fashion prinTS AND PATTERNS
Brighten up your wardrobe with vibrant patterns and prints!
beauty springing back!
Refresh your skin this season with these bright products and trends
HOME in love with style
Chelsea Bennie shares her love of styling weddings and special events
garden green thumb
Learn about companion planting with Juliana Wassink
family delivering hope
Doctor James Moir joins Chase and Jan Becker on the trip of a lifetime
Lisa Hyde
boy meets girl Local designer and star of The Bachelor Australia Lisa Hyde talks fashion, travel and what she’s up to now
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Welcome to Spring is here and you know what that means – the launch of spring/summer collections. Orange is the new black and it’s hitting our shores and stores as we embrace this season’s colour trend of papaya, coupled with fantastic nautical colour palettes of marine and aqua blues, right through to boyhood blue. FOLLOW ISTYLETV ON
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“Spring/Summer brings with it fantastic colour palettes from hues of ORANGES such as papaya, to a range of beautiful blues.”
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ashion designers have looked to the sea for inspiration this season, updating maritime styles with a modern twist. This must-have theme is ideal as the first drop into a fresh new spring season and it can also transition well into high summer. A classic stripe print will incorporate color pops and changes in direction while uneven hems and wraparound layers introduce an urban element. Cutout cotton is going to be huge this spring/summer too, with fabrics from the cotton family being updated with the use of laser-cutting and lace techniques, forming modern patterns with a nod to broderie anglaise. Lightweight materials emerge in shades of pure white for a clean appeal. Key styles include contemporary sunhats, sleeveless tops, cutout skirts, dresses and casual coordinations, which can also be layered with crisp, opaque cottons for a directional summer look. Spring/summer brings with it fantastic colour palettes from hues of oranges such as papaya, to a range of beautiful blues. Think vibrant aquatic blue for this summer season, inspiring a boyish charm with nautical undertones for a fresh new look. Along with the nautical theme, we will also be seeing lots of dots and playful prints with cut-out shorts and skirts to add a feminine touch. So the wrap up for this spring/summer fashion is – Stripes and dots with a few playful prints; Orange, aqua and marine blues with a splash of tonal colours (don’t forget that yellow also looks great with navy), and look out for laser-cut and lace trends in fabrics. On another note, unfortunately, due to one of our national designers having two sudden deaths in the family, we are postponing Coastline BMW Profile Runway for a later date out of respect to all concerned. Please stay tuned for future developments, we will keep you updated and any tickets sold will be fully refunded.
passion for pattern
FASHION
cairo Dress, rrp $139, aVailable from nauDic stockists from september, www.nauDic.com
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PRINTS& patterns
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With spring just around the corner, get ready to brighten up your wardrobe with vibrant patterns and prints!
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floral fun malibu Dress – white roses, rrp $195, www.maDebyafrienDofmine.com.au
something blue pure moDa harper lace cobalt Dress, rrp $299.95, shop from www.puremoDa.com.au
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make a statement pure moDa samantha wills reality of Dreams rinG, rrp $129, aVailable from www.puremoDa.com.au
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PEOPLE
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mad(ame) hatter WORDS NICOLE FUGE PHOTOS REBECCA SMITH
It’s 8am and Cindy Vogels flicks through her Instagram feed when her finger lands on a photo of Lady Gaga donning a very familiar head piece – hers! The milliner’s life changed in that instant and she’s been on a whirlwind ever since, but it hasn’t been without a lot of hard work.
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ady Gaga sits in the corner of Cindy Vogels’ studio, crooning through the speakers of her stereo, as if singing a lullaby to her as she works late into the night. Cindy’s four children are tucked into bed and fast asleep, it’s been a long day, but Cindy’s only just getting started – she has the upper echelon of Hollywood on her shoulders, waiting for a bespoke couture piece to wear to a special event in Beverly Hills. It’s an impressive clientele Cindy caters to, and one she has built up while continuing to work from her home in Gympie. “It never stops,” Cindy says, exuding a passion that is only getting stronger. “I think in 3D and can build elaborate designs in my head while driving on the highway or sipping a tea.” For Cindy, who was born, raised and schooled on the Sunshine Coast, some of her earliest creative memories were from her early teens, drafting and constructing in her mother’s garment manufacturing studio. “I had a strong desire early on to understand the cut and construction of everything fashion, hats included, and with rolls of fabric and machines threaded up in every colour, there was just creative freedom abound,” she says. “I made the finals of the then RAQ awards as a teenager one year with a sportswear collection, I had even hand made visors and caps to match the outfits. “From a very young age I knew I was destined to be a fashion designer/manufacturer, I’ve been creating fashion items of every description for so long I almost don’t differentiate between millinery and clothing. It’s all just a gorgeous expression of what I want to share with the world.” But it wasn’t until Melbourne Cup 2012 that Cindy took a serious interest in millinery as a sole focus when she designed and made three
pieces for a luncheon event as an elaborate project-come-businessexperiment. Cindy wound up taking out first, second and third prizes at the same event, cementing her decision to master a career in fashion. “I knew I was on track with my life that day, it was a powerful stepping stone to move forward and launch The Devoted Milliner in January 2013. “Great fashion makes you feel great, put a couture millinery piece on for the right occasion and you’ll be high on ‘glamorous’ and hooked for life on headwear!” Within 18 months, Cindy made her big break when she began working with Brandon Maxwell Studios, after one of their young designers saw a particularly flamboyant design Cindy had posted on Instagram, “in the wee hours one night”. “It was an incredible experience that spanned many months during the promo phase for Cheek to Cheek with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett,” she enthuses. “It was also quite torturous in that I was engaging with and working for the largest fashion machine in the world, the people who dress Gaga, but couldn’t really talk about it, that was a tough secret to keep.” Cindy shipped eight or nine of her custom-made pieces to Gaga’s team in New York City, without the guarantee anything would come of it, “there never is when you take a creative gamble and lend to styling teams, there was some doubt in my mind for a few months if it would pay off creatively.” But it did – and the photo of Lady Gaga wearing Cindy’s black feathered crown for a rendition of I Won’t Dance with Tony Bennett catapulted her career.
