Gabriela Hidalgo, Author at RUSSH

Models-off-duty: white on

There’s no such thing as too simple. Ripped, rolled or cuffed: make like Maartje, Iman and Bambi and be casting-ready in your plain white tee.

The VNYL, New York

If you like your martini served with a side of 70s swagger, the VNYL has your every need covered.

This little light

It’s all for you. These candles are for when you feel like indulging. Artisanal, high fashion or bespoke; choose your scent, savour the moment.

The strongest plaited looks from the SS 17 runway

Wrapped and twisted or long and straight. Look to the SS 17 runway and choose your plait of preference.

Immerse yourself. Leather ateliers Fleet Ilya create ultra covetable pieces bridging high fashion and eroticism. To showcase their ready-to-wear accessories, home décor and leather art, Fleet Ilya has taken over an industrial space in Dalston, London, for an interactive brand experience, with a selection of installations and new pieces available to purchase. The pop-up will run ’til November 30 from 4pm to 8pm daily, so get on down there while you can.

Beauty / Favourites

Tom Ford’s Lips and Boys

Always should be someone you really love. Tom Ford releases his new range of lipsticks, named in honour of men he admires.

Fashion / Trend

Small packages

From one extreme to the other. Along with oversized offerings, SS 17 brought forward miniature bags to hold little more than the most essential. The tinier the better.

Destination Inspiration / Home

Fairgrounds Festival, Berry, NSW

Coastal vibes, rolling hills, green, green grass and the first of summer’s sunshine: Berry’s Fairgrounds Festival is among Australia’s most idyllic. After a successful debut outing in 2015, round two – running this Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd of December – promises to be just as good, if not better, with a line up ranging from the underground to the iconic.

Fashion / Model Monday

Ruth Bell

Other half: Has an identical twin sister, May Bell, who is also a model.
Scouted: On holiday in Paris.
The look: Shaved her head for Alexander McQueen’s AW 15 campaign.

Destination Inspiration / Home

New York City tour with artist Kid Plotnikova

The way you do anything is the way you do everything. Model and artist Kid Plotnikova knows this to be true. When she’s not in front of the lens or behind a canvas, you will find her immersed in the city’s diverse culture at any one of her favourite spots.

Home / Interiors

Dappled Cities at NGV, Melbourne

On what is already the most anticipated day of the working week, the National Gallery of Victoria has launched Friday Nights at the NGV, a musical roster of local and international performers to complement the gallery’s two major exhibitions, David Hockney: Current and Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists. Sydney-based indie five-piece and RUSSH favourites, Dappled Cities, will take to the stage in the Great Hall this Friday, December 2, to offer a taste of their forthcoming album as well as a few old favourites; a slice of those sweeping melodies, vocal harmonies and 70s beats that captured us from their first single.

Fashion / Style

Introducing Par Femme

Created by women, for women. Recently launched online retailer Par Femme aims to be your new destination for exploring and embracing your femininity – whatever that means for you. Run free.

Home / Interiors

Elizabeth Looker: Introspective at J Shed, WA

The quiet observer. Self-taught photographer Elizabeth Looker’s captures convey a deep relationship with her subject, as though she’s known and waited for them, and this moment, for years.

Home / Interiors

Derek Henderson and ManiaMania present Crystalline

Let there be light. Photographer Derek Henderson joined forces with ManiaMania to capture the label’s coveted crystal collection.

Home / Interiors

Bathe IN BED, Sydney

What dreams are made of. Makers of luxury bedding and homewares, IN BED, present their first range of towels, Bathe IN BED – a collection inspired by the traditional Japanese onsen ritual.

Beauty / Trend

Like it when you smile

It’s about time. Back away from the blank stare and leave the pout in the past. Make like Dilone and Damaris and smile larger, wider, brighter.

Fashion / Trend

Cinch it

From Burberry Runway to Balenciaga, and Bottega Veneta. SS 17 saw strong emphasis on the belted waist.

Fashion / Style

Yesterday Modern

Modern muse. New Zealand-based womenswear label, Mahsa, present their second collection: Yesterday Modern. Easy to wear silhouettes in raw fibers and earthy tones project an essence of romanticism and nostalgia. Then and now.