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Exploring an energetic fusion of surf and punk, Y-3 launched its Spring/Summer 2015 collection during Paris Men’s Fashion Week.

66 Style du Jour

Like it or not, here’s what’s hot on the world’s runways right now.

72 Wine made with love

The secret behind the complex, scrumptious flavour of Baddaginnie Run’s elegant wines.

78 Don’t forget Dad this Father’s Day.

Here’s some great gifts Dad will truly love.

84 Whatever it takes

Western suburbs boy makes good as Shane Delia cooks up a storm in the kitchen and on TV.

102 Wear it, love it, sell it!

Here’s a great new way to buy low-cost fashion.

102 Wear it, love it, sell it!

Here’s a great new way to buy low-cost fashion.

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108 Sophie Van Den Akker

Though she didn’t set out to become one of Australia’s leading models, Sophie Van Den Akker is in high demand.

116 The dancemaker

How a passionate Spanish teenager became artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company.

124 The legend of Hercules

Great feats of strength never looked so good!

132 Deliver us from evil

The Devil infiltrates US Marines to wreak havoc in the Bronx.

136 Cowabunga, Dude!

The Turtles are back, and on the big screen.

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REGULARS NEWS 4 What’s Goin’ On 32 Going Postal 34 What’s hot ROAD TESTS

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50 OSiS+ Session Label Silk Shine 51 Indola Innova hair care 51 Burt’s Bees lip care 52 Kérastase hair care 53 Max Factor X Lipfinity 54 Toyota Kluger 56 Photography Beyond Technique 58 Tatler’s Archie’s Paddock 2013 Shiraz COLUMNS 76 London Calling

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82 Reality Bites 94 Food Couture 106 L ily’s Life 114 Just Sayin’ 124 Sharp Shooter

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n o ’ n i o g ’s t a h w LIMA, PERU: The second edition of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, will be unveiled on September 3, 2014 in Lima, Peru.

Following a successful launch in 2013, the awards return to celebrate the gastronomic diversity and quality of Latin America. Organised by William Reed Business Media – the people behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants series – the ceremony sees the unveiling of the 2014 list of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, as voted for by more than 250 industry experts from across the region.

“Following the success of the first edition of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2013, we are delighted to be returning to Lima, Peru, for a second year, said group editor of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, William Drew.

“We will build on the solid basis established last year – aided by the warm welcome we received from chefs, the restaurant industry and the media - to produce a credible annual list and host a joyous celebration of the greatest restaurants and chefs in Latin America. Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants will also provide diners across the globe with recommendations and insight into this diverse and hugely exciting culinary region.”

Last year Peruvian chef, Gaston Acurio (above, right), triumphed with his flagship Lima restaurant Astrid y Gaston taking the number one ranking, and Gaston himself picking up the Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award. Chef Alex Atala’s (below, right) Sao Paulo restaurant D.O.M was at number two and named The S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Brazil.

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from the restaurants named in the list. The Veuve Clicquot Latin America’s Best Female Chef title went to Helena Rizzo of Mani in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Remanso do Bosque in Belem, Brazil was named as the

One To Watch, sponsored by BBVA. In 2014, the Highest Climber Award, sponsored by Zacapa, and Highest New Entry Award, sponsored by LesConcierges, will also be added to the line-up.

LONDON, ENGLAND: As the longest standing polo sponsor in history, Cartier, ‘The King of Jewellers’, has celebrated and honoured its 30 year relationship with polo, the ‘King of Sports’ at the Cartier Queen’s Cup. From Cartier’s first ever sponsorship with the International Day at Guards, to the Cartier Queen’s Cup polo, guests have included royalty, celebrities, the respected polo community and many more. The events have seen some of the world’s most famous faces such as the Royal Family, Angelina Jolie, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Sharon Stone and Emma Watson to name a few.

Cartier and polo’s long standing rapport has resulted in something truly iconic and is a relationship that Cartier is honoured to uphold for years to come.

Fifteen teams entered this most prestigious event with the three week tournament of electrifying high-goal polo concluding, in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen, with team Zacara beating team Talandracas.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Internationally acclaimed British actor David Suchet will reprise his role on stage in the conspiracy thriller, The Last Confession, in Australia in 2014.

Making his Australian stage debut, David Suchet is an Olivier and Emmy Award winner, BAFTA and Tony Award nominee. He is best known for playing Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot having starred in all 74 television movies over 25 years.

Sure to ignite controversial debate, The Last Confession is set within the corridors of power in the Vatican and explores the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of Pope John Paul I in 1978. He died only 33 days after being elected and before he could set his liberal reforms into place.

Suspicions are aroused when it is revealed that the new Pope had warned three of his most influential but hostile Cardinals that they would be replaced on the evening before his death. The Vatican refuses to conduct an official investigation into the death but the politically savvy Cardinal Giovanni

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Discovering House Music in early 1989, Johnny Gleeson has since been regarded by many in the dance music industry as the driving force behind the Australian House Music Scene. He has played alongside DJs such as Basement Jaxx, Bob Sinclair, The Swedish House Mafia, Martin Solveig and Eric Morillo to name a few.

Gleeson has produced huge slabs of highly accessible dance music.

His energy and extensive musical knowledge has made him one of the most sought after acts on the Sydney scene, as well as earning him a nomination for Artist of the Year by OZ Music Awards.

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Benelli (played by Suchet) who had engineered the election of Pope John Paul, is determined to find the truth.

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best exports, Gleeson is now the resident DJ at Café del Mar Sydney’s popular Sunday Sessions.

To experience Gleeson’s chilled-

out tunes in the flesh, get on down to Café del Mar Sydney for one of the Sunday Sessions. www.cafedelmar.com.au

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Restaurateurs, Sam Christie and Jonathan Barthelmess, have opened their new joint venture, Cho Cho San, an interpretation of

Tokyo’s izakaya in Potts Point last month.

Christie is a pioneer in the modern Asian food scene in Australia; his Longrain restaurants have been among Australia’s top eating destinations for 15 years. Now, with Barthelmess, they will bring free-thinking and a creative approach to the traditions of Japanese cuisine.

“Cho Cho San represents a cross-fertilization of ideas,” said Christie. “Jonathan and I have recently spent time in Japan where we were inspired by their rich and multi-layered food and drink culture. With Cho Cho San, we wanted to bring some of the bigcity buzz and excitement of Tokyo back to Sydney.”

As Chef and Co-owner, Barthelmess is developing an ever-changing and seasonal menu, keeping to the Japanese philosophy of simplicity where the ingredients are the stars.

“I’m looking forward to exploring and reinterpreting the rich heritage of Japanese food in a style that’s produce-driven, simple and elegant,” says Barthelmess.

The restaurant is at 73 Macleay Street, Potts Point in Sydney. enquiries@chochosan.com.au

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building will be the venue for what is said to be the ‘Ultimate Event for Women’ this September.

Beautiful You Australia is a game-changer; it’s a visionary and ground-breaking new experience and event for women that will change the way you think about beauty.

Beautiful You Australia will come to Melbourne for a live event unlike any other. An experience for women of all ages, combining hair, beauty, fashion, health and anti-aging through live demos and workshops, pampering, personal care, beauty treatments, makeovers and shopping! Walk away looking and feeling great, remain healthy and beautiful on the inside and out as well as fight and/or slow down the ageing process.

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LIFE AND DEATH Australian hardcore band Confession is hitting the road again this October in support of their chart smashing new record, Life And Death. Confession will punch out ten fast and furious shows around the country and are bringing along Prepared Like a Bride and Graves to join the assault. Tickets on Sale Friday August 8 at 9.00am SONGWRITING COMP OPEN Entries for the 2014 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition – the largest charity songwriting competition in the world – are now open. Entries close on the September 22, 2014. Visit www.apraamcos.com.au/ vandayoungsongcomp for more information and terms and conditions.

A FEAST OF FOOD AND GOLF Acclaimed Australian chefs Adam D’Sylva, Ian Curley, Andrew Davies and Barnbougle’s Tyler Blackberry will highlight Tasmania’s wonderful food & wine and world class golf in the inaugural Fore Chefs Golf Classic.

Utlising local Tasmanian produce, matched with wines from Bay of Fires and Josef Chromy Vineyards, the chefs will showcase a selection of iconic dishes from Melbourne’s Coda & Tonka, (Adam D’Sylva) and The European (Ian Curley), Adelaide’s Press (Andrew Davies) and Tasmania’s Barnbougle (Tyler Blackberry).

Packages for the Fore Chefs Golf Classic begin from $657.

For team registration for the golf classic and Sunday night dinner reservations: reservations@ barnbougle.com.au or (03) 6356 0094.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: In the final round of drama funding for the financial year, Screen Australia has announced production investment in 12 projects, including two feature films, a television series and nine multiplatform programs. Screen Australia’s support of more than $4.5 million in these projects will initiate production exceeding $25 million.

“In this round of funding we are pleased to be able to support a great diversity of Australian creative talent generating compelling stories on all platforms,” said CEO of Screen Australia, Graeme Mason.

“These stories promise to help shape our national consciousness, challenge us, build resilience in our kids and make us laugh, all with great Australian content. They are intended to appeal to a wide range of audiences on the many platforms that now form part of our regular media diet. Here we see the breadth of formats, genres and innovative pathways to audience that the Australian production community is capable of.

“The value of Australian stories was recently reaffirmed at Cannes with Australian film sales to international territories more than doubling the quantum of sales made last year. This capped the three Australian films screened at the festival receiving standing ovations and critical acclaim; and

a prestigious award for veteran Indigenous actor David Gulpilil.

Australian talent continued to shine on the world stage with Australians announced in key roles in many high-profile international productions.

“It is impressive to see Australians continuing to love their local fare on the small screen, with titles such as Parer’s War, Gods of Wheat Street, Family Confidential and Love Child going from strength to strength – the final episode of Love Child was the top-rating Australian drama program in April with a combined average of 2.1 million viewers.”

Investment in this round will see the team behind the award-winning film, Red Dog producer Nelson Woss, director Kriv Stenders (Kill Me Three Times) and writer Daniel Taplitz join forces again in Blue Dog, the story of the early events that led to the discovery of Red Dog and his rise to become an Australian legend. Woss Group Film Productions’ Red Dog ranks among the top 10 Australian films of all time with over $21 million at the local box office.

Funding will also be allocated to Happening Films’ Downriver, a mystery film inspired by true events by multi award-winning short film director and debut feature film director and writer, Grant Scicluna.

The film will be produced by Jannine Barnes.

STUTTGART GERMANY: Actress, Tilda Swinton, and the new S-Class Coupé are the focus of the international Mercedes-Benz fashion campaign spring/ summer 2015.

The campaign was realised by US artist photographer and director Roe Ethridge, whose work has already been on exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa).

In addition to Ethridge, Swinton recruited her longtime companion, collaborator and designer Haider Ackermann for the styling direction of this campaign.

NEW YORK CITY, USA: American bartender, Masahiro Urushido, has been revealed as Chivas Regal’s first ever Chivas Master, winning the iconic whisky brand’s inaugural bartender competition in style at the NoMad hotel in New York.

Cameraman Andre Chemetoff directed the video shoot in Scotland with the creative team. Together they created a gripping campaign with a fast-paced film reminiscent of a classic John Buchan movie.

The film and the fashion campaign were produced as part of the international fashion involvement of Mercedes-Benz for the spring/summer 2015 season, whose theme is ‘special sets the standard’.

“This maxim also describes our own standards. We always want to create something extraordinary. That is the challenge we rise to every day. For the latest campaign we succeeded in capturing the extraordinary nature of two major stars in a masterful way. Tilda Swinton and the S-Class Coupé both embody individual character, personal style and unmistakable design. And both set standards in their field,” said Dr. Jens Thiemer, Head of Marketing Communications Mercedes-Benz Cars.

With the latest campaign Mercedes-Benz continues its international fashion involvement. With its presence at the most important international fashion events Mercedes-Benz sends a clearly visible signal that unique style and visionary design are essential components of the brand philosophy.

Urushido was announced as the winner following a tightly-contested final which saw him impress an international panel of judges with his The New Pal cocktail to secure victory over the 12 other international competitors.

The 13 finalists were all winners of the national Chivas Masters heats, which took place around the world following the competition’s launch in April this year.

During the national heats, competitors were tasked with creating a new classic cocktail that would stand the test of time inspired by one of the four great cocktail eras; the Classic Age (18801920); the Post War Boom (19451965); the Disco Years (1975-1990)

and the present modern Age of Revivalism.

During the two-day final, the bartenders were asked to re-create one of the cocktails that earned them a place in the final and also compete in a series of challenges designed to test their creativity, style and mixology skills. Highlights of these challenges included a milk-based cocktail pairing with Momofuku Milk Bar; a cocktail pairing with a dish from Momofuku Ssäm Bar, experimenting with carbonation with Dave Arnold; and presenting classic drinks at The Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog.

The judging panel was comprised of leading experts in the world of food and drink, including Ago Perrone, Director of Mixology at the David Collins-designed Connaught Bar in London; Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry from The Dead Rabbit in New York; and Max Warner, Chivas Global Brand Ambassador.

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TAORMINA, ITALY: In the year that sees Maserati celebrate its centenary, the car manufacturer, which is enjoying strong growth, provided style and elegance to transport international stars to the red carpet for the inauguration ceremony of the sixtieth edition of the Taormina Film Festival.

Claudia Cardinale, the unforgettable actress who starred in The Leopard, filmed on Sicilian soil and muse of this edition that awarded her the Taormina Arte Award, was one of the many celebrities who opened the film festival. The actress captured the attention of the onlookers when she arrived in a Maserati Quattroporte, Maserati’s luxurious fourdoor saloon flagship. Maserati also provided its Quattroporte and Ghibli models as official cars for the courtesy car service laid on for the many stars attending the screenings.

Cardinale was honoured with the screening of

Gebo et l’ombre, in which she plays the leading role under the direction of Manoel De Oliveira.

Other stars on the red carpet included Eva Longoria, Carmen Maura, Ben Stiller and Matt Dillon.

At the end of the ceremony, the guests climbed aboard the elegant Maserati to reach the magnificent backdrop of the festival’s main venue: the stage of the picturesque ancient Greek Theatre where the preview of the opening film of the festival, Dragon Trainer 2 in 3D, was screened in the presence of its director and screenwriter Dean DeBlois. Produced by Dreamworks, the second thrilling chapter of the epic animation trilogy will be distributed worldwide by Twentieth Century Fox five years after the first showing of Dragon Trainer, which was nominated for the Oscar of the Best Animated Feature and drew almost $500 million at box offices the world over.

Clockwise from top left: Actors Roberta Giarrusso, Raoul Bova, Margareth Made, model Vanessa Hessler.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: The Irish Times pub was the venue for the announcement of the cast for what is said to be the most romantic show on Broadway – Once.

Rising British Star, Tom Parsons, who was in the 2012 UK Arena Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, will play the lead male role – Guy – in the production set to open in Melbourne on October 4. Parsons graduated from London’s Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and has performed at the Noel Coward, St James, Gielgud, and Prince of Wales Theatres.

Graduating from Sydney’s Actors Centre in 2009 and having theatre roles including Cissy Franks in Punk Rock and Sister Martha in Cyrano de Bergerac, Madeleine Jones will take up the lead female role – Girl.

The two actors were presented to us, at an intimate (but rowdy) Irish styled event where Guinness was flowing in abundance, by Tony Award winning

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director, John Tiffany.

“I was blown away by the talents of the actors we met for the Australian production of Once and Tom and Madeline are going to be magical together. I cannot wait to start rehearsals and experience this amazing company learning and playing these beautiful songs together and then sharing them and this story with a new audience,” he said.

Parsons and Jones took to the stage and performed a duet from the multi-award-winning musical – complete silence took over the intimate crowd, cameras momentarily stopped flashing while everyone was mesmerised by the mystical tones of their voices.

Once will be presented at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre in a format never before seen in Australia - for more information and bookings, go to: www.oncemusical.com.au

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: Written, recorded, and produced independently, Weightless is the first single from Brisbane electronic-indie-pop duo Grand Pavilion.

Consisting of members Tom Hunt and Stu McNair, Grand Pavilion recorded their debut EP Secrets (out later this year) in two phases – the instrumentals, while in their home town of Brisbane, and the vocals, while travelling and working in the UK in late 2013.

Combining their love of textures, layered samples and rhythms, Hunt and McNair incorporate real instruments into their electronic blend to create a transformative and immersive sound.

The first single off the Secrets EP, Weightless is a slow building reflection of youthful innocence, and the freedom that comes with no responsibilities. Musically channelling the lightness and sound of summer, and lyrically contemplating ideas of not wanting to grow up, and not wanting to let go, Weightless talks about the nostalgia of being carefree growing up in the central coast town of Byron Bay and the relationships which grew from there. www.grandpavilionofficial.com

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Sports Direct International, the UK’s largest and most successful High Street sports retailer has announced plans to launch in Australia by forming an online partnership with OzSale. com.au. OzSale will operate the e-commerce platform as part of the new joint venture, giving Sports Direct immediate access to 12 million members worldwide.

Sports Direct has also announced that it intends to open three flagship stores in Australia as well as one in New Zealand, replicating its UK retail model, as well as hosting an OzSale.com.au outlet within each of the stores.

Commenting on the new joint venture, Dave Forsey, Sports Direct’s chief executive, said, “We are delighted to announce this partnership with OzSale, which will give Sports Direct access to the tremendous markets in Australia and New Zealand and enable customers in both countries to benefit from our quality and unbeatable value. I have been really impressed by the team at the

MySale Group and look forward to working with them.”

Jamie Jackson, OzSale’s Founder and Executive Vice Chairman added: “We are really delighted with this new alliance with Sports

Direct, which is one of Britain’s best and most exciting retailers. Sports Direct showed its confidence in our business when it took a 4.8 percent stake in us a month ago, shortly after our successful IPO.”

SHIZUOKA JAPAN: Yamaha has announced the Japan-market release of the TRICITY, the first in a line of vehicles that offer users new value through Yamaha’s ‘Leaning Multi Wheel’ mechanism. A highly futuristic three-wheeler motorcycle, the TRICITY extends Yamaha’s vision of a growing world of personal mobility filled with highly distinct vehicles.

With its revolutionary new TRICITY, Yamaha has combined a feeling of stability and sporty handling for a whole new kind of personal-motoring enjoyment. Embodying the design concept ‘Smart for All’, the TRICITY will create an all-new world of riders, as well as a new market for personal mobility.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Seattlebased band Night Beats is heading to Australia for the first time for an East Coast tour this September.

On their maiden visit to our shores the soulful psych-garage trio will take in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Named after the seminal Sam Cooke album Night Beat, Night Beats formed in 2009 and have since released two albums, a selftitled LP in 2011 and the recent Sonic Bloom.

Recorded in Tacoma, Washington, Sonic Bloom is an explosion of reverb soaked rock and soul blended with classic rhythm-and-blues.