“My DREAMS are BIG, my hands are full, but so is my HEART.”
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Mastering Millinery profile: How do you choose the right hat? cindy: If you’re tall you can pretty much wear anything; try plenty on, fascinators with a smaller base and some fun height work well on short-to-average height women; do your research, Pinterest is where I send my newbie clients; find headwear that makes your heart beat faster, hats should be performance enhancing. profile: What is the best hairstyle when wearing a hat? cindy: Sleek is best, it’s all about the headpiece. profile: What are your styling tips for Race Day? cindy: Choose your shoes well, you need to be able to walk out at the end of the day looking as sassy and comfy as when you arrived, so pace yourself with alcohol also. Bobby pins are handy if the wind picks up and your headwear doesn’t play nice. profile: What’s in your clutch on Race Day? cindy: My Samsung Galaxy Note 4; business cards; favourite lip gloss; mini perfume; and if there is fabulous champagne being consumed I’m probably hoarding the little decorative metal caps to pop into my Wearing Memories jewellery.
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PEOPLE
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“The news broke at about 2am here and it wasn’t until 8am that morning that I realised I’d been publicly credited. It was life changing as a designer.” That moment opened a flood gate of opportunities in America, the first was a lady in Santa Barbara who saw a new collection Cindy was showing in the afterglow of her Lady Gaga recognition. “She had never worn a hat before, but purchased a large orange ‘hatinator’ to wear to the Verve Polo Classic there, she was so well received at the event, images of her in my design were everywhere on all the Verve social media platforms,” says Cindy. As fate would have it, that lady was the national brand manager for Australian jewellery company Wearing Memories and introduced her to the Designer/Director and the pair have since formed a creative bond – just one of the many exciting collaborations Cindy has been involved in. “I’m part of showings at both London and New York fashion weeks with Wearing Memories utilising my designs to help showcase their jewellery on the international fashion stage. “And newly crowned Miss Australia, Deedee Zibara recently graced Day 2 of the Championships at Randwick wearing a Spanish-inspired fur felt hat and fashion by my clandestine clothing label Racy&Lucky.” In May, Cindy began a social media project with Lincraft Australia, writing articles to engage with their audience and test the waters for further engagement as a voice in their industry. “The original hat that sparked the Lady Gaga connection was made entirely of materials I’d purchased from Lincraft,” says Cindy. “I want to share with budding designers the possibilities that can unfold when you express yourself with easily obtainable materials and a passion for fashion and design. I love to inspire and this will be a wonderful platform to do so.” Last month Cindy lapped it up at Darwin Cup, having been selected to be part of Racing Fashion ‘The Movie’, a special feature film celebrating Australian racing fashion and millinery. She has also been kept busy fulfilling her ambassador roles to The Late Mail Luncheon in Brisbane and Melbourne, as well as her role as Arts and Cultural Ambassador for the Gympie region alongside celebrity chef Matt Golinski and X Factor star Caitlyn Shadbolt – whom Cindy also styled for her debut album cover shoot and video clip released last month. At the end of the day, when the champagne has lost its bubble and the perfectly-manicured race attire has been replaced with something a little more comfortable, a stripped-back Cindy is back at home, being a single mum to her four kids who are her whole world, “my dreams are big, my hands are full, but so is my heart – life is truly a beautiful chaos”.
Grant and EsthEr
BarnEtt
PROMOTION
Meet Grant and Esther Barnett, the owners of men’s resort wear store XX!! in Mooloolaba as we talk all things fashion.
profile: What was your inspiration in opening a men’s resort wear store in Mooloolaba? grant: Queensland needed one, truly. We live in one of the great resort regions in the world, in one of the best climates in the world, yet the style for men often still mirrors what is worn in big cities or regional centers. We found a lot of guys, me included, waiting until they went on that overseas trip to purchase or wear clothes that fitted a resort-type region. Not anymore. profile: Interesting name choice? grant: It’s a bit of fun. At the end of the day the key really is about what you build around your brand. For us it’s about people seeing our brand and store and that person saying to themselves, “I want to look and feel like that”. profile: What types of labels and fabrics can we expect to find? grant: When we decided to open we didn’t want mainstream brands. We wanted exclusive labels and first class fabrics that fitted our lifestyle, climate and energy here on the Coast. And they needed to be at a price that is appealing to most. From the understated sophistication of linen and Italian cotton to the funky mix of colours and fabrics from labels such as Ginger Snap, Eva Putu, IO/CO Homme, 7Shores and 69 Slam, we believe we have a great mix for all age groups.
profile: Esther you’re renowned as one of the best hairdressers on the Coast and your style is always impeccable. What style influences have you brought to the store? esther: Growing up in England we always holidayed in resort destinations like Portugal, Cyprus, Spain and France. Nobody does style better than the Europeans. They always looked the most relaxed when on holiday and a big part of that was what they were wearing. I am a big believer that a well-dressed man is to a woman what lingerie is to a man. So dress them up ladies!
