Melbourne
JULIUS MARLOW FATHER'S DAY BREAKFAST, FATTO BAR & CANTINA
There were no dad jeans on Wednesday morning, just dad's genes as far as the eye could see as Julius Marlow, the official men's shoe of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, hosted a Father's Day breakfast at Fatto Bar & Cantina on the river terrace at Hamer Hall.
Olivia Palermo at Magnum's 25th Anniversary. Photo: Tim Kindler
Party people: September 5
From launch parties to the runway, here's a rundown of last week's events in and around Sydney and Melbourne. Photo: Shaney Balcombe
Of early-morning, apple-cheeked offspring we wondered, what is the most dad-like thing your dad does? "He wears his pants really high," Samantha Downie said. "Not today," Robert Downie countered. "No, today he's got them lower because I styled him and he looks fantastic; my handsome dad."
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"Extreme sports," Ben Swift said. That doesn't seem very dad-like. "It is to me! He does motocross, surfing, skydiving, hang-gliding, everything. That's where I get it from."
"He yells at me when I get another tattoo," Olympia Valance said. "That's only happened once, you can't count that," Ryko Valance replied. "Oh! This morning I couldn't for the life of me get my hair back in a ponytail and I was thinking, 'I remember when I was a kid and dad was the best person at doing my ponytail.' " What's the trick, other than big-dad-hands? "Years of experience and four daughters with lots of hair," Ryko said. And is a ponytail your strongest look? "A ponytail is definitely my strongest look, a high pony; I'm a high pony man."
Happy Father's Day.
NIKE SPORTS LUXE RUNWAY, MSFW HUB
At the Nike Sports Luxe runway in the City Square on Wednesday, part of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week's first day, ever, focused on sports style, we wanted to know about fitness routines . . . and we didn't ask just anyone. Middle distance runner Kelly Hetherington , who has represented Australia at the IAAF World Championships, said: "Generally we're two or three times a day, every day, but sometimes on Sunday we get just one. In our full block it's probably 14 sessions a week and that's not including physio and massage." How long is each session? "Sometimes they're only 30 to 40 minutes, sometimes they're two hours, it depends how long I talk," she laughed. "Our weights were two-and-a-half hours this morning." Is there a part of training that you find challenging? "100 per cent weights. I'm not cut out to be a strong girl. I've got all these little 15 year olds around me lifting about 10 times heavier." Where do you beat them? "In the endurance section. Once it's long-run-time, it's my time."
MSFW DESIGNER RUNWAY TWO, MELBOURNE TOWN HALL
"Sweet spring is your time is my time is our time, for springtime is lovetime and viva sweet love." E. E. Cummings has spring love covered so at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week Designer Runway Two we wondered about the most embarrassing thing you've ever done for love. Indianna Roerich and Amelia Cox had other ideas; they put their tongues in their cheeks to share their spring falling-in-love lessons.
"Don't wear boyfriend jeans until the third date," Roerich recommended. "Until then wear something a little more sophisticated, but nothing too tight. You don't want to show all of your goods in the one day."
When it comes to that very first date Roerich and Cox drew firm and funny parameters. You can't eat a burger, you can't eat Mexican, you can't eat sushi - "Sushi gets between your teeth" - you can't eat a salad - "He probably judges you for having a salad". "You know what, just get a Boost juice," Cox concluded. And then what do you eat when you get home? "Everything!"
Sydney
GOOD FOOD GUIDE 2015 AWARDS
Here's a tip. Never book a table at an acclaimed restaurant the night the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide hands out its Chef Hat awards. Chances are, every high-profile chef worth their salt ��� and their staff ��� are whooping it up or commiserating. Sepia restaurant was the big winner at The Ivy ballroom, taking home the Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year award, the Citi Service Excellence award and retaining its coveted three-hat status.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BARBER SHOP
A tapping good time was had by all as several Great Gatsby -esque tap dancers wowed the swaying crowd. Cocktails and shaves were the order of the evening as guests of The Barber Shop, famed for its vintage gin collection, sampled the bar's new tasting menu. Singer Michael Falzon rallied the throng to sing 'Happy Birthday' as bar owners Mike Enright, Chris Mills and Julian Train cut the eight-kilogram cake.
GRIFFIN BRINGS OUT THE BIG GUNS
Griffin Theatre welcomed 250 guests to its 2015 season launch at Artspace in Woolloomooloo, which is housed in the historic Gunnery Building. Artistic director Lee Lewis announced her second season for Griffin Theatre Company and six world premieres of new Australian plays for 2015.
ICE COOL WITH OLIVIA PALERMO
Indulgent ice-cream and international style icons are an unlikely couple but Olivia Palermo took it in her stride at an intimate dinner at Catalina Rose Bay to celebrate the anniversary of Magnum. Two bespoke Magnum desserts were created for the night, all washed down with Billecart-Salmon champagne.
SYDNEY SPRING CARNIVAL LAUNCHES
Horse racing is a colourful industry and never more so than in spring. Racing identities, celebrities and socialites collided at The Stables Sydney to launch Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, by the Australian Turf Club. Ambassadors stepping into the saddle included Rachael Finch, Kyly Clarke, Jodi and Braith Anasta,Fitzy & Wippa and Ricki-Lee Coulter. Giddy-up!
MELBOURNE CUP FASHION LUNCH
What lunch isn't fun when you're greeted by two miniature horses? Ponies Chloe and Dee Dee, sporting more glamorous manes than some, stole the limelight from their more leggy counterparts at Chiswick, Woollahra, hosted by the Victoria Racing Club. As the G.H. Mumm champagne flowed, the only thing that upstaged Chloe and Dee Dee was the prestigious 18-carat gold 2014 Emirates Melbourne Cup trophy ��� all $175,000 worth.
CATALINA MARKS 20 YEARS
It was standing room only as 400 guests such as Ronan Keating, Stuart MacGill and his new girlfriend Julie Singleton, Lisa Wilkinson, Richard Wilkins, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Sophie Falkiner and Carla Zampatti squeezed into the harbourside restaurant to congratulate restaurateurs Michael and Judy McMahon on 20 years of fabulous food, wine and celebrity tales. Jazz maestro James Morrison tinkled the ivories of a glossy black baby grand, keeping the crowd jumping for 45 minutes.