frankie

who, what, where, when,

why,howwithowleyes

Who never fails to make you smile?It's got to
be Larry David.What would people be surprised
to learn about you?I’m obsessed with crime
podcasts – mainlyMy Favorite Murder. I also used
to bingeCasefile, but it started to make me feel
super-weird. And I love the TV showForensic Files,
even though it scares the hell out of me.Where
do you go to clear your mind?I like to sit by the
ocean. In my day-to-day life, I love doing reformer
pilates, because it makes me concentrate on
just one thing.When did you first take up music?
I took music lessons when I was 12 years old to
overcome my shyness. My parents were pretty
surprised when I started singing, because before
then, I couldn’t even sing in front of them!Why
did you choose music as a career?It chose me –
I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. Pop music
is just what comes naturally to me.How do you get
through a massive hangover?Lie flat on the couch
and order Pidapipo ice-cream shop’s hazelnut
flavour. I’m not very good at being hungover.

squint clothing

Supposedly ‘squint’ is a Scottish word for something

that’s a bit askew or off-kilter – but when we look

at this sun dress from Melbourne-via-Edinburgh

maker Ellie Vallely (aka Squint), we just see a tonne

of playfulness with some attitude thrown in. It’s big,

brash and dainty all at once, like a lady in the ’80s

took to the sewing machine with a table cloth, and

we reckon it’s pretty dang ace. If you feel the same,

visit squintclothing.com for more feminine-yet-

tomboyish goodies.

spooky blooms

Ghosts get a bad rap.

They enter a room and

folks go wailing into the

night. They’re forever

accused of keeping us

awake with creaking

floors and clinking chains.

Dogs bark when they’re

nearby; gawky dudes

band together to squirt

them with slime. And yet,

asLorien Stern proves,

all they want is to dutifully

hold onto some floral

stems, like the good little

spectres they are. Willing

to give a spook a chance?

Head tolorienstern.com

with around $200, or

frankie.com.au/win –

we have two up for grabs.

kenmark

eyewear

Yeah, OK, we know.

Whenever you buy

fancy sunglasses they’re

guaranteed to be lost or

sat on within months of

purchase. You’ll just have to

be more careful with these

ones, right? They’re the new

Gemma Styles x Kenmark

Eyewear range, and they’re

a little bit rock ‘n’ roll, with

every pair named for an

iconic track – think David

Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel”,

Electric Light Orchestra’s

“Evil Woman” and Guns N’

Roses’ “Paradise City”. Like

what you see? Nab them

for around $95 a piece at

baxterandbonny.com

daily dishonesty

Confession: sometimes we write tasks on our to-do lists that we’ve
already completed, just to make ourselves feel productive. It’s a
harmless white lie – much like these hand-lettered sentiments
from Lauren Hom. Featured on the covers of her Daily Dishonesty
notebooks, they might give you a symbolic kick up the butt, or
convince you everything is going to be OK. In either case, you can
nab a set of three for around $15 at fredaldous.co.uk

frank bits