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Vogue Australia|September 2023Editor’s letterFashion runways are, more than ever, a place of diversity, and yet it is rare that Indigenous Australians have been front and centre on the world stage. It was an incredible moment earlier this year when I first saw Tarlisa Gaykamangu striding so purposefully and monumentally for Bottega Veneta in Milan. She stood out for her stature, poise and presence. Tarlisa is from a community in Yurruwi, in Arnhem Land, and that was her first job in the fashion world and therefore her first casting in a show. It was a memorable and a significant achievement. (See page 132.) Choosing who will be on the cover is one of the best parts of being a Vogue editor. It’s an opportunity to showcase not only established models, actors and musicians but…2 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Forever JaneJane Birkin is certainly well represented in the Vogue archives here in London – from David Bailey in the 1960s to Corinne Day in the 2000s. Despite many appearances in the magazine, she was not in the slightest bit confined to the world of fashion. She was an actress first and always, but became something of a cultural icon, rather against her better judgement or indeed her expectations, on both sides of the Channel. In fact, it rather alarmed her. I think she belongs to that enviable minority of Vogue icons in that she never expected to be celebrated for her looks, because never for one moment did she realise just how beautiful she was. You could swamp her in a pair of outsize clown’s pyjamas with pompoms … and…2 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Girl meets worldElaine George is even-handed when she reflects on the enormity of the moment that was being the firstever Indigenous Australian to front Vogue. After all, she didn’t stay in the industry for long, finding it was, in the early 1990s, still very much a place that foregrounded a narrow, predominantly white, version of beauty. Three decades on though, she’s sanguine about it all, knowing she set in motion something to celebrate – First Nations now taking their rightful place front and centre of the fashion industry. She hasn’t shied away from the weight of that legacy, instead embracing it, becoming a mentor for younger models (some call her “Aunty Vogue”), passing on knowledge in the tradition of her Elders. In her case it’s on how to navigate the industry and…4 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Octavius la RosaGlobal interest for fashion collector Octavius La Rosa’s specialised vintage store in Melbourne is not because of a highly publicised celebrity clientele, or a large-scale business plan. Rather, it is on the strength of the pieces he uncovers for Dot Comme, the name a play on one of the labels he trades in the most, Rei Kawakubo’s Comme de Garçons. Beginning his collection 15 years ago, he now estimates there are 4,000 pieces of the label’s clothing in his private archive alone. That’s not to mention the pieces that pass through his hands into the wardrobes of like-minded connoisseurs and fashion fans – and sometimes loaned to museums – who also turn to him for Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake, Walter Van Beirendonck and Hussein Chalayan. ThThe latter he cites as…1 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Shelf portraitRarely has there been a partnership quite like the one between photographer Steven Meisel and supermodel Linda Evangelista. This beautiful collection - featuring 180 images shot over the pair’s 25-year relationship - is a celebration of some of fashion’s most iconic photographs. The theme of Forever Valentino is the colour red; throughout this thoughtfully curated tome by critic Alexander Fury are visions of Valentino designs in shades of crimson, garnet and deepest burgundy. A must-buy for fans of the brand. From the age of 13, Alasdair McLellan has been taking pictures. The English photographer’s eye for portraiture and place - as seen in British Vogue - is brilliantly immortalised in two limited-edition volumes, which even include the very first photograph he ever captured. Tokyo’s distinct and inimitable sense of fashion…1 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023In her elementCindy Rostron is talking fire. “Fire is everything,” the Kune, Dalabon, Rembarrnga woman says. “It is really smart. We can talk to [it]; we call out to it and it understands,” she continues. “When I was a kid, we always went camping and we always did traditional burning. We would tell our ancestors so they could help us to make the fire go the right way so we are safe.” On the day of this shoot, a cloud interrupts the clear sky. Rostron, a rising model from Arnhem Land, whose almond eyes on her strikingly delicate face hold a thousand-yard gaze, observes its arrival. If it was her Country in Korlobidahdah, she quips, she could ask her ancestors for it to be gone. Instead, she’s in Darwin – Larrakia country.