We wanted exclusive labels and first class fabrics that fitted our lifestyle, climate and energy here on the Coast. profile: As a male what is the “must wear” item when attending a beach or island wedding? grant: A sand coloured linen short with a white linen or cotton long sleeve shirt, sleeves rolled up. Make it simple but significant. And if allowed, no shoes. Shoes at a beach wedding is like wearing flip flops to a night club. We dress a lot of people going to beach or island weddings and have a great range of fabrics and colours.
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PROFILE
“We found a lot of guys, me included, waiting until they went on that overseas trip to purchase or wear clothes that fitted a resort-type region. Not anymore.”
profile: All these cruise ships are coming to Mooloolaba. It would seem a great opportunity has presented itself for your store and many others in Mooloolaba? grant: We are truly lucky. Places like the Gold Coast and Noosa don’t get to enjoy this type of opportunity so we all need to make the most of it. Mooloolaba is a great resort town and the spin off to the community will be long lasting if we do it well. profile: Speaking of boats. Grant, you spent 10 years travelling the world as a professional water skier and coach. What brought you to settle on the Sunshine Coast? grant: My family built and established a large private lake at Woodford where I trained and operated an international ski school, so the Coast was very familiar. After retiring from skiing I spent some years in Brisbane before deciding the Sunshine Coast is where I wanted to settle. We both love it here and are very involved in the local community. profile: So we can expect to see Coast men looking more relaxed than ever in your clothes this summer? grant: Absolutely. Dressing well is a form of good manners and they’ve got no excuses now not to look the most relaxed and sharpest Aussies this summer.
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FUTURE
Noosa fashion designer Lisa Hyde was a fan favourite on The Bachelor Australia. Now, Lisa’s found love all on her own, and ahead of a big move to Sydney talks social media, travel, fashion, social activism, and what’s in store next, with Anna Rawlings.
Lisa’s style tip: “Mix up plain black. Try to experiment with neutrals rather than the classic black, on the Sunshine Coast you can get a really lovely tan so a neutral colour will bring that out.”
BOY GIRL WORDS ANNA RAWLINGS PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED
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ou’ve got to be comfortable, keep it stylish and classic. I think the best way to describe my personal style is if you think of that unisex look – boy meets girl,” Lisa Hyde confides. “I love my jeans, a nice classic tee and some trainers, hence the Nikes on at the moment,” she says, lifting one white Nike-wedge-clad foot to show me as we chat over green tea at Noosa. “My style over the last few months changes all the time because I’m travelling,” she adds. Lisa’s referring to her jetsetting lifestyle with partner, Tyson Mayr; they have recently returned from filming a production in Fiji and a sojourn to Venice Beach, LA and California. Lisa, the former Bachelor star who came runner-up on the 2014 season of the show, has had a whirlwind life overhaul since filming wrapped, meeting Tyson at a races event in Melbourne while fulfilling media duties late last year. Tyson is a model and TV personality himself, through his blog The
Naked Traveller and an appearance on the 2015 season of I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! Australia. “I met a guy, which is quite obvious to everyone, that’s what people seem to focus on the most – are any of the girls with someone?” the petite brunette laughs. Of course, Lisa’s new relationship isn’t the only change post-Bachelor. After leaving the show, the fashion designer worked on reinventing her online fashion website Shevoke, before focusing on sunglasses – currently working on a 12-piece collection launching before December and incorporating a travel and style blog into the website. “The show has helped create more awareness, I think the type of girl who watches The Bachelor would go for my style,” she says. “I just started off small, designing for my friends and selling at the local markets, so I can be really proud that the label has got to where it has through my passion for designing,” she smiles. Lisa is flying to Sydney straight after our interview to set up house with Tyson and a group of friends, and pursue her television and fashion
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“Sammy is excited I’m moving to Sydney so we can catch up a little bit more and hopefully go on double dates,” she laughs. Closer to her heart, Lisa and Tyson look set for a bright future, with news Tyson has just signed for another travel production, and Lisa could very well be part of it too. “Expect more of me on TV coming up,” she shares. Lisa is also tapping into the other dimension of the public eye; social media. Her self-managed accounts include an impressive Instagram profile, with more than 120,000 followers. A single photo Lisa uploads, wearing a camouflage print jacket, tailored denim cut-offs and white sneakers on a New South Wales beach, garners 200 ‘likes’ in 10 minutes. Later, the photo has amassed close to 2000 likes, and Lisa has replied to questions ranging from the brand of her jacket, to whether she is still friends with the girls from the show. “Tyson and I like to respond to everyone’s questions…I want people to see me as real, I would hate anyone to look at Instagram and say, oh that’s fake,” she says. It’s her presence as an online ‘influencer’ that Lisa is using as a tool for change. “As much as my life seems to be all fun, fashion, events and being on a social scene, there are other areas that need help,” she says. “The biggest impact on me from The Bachelor was on the second last date Blake took me on, we were in Africa and went to an orphanage. It really opened my eyes to wanting to help them, or another third-world country,” she shares, including future plans with Tyson, who’s as equally passionate about making a difference. “My message to anyone with an influence is, you can have a big impact on people who follow you, so do something for the greater good with your following.” And with this, Lisa dashes off to catch her flight, leaving behind the impression of someone who is refreshingly humble, self-deprecating and funny, inspired for change and ready to do something about it. And creating success and happiness of her own design? Well, that’s just her style.
