Deborah Hutton » Out & About

London calling

deborah — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:45:18 +0000

I’m off to London tomorrow for a quick business trip followed by a 10 day tour of Scotland with Mum.

With the Living with Deborah Hutton with Ezibuy launching next week, it’s time to get started on the next exciting range and London is the first stop for some inspiration.

No one does department stores like London and no one does home wares like department stores so I’ll be touring the likes of John Lewis and Liberty to check out the latest trends. A visit to Oxford Street and fitting in some time with friends will make it a busy trip. By the end of the four days I’ll definitely be looking forward to putting my feet up and watching the scenery fly by.

Mum has been desperate to go to Scotland for a while now – every time she sees a piece of tartan she burst into tears. Let’s hope a trip on the Royal Scotsman cures her Scottish fetish!

Personally I’m looking forward to some scenic golf in the highlands but I’m sure the tartan cities will have their attractions too.

Stay tuned for pictures and the highlights of the trip and for all the inside info on the new home wares range check out my new blog – Living with Deborah Hutton.

Branson in town

deborah — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:40:19 +0000

Paul, Richard and I

Caught up with Sir Richard Branson while he was in town for the launch of his Virgin credit cards etc. Paul Clitheroe and I managed to record our MONEY SHOW radio programme with him for Sunday morning on WSFM 101.7FM. I reckon he should be called BRANDSON, one of the most successful businessmen on the planet knows a thing or two about creating and protecting brands. He couldn’t help himself and managed a dig about Qantas but it missed the target, no longer face of Qantas, I am more than happy to fly VIRGIN :)

G’Day USA

deborah — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:12:44 +0000

Had THE best invitation to be a handbag in January… a darling Californian friend invites me to join him for the G’Day LA dinner. Let me think about that for 2.5 secs… YES!!

This dinner, put on primarily by Australian Tourism has gathered quite a following over the years and one hears its a fabulous night, also famous for matchmaking Keith & Nicole. So I gear up in my Bianca Spender maxi dress and hit Hollywood & Highland, lip gloss blazing. Highlights of course was Nicoles heartfelt and very amusing speech to Simon Baker and subsequent duet with both Keith & Nic sans shoes…a comfort thing or a height thing? Me finks the latter :)

I was excited to catch up with Jimmy & Jane Barnes, last I saw Jimmy was mosh-pit Cold Chisel @ Homebush…slightly different surrounds. He was in LA recording a new album. Great to chat to friends Ben Mendelson, James Hurd, Pete Evans, Curtis Stone, Jen Hawkins, Greg Norman (also honored) but the major highlight was meeting Mr AVATAR himself, Sam Worthington. So dam cute!! A little on the short side and slightly intense like our Russell but also VERY unaffected…unlike Russell!

The night was a great tribute to all our amazing Aussie talent and I for one was as proud as our flying flag.

Tamarama SLSC renovation appeal

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:27:10 +0000

Tama SLSC appeal

Last week I was went along to the launch of the Tamarama SLSC appeal to rebuild the new club house. The old building is pretty much falling down and looking its sorry worst. Waverley council will throw a few bucks into the tin but really its up to all residents and local businesses to step up over the next couple of years and make this thing happen! There are great new plans at council and sausage sizzles aren’t going to cut the mustard (pun intended).
I was asked to be the Ambassador for the project trying to get the word out there. The surf lifesavers do an amazing job and we need some decent facilities to help them protect one of Australia’s cutest and most treacherous beaches and support them in their honest endevours!

Sculpture by the Sea

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:28:08 +0000

If you haven’t seen the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition it finishes this weekend, so get your arse down there! As always I embrace the annual tradition so expertly put together by founder David Hanley. Being a local does have its challanges with traffic etc but on Monday night they put on a ‘residents night’ to say thanks for being good sports etc… Sally Betts the Waverley Mayor was in attendance along with a whole bunch of familiar faces. Highlight of the night; the ‘Haviana cubby house’ under the trees in the park…. Bubbles and canapes were served along with a guide to take us throught the scultures but it made me think it should become a Sydney Festival installation! Cool little cuban bar, with cool tunes, cool drinks and a cool attitude. Now there you’d have no complaints from the locals :)

Best Buddies Best Night

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:16:32 +0000

Was absolutely thrilled when we received an award last night at the City of Sydney Business Awards. Best Buddies which I’m proudly an Patron won the award in the Disability section for “Most Socially Inclusive”. Here’ a pic of my favorite best buddy Hannah…she gave the acceptance speech which won hearts!

My Week

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:03:36 +0000

I’m lucky enough to be invited to an “Ambassadors” golf day out at NSW Golf course this week. I’ll be joining the likes of KAK, Sarah Wilson and Sami Lucas promoting the game to a younger face and budding golfers “saying this is the world’s greatest game-step up”! And why is it the best game? Basically it’s a game you’ll never actually master, the challenge is constant but the thrill of a great drive will live on forever. And you get the enviable pleasure of spending some quality time outdoors in some of the country’s most heavenly settings. Now what can be wrong with that?

As a golfer of a few years but without great skill…I wander the fairways looking at the gorgeous old codgers pulling their buggies and ponder the future of the game. We need new blood to move this game into the future. Some of the old rules and club regulations are as dated as dinosaurs…and I fear this is the reason it’s still seen as a game for old farts. Protecting the tradition of the game is one thing but what about softening the edges to allow more fun onto the fairways!

Most of my fellow female golfers will agree it’s still very much a man’s domain, with the attitude that women should be thankful they’re allowed to play in the first place! You think I’m kidding :)

So step up, grab a golf lesson, wear a sexy collared shirt and I’ll see you on the fairways…I’ll be the one having a good laugh!