BLING it on.

Elegance and eccentricity are part of Portland's charm, writes Adrian Nisbett.

Wedding elegance was a black and white issue for Romina Rondinelli when she married Oliver Ivaneza recently.

hit The Moet et Chandon marquee was a picture of understated elegance. Bill Henson designed the interior, which was swathed in onekilometre of green silk that had been custom-dyed to match his moody landscape photographs. Guests were given tasting plates by Vue de Monde's talented chef, Shannon Bennett, that slipped..read more

A penchant for fashion design must run rich in certain gene pools, as Teresa Liano, one half of the pair heading contemporary knitwear designer TL Wood, is denim superstar Bettina's younger sister. Christopher Wood is the duet's other half, and the design twinship of old friends began in the eponymous..read more