Lisa’s sunglass style tip:
“With summer I think we’re coming into a bold sunglass, reflectors were big last season and I think we’re going to see a few reflectors still in there ... quirky and notoriously cool I’m going to say.”
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FUTURE
career, signing with a new agency in Sydney – although she’ll stay true to her local upbringing. “Sydney thinks it’s the big fashion capital but I think the Sunshine Coast girls do have style, moving into this summer it’s that hippie, boho look so the Coast girls have already got that down pat!” she says. Lisa grew up on the Sunshine Coast until she was 17-years-old, attending Coolum State High School, before relocating to Brisbane after spending four years on the Gold Coast. “I love the Sunshine Coast, having the family (her parents, sister and new little nephew) here is a big influence to visit. This is a special place, especially Noosa and Coolum.” Since she was 12-years-old, Lisa had been a keen sewer, and launched the first of two clothing lines at age 18. “I just really worked hard on the sewing machine, everything I made myself I just experimented with and didn’t have any teachers,” she says. “My mum was a seamstress, both her and my grandma were a big influence for me starting to sew.” While in Brisbane, Lisa completed a Bachelor of Business degree at the APM College of Business and Communications, to complement her eye for sewing and design, eventually coming up with Shevoke. “Aside from doing Shevoke I was also an ambassador for the college. I went to career expos, schools. I was in front of a big audience and I had to talk all the time so that really helped me with going onto the show,” she says, of the lead up to The Bachelor. Inevitably, our conversation drifts to ‘Bach talk’. “I’m very open-minded and optimistic so I knew it may not be a happy ending, the decision to go on was to have fun and a life change because I’d focused so hard on working so I thought, I’m 27, I’m single, why not give it a go? I was ready to meet someone,” says Lisa. “Behind the scenes the girls are really close, I remember we used to sit out in the courtyard and question the process all the time – a lot of us are strong women that have our own businesses or are successful and here we all are chasing the one guy?” she reflects, somewhat incredulously. The 2015 season of The Bachelor has already wrapped filming, meanwhile 2014 winner Sam Frost (who was dumped by bachelor Blake Garvey for second runner-up Louise; but that’s a whole different story), Lisa’s close friend and who she came runner-up to, is currently in the Hunters Hill, Sydney mansion filming Australia’s first season of The Bachelorette.
HOMEGROWN
suess Griffin
A PLATE FULL OF
inspiration WORDS KATE DAVIES PHOTOS CHESTERTON SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY
When Suess Griffin sits down to look at a box of forgotten and neglected antique china plates it’s not elegant dinners that come to mind, but a unique and one-of-a-kind jewellery collection that whispers stories from the past, and looks pretty smashing too!
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worn down box in an old antique store in the middle of “nobody knows where” is the secret place that Suess Griffin finds her inspiration. Old china dinner plates, some up to 100-years-old are stashed in these treasure chests, bearing famous names such as Queen Anne, Royal Doulton and Royal Albert. Some are one-of-a-kind, others are from collections passed down through generations – and all have a special meaning to Suess. But it is what this grandmother-of-two does to preserve these china homewares that makes her business, Liliah Rose Jewellery so unique, a little unconventional, but special in a way that many would not consider. You see, Suess transforms the dinner plates into necklaces, bracelets and charms, preserving the history in an intricate piece of wearable art for every age and generation. The idea to sculpt dinner plates this way started after a dream, which Suess remembers felt like more of a nightmare two years ago. “I have a piece of my mother’s porcelain, which is an old tea strainer, probably from the late 1800s,” she says. “It was my grandmother’s before that, and I dreamt I broke it. In the dream I was really upset about breaking it and so I made jewellery out of it, and that’s what inspired me to start making the jewellery.” The stunning pieces are bound together with antique spoons, most
of which have also been discovered in the back corners of secondhand stores and small antique shops. “There are a lot of people who use spoons for making jewellery but everybody does it differently, you know, everybody has their own technique,” she says, twirling a bracelet in her hand to inspect the individual design of the spoon. “I am a chef by trade and many years ago when I used to work for a solicitor, I was his private chef, he came to me one day and gave me this old ‘50s beauty-box full of beautiful cutlery. He said he didn’t want it anymore, he was just tired of polishing it,” Suess explains. “So he gave it to me and I hung onto it and carried it with me for years and years, and then one day I thought I should do something with it, something extraordinary and that’s when I started doing the spoon bracelets. “I source cutlery from all over the place, I have long since used the cutlery he gave me and I now venture to antique shops and antique fairs.” Helping Suess find the perfect pieces for her Liliah Rose Jewellery is her 13-year-old grandson Noah, who Suess says has the eye for business. “Noah goes out and sources plates and things for me, he is one of my main buyers – he is really good, astounding actually. He will go out and find the most extraordinary plates for me,” she says, proudly.
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Her workshop at the back of her Beerwah home is packed with inspiration too, with wall-to-wall of china dinner plates and antique spoons. “I walk down here in the morning and think, what can I use today? I have so much inspiration in the art of the plates,” she says, holding out a piece of Queen Anne to show off the hues of blue and pink. “When I sell them, I always put a little card in it to say this is a piece of Royal Albert, Queen Anne or Royal Doulton, just to make it that much more special. The brand of the plate makes them more valuable to people.” Since its beginning a little under two years ago, Liliah Rose Jewellery has grown enormously, with unique pieces being sent across Australia and internationally. Suess sells mostly online, but does offer a special service to customers who wish to purchase a piece of jewellery from her workshop, which is where she also makes children’s clothing, complete with aprons and handpainted dresses, with her friend Robyn. “I am working full-time now, with my niece Judi helping out when she can, it is very busy, which is fantastic because I love it and I get to work in a fantastic location too,” she says, overlooking her homestead. Looking out, two miniature horses named Casper and Harry Trotter wait at the gate, hoping for a pat from Suess as she works. There is also a bird aviary, ducks, a dog and chickens to keep her company. “It’s never dull here that’s for sure, and that’s why I love what I do. I get to make people feel pretty and wear something unique and beautiful and that’s satisfying enough.” Visit, www.facebook.com/LiliahRoseJewellery or www.liliahrose.com.au to find out more.
