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Editor’s letter

contributors • The creatives behind the issue on glamour, indulgence, dressing up and going out

What are we wearing?

The lost art of dressing up • GLAMOUR IS BACK, BABY. SAY GOODBYE TO SNEAKERS AND BAGGY TEES AND HELLO TO HIGH HEELS, UP-DOS AND OTT EMBELLISHMENTS. WE’RE GOING OUT!

Fringe Theatre • LUCY HALE TEAMS UP WITH WEEKEND MAX MARA FOR A COLLECTION THAT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE WILD WEST

Trends • TRANS-SEASONAL DRESSING DOESN’T GET BETTER THAN A/W 2024

Under The Sea • FOR A COUNTRY THAT WORSHIPS ITS BEACH CULTURE, AUSTRALIA IS DOING A POOR JOB OF PROTECTING ITS OCEANS, SAYS LUCIANNE TONTI. NOW, DESIGNERS ARE STEPPING IN

A stitch in time • NICOLAS GHESQUIÈRE’S 10TH LOUIS VUITTON RESORT COLLECTION WAS A FIESTA OF SPANISH INFLUENCE

Agenda

Elsa Eternal • FIFTY YEARS AFTER HER TRAILBLAZING FIRST COLLECTION WITH TIFFANY & CO., ELSA PERETTI’S ICONIC DESIGNS CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE HOW WE WEAR FINE JEWELLERY

Riding High • CALL IT HORSE GIRL CHIC OR PREPPY MEETS STREET: COUNTRY CLUB-INSPIRED FASHION GETS AN INNER-CITY, SWINGING-SIXTIES TWIST

Magic Touch • FOR OUR NEXT TRICK, WE’LL TRANSFORM YOUR EVERYDAY WARDROBE FROM DRAB TO FAB WITH JUST ONE ACCESSORY

Take some time for yours elf • ANYONE WHO SAYS ‘TIME IS THE ULTIMATE LUXURY’ CLEARLY HASN’T MET THE NEXT GENERATION OF HIGH-END WATCHES

Wine not?

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The Death Of Live Music • YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO SEE A BAND FOR LESS THAN $10. NOW, IT’S NOT SO EASY. SINÉAD STUBBINS INVESTIGATES WHY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE FUTURE OF AUSTRALIAN MUSIC

The Power Of Art • KIRSHA KAECHELE, THE GLAMOROUS ART-WORLD VIGILANTE, THRIVES ON MAKING ART IN PROBLEMATIC SPACES. IT SOMETIMES GETS HER IN TROUBLE

Perfect match • IN A DIMLY LIT BAR, YOUNG SINGLES DISILLUSIONED WITH THE APPS ARE DISCOVERING THE WORLD OF IN-PERSON DATING

Dual Identity • TAIWANESE-AUSTRALIAN ACTOR AND MODEL HANNAH QUINLIVAN IS A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN TAIWAN — AND NOW HER STAR IS ON THE RISE DOWN UNDER

This Book Is Not For Reading (It's A Status Symbol) By Alex Holder • BOOK CLUBS HAVE REACHED CULT STATUS IN THE FASHION WORLD AND COVER DESIGNERS HAVE THEIR OWN SOCIAL FOLLOWINGS. HOW DID THE LITERARY WORLD BECOME THIS YEAR’S BIGGEST TREND?

Let’s Take This Offline • NOT QUITE ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA (OR AT LEAST NOT WILLING TO ADMIT IT), ALEXANDRA ENGLISH WONDERS WHETHER IT’S A SMART MOVE TO GET A DUMBPHONE

Cultural homework • IF YOU’VE FALLEN BEHIND ON THE ENDLESS STREAM OF NEW RELEASES, ELLE’S HERE TO HELP YOU CATCH UP

Let the sunshine in

Anya the Magnificent • ANYA TAYLOR-JOY IS ON TOP OF THE WORLD. AS SHE TAKES HER PLACE IN THE NEW GUARD OF HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTARS, SHE SPEAKS TO GRACE O’NEILL ABOUT FASHION, BEING A FISH OUT OF WATER AND THE UNEXPECTED JOYS OF MARRIAGE

Opposites Attract • THE BEST LOOKS OF THE SEASON CONTAIN MULTI TUDES — JUST LIKE THE WOMAN WHO WEARS THEM

Hello, Sunshine • PILE ON LOUIS VUITTON’S LIGHT-CATCHING SEQUINS, SLINKY SHEER LAYERS AND GLITTERING EMBELLISHMENTS FOR UNRIVALLED GLAMOUR

New Wave • PHOEBE GO, THE MELBOURNE-BORN SINGER-SONGWRITER AND FASHION DARLING, TAKES HEDI SLIMANE’S LATEST CELINE COLLECTION TO THE SEASIDE

Ode to Joy • Re-create Anya Taylor-Joy’s ethereal cover makeup looks; our editors suggest the best beauty swaps for those...