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

first thought • frankie magazine’s very first issue hit the shelves in October 2004.

dear frankie • WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? DROP US A LINE.

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time machine • CAST YOUR MINDS BACK TO 2004.

pity party • only the best vests are reserved for this birthday shindig.

very important parent • LUCIA BRAHAM PROUDLY DISPLAYS HER DAD’S BACKSTAGE PASSES.

interest is infectious • EMILY NAISMITH WONDERS: CAN ANYTHING BE INTERESTING IF YOU GIVE IT A CHANCE?

the frankie hall of fame • Meet the writers, makers and creators who graced the pages of frankie and made it what it is today.

pickle parade • FRASER HARVEY AND EMILY NAISMITH AREN’T DILLS; THEY’RE SEASONED PICKLE-MUNCHERS.

the heartbreak kid • MUSIC IS AYESHA MADON’S FIRST LOVE.

bikes and babes • EVERY YEAR, A COMMUNITY OF FEMALE AND GENDER-DIVERSE MOTORCYCLISTS GET TOGETHER FOR A WEEKEND OF FESTIVITIES.

yes, chef • CHARLIE LEWIS REVIEWS FOODIE MOVIES ACROSS EVERY GENRE.

tilt-a-whirl, tilt-a-won’t • The Show: a light-hearted, adrenaline-rich nostalgia-fest? Or an expensive wasteland for screaming little ones? Two writers discuss.

the people’s pantry • LORA PADERES HLAVSA EXPLORES INDIVIDUAL FOOD STORIES OF THE ASIAN DIASPORA.

the grind • SIDE HUSTLES MAKE CARO COOPER CRINGE.

slice of sad • CONSIDER THE CAKE’S FEELINGS AS YOU DEVOUR IT.

a very beaded birthday • OUR FESTIVE ISSUE 120 COVER, CREATED BY RACHEL BURKE, IS A MISH-MASH OF UPCYCLED PLASTIC BEADS.

work / play • It’s time to make the daily grind a little interesting.

everybody has a story • SOPHIE DELEZIO WON’T BE DEFINED BY HER DISABILITY.

HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO • An ode to our childhood idols.

bird’s the word • LEVEL UP YOUR ROAST CHOOK RECIPE WITH THYME AND ANCHOVY BUTTER.

after dark • sydney photographer alana dimou ate good nosh and relished the nightlife during her time in japan.

sister act • FROM DJ BOOTHS TO THE MAIN STAGE.

a stitch in time • HOW TO FIND FREE VINTAGE AUSTRALIAN KNITTING AND CROCHET PATTERNS.

all in • DONNAY TORR WONDERS: ARE CARD GAMES DAGGY?

spread the love • TAKE A WORLD TOUR OF BELOVED CONDIMENTS AND SPREADS.

misery loves company • SOPHIA COLLINS (AKA SOAP) DREAMT UP A LONELY, ADORABLE MOGGIE – AND WE JUST WANT TO GIVE HIM A HUG.

growing pains • CARO COOPER IS OK WITH YOUR RAGE.

hard and fluffy • JAMIE-LEE GARNER COMBINES RETRO TEXTILES WITH CERAMICS.

on the job • KATIE MILWRIGHT IS A CINEMATOGRAPHER.

home is where the art is • SUNSHINE COAST ARTIST SHIKANI SARGENT LIVED IN 84 HOMES AND ATTENDED 28 SCHOOLS DURING HER CHILDHOOD.

darling drapes • WHO NEEDS A VIEW WHEN THE CURTAINS ARE THIS CUTE?

lost in transcription • DONNAY TORR WONDERS WHY SOME WORDS JUST AREN’T THAT GROOVY ANYMORE.

meet me in the bathroom • Four arty types let us go through their bathroom cupboards like the curious creeps we are.