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The curse of the bridesmaid dress

Dienstag, 28. Juli 2026 · 43 min

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Today, it’s close to home…Rhi is being trolled on TikTok for wearing “the world’s ugliest bridesmaid dress”, and the internet has a lot to say about it. Plus, how Kmart has disrupted the Australian homewares market with K Home. Are designer homewares a thing of the past?

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Your hosts today were Anika Joshi-Smith (@anikajoshismith (instagram.com/anikajoshismith)), Joanna Fleming (@joannafleming (instagram.com/joannafleming)), and Rhiannon Joyce (@rhiannonjoyce (instagram.com/rhiannonjoyce/?hl=en)).

Here’s the link to reccos made throughout:

Anika’s swap: Silver Cuff styling with the Ivory Silk Dress (phoebephilo.com/en-au/products/liquid-slip-dre…) by Phoebe Philo, Nera Onyx Cuff (modaoperandi.com/women/p/julietta/nera-cuff/73…) by Julietta (modaoperandi.com/women/designer/julietta), Ascolto Clock (marcopanconesi.com/products/ascolto-clock-stai…) by Panconesi (marcopanconesi.com), and Anna Rossi Jewellery (annarossijewellery.com)

Jo’s swap: Vintage photobooths. Melbourne: Metro Auto Photo (metroautophoto.au), Sydney: Ace Hotel (acehotel.com), Adelaide: Adelaide Railway Station (instagram.com/atownbooth.au/?hl=en), Brisbane: Blute's Bar (blutesbar.com), and the Bissell SpotClean (bissell.com.au/products/spotclean?variant=2869…)carpet cleaner

Rhi’s swap: @sarahbrezel (instagram.com/sarahbrezel/?hl=en)

Sources mentioned: ‘Bethenny Frankel Called Out By 'Disappointed' Jewelry Designer For Allegedly Failing To Properly Promote Her Business After Wearing Her Necklaces! (perezhilton.com/bethenny-frankel-called-out-by…)’ by People, @thecandylacejewelry (instagram.com/p/DbHECXgEbNY/?img_index=1), the controversial bridesmaid dresses TikTok (tiktok.com/@xanthec__/video/7653036994657914133), featuring Rhi, tiktok.com/@zaneos/video/7665622857669512455 on TikTok, Marble Re-chargable Lamp (kmart.com.au/product/marble-portable-rechargea…) from Kmart, eCommerce Sale Event Calendar (auspost.com.au/content/dam/auspost_corp/media/…) from AusPost, ‘The Kmart wizard who wants to take Anko to the world (afr.com/companies/retail/the-kmart-wizard-who-…)’ by Australian Financial Review, and ‘Kmart bargain brand generating global attention (theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceC…)’ by The Australian.

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