…5 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023SupersonicOver two days in May, Cindy, Christy, Linda and Naomi (no surnames required) can be found at a photo studio on the West Side of Manhattan doing that thing they do – supermodel-ing – with humour, and with ruthless precision. They don’t baulk at wearing massive shoulder pads, pastel minisuits, skinny ties and pointy pumps – items that bear no relation to the cosy cashmeres and jeans they arrived in – and they smile with familiarity at the racks of this season’s most important looks, which look not unlike designer offerings they wore more than 30 years ago. Back then they were just kids, really, and the clothes made no sense; now they are in their 50s, and ditto. Even the coolest, most downbeat look – jeans and a tank…21 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Past imperfectI’m spending the morning with Zadie Smith, and she’s taking me to a cemetery, the largest one in London. “Ready to get our legs stung?” she asks, as we veer off the gravel path and plunge into thick undergrowth. I’m more concerned about Smith, who is dressed in denim dungaree shorts, a black tank top - “Walmart,” she says apologetically - and Palmaira sandals that look pretty time-worn. Will the literary establishment forgive me if I let one of its finest living novelists trip over an overgrown tombstone and sprain her ankle? Smith - now 47, having spent the past few decades briskly dispensing of the condescending literary ingénue label that attached itself, remora-like, in the wake of her 2000 debut, White Teeth - is in adventure mode. Various local…12 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Gold rushBEAUTY The house of Dior is a house of dreams and this is mainly why I joined the maison,” explains acclaimed French perfumer Francis Kurkdjian from a hotel suite overlooking Cannes’s heaving La Croisette during the international film festival. Kurkdjian, who founded his own eponymous perfume house in 2009, was appointed Dior’s new nose almost two years ago. “I had no need to join Dior,” he says, frankly. “I had my own maison, I had my collaborations, I was free as a bird, but I had envy, which is different. The house is an ambassador for the French art of living and is a way of approaching life. I think the purpose of Dior is to bring happiness and joy, especially in the time we are living now. But my…6 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Mirror, mirrorInside 31 Rue Cambon - Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s personal apartment and the birthplace of the brand - lives a mirrored staircase. Lined with gleaming reflective panels, it’s an icon in its own right, a symbol of Chanel and the inspiration behind its latest release: 31 Le Rouge. Perhaps the market’s most luxurious lipstick, 31 Le Rouge is an impressive collision of hightech formulation and avant-garde design. In 12 luminous shades, the lipstick hydrates while delivering high-shine coverage, Each Chanel-stamped glass bullet is refillable, meaning 31 Le Rouge is almost an heirloom, intended to be cherished and passed down. Says an authority at Chanel: “We wanted to create an ultimate object that would be sustainable in every sense of the term. In other words, graced with the qualities of radical design…3 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Editor’s letterVogue has always been a celebration of creativity. It’s a fashion title at heart, of course, but it’s also a showcase of trailblazers working across art, design, photography, beauty and more. I still think there’s nothing quite like the printed page for offering a unique, curated perspective. But the internet has put the whole world in the palm of our hand. Whether scrolling Instagram and Pinterest for inspiration, or TikTok for pretty much anything else, our phones make it easier than ever to discover new ideas or a sense of belonging, to connect with people. So when Samsung approached us with the idea of creating something special to mark the launch of its new Samsung Galaxy Z Series, we saw it as an excellent opportunity to celebrate the next generation…1 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Alix HigginsMomentum is building for Alix Higgins. The designer has steadily grown his following his first two consecutive years at Australian fashion week. Higgins’s work, a streamlined youth-centric output instantly recognisable for its distorted digital prints, combines the dual forces of urgency and sensitivity. It’s a dichotomy that has attracted fans who see an expression of the solitary yet communal experience of being online in today’s world. Although minimalist in appearance, Higgins’s influences are richly layered, from his own poetic phrases informed by the internet age in which he grew up, to his community of close friends and muses, including gallerist Nina Treffkorn. “Nina was our fit model for the show so the whole collection felt imbued with her