!Originally hailing from Sicily, Antonio Berardi now balances his time between London and Milan designing for his eponymous label. Known best for his shocking shoes and sexy body conscious designs, he offers great insight into the business of fashion. pages caught up with Berardi whilst he was in Sydney to promote the Peroni pop up bar. What did you study and where? “I studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins. It was probably the most amazing... read more

!Elise Pioch has had what some may think of as a dream run in the hard world of fashion. After more literary beginnings, Elise began in the publicity department at Hermes, and was employed there for the duration of Martin Margiela’s reign. After making for Australia’s far away shores, Elise was swiftly plucked up by retail doyen Belinda Seper to work in the buying department of her successful store franchise. A long way from the seas of the south of France, Elise is truly living la vie charmé. Where... read more

!London would be an altogether different place without James Main. Store owner, party entrepreneur, stylist, DJ, celebrity hairdresser, model, and all round good time buddy, we peer into his glittery world this month. What is your background? “I’m from Aberdeen in Scotland, moved to London aged nineteen, finished hair school at Vidal Sassoon then went to work at Real Hair Salon in Chelsea becoming the personal hair stylist to Grace Jones, Elle McPherson, Jerry Hall to... read more

Standing in the way of control

The Gossip front woman, Beth Ditto, has become something of a celebrity separate to her music – her naked body adorned the debut cover of Love magazine, her friends include Kate Moss and Karl Lagerfeld, and her face is seen at important things. She has something to say too. As the loving and loyal daughter of a dirt-poor mother, she also happens to be a lesbian and on what could definitely... read more

Everyone who has walked past the windows of C’s flashback in Sydney, most notably on Crown Street in Surry Hills, has commented on the glamorous and inventive window displays. Dee is the man behind the visage. He is somewhat of an institution in the area and everyone knows him by name. Like Madonna. Or Cher. He is now also pursuing a long-term interest in photography, with The Portraits, a solo exhibition at Somedays Gallery,... read more

An artist in her own right, Akira Isogawa’s muse and creative collaborator Christiane Lehmann has designed prints and collage invitations for Akira’s shows and put together installations of archaeological finds for the Museum of Sydney. She is also the face of the Woollahra Akira store, and works in the studio with Akira leading up to shows, “playing with fabrics, bouncing ideas, trying things on.”

Where are when were you born? How did it shape you?

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DOB?

25^th July 1970.

Where were you born? How did this influence you?

Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada. My family were from England and we returned there when I was two, relocating to Australia in late 1979. Canada itself hasn’t influenced me, but my love of travel and ease at the prospect of starting afresh somewhere new is undoubtedly a product of my early family life.

How did you begin?

I have been... read more