The band has toured relentlessly over the past few years, taking in more than 20 countries both solo and with a string of other acts, including The Zombies, The Black Angels and The Jesus and Mary Chain. They’ve also played SXSW, the sold out Sasquatch Festival and more.

Joining Night Beats for all shows will be Sydney band The Laurels, in their first shows of 2014.

Following critical acclaim for their debut album Plains, The Laurels have spent the year to date writing and recording.

Ranked #4 in the Mess and Noise Readers Poll for Best Live Band, The Laurels has shared stages with the likes of Swervedriver, Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, Low, Tame Impala and Pond.

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THREDBO, AUSTRALIA: Australia’s most fast-paced downhill race is back at Thredbo this month, guaranteeing yet another year of world class racing action. Held on Saturday August 9, the Top2Bottom will be kicking off at the crack of dawn with racers running to the start, skis and boards in hand, before speeding down Thredbo’s Supertrail – Australia’s longest run.

Back for its twenty-fourth year, Australia’s most skilled skiers and snowboarders will battle it out at the Top2Bottom for one of Australia’s most most coverted snow titles. There are also multiple prizes on hand for male and female competitors, with a

cash and prize pool provided by G.H MUMM Champagne, totalling more than $15,000.

Dual Winter Olympian, Scott Kneller, took out the 2013 Open Men’s Top2Bottom, closely followed by his teammate Anton Grimus.

“Top2Bottom is an epic race that involves far more than just skiing.

There is that technical part at the start of trying to get your skis on as fast as you can. It’s always challenging, but getting up for those first runs is always awesome fun,” said Scott: The Top2Bottom celebrations will continue off the slopes at the Thredbo Alpine Hotel, with an epic

Peli-Ski après party presented by G.H. MUMM and Pelicano. From 3pm to 6pm, Pelicano will deliver its unique style of fun that it has become famous for, with music by resident Pelicano regular DJ Dashing and former Sneaky Sound System MC Daimon Downey. One of Australia’s leading bartenders will also be on hand to create Pelicano’s signature cocktails, with bubbly provided by G.H. MUMM. For those who are over 18 years and are exceptional skiers and snowboarders, pre-registration is $40 and is available via the Thredbo eStore until 4pm, August 8. Late registration is also available from

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Friday 12 Sep - The Curtin, Melbourne, Saturday 13 Sep - Jive, Adelaide, Sunday 14 Sep - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, Thursday 18 Sep - The Brightside, Brisbane Friday Sep 19 – Elsewhere, Gold Coast

key topics from trend forecasting to best practice social media, fashion buying and more. The line-up includes Tim Krotiris of Social Media Servants, Lauren Jones of General Pants and Chris Vincent of Practicology.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australia’s The Business Breakfast is back by only dedicated fashion trade event, popular demand, fusing food and Fashion Exposed, will be held from fashion commerce in an intimate Saturday. August 16 to Monday, session from a leading Australian August 18. talent.

The will event host 1000s of New to the show experience is buyers, retailers and wholesalers the Fashion Exposed Open Day. at the new purpose-built exhibition Fashion Exposed will open up hall at the Sydney Showground, the show to emerging fashion featuring promising new and businesses and students in a sign inspiring labels and more of support for Australia’s next international exhibitors than ever generation of fashion. The day before. aims to provide free practical The highly-anticipated Business support and advice from how to Seminar Series returns with a launch a fashion business to how number of free sessions on to run it successfully in this current

market. The Fashion Exposed Open Day also acts as a vital platform for visitors and a chance to access the experience of our industry experts via a dedicated discussion panel with speakers from Small Biz NSW, Launch Initiative and Australian Business Network.

“We always aim to be at the forefront of innovation when it comes to feature areas at the show and the August event in Sydney will not disappoint,” said Fashion Exposed exhibition director, Elissa Duke.

“We will see the launch of Open Day Series (and) another new initiative we will launch at the show is the Visual Merchandising demonstrations. These sessions will provide attendees with handson experience in creating visual displays with a point of difference that also drive business into-store.”

OPENING TIMES Saturday 16 August 2014: 10am – 6pm Sunday 17 August 2014: 10am – 6pm Monday 18 August 2014: 10am – 4pm www.fashionexposed.com

Valley Terminal Guest Services for $80 on August 9 between 6am and 6.30am.

In addition to the traditional Top2Bottom, Thredbo is adding a new dynamic this year with the introduction of an epic exhibition event, the Thredbo MTB Diamant Fat Bike Downhill, in partnership with the world’s leading Fat Bike producer, Diamant Bikes. Australia’s best riders will take on the Top2Bottom course on Fat Tyre mountain bikes specifically designed to be ridden in the snow, starting from Bunnywalk Station.

For further information on Thredbo Ski Resort and the Top2Bottom, visit www.thredbo.com.au or call Thredbo Resort Centre on 1300 020 589.

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Jasmyne Mehrton-Johnson, Tara Gower and Jasmin Sheppard.

Photo by Jess Bialek.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Now close to selling out at the Sydney Opera House, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s new show Patyegarang is on its way to Melbourne for a limited season of ten performances. Patyegarang will be presented at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse from August 28 to September 6, 2014.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014, Bangarra Dance Theatre is Australia’s premier national Indigenous performing arts company.

Under the artistic direction of Stephen Page, Bangarra has strived to maintain the cultural integrity and spirit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tradition, combining it with contemporary expressions of stories, dance and music.

Bangarra creates dynamic, moving theatrical experiences and delivers these experiences to audiences across Australia and around the world.

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“The story of Patyegarang is one of the few positive encounters during Australia’s first contact, one that should be celebrated and remembered, said Stephen Page.

“It is special to see how audiences are embracing this story, just like we embraced it during our rehearsals.

I look forward to sharing this performance with Melbournians – an audience close to Bangarra’s heart.”

Patyegarang is a gift of Australian history in a remarkable dance experience about first contact, bringing to the stage the story of a young Eora woman who befriended one of the first settlers, Lieutenant William Dawes, gifting him her culture and language.

While this cultural exchange took place more than 200 years ago, it remains a timeless story about human curiosity, respect and learning. Patyegarang will also be performed in Canberra, Perth and Brisbane before arriving in Melbourne.

BOOKINGS Arts Centre Melbourne, August 28 – September 6 2014. Bookings: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au p 136 246. Ticket prices: $29 $89 plus transaction fees.

Bangarra will also host a Koorie Kids Day in conjunction with a matinee performance of Patyegarang on Wednesday 3 September at 1pm. Thanks to BHP Billiton, Indigenous secondary school students from the city and outer metropolitan areas are invited to purchase heavily discounted tickets.

After the performance, students will have an opportunity to engage with Stephen Page and other Patyegarang creative team members during a question & answer. The students will then have the chance to meet members of Bangarra in the foyer. Tickets are $10.00. www.bangarra.com.au

ICEHOUSE ADDS SHOWS ICEHOUSE has added an additional two Melbourne shows for The Palms at Crown on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 February as part of the Platinum Concert Series.

Tickets to The Palms at Crown run of shows are on sale now through Ticketek.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Abarth’s new 595 range has landed in Australia with more equipment and technology.

The Italian hot hatch is available in two new trim levels; the 595 Turismo and 595 Competizione hatch and convertible.

Powered by a 1.4-litre T-Jet turbo engine, the 595 generates 118kW and 230Nm – enough to push the feisty Italian to 100km/h in just 7.4secs (7.6secs using the Abarth Dualogic gearbox linked with paddle-shifters) and on to a top speed of 210km/h in manual guise and 209km/h using the Dualogic transmission.

In keeping with its reputation for pure performance, the Abarth 595 draws on its proud racing heritage with motorsport-tested components, including Koni front suspension with FSD (frequency selective damping), perforated and self-ventilating front brake discs and an anti-roll bar, ensuring the 595 offers the performance to match its looks. For even more thrills, pushing the Sport button on the dashboard increases throttle response and adds weight to the steering.

Another new feature is the segment-first seven-inch TFT digital instrument display, developed in collaboration with Italian auto manufacturer Magneti Marelli, which seamlessly transforms into a race-spec computer at the push of a button, offering cornering g-force and a digital boost gauge.

The 595 Turismo captures the essence of both style and speed. It

offers Abarth leather seats, Abarth diamond-finish 10-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels with 205/40 R17 tyres, cross drilled and self-ventilating front brake discs and Koni front suspension with FSD, which adjust to road conditions, as standard.

The 595 Competizione hardtop and convertible steps up to a more race-focussed specification, with Fabric Abarth Corsa by Sabelt bucket seats, Abarth diamond-finish five-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels with anthracite background and 205/40 R17 tyres and cross drilled and selfventilating front brake discs.

The Abarth 595 Competizione’s Dual Mode ‘Record Monza’ exhaust opens at 4,000rpm, transforming the already head-turning exhaust into something otherworldly while shifting the car’s power curve.

The 595 sips just 5.4-l/100km with a manual transmission and 5.3-l/100km with the Abarth Dualogic transmission.

Eleven colours are available on the Competizione, with a further six bi-colour designs exclusive to the Turismo.

Introducing the Abarth 595 range, Fiat Chrysler Australia President & CEO, Veronica Johns, said: “The evolution of Abarth continues with two thrill-a-minute editions guaranteed to put a smile on owner’s faces.

“The 595 Competizione and Turismo are the most exhilarating Abarth models to date, offering all the fun, style and excitement you’d expect from a pure Italian hot hatch.”

A TASTE OF ORANGE The Orange region of New South Wales is bringing its good food, good wine and that famous country hospitality to Martin Place on August 2022. Taste Orange@Sydney will include an exhibition of the cultural talent of Orange with live music and entertainment alongside the food and wine characters of the region who’ll woo you with their friendly natures and impeccable hospitality. The event features both day and night festivities and will have more than 20 wineries on show, along with nine supporting stalls representing local business and industry and offering tastings of local Orange produce.

NEIL FINN TOURS NZ One of New Zealand’s favourite performers and songwriters, Neil Finn, will tour his home country in September, accompanied by his latest six piece ensemble .

The new band (including wife Sharon, Aistair Deverick of the Ruby Suns, Jessee Sheehan, Andrew Everding, Lisa Tomlins of Rhombus and Finn) will perform new material from Finn’s critically acclaimed album ‘Dizzy Heights’ as well as a swag of songs from his vast retrospective catalogue, including Crowded House, Split Enz, Finn Brothers and his own solo works. Tour and ticketing information: www.neilfinn.com WWW.PRODIJEE.COM

POKOLBIN, AUSTRALIA: The 2014 International Wine Challenge in London has awarded the James Rodgers Trophy for the Best Wine in its First Year of Production to Leogate Estate’s 2011 ‘The Basin’ Reserve Shiraz (RRP $115).

When accepting the award in person at the gala dinner, Bill and Vicki Widin attributed the Trophy both to Len Evans’ attention to detail in establishing Brokenback Vineyard, and to Mark Woods’ superior winemaking skills. The Basin had earlier also been awarded the Trophy for the best Hunter Valley Red Wine.

Brokenback Vineyard in Pokolbin was one of Len Evans’ Rothbury Syndicate vineyards planted in the 1960s. The Shiraz vines all original, and are situated on a low hill with direct east and west facing blocks.

A substantial section of the east facing blocks is known locally as The Basin and forms somewhat of a natural amphitheatre.

The vines, protected from much of the Hunter Valley late afternoon summer sun, have developed over the years rather differently from the vines on the west facing blocks -

primarily by being more luxuriant in both vine size and canopy. This difference in the vines is entirely environmental, and results in a slightly different berry taste.

Leogate Estate’s winemaker, Mark Woods, noticed this difference and for the 2011 harvest decided to keep separate the parcels he selected from each east and west section to be the 2011 Shiraz Reserve wines, naming the two parcels The Basin and Western Slopes.

The London judges described the 2011 The Basin as, “Refined, cool Shiraz style with bright fruit, savoury notes, supple tannins and great drinkability. Lovely freshness on the palate, which lifts and lengthens the overall flavour”.

The judges also described the Western Slopes, (Silver Medal), as, “Sweet, ripe berries and vanilla on the nose. Peppery, roasted flavours with a concentrated great length and well balanced tannins”.

James Halliday, in his 2014 Australian Wine Companion, gave the 2011 The Basin 96 points and a cellaring date of 2050, and gave the 2011 Western Slopes 97 points and a cellaring date of 2060.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Adam Brand will release his tenth studio album, the soulful My Side Of The Street on August 8, 2014. Produced by Adam’s long-time collaborator Craig Porteils, My Side Of The Street is a 13-track long-player that features Jasmine Rae on Quit This Time and closes out with Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy, made famous by Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs.

The guitar-heavy, soaring rock-tinged lead single, ‘What Your Love Looks Like’ captures Brand in his element, as he sings “I want to close my eyes, and see what your love looks like”, drawing listeners in as a love-fuelled narrative unfolds. “They say you get your whole life to write and record your first album, in some respect I feel I have been waiting my entire life to release this album”, said Adam. “I threw the rule book out the window and said everything I wanted to say, exactly the way I wanted to say it.”

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GDYNIA, POLAND: Britain’s Paul Bonhomme pulled out the stops to win the Red Bull Air Race World Championship’s Qualifying session in front of more than 100,000 Polish spectators with a track record time of 1:10.980. The defending champion bounced back in style from a sobering defeat in the last stop in Putrajaya, Malaysia to win his first Qualifying this year in the high speed, low altitude racing with a clutch performance on a difficult track set up in the Baltic

Sea just off Gdynia’s bustling beaches.

Nigel Lamb of Britain, who won the last race in Malaysia, came in a close second in the Qualifying ahead of Sunday’s first-ever race in Poland with a time of 1:11.423 on a thrilling track made especially challenging with a 270-degree ‘Marina Wall’ turn while championship leader, Hannes Arch, of Austria took third, stopping the clock in 1:11.490.

“It’s a brilliant track,” said Bonhomme, who saw his run of 15 straight podiums snapped in Malaysia when he ended up fifth due to engine troubles. “If every track were like this it would be a dream. You’ve got to actually put some thought into flying this track. It’s really a thinking pilot’s track.”

It was another riveting Qualifying session with Lamb, Arch and Pete McLeod of Canada, who claimed fourth (1:12.068), all pushing the pace in an electrifying duel with hopes of taking the top spot for Sunday’s race in Gydnia. Germany’s Matthias Dolderer (1:12.252) and Australia’s Matt Hall (1:12.370) also showed flashes of brilliance on the difficult Gdynia track but ended up back in fifth and sixth place, respectively. Both Dolderer and Hall said they are confident they are still within striking range of getting on the podium.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Steve Smyth’s second Ivy League Records release is the heartfelt track Written Or Spoken. The song follows the rollicking Shake It, both lifted from his Ivy League debut album, Exits, which will be released on September 5.

Hailing from the New South Wales south coast, Smyth’s hazy, itinerant life has taken him across North America, Europe and through Asia, never pausing long enough to take root, all the time registering experiences in his songs. Smyth is currently packing his bags for an extensive month long run of European shows Penned amongst the clutter of a house boat kitchen floating into the centre of London, Written Or Spoken is a sweet ode to a relationship bruised by distance.

This time around the pendulum swings away from the rawness of Shake It, as Smyth delivers his trademark arresting vocal beauty. The track was recorded with the album, Exits, in Echo Park, near the Hollywood Hills, drawing upon the services of Joey Waronker on drums (Atoms For Peace, Thom Yorke, Beck) and Gus Seyffert on bass (The Black Keys, Norah Jones).

From the streets of Paris to touring alongside the likes of The Killers, Angus and Julia Stone, Lanie Lane and Kim Churchill, Smyth has proven time and time again to be devastating in the live setting - a voice churned up in bourbon-soaked Louisiana gravel that soars to the heavens at times with its sweetness.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Frontier Touring has announced Brooklynbased alt-rock band, American Authors, will return to Australia and visit New Zealand to play shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland.

Band members Zac Barnett, James Adam Shelley, Dave Rublin and Matt Sanchez left the Berklee College of Music in Boston where they met to take their alt-rock, fourpart harmonies and infectious pop sensibilities to the Big Apple as American Authors. Their songwriting comes from the diversity that the four members bring to the table.

“We’re the authors of our lives, creating music from what we’ve lived, from what we hope for, from what we feel. Every day is different and like everyone, our emotions change according to our personal highs and lows and by the challenges or triumphs that affect all of us - we’re not afraid to be goofy one day and serious the next.

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as people are willing to listen”, said lead vocalist, Zac Barnett .

American Authors was in Australia for a brief visit earlier this year in support of the release of their debut album Oh, What A Life (out now through Universal), which reached #3 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart and #15 in the Billboard 200. The band performed a series of exclusive events whilst they were here including a concert at iconic Luna Park for 300 lucky fans.

Debut single Best Day Of My Life proved to be a massive international breakthrough for the band, gaining worldwide success as it featured on various advertising campaigns around the world, including Hyundai in the UK and France, Telecom in New Zealand as well as for US retail home improvement giant Lowe’s which aired during the Superbowl.

The song also appeared on the trailer for some of this year’s cinematic releases including Delivery Man and The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. In Australia the track took

a similar trajectory after being picked up by local liquor chain BWS for one of their commercials, landing in the top 15 on the radio airplay chart, top 10 on the iTunes singles chart and achieving certified platinum single sales.

The hit was also performed on Glee earlier this year during their ‘New New York’ episode as well as being invited on Ellen to perform the anthemic tune. The track is now closing in on 23 million views on YouTube and a whopping 53 million plays on Spotify. Following the success of this infectious hit single, American Authors released their equally catchy second single Believer.

Last year American Authors also boosted their live presence, having supported the likes of OneRepublic and The Script to being one of the most highly anticipated bands to play at SXSW in Austin, Texas earlier this year, leading to a number of sold out headline shows in the US and UK/ Europe.

NEW YORK CITY, USA: Seiko Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Seiko Watch Corporation, has celebrated the significant milestone of launching the first high-end Seiko Boutique to enter the United States, to open its doors at 510 Madison Avenue in New York City.

With boutiques and shop-in-shops already positioned in Tokyo, Paris, Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Madrid, New York City adds a new, superior level of exposure to its ever-growing global presence.

Surrounded by the world’s most iconic luxury brands on Madison Avenue, the New York Seiko boutique will primarily be dedicated to Seiko’s most prestigious collections, including Astron and Grand Seiko.

In addition, the boutique will unveil internationally coveted collections never before sold in the US, including Galante and Credor. This exciting venture continues to showcase Seiko’s progressive philosophy of presenting paramount design, quality and precision in each new project Seiko brings to the US fine timepiece market.

The intricate design process behind the New York Seiko Boutique is credited to world renowned design firm, LxD Design Consultancy, LLC, whose global projects include monumental work for Gucci, Tiffany & Co. and Michael Kors.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced that entries for the Television categories are now open for the fourth AACTA Awards, to be held in Sydney in January 2015.

