
The following article is by the fabulous Miss Sarah Kempson, Fashion Editor of Onya Magazine: “Spring sprung early yesterday as Melbourne Spring Fashion Week was launched in spectacular fashion on the steps of the iconic Town Hall.
I’LL ALWAYS HAVE MELBOURNE
What draws us to be with certain cities over others? What is it about a city that has us pack our bags and leave our life behind to move to the other side of a country and even to other sides of the world? Is it the energy of a city that attracts the people to it, or is it the collection of the people’s energy that makes a city what it is?”
MADEMOISELLE IN MELBOURNE: PENNY BLUE REVIEW
If there is one thing I love about Melbourne, it’s living in a city where many of the bars are hidden down lane-ways. It makes me feel like I am a character in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, whose stumbled into Narnia from the cobblestone streets, and I can’t find my way back [...]
MADEMOISELLE IN MELBOURNE: THE SPICE MARKET
The Spice Market was my favourite Melbourne bar of 2009 (no, it’s not a market selling spices). So why is it called Spice Market then you ask? “The lavish Spice Market takes its inspiration from the ancient spice route travelled by traders of old, and has been exquisitely furnished to reflect this famous journey from [...]
MADEMOISELLE IN MELBOURNE
As the great Frank Sinatra sings, Melbourne is “my kinda town”. Well, it has been since 2001. You see, I grew up in Perth with the beach, hot summer nights, endless heatwaves and running under the sprinklers in my bathers. I love that Perth was my childhood. I really do. I wouldn’t swap it for [...]
EMIRATES STAKES DAY 2009
As I sit here sipping on a sauv blanc on a sultry Sunday evening, I find myself still high on the weekend’s shenanigans. I feel like a bride who spent months planning her wedding, to wondering where the day went and how fast it passed – can we do it all over again? After spending [...]