“When I sell them I always put a little card in it to say this is a piece of Royal Albert, Queen Anne or Royal Doulton, just to make it that much more special. The brand of the plate makes them more valuable to people.”
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HOMEGROWN
“I have a shop I supply to in Kenilworth, Affordable On Elizabeth, and the owner Toni buys quite a lot off me, and every now and again she will find me a plate and I will do an earring and necklace set for her, and the rest of the plate is mine to use. “That’s how Noah got into it, he listened to this deal I made with her and on the way back in the car we stopped in an antique shop and I was looking around for plates and then he came out and said, “Will these do? I’ll buy them and get a set of jewellery out of it!” “I had to laugh, he is smart. That’s the deal with Noah, he finds plates and buys them, and ‘half is mine, and half is yours!’.” As a doting grandmother, Suess even named her jewellery range after her granddaughter, nine-year-old Liliah Rose. “Up until we moved here two years ago I was working in real estate and as a chef and doing this as a hobby more than anything, and when we moved here I thought, I want to do what I want to do, and this is it. “I really wanted to do something I could connect with, and I thought Liliah Rose was the perfect name for beautiful jewellery.” The jewellery-making itself is quite tricky and it took Suess more than a few smashed plates and cut fingers to master the art. “I have a friend, Suzanne, who comes and stays and grinds away at the china for me, because once it is all cut out from the plate it has to be smoothed off on the edges before I can start soldering it,” she says at her workbench, which is dusty with worn china. “When I first started doing the plates it was a real hit and miss, it took me ages to work out how I could cut it without it breaking up and eventually I worked it out and found the right tools for it, and now I find it quite easy.”
BEAUTY
“Forget nip and tuck, STITCH AND TUCK is now the way to go.”
I’m looking for an alternative hair removal to waxing, what can you suggest?
BODY SUGARING? With Alison Love White and Taylah Dennis
Body sugaring is a gentler alternative to waxing and other forms of hair removal with the sugar melting into the hair follicle. The technique involves pushing against the hair and using a spatula to remove hair at a particular angle to reduce pain. So how does it trump waxing?
beauty
• It’s all natural with sugar, citric acid and water to stop it setting • It’s virtually pain free, a lot less painful than waxing • It’s quicker than waxing • The results last longer than waxing • Applied at room temperature so no more wax burns (or shaving rashes)
My skin is all saggy but I don’t want to go under the knife. What can I do?
THE PUPPET FACELIFT with Dr Hugo Pin
Forget nip and tuck, stitch and tuck is now the way to go. The Silhouette Soft thread lift, also called the invisible facelift or puppet facelift is one of the most in-demand recent treatment in cosmetic. Until now, thread lifts have received mixed reviews, and results. However, taking the non-invasive cosmetic world by storm is this revamped technique that is exciting patients due to the instant and noticeable results. As we age so does our skin, and as we all know trying to hold off the sagging or drooping of our skin is one of the desires of women (and men!) everywhere. Not all of us want to undergo the knife though, and sometimes fillers and injectables are just not enough on their own or don’t appeal for one reason or another.
Silhouette Soft threads are made of polylactic acid (PLA). Used in the medical field for years, this thread is completely biodegradable. These threads are placed approximately 3mm to 5mm under the skin via a fine needle (no incisions necessary) and are held in place by cone shaped “anchors” that hold and lift the thread in order to allow the skin to be tightened according to the required lift. The tissue under the skin is compressed and elevated and produces visibly smoother skin and can also assist to increase volume in saggy areas resulting in better shape and form. The results last around 18 months. Swelling and redness post-procedure disappear in a few days. SUNSHINEVEINANDCOSMETICCLINIC www.sunshineveinclinic.com.au 14 | ABOUTSTYLE
• Hair is removed in the direction it grows, greatly reducing ingrown hairs • The sugar exfoliates so if there are any ingrown hairs they are reduced each visit • Live skin cells are not damaged like wax, the sugar just removes dead skin cells • No hair snapping. Any hair is removed from the follicle whereas wax can snap hairs. • The product is fragrance free and anti-bacterial so great for people who have sensitive skin – suitable for all skin types, even people with psoriasis and eczema. • It’s also water soluble. No sticky bits of wax leftover! Alison and Taylah are Diploma of Beauty graduates from TAFE Queensland East Coast and started their business at Pacific Paradise in 2014. Enquire today about a beauty course at TAFE Queensland East Coast. Visit tafeeastcoast.edu.au or call 1300 656 188. VIXEN MUSE Phone: 5450 7061
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in bloom new coVerGirl full lash bloom mascara, rrp $17.95, stockist: 1800 181 040 or www.coVerGirl.com.au
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new max factor miracle match founDation, rrp $31.95, stockist: 1800 181 040 or www.maxfactor.com.au
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spring skin Zk’in line smoothinG serum 25ml, rrp $59.95, australian maDe certifieD orGanic wrinkle smoothinG proDuct, shop from www.ZkinorGanics.com.au
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balmy days new max factor colour intensifyinG balm, rrp $17.95, stockist: 1800 181 040 or www.maxfactor.com.au
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Chelsea Bennie shares her love of styling weddings and special events
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Learn about companion planting with Juliana Wassink
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Doctor James Moir joins Chase and Jan Becker on the trip of a lifetime
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Chelsea Bennie unveiled her penchant for styling special events at her own wedding, having noticed a gap in the market for beautiful furniture and decor hire and styling on the Sunshine Coast. After months of researching and sourcing pieces from around the world, Simply Style Co was born and Chelsea has gone on to create beautifully-styled memories for her customers.