“The innovation and depth of our Television screen industries has never been stronger: kicking off in February when more than 5 million viewers tuned into local Australian drama – Seven’s Inxs Never Tear Us Apart , Nine’s Schapelle and the premiere of ABC1’s third season of Rake, and reality television continuing its meteoric rise, this year’s AACTA Awards will be robustly contested.” said AACTA CEO, Damian Trewhella.

Following extensive consultation with the Australian comedy community, the 4th AACTA Awards will present Comedy and Light Entertainment as separate Award categories recognising the considerable contribution of these two highly regarded Television genres.

Competition rules now include ‘any person named as executive producer(s) of the Production if that person has directly participated in a majority of decisions concerning a majority of the producing functions for the Production.’

Entries and materials in all Television program categories must be received by Friday August 8, 2014 to be eligible for Australia’s most coveted screen award. www.aacta.org

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA: Mia Dyson has announced her first national tour for the album Idyllwild, and unveiled the LP’s second single, also titled Idyllwild.

Focusing its attention prominently on the grey-area between youth and fully fledged adulthood, Idyllwild follows on from Dyson’s acclaimed album The Moment, which led to an ARIA nomination and complete reinvention of her career.

From her 2003 debut Cold Water Dyson impressed audiences around the country with her first three albums leading to national airplay via triple j and opening slots for the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Chris Isaak, Joe Cocker, Stevie Nicks and Donavon Frankenreiter.

The release of Idyllwild’s title track as the album’s second single takes the new album’s narrative forward even further, tipping its hat to a small town outside of Los Angeles where Dyson spent an unconventional honeymoon.

“I got hitched not that long ago at the Los Angeles county courthouse and afterwards, we found ourselves driving up into the mountains to this little town called Idyllwild, sort of laying our decision out there and celebrating in the natural world.”

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Comeback Kid are a staple of the hardcore community. It’s been 11 years since their debut album and with the release of their fifth record, Die Knowing, earlier in 2014, the Canadian quintet are gearing up to bring their new stuff back to Australia this October for their ever growing legion of fans.

Taking influence from their contemporaries in the scene as well as the ‘90s skater punks and the more

melodic acts out there, Comeback Kid have created a sound all their own within the often times cookie cutter hardcore genre.

Experimenting with and incorporating new musical elements from beyond the confines of modern hardcore has stood them apart from everyone else.

Also appearing on the bill are Rotting Out, who create some of the most energetic and captivating punk/hardcore being played today. True LA natives, who were raised on a diet of Suicidal Tendencies and Pennywise and perfectly capture the soundtrack to skating, mayhem, hanging with friends and getting into trouble.

Joining CBK and Rotting Out will be Sydney’s Relentless. The band have defined themselves as one of the most straight up, no nonsense hardcore bands in the country, with comparisons to Madball and Sick Of It All. Having risen to the top locally, they have made solid inroads into South East Asia of late and are planning to spread their trademark style across Europe and the US in the near future.

With ten dates on the tour, everyone around the country has the opportunity to catch three bands in their prime. Supports will be announced soon.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Singer-songwriter and pianist/ guitarist Sara Bareilles is heading south to perform all ages shows in Australia and for the first time New Zealand this September.

The multi-talented musician captured hearts and achieved critical praise in 2007 when she released the hugely successful hit Love Song from the debut album Little Heart (out now through Epic Records). The track reached #1 in 22 countries around the world and stayed in the Billboard Hot 100 for a massive 41 weeks, peaking at #4 and remained in the top ten for 20 weeks. The track was also nominated for Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal at the 51st Grammy Awards.

Bareilles’ sophomore album Kaleidoscope Heart (Epic Records), which she released in 2010, went straight to number one on the Billboard 200. The lead single King of Anything once again earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Vocal Performance and certified platinum (1,000,000-plus album sales) by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Bareilles is no stranger to Australia, having supported Maroon 5 when they toured in 2011. She is currently in the middle of her Little Black Dress tour in North America where she is busy performing to a number of sold out crowds. www.sarabmusic.com WWW.PRODIJEE.COM

BERLIN, GERMANY: With a Magic Circus theme, the looks of the S/15 collections by Marc Cain were presented during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin.

The front row was packed with illustrious guests: Hilary Swank, Marcia Cross, Sylvie Meis, Motsi Mabuse, Franzi Knuppe, Nina Eichinger, Johanna Klum (Middle, right), Rebecca Mir (below) and many more were impressed by the new designs for the coming season.

The S/S 15 collection brought together technology, femininity, stripes, polka dots, flowers and dominant animal prints.

The urban setting of the Erika Hess Ice Stadium formed a contrast to the magical staging of the show, which was spectacularly opened by five performance artists.

Hollywood-actress, Marcia Cross (top, far right), was full of praise: “What a fantastic production! I travelled here especially for the Marc Cain show and it has exceeded my expectations. I already have several outfits on my must-have list.”

“Marc Cain reinvents itself every season, without ever losing its distinctive style,” said Helmut Schlotterer, chairman, founder and owner of Marc Cain. “After this excellent start, we are looking forward to a very successful season.”

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LOS ANGELES, USA: Montblanc and Urban Arts Partnership held their fourth annual production of The 24 Hour Plays, at the Broad Stage Theater in Santa Monica.

Hollywood’s finest joined forces to participate in a one-night-only live performance, produced by Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri of the Freestyle Picture Company and the 24 Hour Company. The entire creative process, from writing to directing and performing took place in just 24 hours.

Urban Arts Partnership is one of America’s leading education organisations and works in 100 under-resourced public schools reaching more than 12,000 students annually to help them achieve better educational outcomes.

“Our work in Los Angeles has more than doubled this year, in large part due to support from the LAUSD led by Superintendent John Deasy and The Los Angeles Fund for Public Education,” said Philip Courtney, CEO, Urban Arts Partnership. “It is encouraging that industry leaders such as Montblanc are willing to invest in the future of underserved students by bringing the arts back into public schools’ classrooms.”

Montblanc has helped raise more than $2 million for Urban Arts Partnership in New York City and Los Angeles. The proceeds from the event will benefit Urban Arts Partnership, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the intellectual, social and artistic development of underserved public school students through arts-integrated education programs to close the achievement gap.

Clockwise from top left: Actresses Abbie Cornish and Jamie Chung; actress Rosie Perez; If you attend a Montblanc party you want to record it; musican Gavin Rossdale; singersongwriter Andy Davis; TV personality Kelly Osbourne and actor Seth Green.

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LONDON, ENGLAND: British brand Superdry teamed up with the British Fashion Council to celebrate the start of London Collections: Men by co-hosting an exclusive party on the eve of the three-day fashion event.

Guests were invited to join Dylan Jones OBE, chair of London Collections: Men, Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council and Superdry co-founders James Holder and Julian Dunkerton to kickstart the SS15 menswear season.

The event marked the fifth edition of London Collections: Men and the third appearance of Superdry at this celebration of the best of British menswear.

Julian Dunkerton, CEO of Superdry commented: “As our business grows, London Collections: Men is a fantastic space to show our progression, not only to our international business partners, but also to press from around the world. We are now entering our 11th year of trading; selling in over 100 territories and this further cements our position as a global brand.”

Dylan Jones commented: “It’s great that Superdry is showing its support for the UK’s biggest menswear showcase. London Collections has grown so quickly and now represents such a vast cross section of menswear designers; from emerging to established, from Savile Row tailoring to global brands - it is the opportunity for everyone to celebrate the diversity and strength of the UK menswear industry.”

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prodijee Editor Darren House darren@prodijee.com +61 (0) 408 536 148 Fashion & Lifestyle Editor Carol Sheridan carol@prodijee.com +61 (0) 411 245 383 Food & Beverage Editor John Anthony Art Director Carolyn Stevens Contributing Writers Lily Serna Matthew Wren Sarah French Amy Sommer Rik Barnett Kia Sanford Holly Scaunich Leah Carlisle Nicole Condos

going postal FOLLOW YOUR DREAM

I found it really interesting that Johnny Di Francesco went to university to study something but chucked it in to follow his dream of something completely different.

This seems to happen a lot, look at Andrew O’Keefe, son of a judge, and became a lawyer himself before pursuing his dream career on television, and Andy Lee of radio fame, who studied commerce but is now a comedian and radio presenter. I admire the people who have the courage to do this sort of thing.

If you have eaten at 400 Gradi you will agree that Johnny Di Francesco made the right decision!

Lyle D’arcy Moorabbin, Victoria, AUSTRALIA.

Chief Photographer Matthew Wren

Ed – I will agree with you about that Lyle, the food at 400 Gradi is delicious.

Contributing Photographers Andrew Browne Mike Chang

SARAH’S STUFFED TOMATOS

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BE GREEN EMBRACE THE SCREEN!

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I have had Sarah’s recipe from one of your past issues for Gemista (stuffed peppers and tomatos) and finally got round to making it this weekend. DE-LISH-OUS. I am just

going through your other issues to print off her other recipes to try out.

More recipes please, Sarah.

Justine Le-Hampsen South Yarra, Victoria, AUSTRALIA.

Ed – Where is the sharing love, Sarah?

SUPER SAMMY

Love a chick who participates in what most people think is a man’s sport. Go Sammy!

Ryan Le-Roc Yaletown, VN, CANADA.

Ed – Your right, Ryan motorsport isn’t just for the blokes, and it is one of the few sports where men and women can compete equally.

MARDI GRAS - OI, OI, OI!

Just booked my trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras next year! You are Aussies, right? Yet you have been to Mardi Gras in my country (USA) but I haven’t. Not to be outdone by an Aussie, my trip is booked. Funny how it took an Aussie’s review of this event to make me see the light!

Collin Thiroul Williamsville, New York, USA.

InDaHouse Ed – Enjoy your trip, you never know, maybe I will be there too.

PLEASURE AND PAIN

I’m a little pissed with you guys - I opened the last edition and saw the gorgeous Charlene Amoia on the cover looking super hot and I let out a loud ‘Oh my God!’, which would have been fine except my girlfriend came running over to see what was going on. I copped an earful and a clip over the head. Thanks a lot!

Jeff Watson North Ryde, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA.

Ed – I feel your pain Jeff but l am sure you’ll agree it was a small price to pay. We’ve great response to all of Charlene’s photographs. She certainly is a talented and beautiful woman.

LOVING SOMMERTIME

I am hooked on Amy Sommer’s column. Every month she writes things that are so real. This month’s one has been causing dilemma in my house for a while now, not Amy’s column, but her story about delayed gratification for children.

I don’t understand why people are treating their young children to things that (in my most humble opinion) should be kept for when they are much older.

High quality restaurants for young children’s birthdays? How ridiculous! Manicure and pedicure sessions for toddlers? Again, how ridiculous? Have the parents who do this for their children ever wondered what they will do for them when they are older?

If you treat your 12 year old to a birthday at a high end restaurant and your toddler to a pamper session, exactly what will you give them when they are 15 or 16?

Let children be children. Treat them age appropriately. This whole thing is getting completely out of hand.

Eleanor Atkins Franklin, Missouri, USA.

Ed – I agree with you 100 percent Eleanor, let children be children.

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TELEVISION OPERATORS HAVE always been notorious for over-rating the importance of their programs, but in Australia right now there seems to be an even bigger occurrence of this annoying marketing ploy. Never in the history of Australian television has been so many ‘Un-miss-able’, ‘Must See TV’, and ‘Television Events’, which wouldn’t be a problem if it were true.

But so many of these claims apply to shows such as Home and Away, The Bachelor Australia, The Voice Kids and, would you believe, even Studio 10. Far from being un-missable, there’s any number of activities I’d find more pleasant than watching these shows. For example, having your fingernails ripped out is far more enjoyable than watching the departure of a ‘Riverboy’ from Home and Away, Smashing my finger with a hammer on a cold day is less excruciating than watching precocious children and their pushy parents on The Voice Kids, and I suspect, forcing Guantanamo Bay prisoners to watch episodes of Studio Ten would be a more effective form of torture than waterboarding.

These imperatives are now so common they must surely be ineffective – a case of crying wolf far too many times. And you have to question how un-miss-able any program is these days, given television’s propensity to endless repeat these programs on secondary and tertiary digital channels, and make them available for viewing on computer, tablets and phones.

Is it any wonder modern TV is in trouble, with falling revenues and audiences?

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ARBONNE INTERNATIONAL WAS founded in Switzerland in 1975, and creates personal care and wellness products that are crafted with premium botanical ingredients. Arbonne products are vegan friendly, formulated without gluten, dermatologist tested and allergy tested safe.

If you are looking for a perfectly natural ‘no make-up’ look, then you can’t go past Arbonne’s Got You Covered Mineral Powder Foundation. With SPF 15, this silkysmooth mineral powder foundation

is feather-light in its formula and works to conceal imperfections and provide buildable coverage for flawless-looking beautiful skin.

For full SPF coverage, make sure you apply 15 minutes prior to sun exposure – and don’t forget, damaging UV rays are still around even when it’s cloudy and grey outside. Available in 12 shades.

RRP – AU $53.00 Everyone has a camera close at hand these days, so if you want to be always photo-ready, then try Arbonne’s Setting Pretty Translucent

LOOK OUT FOR ORLY’s new collection – Baked.

With our days now much shorter, skies much greyer and wind chills much stronger, it is natural to look for some pops of colour to remind us of the balmy nights of seasons past.

The Baked collection by ORLY will have you embracing exotic, neon hues to warm your fingertips up this winter.

With a brand new and innovative formula, the collection has been infused with baked pigments, specialty micas, vitamins and minerals. Each pigment is milled to a micro fine particle size and then heat treated at high temperatures to ensure pigment easily disperses into the base, allowing for an ultra-smooth application, maximum colour payoff and superior shine. This daring

Loose Powder. Also with SPF 15, this luminescent and weightless translucent loose powder sets any foundation or makeup for a longlasting, flawless finish. The finely sized pigments also help to diminish the look of fine lines and pores.

Suits all skin colours – this is a translucent powder.

RRP - AU$46.00 All Arbonne products can be purchased through Arbonne’s extensive network of Independent Consultants, or online at www.arbonneinternational.com.au

and bright six-piece collection will turn usually dull, damp days into an experience in the tropics.

RRP AU$18.95/18ml each

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A CHANGE IS as good as a holiday, well, it’s not really but if you can’t have a holiday, then a change is really good.

Natio has introduced a new range of products in their spa collection that will uplift your senses with a real zing of scent. These luxurious products are enriched with aromatic Lemongrass, Lemon Myrtle and fresh Coconut.

The Coconut and Shea Body Butter (AU $18.95) is a deliciously creamy skin treatment that is rich in certified organic Coconut, Shea Butter and Marshmallow. This luxurious butter is a mousse like texture and absorbs quickly leaving your skin deeply smoothed, soft and heavenly scented.

An entirely new addition to the Natio Spa range is the Home Fragrance (AU$12.95). This fragrance spray is uplifting and leaves the scents of Lemongrass, Lemon Myrtle and Lime lingering in your home.

Of course, in true Natio form, the collection offers something for everyone and as well as the body butter and home fragrance it includes a body cleanser, soap, hand cream, body polish and body lotion.

Available at Myer, David Jones and selected pharmacies. www.natio.com.au

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WHEN IT’S COLD you reach for a jacket to protect you from the windy weather, but what do you do for your skin?

NIVEA, a trusted brand for more than 100 years continues to develop skincare creams and lotions to help protect, nurture and care for your skin. A recent study has shown that more than three tubs of NIVEA Crème being sold every second globally.

The Crème is the go-to product for all your at-home moisturising needs - it helps maintain the skin’s protective barrier. Apply a generous layer and leave it on your face for a few minutes - it will act as a speedy facial mask, use it with a cotton pad and it will remove even the most stubborn of mascaras and it’s a great post shaving remedy for men and women.

But of course, NIVEA looks after our needs by offering a full range of products which include night creams, day dreams, hand creams, cleansing mousse, facial wipes to name but a few.

So, face up to those Winter chills or Summer heatwaves with the brand that is affordable and readily available at supermarkets, mass merchants or pharmacies.

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NOT QUITE A chance meeting, but when two creative ladies get together amazing things can happen.

Annemieke Woodbridge (below, right), website designer and world traveler, wanted someone amazing to cater for her wedding, that’s when, after much research, she came across Jan Woods (right).

Jan, a self-professed tree-hugger and very down to earth person had been a chef for more than 30 years. Her experience and expertise were well known and this was exactly the sort of person Annemieke was looking for.

The wedding was to be held in a park, under a bridge for 120 guests, this was going to be no mean feat to arrange, especially as there were water restrictions at the time which meant water had to be bought in by bottles for washing up and every piece of kitchen equipment had to be trucked in!

After many coffee dates and discussions, the mammoth task, all coordinated by the two girls, was then made even more challenging when Annemieke and her fiancé were transferred to Dubai, prior to the actual event date.

To cut a long story short, the wedding was arranged via many emails over the next few months resulting in the bride and groom coming back to Australia for their lavish event.

Jan’s down to earth nature and exquisite food ensured that the night flowed beautifully and that everyone had a wonderful time eating delicious food.

The girls remained in contact and a strong friendship formed, they decided to join forces and each put their individual talents together and– Tummies & Tastebuds is the result.

This beautiful book is as down-to-earth and stylish as the chef behind the recipes herself. It is a collection of delightful recipes for the entire family. From Chef Jan’s delectable delights through to introducing new flavours to the children, there is something for everyone in this eCookbook.

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I ADORE THE scent of flowers, candles and room sprays… sometimes it’s hard to decide which fragranced product I will use each day to get my ‘fix’ of scent. Now that MOR has released its new range of scented candles that are not only beautifully scented but designer pieces in their own right, it is near impossible for me to decide which beautiful fragrance I will opt for each day.

EMPORIUM Emporium is visually decadent and has a burn time of approximately 40 hours.

Be visually moved by the luxurious glass vessel wrapped in inspired seventeenth century art and gilded with 24 carat gold.

Available in - Snow Gardenia, Lychee Flower, Italian Blood Orange, Black Cherry Plum and Candied Vanilla Almond RRP AU $39.95

JARDINERE Jardinere has you breathing in the fragrance of bygone times and relaxing in your own secret garden for up to 60 hours. Made from soy wax, this aromatic candle will create tranquillity and peace. Each vessel is stamped with a rustic gold wreath filled with foliage and fruits from the secret garden. Available in La Serre, La Bohemienne and Le Maroc.

RRP AU $49.95

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LITTLE LUXURIES Little Luxuries are petite treasures with an approximate burn time of 14 hours. Inspired by the decadence surrounding the reign of Marie Antoinette, these hand poured candles come in a coloured glazed ceramic votive vessel that is finished off with a hand painted 24ct gold edge.

