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

Six curious things we learnt while crafting this issue.

dear frankie • WHAT’S UP?

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playing centre • MAGGIE ZHOU RECKONS THAT BEING THE MIDDLE CHILD IS THE BEST, ACTUALLY.

upcycle your wardrobe • artist and fashion enthusiast eirian chapman knows a thing or two about turning old garments into fun, fresh pieces.

love you like a friend • WHY DO WE DOWNPLAY THE IMPORTANCE OF ROMANCE IN PLATONIC FRIENDSHIPS? OUR MATES OFTEN OUTLAST OUR DATES, SO IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO IMBUE THEM WITH ROMANTIC ACTS.

older and wiser • freya bennett asks four centenarians what they’ve learnt during their lives.

i love my shop • CONNA MALLETT RUNS LOVE SHACK BREWING CO, A BAR AND BREWERY IN CASTLEMAINE, ON DJA DJA WURRUNG COUNTRY.

get cracking • EMILY NAISMITH AND JAMES SHACKELL DITCH THE PEANUTS AND SAMPLE A SPREAD OF ALTERNATIVE NUT BUTTERS.

rhi-wind • RHIANA JAY COLLECTS VHS TAPES.

on the job • KARIN FONG DESIGNS TITLE SEQUENCES FOR TV AND FILM.

3am club • we ask a sleep psychologist about some popular methods to fall back to snooze land.

top shelf • CERAMICIST NATALIE POPOVSKI FINDS BEAUTY IN THE BORING.

seasonal patterns • We get cosy with Melbourne/Naarm foodie Julia Busuttil Nishimura and a new UNIQLO collection featuring prints from Finnish design house Marimekko.

hopping on • FREYA BENNETT REJECTS THE NOTION THAT JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON IS A BAD THING.

femme feline • anna go-go is celebrating cat ladies throughout history in her new book.

damn fine cinema • REVISIT SOME DAVID LYNCH CLASSICS IN HONOUR OF THE LATE CULT FILMMAKER.

everybody has a story • after a cancer diagnosis at age 19, maddie king had to grow up fast as she underwent chemo to keep her alive and ivf to preserve her fertility.

simple fun • SOME BITS AND BOBS ARE PURELY FOR PLEASURE. HERE, FIND TRINKETS AND TRAYS THAT WILL ADD A SMILE TO YOUR DIAL.

coffee country • is the brown brew all it’s cracked up to be? james shackell and deirdre fidge give their two cents (plus $5.50 for a long black).

native suburbia • MELBOURNE/NAARM ARTIST MADELEINE SIMSON PAINTS DELIGHTFUL BIRDS AND THEIR MUNDANE SURROUNDINGS.

offer a carrot • ELSIE LANGE WONDERS: IS A BIT OF POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT REALLY TOO MUCH TO ASK?

game on • COMBINE A LIVE GAME SHOW WITH INTERACTIVE MUSIC TRIVIA, CELEB GUESTS AND A BIT OF MAGIC, AND YOU HAVE THIS UNIQUE BRIS-BORN QUIZ NIGHT.

un-breaking bread • ANNA MATILDA (AKA THE URBAN NANNA) SHARES A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS TO REUSE STALE BREAD.

my influences • WHILE CREATING HER NEW ALBUM, FOR MELANCHOLY BRUNETTES (& SAD WOMEN), AMERICAN MUSO MICHELLE ZAUNER (AKA JAPANESE BREAKFAST) RELISHED THE STRANGE AND UNUSUAL.

dangerous ideas • a painting of a woman reading seems mundane – it's anything but.

hip to be square • MELBOURNE/NAARM CREATIVE CONRAD SQUARE DISSECTS OUR TECHY TENDENCIES THROUGH ARTY ROBOTS.

in your ears • SHAMELESS MEDIA’S RUBY HALL AND ANNABELLE LEE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PODCAST TALENT. HERE, THEY SHARE WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HOST AND PRODUCE CONTENT FOR ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST SUCCESSFUL PODCASTING COMPANIES.

Slumber Party • The best sleepovers don’t always involve sleeping.

megan in malmö • AUSTRALIAN ILLUSTRATOR MEGAN MCKEAN PACKED UP AND MOVED ACROSS...