profile: What trends are you loving? chelsea: I am really loving metallics – gold and copper used throughout the styling adds a glamorous feel to any styling.
profile: How would you describe your preferred style when it comes to special events? chelsea: When it comes to styling weddings and events the possibilities are endless. I love creating beautiful spaces and working with a blank canvas, my preferred style would be a natural approach. I like to use raw timbers, key furniture pieces, specialty linens and fabric, and texture through glassware and props. Keeping a sense of simplicity, elegance and sophistication.
profile: How have you noticed trends change here on the Coast when it comes to wedding styling? chelsea: Trends change and vary greatly from wedding to wedding. Dependant on the location, the Sunshine Coast has a lot to offer couples getting married with our gorgeous coastal locations or a magical venue tucked away in the stunning hinterland. The two locations being quite opposite keeps things interesting and a lot of fun for us. Our coastal beach styling almost always consists of white décor to fit an oceanfront ceremony or reception. In our hinterland wedding styling, couples love the ‘french elegance’ trend.
profile: If people are on a budget, what are three things people just can’t skimp on at their wedding? chelsea: Table styling, key furniture pieces, and flowers! Table styling has a large impact on an event, especially if it is sit down. The rest of the styling is then followed after we have determined what the look and the feel the dining will have.
profile: What colours are you enjoying working with? chelsea: Pops of bright colours including fuschia and oceanic blue hues coming through for spring styling. I love that the colours we work with change from season to season.
profile: If people are looking for inspiration for their wedding day, where is the best place to start? chelsea: Pinterest is an amazing place to start, creating a wedding board to pin your inspiration; and The Bride’s Tree – an online bridal blog especially for couples getting married here on the Coast.
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INTO YOUR GARDEN Welcome to spring! I hope your garden is beginning to come alive and produce beautiful blooms for you to enjoy. WORDS JULIANA WASSINK, THE GARDEN, MALENY
To keep plants in bloom over the next few months
regularly remove spent blooms or pick them earlier and pop them in a vase to enjoy while you are indoors.
While you are out enjoying your garden, keep an eye out for spring pests – they love the new growth on your plants. There are many chemical-free options for controlling these including companion planting. When planning your garden consider what plants will encourage the good insects and what plants will deter the insects that will cause damage to your plants.
With companion planting, for example, plant your
broccoli near your oregano, beans or carrots (just to name a few) for best results. Onions work well with cabbages, carrots and tomatoes. They also help to repel aphids
so you can position them near plants that are susceptible to aphids to protect them.
Weeds love the spring weather. To keep the weeds away, mulch garden beds and weed and fertilise your lawns so they are looking nice and lush for the warmer months.
Water features are often forgotten over winter. Now
is the time to give them a good clean out. Empty the water, scoop out algae and dead plant matter and re-pot and fertilise your pond plants.
Now is the time to plant broccoli, cabbage, capsicums,
carrots, cucumbers, onions, radishes, rhubarb, corn, tomatoes and zucchinis.
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FAMILY chase becker, Dr James moir anD sr Jan becker
DELIVERING HOPE WORDS INGRID NELSON PHOTOS REBECCA SMITH AND CONTRIBUTED
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We meet with the Sunshine Coast medical trio making a huge difference to the health and wellbeing of mothers and babies in developing countries … saving lives one birth at a time.
haotic, upsetting, heartbreaking, rewarding and wonderful all at the same time.” This is how second-year medical student Chase Becker described her recent visit to the labour ward of Amana Regional Hospital in Tanzania as part of a clinical placement to the developing country. Accompanied by her mother, highly skilled midwife Jan Becker and high profile Sunshine Coast obstetrician/ gynaecologist Dr James Moir, the trio recently spent a rollercoaster two weeks at the basic hospital facility where up to 100 babies are delivered each day, many of them requiring surgical intervention and emergency care. It isn’t the first time the plucky teenager has been part of a third-world clinical placement, having travelled to the labour wards of remote Thailand several times previously under the watchful eye of her mum. “Mum and I originally looked at a midwifery magazine for trips to China this time and we found this one to Tanzania in Africa. Mum was looking for a hospital with a high birth rate so there would be lots for us to do so we wouldn’t be sitting around waiting for babies to be born and it certainly lived up to our expectations,” laughs Chase.
Although the mother and daughter are no strangers to working in remote and rural areas, this was the first time the duo had the advantage of travelling with a specialist of Dr Moir’s calibre, which made their placement even more valuable. “Having James with us this time was fantastic because someone of his calibre is like gold bars to everyone over there,” says Chase. “It was less stressful knowing we had the backup of someone so senior and James and my mum have worked together for a long time, they make a great team.” According to Dr Moir, the Amana Regional Hospital typically delivers 80 to 100 babies per day, compared to a public hospital on the Sunshine Coast, such as Nambour General Hospital, where the delivery of 10-12 babies would be considered a busy day in the labour ward. “The Nambour hospital might deliver 200 babies per month, which would be the same number of babies born at the hospital in Tanzania in just two days,” says Dr Moir. Although the medical care at the hospital is similar to what is provided here in Australia, Dr Moir says it is at a very basic level. “They don’t have the facilities to offer high end intervention. There are no facilities for high risk premmie babies and if babies are very
“The Nambour hospital might deliver 200 babies per month, which would be the same number of babies born at the hospital in Tanzania in just two days.”