Available in – Belladonna, Marshmallow, Lychee Flower, Snow Gardenia and Blood Orange – RRP AU $14.95

MARSHMALLOW DELUXE Marshmallow Deluxe soy candle has an opulent floral decadence that is entwined with the elegance of sweet Vanilla Musk. The Marshmallow Deluxe soy candle offers 60 hours of delicate scent, and comes in a sleek glass hobnail vessel complete with its own tasselled snuffer.

RRP AU $49.95

WHIMSICAL FLORAL Whimsical floral garlands and the elegance of high tea are captured in this collectable Marshmallow Tea Cup Scented Candle. This unique candle releases a delicately sweet scent for 22 hours and can be used as a beautiful, keepsake decorative tea cup.

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Arrive Fashionably Safe Driver Dynamics is Australia’s #1 Advanced Driving and Defensive Driver Training organisation, with courses to suit all levels of experience from just $149.

So whether you are heading to the catwalk, the red carpet or just across town, staying safe on the roads is something that never goes out of style.

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LIKE THE TEETH, hair and body, the complexion can benefit from regular brushing. Cleansing skin with a gentle electrical face brush will help exfoliate dead skin cells more quickly than fingers, a flannel or manual brush can, effectively whisking away dull surface skin as well as oil and debris plugging the pores.

Besides giving an immediate sensation of smoothness, clean and fresh skin is also best primed to receive serum, moisturiser and follow-on treatment products.

Unencumbered by residual sebum, make-up and dry skin cells, active formulations can better penetrate skin to perform at capacity.

Natio has just launched a limited edition 1-2-3 skincare set to suit all skin types.

The three-step skincare sets come in three different formulas, which all include a bonus Electrical Deep Cleansing Face Brush (+ batteries and two brush heads):

Gentle Foaming Facial Cleanser, Rosewater & Chamomile Gentle Skin Toner, Daily Protection Face Moisturiser SPF 15.

• Ageless – which includes Gentle Cleansing Milk, Ageless Rehydrating Toner, Ageless Daily Moisturiser • Renew – which includes Renew Gentle Toning Facial Cleanser,

Renew Day Dream SPF 15, Renew Roll-On Eye Serum.

The Natio Aromatherapy, Ageless and Renew skincare products are made in Australia and are not tested on animals.

Available at Myer, David Jones and selected Pharmacies or www.natio.com.au

• Aromatherapy – which includes

ESTÉE LAUDER HAS just introduced Double Wear All-Day Glow BB Moisture Makeup SPF 30 and Double Wear Brush-On-Glow BB Highlighter to their collection.

The Double Wear All-Day Glow BB Moisture Makeup SPF 30 8is an exceptional new makeup that delivers all the benefits of a BB, but now in a moisture-fresh, lightweight texture that instantly brightens and perfects skin’s natural undertones and colour, while providing immediate and all-day radiance, hydration and comfortable wear.

In just one stroke, Double Wear Brush-On-Glow BB Highlighter delivers both instant and lasting radiance and moisture in a highlighter that brightens and conceals diffusing light and minimizing the look of imperfections. This longwearing,

light-reflecting concealer instantly delivers a flawless, radiant finish that lasts for up to eight hours.

Available in a range of seven complexionenhancing shades to suit every skin tone, this colour-true moisturizing makeup is Ophthalmologist- and Dermatologist-tested, fragrance- as well as oilfree and appropriate for all skin types.

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FOODIES AND HEALTH nuts alike will delight in Amanda Battley’s beautiful new cookbook, Organic Fusion.

Her passion for healthy eating and the yogi lifestyle jump off the page and inspire even the most lethargic cook to get into the organic food movement.

Amanda’s recipes focus on the use of raw, vegan and organic ingredients without being daunting or financially unachievable. The majority of the ingredients can be sourced at your local supermarket or health food shop. The Superfoods section concisely explains the benefits of the current trendy ingredients- such as quinoa, kale and chia seedsthat we all like to pretend we use as we timidly wheel our trolleys past the health food aisle.

Organic Fusion provides recipes for an entire day’s menu, starting with tasty and surprising ingredient combo juices/smoothies and breakfast through to light meals and dinners. The juices (with cute, upbeat names such as Spiritual High) are super easy and will give a spring to your morning step. The lemon minty freeze is that delicious, it has now replaced my morning caffeine hit.

The breakfast recipes are more suited to weekend pace cooking. Recipes such as the organic gluten free waffles cater to a wide range of dietary requirements whilst maintaining great taste.

Main meals such as the chicken laksa, are not only moreish but perfect for a quick, after work cook-up.

Surprisingly, Amanda has taken some classic comfort foods (such as lasagne, apple pie and chicken burgers) and given them a tasty makeover with the benefit of her ‘superfood’ ingredients.

For the sweet tooths, the dessert recipes will provide you with the sugar kick required, without

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making you feel guilty about your waistline. The gluten free carrot cake is delectably moist and the coconut date rolls are quick and easy.

Beautifully and simply photographed, with recipes that are short and easy to follow, Amanda’s Organic Fusion is a must have for even the most amateur cook.

FRUSTRATED BY THE lack of plus size clothing that is stylish and on-trend, Sydney’s Mary Berkopec decided to quit her day job as a marketing professional and launch her own label, Meri by Design.

The debut collection was unveiled at Melbourne’s Curvy Couture Roadshow and snapped up instantly by celebrity plus size model, Hayley Hasselhoff, daughter of David Hasselhoff.

With the average Australian woman being size 16, Meri by Design creates flattering shapes to enhance and embrace the beauty of women sized 14-24.

Meri’s philosophy is to honour feminine curves by creating clothes that make women feel confident and stylish.

“In a world where being labelled ‘plus size’ is particularly daunting, I want to celebrate being curvy and sophisticated with my designs. I want women to be able to feel confident, comfortable and creative in the clothes that they wear, no matter their size,” said Mary.

Using the highest quality fabrics and textures, the latest range aims to emphasize the natural silhouette of curvy Australian women.

Buy online at: www.meri.com.au

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THE IMPORTANCE OF CORE STRENGTH FOR OVERALL HEALTH

By Jason T Smith, Physiotherapist, Author of Get Yourself Back In Motion and Founder of the Back In Motion Health Group NO MATTER WHAT your health and fitness goals are, you will always hear a lot about the ‘core’, which put simply, includes the deep muscles in the length of the trunk and torso. Most functional movements are highly dependent on the core, therefore it is fundamental to dial up your core strength for overall health.

Core stability is the attribute that enables you to control many of the movements associated with the static and dynamic postures you adopt. Without adequate strength and control in the mid-section of your spine and lower back, it is very difficult for the body to carry load, quickly swing its limbs and prevent injury. Stability around your central spine is fundamental in supporting correct posture, transferring strength and moving in a way that isn’t going to damage your muscles, ligaments or joints.

Core stability can be improved by actively exercising the deep, small stabilising muscles

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beneath the lower back. Every time we move, even the smallest movement of inhaling a breath, these muscles activate. They form a muscular brace around your spine, holding it stable for protection without inhibiting effective movement.

In a healthy spine, core musculature switches on when it’s needed most, however when fatigue or injury occurs, these muscles can progressively lose control and weaken. If the protective muscular band is no longer holding tight, unsafe movement may occur causing tissue inflammation and degeneration. Other body parts may become involved to overcompensate for the loss of core stability, and this may further implicate the complexity of pain and potential negative health outcomes.

It is important not to confuse your core stabilising muscles with the highly sought after sixpack! Well-conditioned external abdominal muscles add strength to movement but don’t contribute to core control and stability. This isn’t to say that the following exercises won’t help you in gaining a six-pack, but that is not the sole purpose of these recommended exercises.

HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL TIPS TO DIAL UP YOUR CORE STRENGTH FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH: Simple exercises to stabilise your core and strengthen your antigravity muscles will significantly improve your static positioning and dynamic movement.

A fun and proven way to improve your posture and stimulate your core stabilising muscles is to practise ‘dynamic sitting’ with a physio ball (otherwise known as a Swiss, orb, fitness or exercise ball).

Sitting on a Physio Ball creates a dynamic environment, which forces the body to make continuous adjustments to posture, developing increased strength and control along the way.

Other easy ways that you can use your physio ball for improving your core strength are: • Marching: Sit on your physio ball with your spine neutral and knees at 90 degrees. It is important to draw in your abdominal muscles and maintain this position throughout the exercise. Begin by slowly raising your right knee into hip flexion and hold for up to five seconds, then bring the knee back down to starting position. Repeat on the opposite side and continue repeating on alternate sides.

• Crunches: Start by having your hips just off the physio ball and feet shoulder width apart, with your hands placed across your chest. Draw in abdominal muscles and maintain, crunch forward and lift your shoulder blades off the ball. Hold at the top for up to two seconds and then lower back down to starting position. Repeat.

• Supine Bridge: Lie on the ground facing upward, heels resting on top of the physio ball, knees straight and arms at your sides. Use your lumbar and gluteal muscles to slowly lift your lower back off the floor until your trunk is parallel to your thighs. Hold for up to five seconds and then slowly return to starting position. Repeat. www.backinmotion.com.au

ABOUT JASON T SMITH

Jason T Smith is the founder of Back In Motion Health Group, Australia’s leading provider of physiotherapy and related services.

Jason’s book, Get Yourself Back In Motion, is available at Back In Motion practices around Australia, major book retailers and online bookstores RRP $34.95.

Find your nearest practice via www.backinmotion.com. au and keep in touch Facebook www.facebook.com.au/ backinmotionhealthgroup.

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roadtest OSiS+ SESSION LABEL SILK SHINE CREAM I LOVE TO give credit where credit is due, and I have found a product that is my hero.

Hero is a term that I don’t usually like to use, I find that most products have some great qualities, but it’s rare that I find one that is not only brilliant for its intended purpose, but also brilliant for other purposes.

The OSiS+ Session Label Silk Shine Cream was promoted to me as a wonderful solution to give your hair a silky shiny finish without overburdening your style – TRUE – it does give great shine and most definitely does not weigh your hair down – and, as an added bonus, you only need a very small amount of product to determine if it lives up to the claims.

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my hair. I wake up, brush my hair and it looks as fabulous as it did the previous day when I styled it.

Now, here is the biggest bonus for me. My fine hair is also very curly. I spend ages drying it straight only to find (pre OSiS+ Session Label Silk Shine Cream) that it reverts to its curls at the first sign of damp air and frizzes at the drop of a hat.

“Soft curls are very difficult to sleep on.

Wake up the next day and they are disastrous, only having to be either wet or washed again. Now, I can sleep on my curls, run my fingers through my hair in the morning and again, they look as perfect as the day before” But this product is also great for styling. Work a small amount through your hair before you pull out your hairdryer, style as desired, and you will find that your hair remains in its style for ages – without frizz!

No frizz is a huge bonus for me as I have a lot of very fine hair that humidity seems to make a b-line for, turning me into some kind of wild-woman looking creature. I have found that using this product, I have been able to keep the same style for two days – never heard of for WWW.PRODIJEE.COM

There are times that I would love to leave my hair naturally curly, but again, damp air and humidity equal frizz for me.

Not now! After applying a small amount of this product, I can leave my hair form into its soft natural curls – damp air doesn’t affect it – no frizz.

Not only that. Soft curls are very difficult to sleep on. Wake up the next day and they are disastrous, only having to be either wet or washed again.

Now, I can sleep on my curls, run my fingers through my hair in the

morning and again, they look as perfect as the day before.

Hero and brilliant are strong words, but they are words that I firmly believe apply to this product by Schwarzkopf Professional – get to your salon and get some now – I can highly recommend it.

Do you have a product you’d like the team at Prodijee to review? Contact Carol Sheridan at carol@prodijee.com

INDOLA INNOVA VOLUME AND RESTRUCTURE SPRAY/HAIR THICKENING ELIXIER VOLUME AND RESTRUCTURE SPRAY The immediate bonus of this spray is that it’s heat protectant, and it is light enough to spray on roots without weighing your hair down.

This spray gives volume if usewd before blow drying and prevents flyaways because of the light hold.

I couldn’t visibly notice any effect of the hydrating factors, however it helps prevent further damage, which is great.

I noticed most difference on the roots, not so much on the lengths of my hair, but it also helped give any backcombing something to hold onto and stay.

This is a lovely scented product which lingers on the hair - definitely worth $18.95 HAIRTHICKENING ELIXIER Straight away I could tell this product made a difference. It’s

for anyone with fine ‘fluffy’ hair and a bargain at $18.95.

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almost a gel-like consistency and adds thickness and body to fine hair. It can leave ends feeling slightly dry but applying a small, pea-sized amount from mid-length up definitely makes an instant difference to the hair, yet it doesn’t make the finest of hair feel weighed down at all.

This elixier works best when styling hair straight as it can weigh down the curl preventing hold. It also has that beautiful scent that lingers.

Definitely a styling product needed

BURT’S BEES HYDRATING LIP BALM/NATURAL LIP SHIMMER 100% NATURAL HYDRATING LIP BALM WITH COCONUT & PEAR RRP AU$6.95 This balm moisturises and replenishes as it softens with coconut oil, pear extract, and shea butter. Sweet, creamy coconut blended with fresh, delectable, juicy pear will delight your senses, and your lips will love it.

100% NATURAL LIP SHIMMER IN GRAPEFRUIT AND APRICOT RRP AU$9.95 These shimmers are scented with peppermint oil. The oil scent is lovely, but they messed with my senses when I was expecting tropical fruit flavour and/or

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KÉRASTASE CRISTALLISTE HAIR CARE KÉRASTASE CRISTALLISTE CRISTAL SCULPT DUAL GLOSS SERUM One of the first things I noticed about the Kérastase serum is that it is part of a new range aimed at managing long hair. I do not have extremely long hair, but it’s definitely not short.

The serum contains a liquid light complex with one of the many ingredients being an aloe illuminator.

Aloe is a natural and powerful moisturiser and combined with the anti-dry polymers, which focus on repairing the hair cuticle, I was looking forward to super shiny and moisturised hair.

Having used this product for three weeks now, I can’t honestly say that I have noticed any extra shine or hydration. Maybe the product takes longer than this to show any benefits, but for me, at $45.00 for 30ml, I would hope for the product to work a bit quicker than this.

I did, however, find that the serum is great as a styling product before blow drying to maintain the smoothness and prevent frizz. The company states that because the product is so lightweight, it can be applied from roots. My hair is very fine and tends to get weighed down easily so I didn’t risk it, only using it on the ends, but if you have the kind of hair that can hold a little more product this serum would really good.

Overall, the serum is nice for smoothing and keeping frizz away but I didn’t notice any of the other benefits at all. Given the high price and the reputation Kérastase, this is probably not a product that I would repurchase or recommend. It really is simply a styling product and no more.

Everyone’s hair is different but for mine, I didn’t notice a difference. It did, however, smell really nice and fresh, which is always a plus.

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I love hair masks. I think they are great, especially if you have dry hair as they tend to leave your hair feeling soft and manageable. Straight away I enjoyed the fact that this was a light weight formula. Many masks tend to be thick creams which, when applied

At the cost of $60, I would say that there are many more hydrating products on the market that would have more of an impact, for similar to less money, but I agree that 200ml is a decent sized amount for a hair mask, giving plenty of uses.

As with the serum, the Masque has a lovely clean scent, which I found lingered on my hair - a nice added bonus – and I do believe the product statement of it being nourishing for your hair.

The masque is definitely the leader in the Kérastase Cristalliste range, but given the price you may find yourself expecting more than what the product is able to give.

“My hair is very fine and tends to get weighed down easily so I didn’t risk it, only using it on the ends, but if you have the kind of hair that can hold a little more product this serum would really good” near the roots, can weigh the hair down - not this one!

Its gel-cream formula has a shimmery look to it, which I thought would help to add shine, unfortunately, similar to the serum, the shine factor didn’t really come through for me.

This masque, which contains Candelilla Cera and Ceramide, gives a real hydration boost and is great to use after your conditioner for extra softness and silkiness.

MAX FACTOR X LIPFINITY LIP COLOUR MAKEUP ARTISTS LIKE me are constantly on the search for that perfect lip colour that doesn’t need constant annoying touch-ups.

Armed with the new Max Factor Lipfinity you can have that glamorous finish you love with its lighter, brighter, bolder new formula.

This product is a smart, two-step application that creates a stunningly glamorous long lasting colour.

Step 1 - Apply colour to clean lips.

Keep lips apart for 60 seconds or until dry.

Step 2 - Apply clear moisturizing top coat for moisture and shine.

Keep your look fresh by re-applying throughout the day.

The lip paint has a similar consistency to a lip lacquer and goes on quite opaque with one coat. It is much like a lip stain, so you only need one coat.

The moisturizing lip gloss looks like a lipstick and is surprisingly very moisturizing, it adds a perfect glossy effect to the colour.

Max Factor’s claim that the product has full-day, long staying power are very true. I put it on at 8am and this bad boy was still on at 7pm that night.

You will, however, need to reapply the gloss every three hours or so, but the colour will remain on your lips for approximately 24 hours or until you remove it with an oilbased makeup remover.

The lip stain can be drying due to the active ingredients that make it long lasting, so just make sure you have the gloss handy and make sure you properly moisturize your lips with a balm before applying this product.

Unlike other long-wear lipsticks, which can appear dry and dull on the lips, Max Factor Lipfinity delivers long-lasting colour that feels soft and lightweight all day long, whilst still delivering an alluring shine and

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adhesive colour with a silicone basecoat to ensure that there is no transfer of pigment to most types of food and drink – meaning your lip colour stays put all day with no need to reapply after eating or drinking.

Now with nine high-fashion shades to choose, from soft petal tones to shocking fuchsias and dark

“Max Factor’s claim that the product has full-day, long staying power are very true. I put it on at 8am and this bad boy was still on at 7pm that night. You will, however, need to reapply the gloss every three hours or so” intense colour hit. This is due in part to the smart new bullet-inspired applicator which, compared to conventional doe-foot applicators, delivers a much thinner, more even layer of colour.

Lipfinity’s formula combines

moody berry hues, the best kept backstage beauty secret from Max Factor is officially out!

All-in-all. Lipfinity is my new backstage hero.

RRP - AU$30.95 www.maxfactor.com.au

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TOYOTA’S KLUGER HAS been a favourite with Australian families since it was first released, and with an expanded array of standard features, a host of in-cabin technologies, increased cargo capacity, and very sharp pricing, Kluger is in no danger of alienating its local followers any time soon.

This third-generation Kluger is produced in three variants – GX, GXL and Grande. All models seat seven occupants and each variant is available in either two-wheel-drive or all-wheel drive. Prices start at $40,990 for the 2WD GX ($2,200 less than the previous-model equivalent and tops out at $67,990 for the AWD Grande (AWD is $4,000 across the range, down $500). Toyota Service Advantage remains at $170 for each of the first six scheduled services.

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chiselled fenders, bold wheel arches, wrap around head and taillights, and revised front and rear overhangs.

Included on the Grande are 19-inch wheels (up from 18-inch on the GXL) and projector LED headlamps with Auto High Beam. Both the GXL and Grande gain standard roof racks.

