MAGPIE STYLE BLOG
FOOD + FASHION WEEKEND
If you were unlucky enough to miss out on our recent Food + Fashion weekend with Tina Duncan, never fear... we have the recipes and step-by-step instructions for you to whip up these delicious dishes yourself.
COAT TALES - How to feel confident when buying a new season coat!
VELVET REVOLVER
The Return to Plush
Long gone are the days of the unpleasant connotations of velvet from the 80's, 2018 brings soft, plush pleasant tones of jewels and metals that conjure up images of luxury and high-street design.
Magpie Style - What's Trending for Winter 2018
As the temperature plummets, here’s what’s on the fashion horizon. Hold onto your hats, coats and scarves, for there is something for everyone here. Never has a fashion season been so full of contradiction.
THE YELLOW EFFECT
Turning up the heat in winter with colour is a great way to inject brights into your wardrobe and adding personality. Yellow is a hot trend this winter, so we've given you some eye candy to get you thinking.
SHIRTING AROUND
There is nothing like the power of a great shirt!
The perfect shirt is trans-seasonal, versatile and can transform an outfit. By learning how to style them, a high-quality shirt can go from casual to work-wear, and into the night just by switching up the base layers.
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF STYLE
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Paula Ryan clothing brand, a label which is synonymous with New Zealand and Australian women. Bridget Hope talks to Paula about her successful career and shares her secrets to style confidence.
Words by Bridget Hope.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
There's something magical about the powers of costume jewellery. It’s an affordable way to recharge your wardrobe, transform an old outfit and make a dull ensemble feel bright and sparkly again. When it comes to jewellery, this season it’s about making a statement. Wear your heart, not on your sleeve but on your ears, collar or layered up on wrists.
THE ART OF DRESSING FOR WEDDINGS
There is nothing like an impending wedding to dress or suit up. Weddings are a special occasion, and by their very nature, a bonafide reason for you to look the part.
For wedding dressing success, these hard and fast rules will help raise the stakes on the big day.
WHAT TO WEAR ON CHRISTMAS DAY
There’s something about the deadline of Christmas that dispels a frenzied panic among the calmest of women.
As soon as December 1st arrives, somehow the mind goes into a cloudy fog of to-do lists, which then only seem to grow. Leaving ourselves to last, we then forget about what to wear. Try these ideas to help you look forward to, not dread, the 25th.
STYLE DOCTOR : Your Last Minute Racewear Checklist
SUMMER FASHION EVENT
Girl's - Get Your Diaries Out!
Paula Ryan and Bridget Hope are presenting at this year's Country Christmas Fete - with a special preview fashion evening at Hanmer Springs Heritage Hotel.
WHEN: Wednesday + Thursday, October 25 - 26, 2017
TIME: From 10-4pm
WHERE: Glenmark Domain