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a hanD-helD ultrasounD DeVice
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sick they have to be transferred to the main teaching hospital in town, which is a couple of hours in the traffic,” he says. Surgical procedures are also less “high tech”, with facilities not as well equipped as in Australia. “There is no scrub nurse in theatre, you have to open your own packs and prepare the instrument trays and then take the instruments off the tray as we perform the surgery. Many of the instruments are past their best too, but they work well with what they’ve got.” Chase tells me it is not unusual to see up to three women sharing a bed in the maternity ward, with many sleeping on makeshift beds on the hospital floor. chase anD Dr moir on Duty in tanZania
maria a week after surGery
“For many of the women, this is the first time they have seen a doctor during their pregnancy. I believe up to 91 per cent of women in rural Tanzania only attend one antenatal appointment after 31 weeks, which is quite late,” she says. “I recall one woman who came in with eclampsia of pregnancy with very high blood pressure. She was frothing at the mouth and fitting. It was one of the worst cases I had seen,” recalls James. “We don’t see those conditions as much in Australia because they are picked up at their antenatal screening. “There are also more babies born with malformations and abnormalities. In the bigger centres they would pick those things up with ultrasounds. The most detail they would get from the basic ultrasounds at the rural hospital would be whether the baby is alive, roughly how big it is and what way it’s facing.” Dr Moir and his team were excited about showing off a hand-held ultrasound device they brought with them from Australia. However, due to unforeseen circumstances it only arrived one day before their departure. “Unfortunately we only had one day to show it off. But it sorted out a fair few problems very quickly in the pre-assessment room.” Doctor Moir recalls many difficult deliveries during his time at the hospital including one woman who lost so much blood he had to perform an emergency hysterectomy to save her life. “I remember it was a particularly busy day, there were more than 30 women in the waiting room ready to be admitted. I was helping out in another theatre when I was called to assist this lady who was very very ill,” he says. “She had already received one bag of blood but there was debate
Jan anD chase at amana reGional hospital in rural tanZania
as to whether she would receive the second bag of blood in case she passed away. That is how short the supply of blood is there, they couldn’t afford to waste it. Thankfully Maria survived and made a great recovery after two more blood transfusions.” You can feel the passion both Dr Moir and Chase have for improving the health and wellbeing of mothers and babies in underdeveloped countries and I get the feeling this is not their last trip. “Myself and Jan have been around a long time and have seen and done a lot so it is great to be able to pass that on and it is very rewarding to be able to help in any way we can,” says Dr Moir. “It’s amazing to see what a huge difference you can make there and how many people’s lives it affects, it’s a great feeling,” says Chase. For more information on how you can help go to www.midwifevision.com.au
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MUM KNOWS ‘BREAST’ WORDS TANYA OBERTIK, GENERAL PRACTITIONER
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ike many new mums to be, I had a plan. I had a plan for how I’d spend my last few weeks before delivery and it was going to be a wonderfully relaxing time. I had a plan for how the delivery would go, how I would be stoic in the face of adversity. And I had a plan for breastfeeding. My child was going to be exclusively breast fed for five months and then I would wean down to quickly fall pregnant again because, at 37, I was a late bloomer! I prided myself on being level headed, but on Christmas Day I went into labour, three weeks early. There was no relaxing break, no labour playlist, no aromatherapy, no birth plan and there was certainly no stoicism. The bouncing back has yet to come and the breastfeeding … well, that didn’t go to plan. For six weeks I gritted my teeth, curled my toes, took regular painkillers, tried to soothe a relentlessly crying baby and it wasn’t uncommon to shed a tear in
anticipation of the upcoming breastfeed. It was torture. My nipples were cracked and burning and I was exhausted. I had to keep going though as that is what mums did!
“Had I failed her? Had I not tried hard enough? Of course not.” At our six week check with my obstetrician and midwife, little Harper wasn’t thriving. Had I failed her? Of course not. Breastfeeding is natural and ‘breast is best’, but what people fail to elaborate on is breastfeeding is hard. There’s mastitis, cracked nipples, thrush, poor milk supply, oversupply, fast let down, slow let down, poor latching, tongue tie, and the list goes on. Sure there’s a solution for each
of these aspects and often they work but if they don’t it can leave a mum emotionally and physically drained, meaning precious bonding can be overshadowed. My midwife, Jayne, suggested topping up with formula and we would work together to source the issues and said I could stop breastfeeding if I needed to. I needed this permission and felt a weight lifted. My priority was to ensure Harper was healthy and thriving and that needed a calm and happy mum. I went on to breastfeed, top up and express. I was still taking painkillers, milk producing stimulants and using nipple creams and gel breast pads (which I highly recommend). Harper started to thrive and she started to sleep. Speak to your GP, your midwife, your local breastfeeding consultant. There’s a lot than can be remedied. But remember to always put your baby’s and your wellbeing above all else.
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“If you’re NOT COMFORTABLE living a two-dimensional life then it’s time for some radical self-care.”
