Australia

Little Prince George made another royal appearance with mum and dad in New Zealand on his whirlwind tour today. Kate Middleton wore a…

Prince George is racking up the airline miles, thanks to a trip a trip to Australia and New Zealand with mom and dad, known in most circles as Kate and Will. The Royal family is on a three-week royal tour of 12 cities in the two countries, starting with a visit to Wellington, New Zealand.

Designer and model L’Wren Scott was found dead in her Chelsea apartment at 200 Eleventh Ave. around 10 a.m. this morning. Scott’s assistant discovered the 47-year-old designer and model in the apparent suicide. The exact cause of death has yet to be reported by medical examiners. Scott’s longtime boyfriend, The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger, is currently on tour, making stops in Asia recently, and today is in Australia for a performance in Perth. This afternoon, CNN’s Piers Morgan tweeted: “UPDATE: Mick Jagger ‘completely shocked and devastated’ by suicide of his girlfriend L’Wren Scott – spokesman.” Jagger and Scott became involved in 2001, and have been a couple for over a decade.

Australia’s pop princess, Kylie Minogue, covers the March issue of GQ Australia with IMG hotties and brothers Jordan and Zac Stenmark. The 45-year-old singer gets cozy with the 22-year-old twins inside the collector’s edition issue celebrating their 15th year publishing in Oz.

The most-talked about launch of the season isn’t coming out of Hearst or Condé, it’s Porter, mega e-tailer Net-a-Porter’s expensive plunge into offline edit. The mag also marks ex-Harper’s Bazaar UK editrix Lucy Yeomans’ return to print.
BY ALEXANDRA ILYASHOV

It’s a G’Day for New York when Australian designers’ Zimmermann officially opened the doors to their new digs at 55 Mercer Street in Soho. Before she welcomed the fashion folk to a kick off party on Wednesday night to celebrate, Nicky Zimmermann filled us in on the new store and their plans to keep going and going and going…

Yesterday before the Victoria’s Secret show at the Armory, we grabbed the lovely Jessica Hart for a moment to find out how she was feeling, explore her mall past, and why she feels she’s on the right track.

What do you get when a pair of Australian magazine vets team up to expand their lust-worthy jewelry collection, ManiaMania, to include home goods? Designs that are far from homey! Check out the Curiosities collection, by designers Melanie Kamsler and Tamila Purvis. Kamsler dishes on the array of accoutrements including crystal-laden charms, brooding candles, and handmade soaps.

Think your Friday commute’s rough? Australian sister act Nicky and Simone Zimmermann trekked all the way from Sydney to spend a weekend out East. Known for its sexy swimsuits, their label, Zimmermann, is showing ready-to-wear in New York for the first time this fall. They took a break from the pool to give us the lowdown.
BY EDDIE ROCHE

On Friday night, our L.A. correspondent Sydney Sadick caught up with Australian pop singer Cody Simpson backstage pre-performance at Club Nokia while on his summer tour. Out to support? Hundreds of fans, his little sis & singer Alli, a roster of music execs. Plus, a surprise visit by Justin Bieber! OMG! OMG! OMG!