frankie Magazine

frankie Magazine is an Australian bi-monthly with a difference. A niche-style title with mainstream appeal – filled with fashion, art, craft, music, cuteness and real-life inspiration – frankie is dedicated to uncovering the newest trends, celebrating the latest creative talents and delivering sharp, honest, laugh-out-loud stories their readers can relate to.

frankie Magazine

I often challenge myself to be more childlike.

dear frankie • WHAT’S KNOCKING AROUND IN THAT HEAD OF YOURS?

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i love my shop • CARRISSA WU MAKES GIANT PAPER BLOOMS AND HOSTS WORKSHOPS AT HER STUDIO, JOTTERBOOK FLOWERS.

maverick and marvel • WHY YOU SHOULD REMEMBER TOVE JANSSON  THE REBELLIOUS QUEER STORYTELLER BEHIND ‘THE MOOMINS’.

sweet nostalgia • step back in time and reminisce about milk bar treats with author eamon donnelly.

back to school • JOSHUA JOHN SMITHE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE AWKWARD TERROR OF HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS.

tinny time • CANNED FOOD IS UNDERRATED. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN MAKE THE MOST OF THIS CHEAP (AND TASTY) PANTRY STAPLE.

everybody has a story • adongwot manyoul’s experiences as a student in australia sparked her mission to improve education systems through anti-racism work.

little treasures • bri hammond photographed family objects from across four generations for her latest project.

game on • SYDNEY/WARRANE DESIGNER MONIKA BRANAGAN’S ‘GAME FACE’ COLLECTION IS A VIBRANT PLAY ON RETRO SPORTS FASHION.

the daily drudgery • DEIRDRE FIDGE AND PHOEBE THORBURN REVIEW THE MINDNUMBINGLY TEDIOUS TASKS THAT KEEP OUR HOUSEHOLDS TICKING.

something to believe in • RHIANA JAY WANTS TO GO TO CHURCH (BUT SHE’S NOT RELIGIOUS).

the scenic route • take a slow food tour through greece and bulgaria. if you’re like writer and cook ella mittas, you might just connect with your heritage during the journey.

mallrat’s favourite things • ON BEING A MEMBER OF NICKI MINAJ’S FANBASE AND EATING MANGOES OUTSIDE.

old as time • BAMBIE S FROM CALYPSO STUDIOS TAKES US THROUGH THE AMERICAN BUSINESS’S REWORKED VINTAGE WATCH COLLECTION.

THE TIPPING POINT • four writers reflect on the little decisions that had big impacts.

signs of the times • IS AMERICAN ARTIST JOSH STOVER A TIME-TRAVELLING AD MAN FROM THE 1950s, OR JUST REALLY GOOD AT RETRO-INSPIRED ILLUSTRATION?

balms for healing • the bush balm project combines traditional first nations healing practices with western medicine.

gone fishing • breezy shirts take centre stage this season.

my identity • the road from teendom to adulthood is never free from bumps – especially for young members of the queer community. here, some folks share their coming-out experiences, a few years after the journey.

a beginner’s guide to still life • ALICE OEHR SHARES SOME NIFTY ADVICE FOR DRAWING STILL-LIFE SCENES.

homebodies • adelaide hills artist violet cooper’s bridgewater house on peramangk land is an eclectic explosion of humour, vintage, art and colour.

pill-sized prose • DEBORAH ALMA’S POETRY PHARMACY HEALS WOUNDS WITH WORDS.

circle of life • YURIA OKAMURA IS FASCINATED BY THE WAY NATURAL GEOMETRY CAN TELL CULTURAL STORIES.

face the music • SOPHIE VENZ RECKONS MUSICIANS DON’T OWE US ANYTHING.

on the job • SALLY HURST IS A PALAEONTOLOGIST, ARCHAEOLOGIST AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR.

to binge, or not to binge? • two writers argue over our tv-watching habits.

silent treasures • diana helmuth wrote a book all about the world’s most unusual, remote and forgotten libraries.

reflect on this • MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, WILL YOU MAKE OUR ABODES LOOK A LITTLE LESS SMALL?

creativity in the country •...