Table Tonic bookshelf: 5 new reads

I can't wait to get stuck into this lot tonight!

Harper's Bazaar September 2011 - Picked her up at Woolies this morning, and she's thick as a textbook! The thing I love about Aussie Harpers is there's always a bunch of editorial. You never feel swamped by ads, even in an issue of this magnitude. Mmmm. House & Garden September 2011 issue arrived last week, along with Inside Out's September/October 2011 edition (love the cover!). Super Natural Every Day by Heidi Swanson (aka the goddess blogger behind 101 Cookbooks) was a long overdue buy, and I grabbed it, along with Heidi's first book, Super Natural Cooking on Book Depository (for the bargain price of AU$18.88 and AUD$21.71 respectively). Food is Your Best Medicine came recommended, but I forget where. And it was seven clams on Book Depository, so who am I to argue! Might have to tuck the squids in a little early tonight...

June 2011: Lifestyle magazine homes/interiors roundup

June Harpers Bazaar brought us:

... Megan Hess's Fashionable Life - A tour of the illustrator's Melbourne home she shares with her (architect) husband and their young children. Back when I was art directing Cosmopolitan mag, we would often commission Megan to do illustrations for the mag - She is an incredible artist and so lovely to boot! Check out her website when you get a minute. Very impressive. PS Read Girl with a Satchel's interview with Megan here.

June Marie Claire brought us:

... A great selection of lamps, lamps and more lamps!

June Madison brought us...

A luxurious & modern London townhouse:

... as well as a peak into Soula Marie (wife of make up maestro Napoleon) Perdis's gorgeous office. 

June InStyle brought us...

Actress Jordana Brewster's "Sleek & Serene" pad:

Pheew! And I'll endeavour to do a July lifestyle mag roundup when the time comes. Hope you enjoyed that one! 

On sale soon: July 2011 UK Harper's Bazaar

Squint your eyes and Claudia Schiffer could happily be Brigitte Bardot on the cover of July 2011 UK Harper's Bazaar. Don't you think? The issue hits UK newsstands on Monday, and I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for it here in Australia - Those megawatt brights make me sad to be boarding the train to Winterville (like I needed another reason to loathe it!).

Fashion Foie Gras

RAFW 2011: The Christine Centenera Report

Everybody's favourite fashion Editor, Harper's Bazaar's Christine Centenera, seems to be living up to her reputation as the best dressed woman on the planet. That said, she would have to be the only woman alive who can wear an Hermes bomber jacket and still look smokin'... These are her Rosemount Australian Fashion Week looks so far:

(above) MONDAY 2.5.11
Hermes jacket / Balenciaga skirt / Balenciaga boots
 

(above) TUESDAY 3.5.11

Bassike top / Celine pants and necklace / Balenciaga shoes / Ksubi sunglasses


(above) WEDNESDAY 4.5.11
Azzedine Alaia bodysuit / Balenciaga skirt / Balenciaga heels

Photography by Street Peeper for Harper's Bazaar Australia.