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The Sutton Country Fair and Ute Muster is coming!

THE Sutton Country Fair and Ute Muster is on Saturday March 21 at Sutton Primary School, just ten minutes from Canberra. It is a community day of fun with entertainment, music, games, rides, raffles and […]

Westside Acton Park to be open in a month?

Above is the “Westside Acton Park” as it appears on their website. The developers behind it, known as the “Stomping Ground Collective” have been out wowing the Canberra Times and the local ABC with Nick […]

Fashfest 2014: Night 4 reviewed

It was a sold-out, red-carpet affair. Fashfest 2014 released standing room only tickets to cope with demand and guests lapped up the experience, the fashion, the lighting, the music and ‘being seen’. Fashfest designed each […]

Fashfest 2014: Night 2 behind the scenes

“CITYNEWS” had two photographers behind the scenes at Fashfest last night. GARY SCHAFER took this set: And ANDREW CAMPBELL ingeniously built a studio backstage to capture these:

Alicia Coutts takes to the catwalk at Fashfest

PHOTOGRAPHER Andrew Campbell has filed stunning pictures from last night’s Fashfest featuring Anneliese Seubert and former Olympic swimmer Alicia Coutts. Pre-show the teams of organisers, designers and models also got together to rev each other […]

Fashfest 2014: Night 1

THIS year’s Fashfest brought with it high expectations: the local fashion festival’s 2013 premiere drew huge crowds, made national headlines and put previously unheard of designers on the map. For months, beneath the extensive media […]

Alicia dives into fashion’s deep end

Olympic swimmer Alicia Coutts is to be a guest model at this month’s Fashfest extravaganza with three appearances on the catwalk over the four nights. Reporter KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK discovers that the champion also has a […]

Fashfest / Barbara uses her head to create a buzz

“I COULDN’T buy a fancy hat that fit, since I have a large head size, and so started making my own.” That sums up how local designer Barbara Mickelson started making highly creative headwear […]

Retro is the new recycling

Everything old is new again as retro shoppers reuse and recycle, reports LAURA EDWARDS.

Belinda Riding revealed as ‘Face of Fashfest’

FORMER international model, Canberra’s Belinda Riding is this year’s “Face of Fashfest”. The second Fashfest, the city’s own festival of local fashion and design, returns to Majura Park for four glamorous nights at the end […]

Sophie’s choice, look good for less

Fashion editor LAURA EDWARDS meets a successful local blogger with an obsessive eye for fashion on a budget

2013 Myer Face of Racing winner Kate Goodwin

The race to be the Face

THE search for Canberra’s finest fashion filly is off and running as the Myer Face of Canberra Racing competition returns. Now in its fifth year, the competition offers more than $10,000 in cash and prizes. […]

Fashion: Lots of looks to look at

EVER buy a dress, wear it a few times then banish it to the back of the closet after getting a hankering for something new? Introducing the versatile “loop” dress, designed by Canberra’s Gemma Jameson […]

Plunge into graphics, tribal and tropical

WE may not have a beach, but swimwear is a “big deal” in Canberra each summer, says Haus fashion director and stylist Steven Wright. “So many Canberrans agonise over the decision when purchasing swimwear, it’s […]

Unemployment rises in ACT

THE number of people looking for work continues to rise in the ACT, according to new figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Figures show the ACT’s unemployment rate rose by 0.2 of a percentage point […]

The race that stops the arts

YOU DON’T normally associate the arts with horse races, but there is a rather special event on tomorrow, so it’s not surprising to hear that some of our arts institutions are taking a break along […]

Get ready for Cup fun and fashion

YEAR after year, there’s something decidedly alluring about the Melbourne Cup; from the sleek horses and glamorous racegoers to the glorious turn in weather, heralding the start of another racing season. Figures from betting agency […]

Fashion challenge takes on Guinness

CANBERRANS are invited to be part of fashion history when Westfield shopping centres in Belconnen and Woden attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most fashion makeovers in 24 hours on Friday and Saturday. The two centres […]

Spring racing’s nod to the colourful ‘90s

WHILE peplum and prints were all the rage last year, this spring racing season is a nod to the 1990s, says stylist Sofia Polak. “Bright, bold colours like pink, fuschia and green are back in […]