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

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dear frankie • DROP US A LINE, WON’T YOU?

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cautionary cuisine • WENDY SYFRET LEARNT A THING OR TWO FROM HER MOTHER’S TERRIBLE COOKING.

out of range • PUNK-ROCK PARK RANGER AYISHA JAFFER SPLITS HER TIME BETWEEN A MUSIC STUDIO AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

a smash hit • GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER MARTIN KLIMAS FINDS BEAUTY IN DESTRUCTION.

on the job • DR FIONA SWEE-LIN PRICE IS A PROFESSIONAL NAME READER.

cheesed off • JAMES COLLEY AND ELEANOR ROBERTSON CHOW DOWN ON THE POPULAR DAIRY SNACK.

fashion with a purpose • these local fashion folks have more on their mind than just peddling nice designs.

out of sight • KARA SCHLEGL RECALLS SOME FAMOUS TV CHARACTERS WE NEVER ACTUALLY SAW ON SCREEN.

friands with benefits • IMPRESS YOUR PALS AT A SUMMERTIME PICNIC WITH THESE RATHER SCRUMMY RASPBERRY FRIANDS.

hello cass • EMMA KOSTER IS SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE VIA SMS.

art attack • SALLY WEST CAPTURES A CLASSIC AUSSIE SCENE.

don’t stop the music • A FEW HANDY POINTERS FOR STARTING YOUR VERY OWN BAND.

what i wish you knew about my chronic illness

a home of one’s own • is home ownership on your lifetime to-do list? nathania gilson picked up a few tips to help you on your way from assemble’s financial coach, sarah matzouranis.

going all in • NEW YORK MUSO KING PRINCESS HAS NOTHING TO HIDE.

the good books • five literary types talk us through their top titles of 2019.

where are you really from? • FOR SERENA COADY, BEING BIRACIAL MEANS A LIFETIME OF EXPLAINING HERSELF.

practical magic • NEW YORK DESIGNER SAMANTHA PLEET HAD AN ENCHANTING VISION FOR HER LATEST COLLECTION.

HELLO, STRANGER • four writers tell a memorable tale of an interaction with an unknown passerby.

deck the halls • we asked five arty, crafty types to design their very own christmas stocking, with one rule: anything goes. here for your festive enjoyment (and possible inspiration) are the results.

cool within the rules • REBECCA VARCOE IS A STICKLER FOR LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

everybody has a story • TRUCK DRIVER HOLLY CONROY THREW THE FIRST-EVER PRIDE PARADE IN WAGGA WAGGA.

shake shake shake • SEASON YOUR GRUB AND ADD SOME ZEST TO YOUR KITCHEN WHILE YOU’RE AT IT.

homebodies • annie price and jamie paterson spend holidays with their daughter dottie at a vintage-filled beach shack on victoria’s mornington peninsula.

looking for change • james colley and deirdre fidge decide whether variety really is the spice of life.

all about india • PHOTOGRAPHER PHOEBE POWELL SPENT A WEEK EXPLORING THREE OF INDIA’S NORTHERN CITIES, THANKS TO OUR PALS AT G ADVENTURES.

historical heartthrobs • WENDY SYFRET INTRODUCES US TO SOME OF THE LADIES AND GENTS WHO SENT HEARTS RACING IN YEARS GONE BY.

taking the plunge • dip your toes into summer with these sweet styles for your feet.

THE MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS • former couple dražen grubišić and olinka vištica collect the detritus of shattered love.

drinks down • A FEW ACE, ALCOHOL-FREE WAYS TO HAVE FUN.

i love my shop • DAN MIKKELSEN RUNS WELLINGTON’S BICYCLE JUNCTION, AKA ‘YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD BIKERY’.

true t • japanese artist naoshi creates fantastical worlds with colourful...