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Stream of consciousness when scouting for business chic street style

March 24, 2012 of Substance

Ever wondered what goes throught the mind of a streetstyle snapper? Inspired by this post by my friend Julia Hughan, in today’s post I share my stream of consciousness when scouting stylish professionals to photograph and share with you here on BusiChic: Right, I’m here. Early-ish. Look around, where are the people? Closest train station [...]

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Public Transport Style at Awesome Party

March 5, 2012 of Substance
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Happy Monday, BusiChic! Today’s workwear inspiration is a uniform that has not been seen on the streets of Melbourne for some time: that of the old tram conductor! My dear friend Adam, whose Smart Casual attire I blogged here , is a collector of Melbourne public transport paraphernalia. This is why he happened to have [...]

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Put a pin on it!

February 15, 2012 Autumn
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Another photo today from the Sustainable Living Festivals H-art campaign – activities of which seem to be popping up in media outlets all over town! I like Gizelle’s creative take on Contemporary Business Wear – it’s conservative enough for the office but interesting enough to stand out in the crowd. Normally I would not advocate [...]

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Who gives a H-art?

February 14, 2012 Contemporary business wear
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Happy Valentine’s Day, BusiChic! If you’re feeling sceptical about my salutation then please, read on. First off some context: I get as excited about Valentine’s Day as the old Scrooge did about Christmas. Then I was asked me to take some photos of a guerilla H-art campaign that sees volunteers handing out origami hearts to [...]

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In the Press: Awesome Squared

February 3, 2012 of Substance
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Hey BusiChic, Are you one of those types who would like to connect and engage with interesting folk, come across more great ideas and help support awesome projects get off the ground? Well then I recommend that you check out this Broadsheet Melbourne article on the Melbourne Awesome Foundation and the launch of the second [...]

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Awesome2: Daniel Wearne

January 10, 2012 Creative
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Each day this week, I am introducing a member of the second Awesome Melbourne Foundation Board. We each have day-jobs doing this, that and the other but meet monthly to give a $1000 grant to an awesome project of our choosing. We are currently running a campaign to find folks to complete our board. Interested? [...]

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The mo’ bro

November 30, 2011 Autumn
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Last year I captured three business blokes sporting Movember mustasches , this year it’s Jesse who is representing BusiChic bros donning mo’s for great causes supporting our menfolk! Jesse hasn’t sent me the link to his donation page so I’m now handing it over to you! Are you taking part in Movember and need a [...]

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Dine on the Wild Side – George Calombaris & Friends

November 17, 2011 Contemporary business wear
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As someone who is passionate about food and causes, there are few things I enjoy more than a good fundraiser. Last night through my work with the organisation, I attended a fundraising dinner for Zoos Victoria – the body responsible for Melbourne Zoo, Healsville Sanctuary and Werribee Open Range Zoo. After pre-dinner drinks in with [...]

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It’s do it in a [school] dress week!

October 3, 2011 BusinessChicTV
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This week is the official Do it in a Dress week! It’s the fundraiser for the organisation One Girl that seeks to help make life better for girls and women in Sierra Leone. Did you know that Sierra Leone is one of the worst places in the world to be born a girl? Did you [...]

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We Don’t Care | The Fashion Fund Market at Federation Square | September 24

September 18, 2011 Melbourne
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A group of Generation Ys have start up a not-for-profit group called, We Don’t Care (WDC) Inc. The aim of the group is to engage fellow youths to plan and execute events to benefit local charities. I was invited to attended the media launch last week to learn more about their upcoming and premier event, [...]

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