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

there’s nothing quite like getting lost in a really good book.

dear frankie • GO ON, SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US.

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late mornings, early nights • ALL EMILY NAISMITH WANTS IS AN EVENT THAT STARTS AT A REASONABLE HOUR.

big hair, don’t care • ELLA BENORE ROWE RUNS ELVIES, A HAIR SALON FOR TEXTURED TRESSES.

meaningful mumbles • JAMES COLLEY HAS A HABIT OF MUTTERING UNDER HIS BREATH.

a rolling diagnosis • photographer emile ducke jumped on board a medical train servicing remote towns in siberia.

blanket fever • RAMONA AUDREY HAS A RATHER WOOLLY STASH.

mmm, delicious idioms • james shackell investigates the origins of some very tasty-sounding terms.

life’s a circus • UNLOGICAL POEM DESIGNER TIMMY TIAN WANTS YOU TO CLOWN AROUND IN HER PLAYFUL PIECES.

a poor relation • NO, THAT’S NOT SAM PRENDERGAST’S MOTHER HOLDING HER HAND.

framed and hung • A STRAIGHTFORWARD GUIDE TO HANGING A PICTURE.

mirror, mirror • take a little time to reflect with ziqian liu’s striking photos.

a matter of time • if you had a time machine, would you travel to the past or the future? jack vening and deirdre fidge have differing ideas.

the bookish types • meet some of australia’s newest fiction authors.

on the clock • TICK-TOCK, THESE FANCYPANTS TIMEKEEPERS ARE WAITING.

never said motel • THIS REFLECTIVE PERFORMANCE EXAMINES THE CONCEPT OF UNSPOKEN WORDS.

trial and textures • morgana celeste’s art proves a little experimentation never goes astray.

everybody has a story • ashkan mehrnejad came to australia as an international student.

going through the lotions • IT HAPPENED: WENDY SYFRET BECAME A HAND CREAM LADY.

winona ryder fan club • DARK, PECULIAR AND ENDLESSLY QUOTABLE: JO WALKER RECALLS THE GREATEST HITS OF A ’90S ICON.

lego lost at sea • TRACEY WILLIAMS CATALOGUES PLASTIC DEBRIS THAT WASHES UP FROM THE OCEAN.

an auckland jaunt • THE BETHS FRONTWOMAN ELIZABETH STOKES SHOWS US AROUND THE PLACE SHE CALLS HOME.

on the job • HANADA GHAZALA IS AN EMBRYOLOGIST.

throwing shade • eleanor robertson dives into the history of the humble umbrella.

people are strange • brazilian fellow rafael silveira makes art that explores our surreal inner lives.

the no-go zone • SOME TOPICS SHOULD BE AVOIDED WHILE DRINKING WITH MATES, SAYS ELEANOR ROBERTSON.

pooches with style • DESIGNER WANISSA SOMSUPHANGSRI BEGAN A PET-FOCUSED NEW BUSINESS DURING COVID LOCKDOWNS.

LIFE ON THE BOX • four writers pitch an idea for a brand-new reality TV show.

put a sock in it • LEARN TO STITCH UP SOME COSY FOOT-WARMERS. (BUT BE WARNED: THIS ISN’T FOR KNITTING NEWBIES!)

daddy’s home • THE SEPIA-TONED ERA OF ST. VINCENT HAS ARRIVED.

tragic girls • katie mansfield makes art inspired by old comic books, horror films and feelings.

that’s a wrap • keep your neck region cosy with a striking, locally made winter scarf.

i love my shop • MAGALI CORPAS RUNS LOVE AND HOPE, A TATTOO STUDIO HIDDEN AWAY IN THE HEART OF AUCKLAND.

family jewels • FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOUR FOREBEARS WITH THESE HANDY TIPS.

frankie GOOD STUFF AWARDS • learn a little from the 2021 good stuff judges

bloody hell • emily naismith isn’t thrilled...