The body is slightly longer and wider than the model it replaces, though the height remains the same. Improved design, along with a new space-efficient double-wishbone rear suspension, and the ability to move all rear two rows of seats forward increases interior space, well above what the new external dimensions suggest.

As a result, the third row is easier to access, the two-seat bench is wider and offers more comfort, while the luggage area behind is longer, deeper and wider, expanding capacity by one-third.

Smart storage solutions include an under-dash tray shaped to prevent

items sliding out and a 24.5-litre rolltop centre console that doubles as an armrest and is big enough to store a large handbag. The décor is attractively designed using premium materials. Softtouch surfaces and bright accents make Kluger’s interior a nice place to be.

All variants gain cruise control, airconditioning, six-speaker display audio with Toyota Link multimedia and multiinformation display.

Grande adds tilt-and-slide moon-roof, ventilated front seats, eight-inch display audio with navigation and DAB+ digital radio, second-row sunshades, nine-inch rear-seat entertainment system with Blu-ray player, power-operated rear door with glass hatch, all automatic up/ down windows, woodgrain-look pattern highlights, full-colour 4.2-inch multiinformation display, heated exterior mirrors with memory function, twoposition memory for driver’s seat and Active Cruise Control.

REVIEW: DARREN HOUSE Power comes from a 3.5-litre V6 engine, backed by a new six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with selectable manual sequential shifting and artificial intelligence that provides engine braking on downhill runs and minimises gear hunting. Fuel economy has been improved while maintaining power output at more than 200kW. New technology, along with steering and suspension that underwent local development to suit the demands of Australian drivers and local conditions, results in a driving experience that is certainly more akin to a Camry than a Land Cruiser. I was particularly impressed with Kluger’s sharp turn-in (quicker electric power steering is one of the local dynamic developments) and its ability to soak up the potholes that permeate our poorly maintained roads.

Power is adequate, especially considering Kluger’s weight, while the transmission is a delight. The brakes were impressive, providing a good sense of security, important at any time but even more so when the vehicle is

used for family transport.

But it’s the area of NVH that most impresses - ride quality and low noise is a Kluger highlight, and will ensure you can hear your kids’ cries of “Are we there yet” with unprecedented clarity.

Every Kluger has a reversing camera, rear parking sensors, seven airbags and front fog lamps, daytime running lamps, VSC and Traction Control, Hill-start Assist Control and seat-belt reminders for first and second-row seats. Grande also gains Toyota’s Pre-collision Safety System and Active Cruise Control, which utilise a grillemounted radar.

With plenty of value, sharp looks and impressive dynamics, Kluger is certain to remain an Australian family favourite.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BEYOND TECHINQUE: By Tom Persinger. Published by Focal Press YOUR TYPICAL PHOTOGRAPHY book usually goes one of two ways. How to take better photos, or a bunch of photos from one or more photographers collected together from an entire career.

Both these can be inspiring, and also provide lovely imagery - but very few books focus on the why.

Why do we take photos?

Photography Beyond Technique does not deal with any technique in making a photo. There’s no discussion on perspective, f stops or anything remotely like a textbook. And it only contains a smattering of actual photographs.

So what’s the fuss about?

F295 is an American group of photographers who meet and discuss old ways of making

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photos, really old - turn of last century old. They have an annual conference, and this book is a collection of talks presented at the symposium.

For many photographers, making the image is just the first step in a process. You make a photo, then later on decide to go black and white, perhaps

add a scruffy border, maybe add noise/grain, dodge here, burn there, and then print. It’s a huge freedom we’re given, particularly since most of us are now shooting digital and have infinite time to process to their heart’s desire. But what about if making a photo is reduced to just one single step?

What if what you’re exposing through your camera is the actual photo? No post production, no editing, no ‘fixing it later in photoshop’? These are the stories of those who are creative enough to not only understand the processes of making a photo more than 150 years ago, but who have mastered this process using modern day technology to give slightly better hit rates.

Many photographers are using a daguerreotype method of photo making. In essence, it’s a thin sheet of silver, usually laid on a copper backing, which is polished and then exposed to halogen, bromine or chlorine - or a combination of these - to create a light sensitive plate. This was then inserted into the camera and the lens uncovered from anywhere from seconds to minutes, depending on the brightness of the scene. The plate was then removed and the picture fixed with heated mercury.

As many of those chemicals will do really nasty things to a person - they’ve been substituted but the process is essentially the same. To create a photograph, therefore, takes hours. To be that enthusiastic about making a single photo requires a lot of answers to the following: Why use such an old, slow process?

How does the process add to the photograph? Where does one get their inspiration from to create such work?

Twenty-one photographers answered the call in this book,

“Each photographer seems to have manipulated the process to suit the subject and therefore tell more about the subject than you could possibly do with a cameraphone” and it’s a fascinating insight into the questions above.

We can read about the thought process that goes into photographing a busy metropolis, or a few leaves and branches.

Each photographer seems to have manipulated the process to suit the subject and therefore tell more about the subject than you could possibly do with a cameraphone.

And that’s the point, really. When you see a photo made in the ‘60s or ‘70s - you expect the colours to be way off because that was the best we could do with film and

detail in your shadows. You don’t get halos or de-saturated edges on your subjects, either.

As to the final result, when you look at a daguerreotype, it requires fairly careful positioning to ensure you can see both the light hitting the surface of the plate and also the darker parts reflected in the silver surface. It’s kind of like when you stare at a mirror and see a reflection in the surface of the glass, as well as the reflective backing behind the glass. You have to look through the glass to see your reflection.

This is what gives the unique 3D feel to daguerreotype photos you’re not looking at the surface, you need to be able to look through them. It’s a genuinely immersive experience.

And every single photo is unique. There is no possible way to make two images the same.

It’s the exact opposite of today’s photography world, where one image of some TV stars can be made on a phone at an awards ceremony and then sent around the world in a matter of seconds.

The passion and drive required to make these truly one off pictures, as well as the dedication to the art of creating such pictures makes Photography Beyond Technique a fascinating read, and has certainly inspired this writer to try out a few new things.

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But true colours would take away a lot of the meaning, authenticity, and feeling of the photo. It’s the same with the much older processing, which adds a warmth and charm impossible to recreate with a Photoshop plugin or filter.

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the wine trail On a classic car run to NSW, all roads lead to the Hunter Valley The WWW (Who, Where & Wine) TATLER WINES IN THE HUNTER VALLEY www.tatlerwines.com.au Tatler Wines is a self-described boutique winery in Lovedale, Hunter Valley www.tatlerwines.com.au You can set your navigation device to: 477 Lovedale Road, Lovedale, New South Wales, Australia - that was an easy one!

Covering more than 100 acres it encompasses the winery, cellar door, Tapas Restaurant as well as having accommodation for those wanting to enjoy the region over a longer stay.

TATLER’S ARCHIE’S PADDOCK 2013 SHIRAZ I wish I could give a more colourful and informative description of this winery and its surroundings, but I have actually never been there.

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Shiraz whilst I had them both at hand so we could share the spoils As repayment for their generosity, I made a fine dinner (yes, I can cook!) of roast leg of lamb with traditional roasted vegetables of potato, pumpkin and onion, making sure that there were sufficient onions and pumpkin to make into the pan gravy. And yes, there were greens, fresh peas and beans!

Enough about what I made – “What about the wine?”, you say!

Well, the generous pourings into the large, red wine stemware revealed a beautiful cherry crimson

“Pouring revealed a beautiful cherry crimson colour that was quite picture perfect. There was a delightfully slight musty nose that gave away old notes with fresh nuances” of my favorite stomping grounds, I have spent many memorable occasions there, and I will definitely include a visit to Tatler’s on my next outing.

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colour that was quite picture perfect.

There was a delightfully slight musty nose that gave away old notes with fresh nuances.

Trailing very softly on the pallet, the tastes for me were plummy and berry, with the flavours enhanced by no heavy tannins and no real oak grab of the taste buds. This was excellent, as well as a surprise, as the label did say 15 months in French and American Oak.

The vintner at Tatler certainly knows his craft as this Archie’s Paddock 2013 Shiraz, I can best describe as luscious, and whilst it is a 2013 wine, I can recommend drinking it right now. Yes, it can be bedded for a few years, but really, do we want to wait? I think I will just have to convince the editor to make another trip and pick me up a 2009 to see what aging can achieve!

The wine was a perfect accompaniment to what I was told was a beautiful lamb roast, especially the none too healthy, but absolutely delicious pan made gravy carrying all those rich juices from the roasted meat, vegetables and of course the obligatory quality red wine.

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a fusion of surf & punk Y-3 SS15 LAUNCH - PARIS, FRANCE.

xploring an energetic fusion of surf and punk, Y-3 launched its Spring/Summer 2015 collection during Paris Men’s Fashion Week.

At its origins, surf culture was unique in its challenge of the mainstream, eschewing convention and the status quo in favor of the next big wave.

Similarly, Yohji Yamamoto has consistently pushed boundaries. For Y-3 this season, he envisioned slim-fit futuristic sportswear detailed with bright pops of color and playful prints—all of them finished with unique surf-inspired details and Y-3’s own take on traditional Hawaiian prints: lush, modern, and intoxicating.

The women’s collection included everything voluminous frock dresses and easy sweats to zip-up blousons and oversize parkas. The surf inspiration

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Menswear similarly explored dichotomies of printed and solid, tailoring and volume, hard and soft. Neat polos and T-shirts came trimmed with this season’s bold Hawaiian motifs. Suit jackets featured a subtle toneon-tone version of the print, while button-down shirts introduced a playful pattern of seaside iconography from Paris to Honolulu. www.Y-3.com

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A FORMER LORD MAYOR OF MELBOURNE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE’S PROFESSOR OF HORTICULTURE ARE BUILDING A BALANCED, HARMONIOUS LANDSCAPE THAT HELPS TO CREATE THE COMPLEX SCRUMPTIOUS FLAVOUR IN BADDAGINNIE RUN’S ELEGANT WINES. WORDS: JOHN ANTHONY Seven Sisters Vineyard – Baddaginnie Run www.baddaginnierun.net.au was so delighted with the Baddaginnie Run 2012 Merlot that I had during the Cerberus Beach House dinner I just had to see where this fine wine was made.

It was actually quite convenient as I had been promising a day out in the country to the family for quite some time, and having the Strathbogie Ranges only two-and-a-half hours away, in a very pleasant drive through the Yarra Valley, to Yea, to the Midland Highway and then turning off before Benalla, made it all the more fun. (satnavs are great!)

There was no fear of an inebriated wine buff battling the highways on the way home as I had previously enjoyed a good sampling of the wines at one of Baddaginnie Run’s regular tastings at Gasworks Farmers Market in Albert Park (third Saturday of every month) www.gasworks.org.au/farmers-market I’d subsequently acquired a range of varieties from a great local bottle shop – Red White & Amber in Glenferrie Road Hawthorn, just a stone’s throw North of Glenferrie station.

Once I had stretched my legs on arriving at the Seven Sisters, I discovered that the directors of this lovely vineyard are Winsome McCaughey and her partner, Snow Barlow.

Winsome described the estate as a, “Small, family company, which produces Baddaginnie Run Wines from our single estate vineyard in the Strathbogie Ranges”.

Winsome’s story behind the wines is inspiring. “Our grandchildren are seventh-generation associated with the beautiful and dearly loved valley, which produces the grapes for Baddaginnie Run wines. We are currently in the process of creating a 5km biodiversity corridor, through undertaking additional plantings of native trees and understory that will link the upland forests in the Strathbogie Ranges, down the valley floor to encompass and connect isolated patches of original bushland and tracts of land replanted over recent decades, so as to join up all bits with remnant roadside bush to the north of the vineyard.

“This has led to us dedicating 50 percent of the farm to biodiversity and 50 per cent to productivity. This is our way of trying to create a balanced, harmonious landscape that ensures

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the land has the capacity to go on yielding for at least a further seven generations. We firmly believe it’s this happy, healthy landscape (terroir) that comes through in Baddaginnie Run’s elegant wines and helps to create their complex, scrumptious flavours.”

Now I know some prodijee readers will be saying, “Winsome McCaughey, where do I know that name?” Well, Winsome recently received the Order of Australia for her distinguished service to the community. She is a former Lord Mayor of Melbourne, as well as heading up many national bodies, such as Australian Business Arts, and what has now become Food Standards Australia New Zealand.

Snow’s credentials and achievements are also impressive and he is currently Professor of Horticulture at the University of Melbourne.

Seven Sisters Vineyard lies 8km into the Strathbogie Ranges from the township of Baddaginnie, and was just beautiful to see.

The weather was in our favour for travelling, with a warmer than expected ending of Autumn.

It was explained to me that at the Seven Sisters, “The climate is classically continental; Winters are cold but not severely so.

Summer days are hot, followed by cool nights and the vineyard enjoys a wonderful, long, ripening season throughout the summer months - so allowing the full, complex flavours of the fruits to come through.” No wonder that Baddaginnie Run Wines have won more than 60 wine awards in Australia.

What a great day, but I was a little weary by the time we got home, so I capped off the day with – you guessed it – a Baddaginnie Run wine.

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london calling London’s National Theatre is a National Treasure he National Theatre is an institution and one that after this Summer, I am thrilled to say, I will finally have been a part of in one small way or another. I am attending the National Youth Theatre’s Epic Stages six-week program.

Culminating in theatrical performances in the West End, it will be a truly incredible experience and one I shall write about later in the Summer. If you have the chance to be a part of the NYT (National Youth Theatre), you should jump at it. Its previous alumni consist of the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis, David Suchet, Matt Lucas and Dame Helen Mirren!

To find out more log on to: www.nyt.org.uk In regards to my recent theatre experiences, I have been treated to some truly incredible theatre, all at the National. Firstly, at the National’s Shed (a temporary venue until 2016), was Yellow Face

by David Henry Hwang, which tackles the difficult and confusing issue of race, with emphasis on ‘colour-blind casting’.

Set in America, it delves in to the difficulty faced around casting race on stage and the confusion of race in daily life. Set in the round, this mocumentary is as funny as it is informative. The cast of seven was stupendous and with most of the actors portraying multiple characters, they all preformed with real truth and depth.

I then got to see The Silver Tassie- a play by Sean O’Casey.

Written in 1923, the play is about the truly depressing affects and reality of war. It was visually stunning and continuously left me breathless.

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Set in Dublin and on the frontline, this production used expressionism and realism to depict the horrors, torment and torture of war. Repetition, song and poetry are used throughout the play, along with some extremely well-timed and visually

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stunning pyrotechnics and stage design.

At one point the entire set is transformed from a sitting room into the frontline of war, with the backdrop of an abandoned church. Unsettling and beautiful, this powerhouse of a play is performed by a glorious cast, with expert performances by all.

The lead performance by Ronan Raftery - whose character has a glorious transformation going from his town’s football hero to an angry ‘cripple’ - puts it perfectly when he calls out - “The lord has given and the lord has taken away”. Getting to see Michael Palin in Conversation was a blissful evening! His comic timing and outlook on the entertainment industry and life was fascinating, insightful and downright hysterical.

The National Theatre continually has these In Conversation talks/ debates and all of them are £3 a seat. They are a steal and truly cheap treat, so be sure to check who is on and book in advance.

Thankfully, no matter where you are in the world, you too can enjoy the National Theatre due to the National Theatre Live! You can catch numerous productions current and previous, anywhere in the world. Log on now to find out where and when you can sit down in your favorite cinema and watch the awe inspiring Helen Mirren play Queen Elizabeth in The Audience, Mark Gatiss in Coriolanus or Bill Nighy in Skylight. Check out the NTLive website to find out more information:

Dame Helen Mirren.

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The Silver Tassie is about the truly depressing affects and reality of war.

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Rik Barnett is a UK & US-based English actor and writer.

Yellow Face tackles race, with emphasis on colour-blind casting.

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Art is in the eye of the beholder, but it should be in the bin ecycled art is a level of hell that my son’s kindergarten class imposes upon our family. During this activity, the little Picassos create ‘art’ using empty tissue boxes, paper towel rolls and the like. All of it is large.

None of it is particularly good and in my humble opinion, all of it should once again be recycled… in my trash bin.

When my tyke bring these ‘works’ home I leave them in the garage in the hope that my six year old will forget that they ever existed and thus I can send them on their merry way to their next incarnation. I’m even willing to photograph his projects before I round file them.

My husband, his father, doesn’t believe in the scan and sack method that I propose. “What if he wants to touch it?” he asks.

Thus our home (and garage) is filled with kid art. We have two kids – their collective oeuvre takes up a serious amount of space. And, while some of their two dimensional creations hang nicely on the walls amongst the photographs that document our family, the shoebox dioramas and other three dimensional projects collect dust. I hate dust bunnies… almost as much as I hate most school art projects.

Ahhhh! While screaming, I thought about how I will bequeath my kids their childhoods in our electronic age. It will be different than how my husband and I have our respective childhoods preserved – but how?

My mother, an unsentimental sort, threw away the art I brought home from school – often in front of me. She remembers few details of my youth, which is good as

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I was a rebellious sort and was likely out to kill her, (yes, yes, my daughter is my mother’s revenge).

Thus my mother bequeathed me an unorganized box of old school reports, photographs and two envelopes that prove I was a natural blonde once… a long, long time ago.

Then there is my mother’s antithesis; my mother-in-law. She

is a true homemaker. She cooks, sews and remembers every detail about her three children’s youth (although her memory’s accuracy is questionable, according to my husband - her first born). And, she has a garage filled with her children’s childhood creations, awards and the like. I know this because when my in-laws moved from the house where my husband and his siblings were raised, they disgorged some of the vestiges of my husband’s youth on us. These boxes are in our garage – next to the recycled art.

Ahhhh! How can I break this trend? There has to be a middle ground.

Presuming I can counter my husband’s sentimental arguments

“My mother, an unsentimental sort, threw away the art I brought home from school – often in front of me. She remembers few details of my youth, which is good as I was rebellious and likely out to kill her”

- a heck of an assumption as I am married to a very smart attorney who argues for a living.

Regardless, I am determined that I am right to believe that we can honor our children’s childhood without creating a sanctuary for vermin in our garage. Somehow.

Without holding on to absolutely every project our kids bring home.

Really.

I realised I needed help, professional help. Do you know how difficult it is to win a fight with a man who argues professionally?

So I turned to professional organiser, Stacy Santos of www.

MyFriendStacy.com who has seen many cluttered, unusable spaces in her time.

“In this age of photo-obsessed parents (often called, ‘momarazzi’) where, every child creates ‘amazing’ art work and where the fear of crushing a child’s selfesteem prevails, we end up with a mountain of doodles, scribbles, splats of paint, and sticker covered pieces of scrap paper. Don’t get even me started on the 3D art of wood, corks, string, nails and the like,” the lovely, and organised mother said when I caught her between carpool and a client.

