Stories

  • March 23, 2021

    WHY THE NAME CHANGE?

    The 19th century poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau said it best when he affirmed, “The world is but a canvas to our imaginations”. What he didn’t know back...

  • May 6, 2019

    A MOTHER’S DAY TALE OF LOVE AND SURVIVAL

    CAMILLA AND LUNA FRANKS   I have circled Camilla in this industry, first as a fellow Australian fashion designer and then as a stylist and now as a creative. We...

  • February 26, 2019

    AN ODE TO KARL | CHANEL

    Growing up on a cane farm in rural Australia does not lend itself to fashionable influences yetKarl Lagerfeld's je ne sais quoi found its way to a small country girl ...

  • December 20, 2018

    THE 2019 HOLIDAY READ

    REWILD YOURSELF | TERESA PALMER If you have ever been on a shoot where both the mother and the kids are all being photographed, you will know it can be…well, hectic...

  • September 11, 2018

    TRAVELLING WITH KIDS

    We have teamed up with Qantas and Singapore Tourism to share our five top things you should know about family travel when it comes to making the most of being in the...

  • September 3, 2018

    FEATHER DRUM SS19

    THE GOLDEN TONES OF AUREUS I first was introduced to the fashion brand, Feather Drum, when a women called Kelly-Lee Wright contacted me to talk about the launch of her...

  • August 30, 2018

    CATGK RENO X MUROBOND

    What is that old saying? All it takes is a coat of fresh paint? Well if that ain’t the truth… As it turns out, my penchant for all things vintage also applies to...

  • May 31, 2018

    ANJA RUBIK FOR THE OCEANS

    The oceans are dying. This gobsmacking truth is stated first and foremost on the website of  Parley, a creative conversation group. This month's issue of PORTER...

  • May 23, 2018

    THE GOOD LIFE | KEITH AND LAUREN MALLOY

    If you know anything about Keith and Lauren Malloy it’s this, they are good folk. Keith, pre Lauren, you might know as the bearded dude who, along with his brothers...

  • May 9, 2018

    Rewild Yourself

    Usually in an intro I would sum up as best possible the before, the now and the soon to be, but I think with Teresa Palmer you should definitely Google her. After you’v...

  • December 21, 2017

    THE 2018 HOLIDAY READ

    I am going to keep this brief so I can get back to sun baking and drinking Rose, dang I wish I had something great to read while I was doing that. Oh would you look at...

  • December 15, 2017

    A VERY BLAKEY CHRISTMAS

    Christmas Day starts early, with the kids eager to rip some presents open. We hit the beach for a surf and a swim before heading home for a huge mid-morning breakfast... ...

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  • November 9, 2017

    A FAMILY LEGACY NICKY OATLEY

    On sitting down to chat with Nicky Oatley it’s clear, before we’re even on the record, that this reverent, forthcoming professional is just so down-to-earth. An...

  • October 26, 2017

    MOTORCYCLE DIARIES

    My intro here is simple. Friend, photographer and art curator Matt Rabbidge (also hubby to the delectable @followthevista) went on a motorcycle road trip through remote ...

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    September 27, 2017

    ALI, STILL A LEGEND

    In 1970 Ali MacGraw became an overnight star when she appeared in Love Story and stole not only the whole world’s heart, but also Steve McQueen’s. The 78-year-old...

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    August 30, 2017

    MODERN FAMILY

    Acne Studios Campaign | Fall '17    Over a holiday weekend in New York City, Acne Studios shot their latest campaign in a no-name hotel room. With a baby bottle on the ...

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    August 16, 2017

    THE POLITICS OF STYLE | Lawren Howell

    I can't actually remember when I first met Lawren. A close mutual friend brought us together, being both stylists. Yet that is where the similarities end. Lawren is...

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    June 19, 2017

    HAPPY OTHER FATHERS DAY

    To celebrate Father’s Day pretty much everywhere else but here in Oz we have recapped a few of our favourite fathers day stories from across the ocean. No matter what ...

  • May 10, 2017

    MAMA ADAMO

    I had met the Adamo family briefly once before at a mutual friends birthday. Courtney was then pregnant with her fifth child Wilkie and about to pop. She looked exactly...

  • April 11, 2017

    IT’S A GROUP EFFORT | JOHN MOORE

    If you haven't bumped into John Moore on social media (@bonfirebeachkids), read about him in an industry who's who or clocked his laid back Cali family lifestyle on @han...

  • March 2, 2017

    THE FAMILY GUY | ROB MACHADO

    Legendary soul surfer, musician and environmental activist Rob Machado talks family life, making the planet a better place for all our children and why less is more. I...

  • February 7, 2017

    THE DELEVINGNE SISTERS

    In this, the first ever interview with all three sisters together, the Delevingne trio feature in PORTER’s Spring issue across 14 pages, photographed by Bjorn Iooss...

  • January 22, 2017

    THE GILMORE GIRLS

    Stephanie and Whitney Gilmore It must have been about seventeen years ago. I was working on a campaign for a surf brand, which featured a young girl (let’s just note...

  • December 13, 2016

    THE FAMILY BLOOM

    This is a story close to home but only in the geographical sense, because to be honest I have no comprehension of what life must feel like for the Blooms. I hesitate to...