Drawing on the more Sophisticated Past to Deliver an Elegant Future

With the recent production of The Great Gatsby,My Week With Marilyn and The Kennedys one begs to wonder at what point do we stop rehashing the past and produce a film/television series based on modern day elegance. Is it that modern day elegance simply does not exist or are we stuck in the past?

My Week With Marilyn stars Michelle Williams as Marilyn Munroe and depicts the tense interaction between Oliver and Marilyn Munroe during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl. My Week With Marilyn offers an uncommonly intimate look at the Hollywood icon, charting the brief but poignant connection she forged with a young man who came to understand her better than anyone.

The costumes were designed by Martin Pakledinaz.

Get two timeless looks from the Simon-Curtis directed film.

Chanel cat-eye sunglasses POA

Valentino belted wool and cashmere-blend coat, $3,241

Roland Mouret copperfield metallic silk-blend gown. $3,466

Coming of Age

As the summer finally starts to heat up in the beach town of Newcastle, New South Wales, it seems the trendy crowd of Newcastle have finally found a place to call their 'second home.'

Newcastle has long awaited a place like this. Although Merewether Beach has always been a mecca for surfers, trendy girls who love to tan and the upper-class families (Merewether Baths) Merewether Surfhouse has stamped Merewether Beach to be the official place to be seen at.

With a kiosk and cafe on the first floor and a bar and restaurant on the second floor there is place for everyone to catch-up with friends or colleagues over a coffee, drink or meal. Timber tabletops and slate tiled floors maintain a minimalist vibe, but the ambience is quickly modernised by the wall-to-wall glass that provides world-class, ocean views.

I ate a panini filled with roast eggplant, mozzarella, peppers and chilli which was accompanied by french fries. The panini itself was quite cute. It was dainty and provided a certain elegant touch to the cafe. Although, I was bitterly disappointed at the lack of vegetable filling in the roast vegetable panini, I would recommend Merewether Surfhouse as the place to catch-up with friends or colleagues over a coffee or drink. Prices are fairly standard for the location and ambience with the cafe prices around $13.5 for a main meal and $4 for a large coffee.

Kacee and Ceecee xx