“I have seen boxes arrive (at) clients’ houses within which is ‘art work’, etc from said client’s youth.

Their mother, believing herself dutiful, stored all of it and now bequeaths it to them via USPS, only to have the box dumped in a trash bin by me, called in by the loving child who is overwhelmed with a disaster of a garage,” Santos continued – by now likely knee deep in a garage, apparently like mine.

“Be wise or be buried,” Santos added, “hand prints are good, cute stories actually written by your offspring are also good, as are teacher reports and a few gingerbread folks with your child’s face on them. This, plus a few paintings that you REALLY would

hang in a public space within your home is enough. Trust me, this list alone will leave you with a lot to store. And, if you have more than one child – I have three – you have to purge more.”

Santos further suggested one dispose of unwanted work by the child behind their backs and not in a bin that they can easily peruse.

Be judicious – and don’t be careless; sounds like sound organising and good parenting advice. Now, to put the kids to bed and convince my husband

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SHANE DELIA, HEAD CHEF AND OWNER OF MAHA, HAS BEEN LIGHTING UP MELBOURNE’S FOOD SCENE FOR YEARS. THE AWARD-WINNING CHEF AND RESTAURATEUR, BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ORIGINAL CULINARY STYLE OF COOKING, IS ALSO THE STAR OF HIS OWN TV SERIES, AUTHOR OF MAHA MIDDLE EASTERN HOME COOKING AND A CHARITY AMBASSADOR. CAROL SHERIDAN SPOKE TO SHANE AT MAHA AND FOUND THE CHEF’S HEART TO BE JUST AS BIG AS HIS PERSONALITY.

aha, a restaurant that serves Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food, a location in Melbourne where your taste buds can be treated to a world of spice.

You only have to read the reviews to understand the love people have for this eating venue; comments like “Tantalising to the tastebud’s”, “The best lunch I have ever had at a restaurant. Ever!!!” and “A must in the city”, to comments about how happy the staff who work there appear to be.

Walking down the stairs into Maha, you instantly realise you are in a chic establishment - it’s moody and intimate, with mystical music playing; the vibe is one of class and sophistication. Dark timber adorns the space, a studded red leather wall and exotic cushioning add warmth and comfort, black glassware graces the tables, and it almost feels like you have been transported into Aladdin’s cave.

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semolina and saffron dumplings, is it any wonder Maha is said to have an air of culinary authenticity?

The restaurant was opened in 2008 by award-winning chef and restaurateur, Shane Delia. Shane has been well known for his style of cooking for many years but also for

his many television appearances, including his well-loved program on SBS – Spice Journey, and his support of charities.

When I met Shane, it didn’t take me long to figure out I had met a

man who was driven and devoted, but he was also a man who had a massive heart.

Shane told me that he started a formal apprenticeship in cooking when he was 15, leaving school to become a cook, adding that he wasn’t very academic, but when he applied himself to something, he would excel at it. Cooking was what he wanted to do, so it was something he applied himself to, and the results have proven that he excels at it.

“I love cooking, I think I loved the hierarchy of the kitchen, I love the structure of the kitchen, particularly (back) then, it’s not so much like that now. In a kitchen, you know what you have got to do to succeed.

You start here, then you move up and you move up and you become an apprentice, commi, demi, chef de partie, chef de cuisine, sous chef, and then eventually executive chef.

“It’s not like that in many fields.

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that. It’s too political; I’m not good with politics. I know what I want; I go out and get it.

“I love the freedom that you have in a kitchen, to a certain extent. In the early days you get told what to do but you have still got freedom within your square to express yourself, and I like that instant gratification, or instant response from your customer.

“I will serve a meal here, I will take it out to the customer and give it to them, and I will come and clear and ask them how it was. I will either get thumbs up or thumbs down, but if its thumbs down I will resolve that straight away. I am given the chance to make amends straight away, so (the customer) leaves here happy, as opposed to not finding out until weeks later when they have told half a dozen of their mates and you didn’t have the chance to rectify it.

“It’s very rewarding as opposed to an industry where you can produce something and never really hear if it was a success or even if someone liked it.”

Shane said there are things that draw him to the industry other than just the cooking.

“I love cooking and the art of cooking, I love food, I love hospitality, but it’s not a job. The day I start coming to ‘work’ will be the day I start looking for a job that pays better. I don’t come to work, this is my life, and I have a great life.”

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“As long as I have good food, and family and friends to share it with, my life is complete”

were falling behind and letting the team down,” said Shane.

It wasn’t long ago that Le Restaurant in the Sofitel (Melbourne) was the mecca of cooking; it was where Shane did his apprenticeship.

“In the kitchen at the time there was myself, George Calombaris, Shannon Bennett, Gabriele Martin and a few other chefs who haven’t

made it to the media but are amazing cooks. Everyone has gone through there, Donovan Cooke, Stephen Mercer, Gary Mehigan was executive sous chef; there have been some big chefs go through there. At that time, it was a really competitive kitchen to be in.

“If you were successful within the industry, chefs knew who you were, they knew your reputation, if you could get a job just by picking up the phone, if people sniffed that you were looking for a job they were calling you – then you knew you were successful. There were no celebrity chefs then.”

At age 21, Shane left the Sofitel to take up the position of chef de partie at the Sebel and then was offered the job as sous chef at Yering Station in the Yarra Valley, where, one year later, he became executive chef.

“I was the youngest executive chef at a five star property in the country.

Even then, I was still pushing hard, I was working from nine o’clock in the morning and not leaving until it closed, six or seven days a week, whatever it took.”

Shane’s life has revolved around hospitality since an early age, but 2008 and the opening of Maha was a turning point in his life.

“It’s a beautiful restaurant, I love it, Maha is my wife’s name as well.

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are inspirational and have given a lot to the industry. I have a different vision for what I want to be as a person and as a chef. Things just weren’t aligning so George and I sat down as mates (and) I said,

‘we started as mates, we did our apprenticeship together and now it’s probably a time where you follow what you want to do and I follow what I want to do, and let’s just cash in’. There was no animosity and it’s been really good for us.

Shane no longer wields the peeler in the kitchen, but is still very involved with Maha and talks about the support from team he has working for him. “I run the business.

I have got a great head chef, I’ve got an amazing general manager who is also a shareholder, we have a great team that manage Maha, I manage the team. You have to lead from the front.

“I get here in the morning and I do what I have to do, I do what the business needs but sometimes the best use of my time is not to be in here but to be out in the market place.

While Shane has also carved out a successful television career hosting SBS ONE cooking program, Spice Journey, he hasn’t gone down the same path as Masterchef judges, George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan though he admits to trying out for the show.

“In the early days I auditioned for Masterchef, I auditioned for My Kitchen Rules; I thought it was a great opportunity to provide for my family and to build a good business network behind it. Everything happens and doesn’t happen for a reason and it’s a blessing that it didn’t go forward because I would have found it hard to be there for my children, for bringing them up. I am happier with what I have got; it is a blessing what I have.”

When talking about his life now, Shane can’t wipe the huge smile off his face. He says his life is great. He gets to walk his daughter to school in the mornings, and he has the time to be very involved in his children’s lives.

“My daughter is five, Jayda, and my son is two, Jude. My daughter is great, I am really enjoying being a father to her and bringing her up and I spend as much time with her as I can. My son and I have a great bond, but I think when they are about four or five you really can

Ruled by the wooden spoon!

On doing a bit more research about this wonderful man I found a blog he had written to his mum – through laughter and tears of reading it I decided to include a small part of it in this article.

Some rule by the sword, my mum ruled by the wooden spoon!

Some of you might find it hard to believe but as a child I was a bit of a shit. Yes, yes I know, completely shocking right?!

Mum, I don’t know how you ever put up with me.

You are the most amazing Mum in the world. I am sorry for all the heartache I have caused you over the years. I can be, and have been, ungrateful, disrespectful, rude and dismissive. I am sorry for not showing you the love and affection you deserve.

Thank you for sticking by me when no one else did.

Thank you for helping me when I’ve been at my lowest. Thank you for being the best Grandmother any grandchild could ever ask for. Thank you for the unconditional love you show to Maha. Thank you for always forgiving and loving me no matter how bad I have been. Thank you for giving me the strength, dedication and motivation I need every day of my life.

Happy Mother’s Day Mum. If I can be half the parent you have been, I’ll consider myself a success.

I love you, always. start to have an impact, rather when they are just two or three. With my daughter I can sit down and talk, it’s nice.”

It’s hard to imagine Shane has a spare moment, yet he still finds time for outside activities, including following his beloved Western Bulldogs AFL team, Melbourne City A-League team, and supporting charities.

“I have the ambassador roles with Mercedes, Melbourne City, and Western Bulldogs (and the Bulldog’s) Sons of the West is my chosen charity. We have got Spice Journey season two about to come out and a new book that we are working on.

I also have a partnership with Peter Rowland’s catering, which is a great partnership. It’s called Rowland by Shane Delia.”

When you first meet Shane, he exudes happiness and laughter, he has a cheeky side to him and comes across as very happy-go-lucky, but he is probably one of the most grounded people I have ever met.

He is humble, always mentioning the people he works with or has associations with, always praising their abilities and their support.

When talking about the logistical nightmare of providing food to the Paddock Club at Melbourne’s Grand Prix, he praised his business partner Peter Rowland, saying “I couldn’t do it on my own, no chance at all.” He talks about the people at Mercedes as being “great guys”, and pays tribute to his SBS family by saying, “Eric Dwyer, Michael Ebeid, Tony Iffland, all the guys in the senior team have really made

me feel a part of the SBS family, I am really appreciative of what they have done.” And then there is the team from his production house, Essential Media, which produces Spice Journey, “They believed in me, I owe a lot to them.”

But when talking about the restaurant and the team there, Shane has a very different perspective to a lot of people who are running their own businesses - he cares about the staff and customers.

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my business. “I still live in the same shit hole as I was when I was 21.

We are not living in the lap of luxury, I bought that house when I was 21 and I am still living in it. I could easily take my money and go and buy something beautiful in Toorak, but I want to reinvest into my work place. My staff enjoy it here, my customers have a great experience

and I am reinvigorated to produce good food.”

Eighteen years of ‘overnight success’ has not taken the Western suburbs boy out of the man, he knows exactly who he is and where his priorities and heart lie.

Shane is only 34 years old, he has no business partners, he is the tenant and the landlord, he has a

family he loves and who love him right back, he wants to buy a new family home, but right now it’s just about getting Maha right and making sure that it has got longevity for the next 10-15 years. Despite not considering himself successful, I am telling you this guy is a success; he is a success in LIFE.

Shane Delia’s cheeky personality, zest for life and enthusiasm for food and culture come together in Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey.

The SBS ONE series - which began on July 31, is the second stage of Shane’s odyssey through the Middle East that sees him travel to exotic and mysterious Turkey.

On his journey Shane explores the historical and cultural foundations of this truly colourful country, experiences the legacy of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires and then creates a contemporary twist on traditional Turkish flavours back in his Australian kitchen.

Turkey is a country where hospitality is more than a catchcry; it’s a way of life. This series is

a celebration of Shane’s love for the cultures that make up the fascinating Middle East.

half lived during Ottoman times, he joins the people of Istanbul in a public ‘Iftar’ feast, a modern revival of an Ottoman tradition.

Back in his Melbourne kitchen, Shane cooks up three mouthwatering courses, including: blue eye pastirma; lamb, saltbush and compressed melon; and a luscious clotted cream ice-cream with chocolate soil.

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EPISODE ONE From their gilded palace on Seraglio Point, the Ottoman Sultans ruled an empire that dominated the Mediterranean between 1453 and 1922, and spread their cuisine and culture throughout the Middle East, North Africa and South Eastern Europe.

With renewed pride in their Ottoman past, Turkish chefs are rediscovering the ancient recipes that were served to the Sultans, and serving them to eager diners in restored palaces and renovated timber mansions or konaks. The episode follows Shane as he explores the lifestyle of the sultans.

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1. Once you are in business and moving ahead, a basic rule that I always say to our guys is, money is in the buying, not in the selling. The market will dictate what you can sell for.

2. Any fool can take a risk. Anyone can say, “I believe in it and I am going to do it”. To be successful you have to take a calculated risk.

Assess the options in anything, whether it’s buying a new phone or a pair of jeans, or opening a business that you have to mortgage your house with. Can I do it? Can I live with it? Can I live with the repercussions if it turns sour? What are the repercussions if it turns sour? Don’t just look at the positive.

It is OK to say that you are going to be strong and everything is going to be rosy, and that’s great, that’s

what you will work for and you will have to be focussed, but before you get to that point, you have to check yourself. Can I do it? Am I going to be OK? Am I going to lose my house? Am I going to be able to support my kids? You need to assess all the risks.

3. I don’t consider myself successful; there are a lot of things I still want to achieve. How do you measure success? The façade of success – the Mercedes, which isn’t mine, the business – which the bank owns, the face in the paper. Is that success? Or is success that I am healthy, I am content, I have got two beautiful kids and a wife that love me, that my parents respect me and I respect them – that’s my measure of success. The main reason I have reached what I have reached

in business is because I haven’t disrespected anyone along the way.

Treat people the way you want to be treated, it all comes back. You don’t do it because it comes back, you do it because it’s the nice, right thing to do. I think eventually, you will start to build yourself a good foundation and you won’t have so far to fall if you ever fall. I’ve got good people around me, great advisors, great family, great friends.

4. Keep it real. I still live in the West.

I still have my Holden in the garage, I love the ‘Doggies’, love Melbourne City, love my fast cars, love my hip hop music, love my tattoos. I am still me – but I can still sit at dinner with the Premier, move with CEOs of companies, host a television show and be that person – ME. I haven’t forgotten who I really am.

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food couture Gluten free and still fabulous! am bringing this edition to you from the teak deck of a magnificent super yacht as we head to Italy after a short stint in Croatia and Montenegro. I’ve been commissioned to do a European Summer season as a private chef for an individual who owns one of my favourite food experiences.

It’s a brand that is known and loved for its decadent chocolate treats all over the world, especially in Australia. A brand focused on taste, tradition and quality. It is a brand known for its treats, sweets and to-die-for desserts, which is why I found it ironic that two of the guests of said sweet operation owner were gluten intolerant and seeking a gluten free menu.

In this day and age it’s hard to find a product that is not laden with processed wheat flours and added glutens. It’s also not that hard to find a gluten free alternative. After being gluten free myself for quite some years and being exposed to celiac disease through my catering company, I have soon come to know that an increasingly large number of people are opting for gluten free alternatives and a gluten free way of life.

I can only put it down to people’s bodies waking up to the fact that we are not designed to process wheat, and due to the way these products have shaped the way we eat, our health is suffering. I often hear people ask why it is such a substantial part of daily diets when it is so bad for us.

To that I answer, ‘When has human health ever been a concern where corporate turnover and profit are concerned?’ But all politics and jokes aside, this is a serious issue across the globe and one that is easily deviated from with the correct food knowledge and our personal

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commitment to better health.

Essentially, when ingested, these processed wheat and gluten laden foods such as white breads, pastas, biscuits, desserts and cakes cause a spike in the blood sugar levels that gives you a fast hit of energy. As a result you then crash as your energy levels decrease just as rapidly as they spiked, leaving you feeling lethargic and sluggish and looking for your next quick fix. This is a regularly occurring eating pattern in today’s society and one that has most certainly contributed to the rise of type 2 diabetes.

Furthermore, bloating, cramping and feeling sluggish in the morning

are all serious but common side effects of wheat and gluten consumption. Constipation and irregular bowel movements are also evident in those that eat wheat regularly. Skin disorders and irritations such as dermatitis, eczema and psoriasis are also linked diets high in wheat and gluten.

One of my guests, as a result of wheat and gluten consumption, severely damaged her digestive system and is now nursing her way back to digestive health through a gluten free alkaline-based diet. She attests to seeing the results almost immediately and has been feeling the benefits ever since.

Lucky for human kind, and my guests, that in this time of wheat and gluten riddled products and convenience foods there is also an awakening and awareness to the alternatives that are better for the body. I found it quite easy to eat similar foods as others whilst substituting the gluten and wheat nasties for more wholesome and

“We are not designed to process wheat, and due to the way these products have shaped the way we eat, our health is suffering”

healthier options. Gluten free products such as pastas and crackers are great but they are still processed products. Don’t be fooled into thinking that because something is gluten free is good for you.

This is a common mistake when people are eating convenience foods, such as biscuits or sweets.

These products are filled with sugars and other preservatives, hence making them bad for you. I always say that if you eat from the earth, what was grown in the ground or caught wild from the ocean, you are on the right track. Substituting pastas completely for hand cut zucchini linguine works well and is tasty too. Simply take out the cracked wheat from tabouli and add cooked or sprouted quinoa and again you have a great dish that that is fresh, healthy and gluten free.

Breakfast is where it gets

incredibly hard with cereals and a rest and challenge yourself to take on a healthier approach to eating. breads being a general morning Start with small changes, such staple. Make your own muesli or as removing processed foods from porridge easily with puffed rice, your diet and adding in more fruits dried fruits, seeds and nuts. This is and vegetables. Before you know a great gluten free way to start your it, you will be feeling fresh and day and sustain energy levels until rejuvenated and free from the woes your mid-morning snack. of your wheat saturated eating After adopting these slight yet habits of old. effective changes into my menus my, Until next time eat fresh, drink guests on board were thrilled. Not plenty of water and most important only did they have what appeared of all STAY FABULOUS! to be the same as the other guests but they were complying with their gluten free needs with ease, grace and taste.

Gluten Free doesn’t have to mean taste free. These simple substitutes make it easier for you to cook for yourselves and your families with minimal stress and fuss. You don’t Sarah French is a Sydney-based have to have celiac disease or a International chef. gluten intolerance to enjoy a gluten free diet. Give your digestive system www.sarahfrench.com.au

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THE ACID CONSISTS OF GLOBE-TROTTING, GRAMMY NOMINATED DJ & PRODUCER, ADAM FREELAND, CALIFORNIAN POLYMATH, STEVE NALEPA AND AUSTRALIAN, LA-BASED ARTIST AND PRODUCER, RY X. THE SOUND THEY’VE CREATED TOGETHER IS TRULY GENRE-LESS, A TERM USED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY BUT NEVER QUITE SO WELL SUITED AS TO THEM. DARREN HOUSE SPOKE TO ADAM IN LONDON ABOUT ACID’S FIRST ALBUM, LIMINAL. IT’S BEEN SAID THAT THE EP WAS EFFORTLESS; WOULD YOU SAY THE ALBUM WAS AS WELL? This came together very easily. It was just the spontaneity of the three of us in the studio. Most of the tracks were done in a day, pretty much - the details were finished later - but the core writing, the bones of most of the tracks were done in a day. I have spent months labouring over pieces of music before (so) it was relatively effortless.

