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Canberra Confidential / Fashion with an uppercut

RedCorner IN possibly a world first, boxing gloves will make their debut on a catwalk when local designer Red Corner launches its new range of boxing accoutrements at Canberra’s awfully fashionable Fashfest on May 15.

“It’s not such a stretch when you realise how fashion-forward this Canberra company is with its new selection of anything-but-boring boxing gear,” says Fashfestian Clint Hutchison.

Red Corner is launching its new line of boxing gloves and focus pads for women and men worn by models apparently “just as hot as the gear itself”.

“This is serious gear that fits like a glove, designed for those who want to get fit, look great and feel empowered while training,” says Red Corner director Michelle Walton. And it’s not just black and red. It’s combining graphic designs and digital prints with bold, bright colours that truly “pop”.

“Most importantly, we’ve designed products to be ‘gender-fit’ recognising that women want quality, functional boxing gear customised to their needs. They’re tired of wearing men’s gloves that don’t fit as well as they should.”

Fashfest, National Convention Centre, May 13-16.

Gold, silver and bronze

CANBERRA Airport has been awarded gold in the category of Specialised Tourism Services at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards 2014 ahead of Launceston Airport and Victoria’s Leisure Options.

CIT took home silver as runner-up in the Tourism and Education Services category and the National Folk Festival won third place (bronze) in the Festivals and Events category.

Questions, questions…

IMG_0754SEEN recently filling the window of the Bupa branch in Civic. Though why there’d be a Canberran remotely interested in knowing why more families in NSW are choosing Bupa is the question the folks behind the counter clearly hadn’t asked themselves. However, the silence must hast have inspired them to change the poster!

Barbecues made simple

 IN a welcome address at the Royal Thai embassy’s barbecue for incoming ANU and UC Thai students, former president of the local branch of the Australia-Thailand Association John Milne congratulated the students for choosing to attend one of Canberra’s universities and helpfully explained that a barbecue “is a popular form of outdoors food preparation in Australia, perhaps ranking as the local equivalent of Thai street food”.

Cuddly, caring Frog

CANBERRA’S biggest platter puss “Frog” Harris continues his crusade for all creatures large and small by again staging his charity monster World Record Day sale in front of his Cooleman Court music shop on Saturday.

Songland Records is accepting any and all music donations from the public in the form of vinyl, CDs and DVDs right up until Friday night.

Then on World Record Day, April 18, he’ll try and flog the lot with all proceeds going to Frog’s pet love, animal welfare (via Weston RSPCA).

Loyal and lumbered

coffeeTHEY say loyalty has its own reward, but not if you’re holding a Tosolini’s frequent-coffee card. With the iconic cafe going down the drain after 29 years on Bailey’s Corner, the landlord is left $90k+ short on rent and its legions of customers lumbered with worthless loyalty cards. CC is one of them, holding nine complete cards and one almost complete, with a value teetering at almost $35. We shall be chasing liquidator Kazar Slaven to join the list of creditors.

 

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