THE IMPORTANCE OF SELFCARE WORDS CATHERINE JOY, LINED WITH SILVER
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f you happen to be the primary care-giver of your family then you’ve probably had to introduce yourself to a parent meeting or some other kind of information evening in a weirdly unsatisfying moment of truth – ‘Hi, I’m Judah’s Mum’ or ‘I’m Catherine and I’m a part-time teacher’. We can’t define ourselves that simply in real life so this kind of labelling makes everyone feel somewhat reduced. But perhaps these awkward moments are magnified every single day because you’re no longer sure of who you are aside from your partner, your children or your job. If you’re not comfortable living a two-dimensional life then it’s time for some radical self-care. Self-care is more than just healthy eating and exercising. Self-care means looking after every aspect of yourself. It means discovering what makes you tick and spending time doing those things. Self-care is doing what makes you laugh, what makes you feel excited, what fires your imagination and what makes you feel purposeful. Self-care means managing your time, your resources and your unique needs in a way that helps you know your own value. Self-care enlarges your sense of identity and makes you more interesting – even to yourself.
ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN LOTS OF DETAIL SHOULD IMMEDIATELY OPEN UP YOUR PERSPECTIVE: • What makes you really, really happy? • What are your unique talents and skills? • What do you view as your greatest successes? • What are the best features of your personality? • If money was no object, how would you treat yourself? • If you had some time all to yourself, how would you spend it? • What in the world do you feel the most strongly about? • What would you like to be when you ‘grow up’? See? You’re more than someone’s wife/mother/colleague. You’re someone with dreams and visions and gifts and needs. Your identity is rich and completely unique. You have a life to inhabit wholeheartedly.
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School holiday adventure MorninGS Designed for children aged 2-8 (babies and older siblings welcome). Come and keep the kids entertained in our amazing new centre, surrounded by our farm. A delicious morning tea is provided for everyone with goodie bags to take home. Registrations required due to limited numbers. Click on the link at the top of www.nccearlylearning.com.au
LET's gET ARTy & C RAFTy WED 30th SEp 9.30AM – 11.00 AM Not your standard arts and craft, have some fun with · making masks · beading bracelet s · making and flying a kite · creative biscuit de corating
term time: Come & See days every Wednesday at 9.30am. Check out our website for further information.
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NOURISH TEEN SKIN FROM WITHIN WORDS AMANDA ROOTSEY, SHINE FROM WITHIN
Despite what you may think, beautiful skin is not determined by the products we use. The food we nourish our bodies with, the amount of water we drink, the level of stress in our lives, hormone levels, how much sleep we are getting each night and whether we exercise, all have a huge impact on our skin’s health.
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ur skin is the largest organ in the body and the pores absorb all sorts of things, from chemicals in our beauty products to pollution in the air. Because our body is already working hard to eliminate these toxins, we want to lessen the burden and make it as easy as possible for our skin to shine. Working from the inside out is always the best way to ensure beautiful skin but a good skin care regime will help skin to shine. What should you use? Our skin is thought to absorb around 60 per cent of what is applied to it so choosing natural, gentle products is really important, especially in the teen years when our skin can be more prone to breakouts. The scary thing is there is actually no regulatory body that governs cosmetic and beauty products. Out of 10,500 ingredients used today, 89 per cent have not been evaluated for safety. This means we have to be our own watch-dogs and know exactly what we are putting on to our skin. How can you tell if something is natural? Well unfortunately just reading the title of a product can be misleading as pretty much anything can be labeled ‘natural’. The best thing to do is read the ingredient list. The list is always in order from the ingredient that features most in the product to the ingredient that features least in the product. If the first ingredient is a really long, complicated word that looks suspiciously like a chemical, back away slowly. A great free resource is the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Guide to Cosmetics, which rates the safety of over 80,000 personal care products – www.ewg.org. What about problem skin? I had quite bad skin as a teenager so I know exactly what it feels like. Mum and I tried all sorts of harsh treatments and products, to no avail. What I understand now is that our bodies are amazing. The skin already knows what it needs to do so, instead of stripping away all of the oils and attacking the face until it looks the way we want it to, we should encourage and strengthen our skin’s natural processes. Acne sufferers often carry a higher bacterial content on their skin, while also overproducing the sebum (oil) in the skin. When the body is stressed, this bacteria reacts with the increased level of oil. Acne needs healing and strengthening with very gentle products rather than over cleansing, which is a common mistake.
TIPS TO CLEAR UP PROBLEM SKIN:
Use a gentle, cream cleanser or gel rather than an abrasive scrub.
Always remove make-up before bed. Coconut oil is a
wonderful eye make-up remover! Scoop out a dollop of coconut oil with two fingers, warm between fingers and apply in circular motions over your eyelids, working it into your lashes with eyes closed. Remove with a warm face cloth or damp cotton pad.
Essential oils such as lavender, tea tree, camomile and
calendula encourage healing and have an antibacterial effect on the skin so look for products with these ingredients. I personally love Sunshine Coast brand, Twenty8 Skincare’s Healing Skin Boost featuring some of these ingredients.
Try to avoid processed foods, dairy and white sugar which can all add stress to the skin.
Ensure you are going to the toilet regularly. The skin is used by the body to eliminate toxins so if the rest of the body is not eliminating correctly, it can add to the burden of your skin.
Drink lots of water and herbal tea. Be gentle and loving with yourself. Your skin is a reflection of what’s going on on the inside and it can take a bit of time to heal.
You can get 20+ pages of natural beauty tips and DIY skincare recipes in the free eBook at ShineFromWithin.com.au
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