WHY DO YOU THINK IT HAPPENED THAT WAY? Brian is a very experienced songwriter, I have a lot of experience as a producer and so has Steven and we all came together at a moment in life where we had all done a lot of work on our craft. (It’s) just that weird, rare alchemy of being very different individuals, the push-pull between the three of us. I think when you are on your own you can second guess and umm and ahhh for ages.

We didn’t have a lot of time because we all had other commitments, so we had short windows of time to do it. There was no time to guess - it was like, yep, that worked, that didn’t work - there was no time for insecurity.

There were bold decisions like, ‘that felt good, let’s go’.

IT IS SAID THE QUICKEST SONGS ARE OFTEN THE BEST. DO YOU AGREE? I do. The mind screws everything up. It comes from a place of intuition and heart; the subconscious, liminal kind of realms. You don’t think about (writing) because the brain gets in the way and messes everything up. If you do it quickly, (the brain) doesn’t have time to judge and worry, which is the death of all creativity. So yes, I would agree, the quickest stuff is the best stuff.

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you wrote it is what will really affect people. I am not saying that there aren’t tracks that have been laboured over that are amazing - obviously there are plenty, but it’s just that certain, raw element that can only be captured in that moment.

HOW DID YOU APPROACH THE ALBUM? We did the first four tracks in ten days and then I went back to England and came back to LA, where we wrote all the stuff a bit later. I don’t really know how we approached it. Again, didn’t have a lot of time. I flew over to LA and there was a bit of a mix up in the diary. Steve, whose studio we were using, had another gig that started at midday every day for pretty much the whole time I was in LA to do the album. We had to start at nine in the morning and go until midday. It was like, we have got three hours, let’s go!

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“I felt boxed into a sound, an expectation for a lot of my career, and it’s nice to just make music without that. For a long time we didn’t tell anyone who was behind (this project) and it was just nice to make something without thinking what it was or where it fitted in” studio happening whilst we were making the music. They weren’t necessarily about the music but they formed the vibe a bit.

WHAT WERE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT? The things that Stephen, Brian and I were talking about in the studio were more along the lines of the metaphysical – we weren’t talking about football and tennis (laughs). We were into appreciating some visual artists and listening to Terrence McKenna recordings. I had been reading books on alchemy and the semantics of it. We all bonded over more esoteric topics

and I think that kind of then formed the lyrics and the vibe of the record.

YOUR SOUND IS DESCRIBED AS GENRE-LESS – IS THAT SOMETHING YOU SET OUT TO ACHIEVE? We weren’t trying to be anything.

For me, it’s very refreshing to… I felt boxed into a sound, an expectation for a lot of my career, and it’s nice to just make music without that. For a long time we didn’t tell anyone who was behind (this project) and it was just nice to make something without thinking what it was or where it fitted in. We were just trying to make something beautiful. From my experience, as soon as you try

to fit into a genre, you limit yourself.

We weren’t trying to be genre-less, we were just making music.

THAT MUST BE VERY LIBERATING FOR A MUSICIAN. Yes, the whole process is really refreshing.

YOU ALSO SHATTER PERCEPTIONS. IS THAT DELIBERATE OR IS IT A RESULT OF YOUR MUSIC? It’s certainly not deliberate. I have always felt like a bit of an alien in terms of my musical taste – where I fit in from my DJ background. I was playing things on the fringe of different scenes that shouldn’t quite work. Sometimes it would work, and sometimes it wouldn’t. I don’t know if I am out to shatter perceptions, but I like to be challenged by art, music; I get bored quickly if it’s too safe. I need some kind of edge to keep me entertained. From my experience, if I play the music I want to hear, or make the music I want to hear, then there’s a certain demographic, which will resonate with it.

ALL THREE OF YOU HAVE PRODUCED IN THE PAST, WAS THAT A BENEFIT OR A HINDRANCE? I think it was a benefit. It’s hard to describe what is in your head when someone is working on the computer and you have got an idea and you can do it, it’s easier to just get in there and take over. A lot of that would happen. Again, that was why it was so quick. Whoever was driving in the hot seat would just take over. It was a big benefit.

WERE YOU TOUGH ON EACH OTHER? No. Sometimes it was quite harsh.

There was very rarely any bad vibe in the studio but there were sometimes dented egos for a moment, but I think that’s the case with any creative process. We are all quite strong characters and all very different, so there could have easily been moments or bust ups but I think we were all in a place that we can deal with that.

There is quite an interesting ‘push -pull’ dynamic between us, which

is not necessarily easy in terms of the eternal dynamics of the three of us but in terms of the actual output and the writing process it works for whatever reason.

think, we are all so into what the output is beyond. It is definitely greater than the sum of the parts none of us could make this music on our own.

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Being in a touring band is a different experience but that came afterwards.

NO ONE KNEW WHO THE BAND WAS, THAT’S NOW OUT IN THE OPEN. HOW DO YOU PLAN TO APPROACH FUTURE RECORDS? Obviously we can’t be anonymous again, maybe we should have kept that going for a bit longer (but) it came to the point where it had to come out. I think we are going to be quite prolific and keep writing – it’s working. People get it, it’s going well. I think we just have to keep making interesting art for our own sake and if we keep with the mindset and enthusiasm of how we first made music, I think we will do fine.

I think a lot of bands have pressures - once you have had some success - to make hits and all of that, but we were very careful to sign with a great label which really supports what we want to do. I think it will be good. I’m excited.

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doing a lot of festivals throughout the summer. We came down to Australia to do Splendour in the Grass, and side shows in Melbourne and Sydney at the end of July. It is a pretty big summer and all of September we are back in

Europe. Finding time to get back in the studio between now and the end of summer is unlikely.

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ROUND SHE GOES IS AN AWARD-WINNING INDOOR FASHION MARKET DEDICATED TO WOMEN’S PRE-LOVED FASHION. WORDS: CAROL SHERIDAN EVENT PHOTOS: LOUISE WALPOLE. ow many times have you purchased a garment online? How many times has it been the exact fit/colour/length/width/type of fabric? How many times has it been exactly what you were looking for?

If you are like me, you have purchased many garments online, and to be perfectly honest, it is rare that - when it is delivered - it is exactly what you were after. Sometimes, it is close, sometimes it isn’t, but is close good enough? Should you keep something that is just close? Should you send it back? Can you be bothered sending it back? Do you have to pay postage to send it back?

Online shopping isn’t quite as easy as everyone makes out – it can be fraught with danger and disaster.

Many women are into recycled fashion but have been disappointed with online purchases. Round She Goes, is exactly what it says, ‘wear it, love it, sell it’, it’s an award-winning indoor fashion market that is dedicated to women’s pre-loved fashion.

You can purchase high quality garments at a fraction of their original cost and you get to try them on. Not only that, there isn’t that horrible musty and stale smell that you can find in many second hand shops.

These extremely popular fashion events are run by Emma Morris who has always had a love of vintage clothing, designer bargains, op shop treasures and getting crafty - she has managed to bring all of these things together for everyone else to experience.

The items sold at Round She Goes are secondhand vintage, retro or pre-loved designer. The rules and regulations for sale of goods is very strict – all items on sale are restricted to good quality women’s wear – garments and accessories that you would

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wear yourself, but for whatever the reason, you no longer do. They aren’t strictly designer, but things that are good quality and well-made and they must be in good condition.

Unlike many other markets that sell second hand/ pre-loved clothing, there is absolutely no junk here. You won’t find sports-wear, men’s or children’s wear, there isn’t food, and you definitely won’t find used cosmetics or bric-a-brac.

To be a part of one of the Round She Goes fashion events, whether you are a buyer or seller, the dates for the rest of the year are: Sunday August 3 and Sunday December 7 Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill VIC 3128. 10am-3pm, entry: $2 Sunday October 26 Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell Street, Coburg VIC 3058 10am-3pm, entry: $2 Saturday July 26 Marrickville Town Hall, 303 Marrickville Road, Marrickville NSW 2204 Saturday August 23 and Saturday November 15 German Club Hall, 223 Flinders Street, Adelaide SA 5000. 10am-3pm - entry: $2.

Information for having your own stall at Round She Goes can be found at - http://roundshegoes.com.au And, if you absolutely can’t make it to one of these wonderful venues, you can always buy online at the Round She Goes website (above).

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lily’s life Savouring the serenity of the Dawn Patrol very morning, well before the break of dawn, ‘board meetings’ are held across Australia. But these are not board meetings as you know them. Yes, dedicated men and women gather in suits, but these aren’t the kind of suits you can wear at the office.

There is a subculture around Australia, and the world, that cherishes the early hours of the morning. The surf subculture is rife, and those who are a part of it know well the elation of a dawn surf.

Surfing is of course a sport that millions of people enjoy.

Surfing is also a lifestyle, a type of meditation and a community.

Whilst you can surf at any (warmer) hour of the day, the dawn surf (or dawn patrol as it’s often referred to) can change your outlook on life.

On the face of it, there’s something seemingly irrational about the whole concept. To peel yourself out of a warm, safe bed in the cloak of night, wrestle an

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often damp wetsuit, negotiate the foot-numbing cold sand to enter a body of water - at a time, which statistically is the most active hour of the world’s meanest predator, the shark - to an outsider must appear to defy logic.

The stillness before sunrise is something that only the early birds

can understand. Since childhood, I have been a morning person.

Where I grew up, near the bush, those early hours of the morning were reserved for the bird and a few morning walkers.

To peel yourself out of a warm, safe bed, wrestle a damp wetsuit, negotiate the footnumbing cold sand to enter a body of water - at a time, which statistically is the most active hour of the world’s meanest predator to an outsider must appear to defy logic”

At the beach people are different - active joggers, training groups, surfers and swimmers flock to the shore to salute the sun as it makes its daily arrival.

For a fleeting moment, all of the beach goers stop what they are doing to watch the sun rise to the soundtrack of lapping waves.

Being out in the water in those hours is a unique experience.

Like other animals in the animal kingdom, we have a healthy respect for risk in the elements.

Fear of predators, fear of the elements and the fear of not finding food or water. For the most part, modern society has eliminated the majority of these.

And while, on the one hand, this makes for a more pleasant way of living, I believe fear is good for the soul.

To start your day with a slap of reality about your relative importance in the scheme of things and being at the mercy of the elements does wonders for your perceptive. And whilst sliding down the face of a wave is as exhilarating in the afternoon as it is in the morning, dawn patrols are particularly special.

By eight o’clock in the morning most have begrudgingly exited the water to start their working day. The promise of a hot shower is the only consolation for the end of play time. By 9am the morning’s adventure is reduced to a few grains of sand in the ears and water up the nose, but the experience of lucidity and peaceful tranquillity resonates throughout the day.

Lily Serna is a mathematician, public speaker and television presenter.

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Sophie Van Den Akker FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENTAL START TO HER CAREER, SOPHIE VAN DEN AKKER HAS BECOME ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S TOP MODELS. SHE HAS GRACED THE PAGES OF MAGAZINES AND WALKED THE RUNWAY FOR SOME OF THE WORLD’S LEADING BRANDS. HAVING SIGNED WITH SIX INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, SOPHIE NOW HAS HER SIGHTS SET ON FURTHERING HER CAREER OVERSEAS. AND WITH A BUBBLY AND OUTGOING PERSONALITY TO MATCH HER STUNNING LOOKS, SOPHIE IS AIMING TO MOVE INTO TELEVISION PRESENTING. WORDS: CAROL SHERIDAN PHOTOS: MATTHEW WREN HAIR/MAKE-UP: CHRISI: PRO-GLAM MAKEUP & HAIR - WWW.PROGLAM.4ORMAT.COM CLOTHING: MATCHO SUBA PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO: SUN STUDIOS RICHMOND

as it to buy a bottle of shampoo or to get a haircut?

Sophie can’t remember, because since the first time she set foot into a Hairhouse Warehouse, her life has been a whirlwind.

As a 16-year-old, the temptation of walking away with a free hamper was too much to turn down, so Sophie Van Den Akker, agreed to the shop assistant’s request of being entered into a competition.

“Three months later I get a call saying, ‘You are in the top 25 to be the face of Hairhouse Warehouse, it’s being held at Crown (casino), we need you to come in for rehearsals.’ It was a huge shock to me, it was the first I had heard of it and I thought it was a prank call to be begin with,” said Sophie. “I ended up winning, and I became the face of Hairhouse Warehouse for a year, and I won - I think - $25,000, a few photo shoots and a little bit of travel.”

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Sophie just fell into - originally she wanted a career as a mid-wife, but it was hard to not go through all the doors that were opening for her. The lure of Australia’s Next Top

Model was too much to walk away from and it was here that Sophie’s career became set in concrete.

“The auditioning process (for Australia’s Next Top Model) was

funny, because my brother’s girlfriend wanted to audition. I said, ‘Hey, I will come along with you (but) I don’t want to audition, I will just go shopping while you stand in line.’ She said, ‘You are here now, you may as well just stand in line with me and talk to me’.”

From standing in line to keep her friend company, to coming third runner-up in the series – obviously Sophie stood out in that line of hopeful models.

“That, I think, was the learning curve for me as a model. I got to deal with different personalities and really learnt that it was what I wanted to do,” said Sophie.

“I loved the experience, if I could go back and do it again I would. I think it was a learning curve of dealing with different personalities and emotions. I was there for three months; we had no TV, no newspapers, no radio and no private time, except for when you were in the shower. When you are that young, it becomes extremely challenging. It was fun because you were with all the girls but at times it was challenging.”

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The experience also taught Sophie that modelling isn’t all about looks; a lot of the time it is also about personality, particularly when you are involved in areas of modelling requiring interaction with the public.

“Personality is a huge thing and I think I was fortunate enough to have a personality on the show.

People say I was a little bit out there, but that’s just me. I never change who I am, I haven’t over the past four years of full time modelling. I think that is due to my family, I have a very grounded and supportive family.”

It was soon after finishing with Australia’s Next Top Model that Sophie signed with Priscilla’s model agency and presented with her first big modelling campaign.

“Straight out of Australia’s Next Top Model, I went into shooting a Speedo campaign with Rachel Finch, we took over from Lara Bingle and that’s when everything started to really happen for me as a model, and as a person you could say.

“With big things like that, Speedo and all the top campaigns, you have to go through quite a lot of meetings and sit down with the client, they really narrow it down, you become short-listed and it goes from there. I think personality comes into it a lot as a model, you can’t just look good.”

Personality and looks alone sometimes can’t get you through the often ‘cattle line up’ process of model casting. It can be daunting and soul destroying and there are many who can’t cope with the pressure. Sophie feels that the casting experience is like going for a job interview and because she has done so many castings now, she is not overly fazed by them, but that is much different to how she felt in the early days.

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past me to hyperventilate back stage. My legs shake, I go through stages of whether I am going to do runway or I am not going to do runway. I always say, ‘If you get me past the casting process, I will be fine for the show’, but it doesn’t faze me so much now.

“You see yourself in such a different light to how others see you. My quote has always been, ‘Every Eye has a different beauty’.

I am always interested to see what pictures (clients) choose, because you see yourself so differently. I am comfortable now, but it has been a long process to get here.

“You have to let go of yourself because you are walking into somewhere as a blank canvas and the client sees you how they want to see you, and they will make you up how they want you made up. I think some girls struggle with that. I have known models to redo their makeup in the toilet after just having it done. You can’t do that.

(The client) has booked you for a reason, for a specific look (and) it’s only for a day.

Since the early days of Top Model and the Speedo campaign, Sophie’s face has graced many billboards, posters and flags. She is the face of Zachary, has walked at many fashion parades including Melbourne Fashion week where she worked with Dannii Minogue, and has just finished shooting a shoe campaign for Jo Mercer’s.

Now signed with Chadwick model agency, Sophie sometimes finds it hard to keep up with her schedule, often not knowing what each week will bring.

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fulfil that are obviously pencilled in continuously, but I like the 50 percent that’s not pencilled in.”

Networking is a large part of modelling, you need to get out there and be known, and something that comes naturally to Sophie.

“I like meeting people face to face, I think (success) is a lot of ‘who you know’ and I like involving myself in certain things because it opens the door up to different things.

“On the weekend I test drove a Mercedes, we all drove down to Daylesford and had lunch and then drove back. It was cool and exciting. The Mercedes team were really lovely and I go to a few lunches and things with them as well. (And) I went to Dolce and Gabbana last Friday night.

“The reward is getting to do things and have experiences. Half of them you might not get paid for, but they are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

And they are fun experiences that you can’t pay for. The only thing I hate is that I get to experience it by myself; I don’t get to bring my friends and family with me.”

This Melbourne-born girl, who proudly speaks of her love of her home town, has lived and modelled in Perth, Sydney, Paris and Hamburg, and when I spoke to her she was just about to head back to Sydney to shoot some more campaigns before heading off to the USA. Sophie has worked with some high profile people and attributes a lot of her success to her professionalism as a model and always being kind to others.

Sophie’s professionalism has earned her respect amongst her clients because she lives by her statement, “I am happy if you are happy”.

“I will not leave a shoot until they are happy. I have never left a shoot where the client is unhappy, that’s what it comes down to for me. This is my job and I want them to be happy. I want to leave them with what they want, it’s my reputation.”

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something that you don’t ever want to do, stick to that. I would never jeopardise my reputation.

“I wouldn’t do anything that would inflict negativity on my reputation.

It is very easy to get sucked into this industry; there is a very fine line of reality. I think that’s where the family and support comes into it. It’s very easy to wander off and go down the wrong path.”

Thankfully Sophie hasn’t ever been asked to do something that would jeopardise her reputation, but that is more than likely because she finds out all the facts of a shoot beforehand. For example, if you are strongly against wearing fur, make sure before the shoot that this isn’t something you will be expected to do.

Having done all sorts of different modelling, from commercial to editorial to runway to working with the media, Sophie now feels that her career is heading towards television.

“I am a person that rarely says no, I like to give things a go. I do feel like TV is what’s coming next, whether that’s Getaway, or The Block, I’m not sure.”

Now signed with six agencies worldwide, her trip to the USA will definitely open up even more doors, but when asked if she would move overseas permanently, Sophie said, “I never say never with anything, but I will go and work there, but be based in Melbourne. If an opportunity arises over there for four or five months, I would definitely do it - I would be silly not to.

“I have always stood strong in that I have always wanted Melbourne to be my base. I am happy to travel and happy to do stints everywhere, but my family is here so I am here, family is first with me.

“The bottom line for me is, I love what I do, I love the people I meet, I have never had a bad experience, I have never worked with anyone bad. If someone said to me, ‘would you think you would be where you are now?’ – Not a chance! No way! I am extremely lucky, extremely.”

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just sayin’ All women are real, no matter their size or shape t is making me sick, there are times I want to scream, but seriously, why is it that there are people who think they have to comment on absolutely everything about everybody else?

A couple of weeks have gone by since the latest bursts of outrage from various groups about models being too thin and their bones stick out, for heaven’s sake! Comments such as ‘they don’t represent real women’ are heralded from the roof tops of certain soap boxes.

