
She Lion Creator Walks Fearlessly : An Interview with Kate Dillon
Every now and then, I come across a handbag that makes me stop in my tracks. Rarely do I come cross a whole collection. As I wrote in my article on the creation of She Lion bags for corporate women, it was my pleasure to see elegant leather handbags designed with corporate women in mind. The She Lion handbags are not simply stylish, they are seriously functional. So I sought out an interview with Kate Dillon, the Melbourne-based lawyer who created She Lion. My Fashion + Home radio show was the perfect platform to have an interview with Kate Dillon….

She Lion Has Business Women in the Bag
If you are a woman in business then you’ll know how important it is to make a good impression. Men don’t seem to have the same dilemma when it comes to presenting business material whilst looking chic and professional. I’ve been to plenty of important meetings to present a proposal using a laptop and including handouts. First impressions DO matter and when I walk into a boardroom with handbag, laptop, and a file of handouts I feel more Pack Horse than Clothes Horse. Kate Dillon from She Lion understands this. She understands this because she is a practicing Lawyer; an…

Five Must-Have Travel Essentials
I recently went on a South Pacific cruise and it was one of the most wonderful holidays I have ever experienced. I hadn’t ‘cruised’ before so wasn’t sure what to expect; and I was not disappointed. The most compelling positive was having everything in one place, on board – entertainment, fabulous food, wonderful wines, views, fascinating people, leisure activities, even an Art Gallery – and not having to travel long distances for any of it. It got me thinking about other holiday options and what I would and would not need if I chose different destinations. Of course, that led…