If anyone dares to put a plus size model on a runway, there are also screams from the sanctimonious ones, she isn’t healthy, look at that, how could she possibly let herself get that way, she shouldn’t be put up as a role model for the impressionable ones amongst us.

Too fat, too thin, too pretty, too ugly, nose too big, hair too long, legs too long, legs too short, bony shoulders, bony hips, gaunt face… I just want to scream!

So now I will get on my soap box and – if you’ll pardon the pun weigh in on this. Why not, everyone has!

It seems to me, that models, plus size or skinny, are real women – gasp! It’s true! If a designer chooses to hang their garments on a skinny coat hanger, then that is their choice. If they decide to hang them on a curvaceous coat hanger, then that is also their choice. The fact is, unless we live life with our head in the clouds, we all know that the majority of us can’t be a clone of the people on the runway – whether we want to be or not.

But life is about choices.

We might choose to diet, we might choose to reach for that extra helping of dessert; we might have just grown up the way our genetics have deemed we should be, but

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that does not give anyone the right to pass judgement, or anyone the right to criticise.

If we choose diet over dessert or vice versa, it is our choice – it is nobody else’s choice, nobody has held us down and either force fed us or gagged us so that we can’t eat. If a model doesn’t want to diet, to fit into what she may deem

a ridiculous size 4, then nobody is forcing her to do so. It is her choice to be a model and if the designers demand it from her, it is her choice to do it or not, hence it is her choice to be a model or not.

It is also our choice to visit stores that only sell clothing of particular sizes, just as it is our choice to go to fashion parades where the models generally are skinny. If we don’t like it, why do we go?

Of course there are people who, through illness the above does not apply, but the vast majority of us are fully capable of making our own decisions and making our own choices and nobody has the right to comment or criticise.

We have all been born with a different set of genes. Some of us

“Too fat, too thin, too pretty, too ugly, nose too big, hair too long, legs too long, legs too short, bony shoulders, bony hips, gaunt face… I just want to scream!”

are naturally skinny, some aren’t, some of us are tall, some of us aren’t. We are all real – so, the comments about plus size not being healthy or skinny not setting a good example are absolute rubbish. We are who we are – if we choose to diet to skin and bone, while it may not be healthy, it is our choice, if we

choose to gorge ourselves on junk food, it is our choice.

If our designers want to make clothes in size 2, that is their choice – nobody is forcing us to buy, or try to wear, them.

Clothes are made in sizes 0, 2, 4 and 16, 18, 20 etc for a reason, that reason being, there are people

those clothes actually fit. Yes, gasp again; believe it or not, it is true!

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RAFAEL BONACHELA LITTLE DID RAFAEL BONACHELA KNOW WHEN HE WATCHED MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER VIDEO AS A CHILD IN SPAIN THAT IT WOULD LEAD TO A PROFESSIONAL DANCE CAREER. LONG BEFORE THE MOVIE

BILLY ELLIOTT, RAFAEL WON A LONDON DANCE SCHOLARSHIP AT AGE 17 AND SPENT THE NEXT 20 YEARS DANCING IN ENGLAND BEFORE LANDING THE PRESTIGIOUS ROLE OF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT THE SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY. CAROL SHERIDAN CAUGHT UP IN RAPHAEL AT MELBOURNE’S SUMNER THEATRE IN SOUTHBANK AS THE COMPANY LAUNCHED IT’S MUCH ANTICPATED PRODUCTION, INTERPLAY.

admit, I have always loved dance. When I was young I used to dance. I had no future as a dancer, and I always knew that I had no future as a dancer, but I recently spoke to someone who had me feeling that I could get up on the table and chasse and gancho with the best of them.

It was only a few days before the Sydney Dance Company was about to open their latest production at the Sumner Theatre in Southbank, Melbourne, that I had the privilege of meeting the company’s artist director – Rafael Bonachela.

I was already excited about seeing the production – Interplay – that was offering Melbourne audiences the chance to see Australia’s finest contemporary dancers performing works from three prodigiously talented and internationally acclaimed contemporary choreographers Rafael Bonachela, Jacopo Godani and Gideon Obarzanek.

But after speaking to Rafael, so infectious was his enthusiasm and passion that I felt I could be one of

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How does someone become so passionate about what they do that they so deeply inspire others? How did Rafael discover dance in the first place?

“For me, I wasn’t exposed to it, I just loved it, and it was in me. I was a kid, very young, when I saw Michael Jackson doing Thriller on television; it was like a 10 minute video. I was like ‘Oh my God’. I was copying the choreography.

Then I saw Fame. It was serious and I thought, ‘Oh my God, you can go to school and learn to dance!’ So then, that was it,” said Rafael about his discovery of dance.

“My favourite thing would be to make a dance. I would get my girlfriends and force my brothers - I have three younger brothers - to be part of the dance group.

There are pictures of them in leotards! I would make dances to pop songs. I made a dance to Thriller, I made dance to Michael Jackson and Madonna, whatever it was at that point. I didn’t know it was called choreography.”

Rafael was born in Barcelona, Spain, but in the 1980s learning to dance, particularly for a boy, was not commonplace. At the age of 15, when his parents were at their ‘wits end’ with him, they decided to pay for Rafael to go to weekly jazz classes. He was the only boy in the class, but his teacher said that he stood out from the rest, he had talent. That was all it took, Rafael started going to classes every day.

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I was 17. It was great because I wasn’t the only boy in the class. I had role models (and) there were other boys who were better than me, so I had to get better. At my (London) school, you did everything, tap, jazz, contemporary, ballet but after a few months I thought that contemporary dance was my thing.

It was a big gap from my first lesson to realising that I would give all my efforts to contemporary dance.

“I remember doing my first audition and getting a job for a contemporary dance company not knowing what it (contemporary dance) was, I thought it was just quite weird, but it was a job so I took it. I spent 20 years in London and I did my career there, but it was against all odds because I am a ‘pre Billy Elliott’ boy.

“I always think there is a pre and a post ‘Billy Elliott’ time, and the post Billy Elliott time is much better as even parents don’t feel so isolated because their boy child wants to dance. It is more accepted.”

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choreographers when he was a dancer allowed him to refine his skills. This led him back down the path of ‘designing dance’, just as he did a child.

“I was very lucky to get a job in Rambert (Dance Company), which would be the ‘Sydney Dance Company of Britain’, for 12 years and be exposed to the work of some of the greatest choreographers that was my choreography school.”

Being a dancer and then moving into the field of choreography is not necessarily a natural path, there are

schools such as the VCA (Victorian College of Arts) where you can learn the art of choreography without learning to dance.

“Choreography is about curiosity, about wanting to see things in a different way, about wanting to get more out of people, about ‘what if’,” explained Rafael. “I have this game where I say, ‘Yeah, I am happy with that, but what if?’ It’s not that it’s being done incorrectly, it is constant questioning. Some people are not interested in that, some people are interested in being told

what to do and they are very good at being told what to do. You look at them and they are amazing, but there is no curiosity there.

“I think for me, it was a natural progression, because I was making dances before I learnt how to dance. There are great choreographers who were never dancers, but then you get great dancers who make terrible choreographers. It is a different part of the brain that you engage.

“Of course, it’s amazing if you get a good choreographer who was a good dancer before, but some choreographers who were never dancers are great - they achieve a lot because they don’t know that some things are impossible, so they push people to do the impossible. When I know something is impossible, I am not going to ask them (to do it), so I am limited by that.”

Rafael’s passion, creative mind and expertise set him apart and landed him the job as Artistic Director for Sydney Dance Company, a role he loves and takes very seriously.

“We are called Sydney Dance Company because we are in Sydney, that’s our home and

“I got a scholarship to go to London when I was 17. There were other boys who were better than me, so I had to get better. ” that’s the name that we have but I consider us Australia’s national company of contemporary dance, because we are the largest one.

This year we are commissioning eight new works, five of them by Australian choreographers and the rest by European choreographers.

It’s a big responsibility to

introduce dance to as many people as possible, high quality dance.”

It is also a big responsibility for him to draw the best from his dancers, to push them to what they would have thought impossible limits.

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become better artists and to grow is by pushing. I am not a fascist; my approach is a very different one. I give everything, so I expect everything and if I don’t get everything, then I will tell you, but only because I am giving everything. I don’t impose fear, they can talk to me, I hope they can, and I always encourage dialogue.

If anyone has any problems please come to me, don’t let it brew. I am there to get the best out of them, they are there to get the best out of me, so it works both ways, but I do push them. There is a great responsibility in pushing the art form forward.”

Rafael’s internationally recognised talent has seen him work not only with contemporary dance at the highest level, but also with artists from popular culture, such as Kylie Minogue and Tina Turner. Such collaborative efforts reflect the inspiration he finds and utilises from culture today.

Rafael was named winner of the dance category for The Monthly’s 2013 Arts Awards and listed as one of the (Sydney) magazine’s top 100 Most Influential People in 2012 for his efforts to popularise dance since taking on the job of artistic director with Sydney Dance Company, and as curator of Australia’s international festival of contemporary dance, Spring Dance at the Sydney Opera House.

He was named in the 2012 Dance Australia Critics Survey for the Most Outstanding Choreographer and Best New Work for 2 One Another. This work won the Best Ensemble Award in the 2012 Green Room Awards and the 2013 Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography and Outstanding Performance by a Company.

In February 2013, Rafael was honoured with an Officer’s Cross of the Order of Civil Merit by His Majesty the King of Spain.

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His acclaimed awards can be attributed to his passion for dance and choreography and his dedication to all members of Sydney Dance Company.

“We are 16 dancers in Sydney Dance Company and I always say that there are only 16 jobs, 16 very precious jobs, unlike the ballet where you have 80, so you can share the workload. For me, everyone needs to be amazing. Everyone needs to be able to stand on stage by themselves.” www.sydneydancecompany.com

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DIRECTOR: BRETT RATNER. WRITERS: RYAN CONDAL AND EVAN SPILIOTOPOULOS. STARS: DWAYNE JOHNSON, IRINA SHAYK, AKSEL HENNIE, BARBARA PALVIN AND IAN MCSHANE. http://MightyHercules.com

his movie by Paramount Pictures has gained itself a lot of varied reviews and I suppose that means your thoughts on the movie Hercules are dependent on your reasons for viewing it in the first place.

It is said that the supplies of ‘pec oil’ plummeted as the great muscular hero, Hercules, arrives on the big screen glistening in seminudity. It took lead actor, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, eight months of gruelling training for his muscles to be of the herculean proportion required for the role of Hercules.

The film is directed by Brett Ratner and the producers are Beau Flynn, Barry Levine, and Ratner, with Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Ross

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Fanger, and Jesse Berger serving as executive producers.

Along with Johnson, Hercules stars Irina Shayk (Megara), Aksel Hennie (Tydeus), Barbara Palvin (Antimache) and Ian McShane (Amphiaraus) Whilst it is said to not follow the true fables of Hercules too closely, and is not the most memorable of films, it is a humorous blockbuster that is thought to be worth its weight in gold.

Haunted by a sin from his past, Hercules has become a mercenary.

Along with five faithful companions, he travels ancient Greece selling his services for gold and using his legendary reputation to intimidate enemies. But when the benevolent ruler of Thrace and his daughter

seek Hercules’ help to defeat a savage and terrifying warlord, Hercules finds that in order for good to triumph and justice to prevail, he must again become the hero he once was, he must embrace his own myth, he must be Hercules.

The plot doesn’t have any great depth, so if you are looking for an easy watch movie that has plenty of battle scenes fought by oiled up muscle bound bodies, this might just be for you.

Carla Gugino.

Brett Ratner and Irina Shayk.

Barbara Palvin and Beau Flynn.

Paige Butcher and Eddie Murphy.

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WALKING THE RED CARPET CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Mariah Carey and Dwayne Johnson; Johnson endured eight months of gruelling training for his muscles to be of the herculean proportion required for the role of Hercules. Irina Shayk and Johnson attending the photocall for Hercules at Trafalgar Square in London; Ingrid Bolso Berdal; Australian pop star, Kylie Minogue; Johnson poses with fans.

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sharp shooter

What can you do that nobody else can? hen you’re in business for yourself, you’re selling yourself - you are your product. Without you, there is no business. This is a given.

The best businesses out there do things differently to the competition; they innovate, have a different product, make things or act a different way.

As an example, Lamborghini makes the wildest-looking superfast cars on the planet, and have done since the Countach in 1974 (earlier models weren’t as wild). Therefore, teenage boys have had pictures of Lamborghinis on their walls, and adults who think like teenage boys buy the cars. A wild-looking supercar is their unique selling position, USP. Other manufacturers have come along and built faster cars, McLaren and Bugatti to name a few... but they don’t look as wild - this is unique to the Italian firm.

People have USP’s too, it just takes a while to find them. I was chatting to a makeup artist and we got talking about our businesses; how we are our brand and I asked what her USP was. She said she’s passionate, loves her work, has been doing it for decades, and is very good at what she does.

But this does not make her unique.

There are other makeup artists who can say exactly the same things; in fact, I’d wager that most makeup artists would say the same things.

To come up with your USP, you really need to dig a little deeper (and avoid clichés like the plague!).

Putting my friend on the spot, I asked her to think of stuff which makes her unique. The first ideas put forward were all well-worn promotional PR blergh. I casually brushed each aside saying that it’s not unique - there are 1000 other people who can say exactly the same thing.

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But then we scratched the surface a little and found some gems.

There were some really really big events she’d worked at, as an invited principal. Some events that are so big, in fact, that people would happily donate a kidney to be a part of. Now we were getting somewhere... The USP evolved from previous work performed. This can make a person unique if they are well-travelled, and have worked for numerous ridiculously high profile companies.

But how to put that into a USP

“The best businesses out there do things differently to the competition; they innovate, have a different product or act a different way”

and not sound like a name dropping bragger, that is the big question one we couldn’t really answer at that point in time. As was clearly evident, it’s hard work trying to figure out what makes you unique to everyone else doing the same job as you are.

For some photographers, it’s a little easier - just go off and win AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year and then you can use that as a very unique way to promote yourself... for a year.

But what if your industry doesn’t have a well-recognised award system? If you’re a model, you can try Australia’s Next Top Model - but if you want to retain your dignity, it may be wise to try something else.

In the modelling profession, you need to have the right look and body shape for the category you are modelling in, but so do a lot of other people. What makes models unique is the ability to do stuff other than modelling. If you can look really pretty whilst riding a horse, in your undies, underwater or in space then that is a really unique talent that instantly propels you to the top of the casting pile when a creative director wants a lingerie model riding a horse underwater or in space.

But bringing it back down to earth a bit, if you play a range of musical instruments then this could be one of your USPs. It always looks silly when you hand a model a saxophone

and it’s the first time they’ve ever held one - they just look awkward.

But give that same instrument to someone who plays and it becomes an extension of their body. For proof of this, head on over to YouTube and take a look at Lindsey Stirling’s video Crystallize.

She is so extremely confident with the instrument that she can play whilst performing ballet and other contortions. This is a USP. Hopefully this has encouraged all the small business owners out there to have a bit of a brainstorm about what makes them unique.

It’s difficult, it takes time - but it’s one of the most important branding exercises you can do for yourself.

And if you get hopelessly stuck remember: You’re unique - just like everybody else.

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DELIVER US FROM EVIL DIRECTOR: SCOTT DERRICKSON. PRODUCER: JERRY BRUCKHEIMER WRITERS: SCOTT DERRICKSON AND PAUL HARRIS BOARDMAN. STARS: ERIC BANA, ÉDGAR RAMÍREZ OLIVIA MUNN, SEAN HARRIS AND JOEL McHALE. WEBSITE: WWW.SONYPICTURES.COM/MOVIES/DELIVERUSFROMEVIL REVIEW: CAROL SHERIDAN

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eliver Us From Evil was inspired by the accounts of an NYPD Sergeant, Ralph Sarchie, played by

Eric Bana.

Sarchie has been investigating a series of inexplicable crimes in the Bronx and finds himself at a bone chilling case at the Bronx Zoo - a mother, as if hypnotized, suddenly hurls her little boy into a lion’s den at the zoo, while a strange, hooded figure looms nearby.

Later, strange noises from a basement and other phenomena frighten a family in the middle of a dense urban landscape. Archaic Latin writing and strange symbols are discovered in several locations, opening a mystery too frightening to discover. What is coincidence?

What is imagined? And what is linked together in a sinister chain?

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point of affecting his relationship with his wife, Jen (Olivia Munn), and their young daughter, Christina (Lulu Wilson).

But when the increasingly troubled Sarchie and his police partner Butler (Joel Mchale), a sardonic ex-Army Ranger always ready for a fight, are summoned to investigate a bizarre incident, the events which follow will test the Sarchie’s beliefs.

A later meeting with an unconventional Jesuit priest, Mendoza (Edgar Ramírez), who is educated in exorcism rituals finds the unlikely duo of Sarchie and Mendoza fighting demonic possessions.

Bana and Ramírez deliver top quality acting in their roles, probably the best acting I have seen from Bana to date.

Unlike many other movies of this genre, you are in the ‘plot’ from very early on and the superb sound effects and music have you feeling the ‘creepy vibe’.

Yes, there are some holes in the

story line, but why do you go to a horror movie in the first place? To be scared!

Don’t go to this movie if you are going to look for inconsistencies or authenticity, if you want to be scared and sitting on the edge of your seat, this movie really delivers.

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WALKING THE RED CARPET CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The cast pose prior to Deliver Us From Evil’s premiere; Director and co-writer, Scott Derrickson; Joel McHale plays Butler, Ralph’s partner, a tough, experienced cop. Male lead Eric Bana was cast as South Bronx cop, Ralph Sarchie; Olivia Munn plays Jen Sarchie, Ralph’s wife; Édgar Ramírez is brilliant as Jesuit priest, Mendoza.

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THE GREEN SUPERHEROES HAVE RISEN FROM THE SEWER AND ARE HEADING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU.

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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

DIRECTOR: JONATHAN LIEBESMAN. WRITERS: JOSH APPELBAUM, ANDRÉ NEMEC AND EVAN DAUGHERTY STARS: MEGAN FOX, WILL ARNETT, WILLIAM FICHTNER, K. TODD FREEMAN, DANNY WOODBURN, NOEL FISHER, JEREMY HOWARD, PETE PLOSZEK, ALAN RITCHSON, AND MINAE NOJI.

et to hit the big screens later this month, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will have fans clambering for theatre seats and calling ‘Cowabunga’ as the dynamic, half shell crusaders fight evil again.

In true superhero style, the Turtles work with fearless reporter, April O’Neill (Megan Fox) and her cameraman, Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) to save New York City from Shredder who has an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a movie that is not to be missed if you are into green superheroes that have risen from the sewer.

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Producer Bradley Fuller and Will Arnett.

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Director Jonathan Liebesman with Pete Ploszek and Alan Ritchson.

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