spirit,” he says of resort ’24, named Delectable Earth Shudder. There are…2 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023ContributorsMAX PAPENDIECK To accompany an exclusive interview with the one and only Marc Jacobs (see page 164), photographer Max Papendieck captured model Lulu Wood in a series of styles from the designer’s new autumn/winter ’23/’24 collection. “We had a great time shooting this story and I believe that shows in the final images,” says Papendieck of his time on set. “Our goal creatively was to capture the essence of the Marc Jacobs collection while staying true to its brand identity.” When quizzed on his own personal highlight from the experience, Papendieck says working with Vogue Australia topped them all. “It makes me happy knowing that my parents can find a copy of my work at their local newsagency in Adelaide.” ALISON VENESS “It was really great talking to Marc Jacobs,…2 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Statement of intentCOLLAGE AUGUSTYNKA What is the reason for getting dressed today? After an avalanche of indulgently frivolous fripperies – the glut of party looks and wild creative wanderings – the leading design minds tightened up and got down to business. Powered by deep thinking and clear intentions, autumn/winter ’23/’24 was the season of making with something in mind: clothes that can carry us in the real world, can tap into emotion, create a specific mood. Using their preternatural insight, following instincts, they divined that we want wearable, desirable pieces to hang in a wardrobe. For some that meant a return to house DNA, others responded to how we’re living now and moulded their output to fit. Being in touch with what’s real propelled Miuccia Prada, someone who has always centred women’s…4 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Speaking volumesWhen Lyna Ty was tasked by global giant Adidas to translate her label’s idiosyncratic, quietly elevated sensibility into sneakers – the first footwear she’s designed, ever – she turned to what she knew. “I’m not very technical; I’m really bad being behind a computer. I just like to get hands on,” says the designer, one half of Sydney-based Song for the Mute. So, sans cutting-edge tech, without CAD, she began moulding by hand at the Glebe studio of the 13-year-old label that she runs with Melvin Tanaya. “We actually used clay to create a new layer on top of the sole,” she says, noting her own partner is a ceramicist and waves a hand to a series of vases on a shelf in the airy warehouse space. The resultant Adidas…5 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Directors cutBOOKS What’s the whole point of doing a movie unless it’s something only you can make?” This is one of the declarations – plain, yet understated – that Sofia Coppola makes in Archive, her first book. If you have ever seen any of the auteur’s eight films (soon to be nine, with the release of her biopic Priscilla, as in Presley) you will know exactly what she is talking about. Coppola makes movies that only she could make. From The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation through to Marie Antoinette and The Bling Ring, she tells stories about the intersection of girlhood and womanhood, about fame and pop culture, of restraint and excess. These are worlds that Coppola has lived in; they are the hotel corridors that she has walked…5 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Sliding doorsIn a packed bar, a woman sits between two men. One is her husband, the other is her first love, a man she hasn’t seen in real life since they were both teenagers in Korea. Her family moved away; he stayed. Now, 24 years later, they have reconnected in New York, the past and the present colliding and pointing towards a future. This is the opening scene of the achingly romantic drama Past Lives, the debut film by Celine Song led by Greta Lee, scene-stealing star of Morning Wars and Russian Doll. It is also loosely based on Song’s own life. The filmmaker emigrated from Korea in her teens, leaving behind someone who, decades later, came to visit her and her now husband in America. (Song is married to the…6 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Face forwardPhone reception isn’t the best in Yurruwi. Text messages need to beam in from across the vast salt-kissed, lowlying archipelago that is the Crocodile Islands, almost 500 kilometres out of Darwin in East Arnhem Land. Nevertheless, when 22-year-old Yolngu model Tarlisa Gaykamangu received one asking if she would like to front Vogue Australia, her second ever shoot, her first ever cover, the reply that came back was clear: yes. “I was really excited,” she says, deep brown eyes flashing. She’s in Sydney, flown in from Milingimbi Island, as Yurruwi is also known, and is wearing some of the few winter clothes she owns; bathed in tropical heat and skirted by the aquamarine waters of the Arafura Sea, average temperatures in Milingimbi don’t vary much from 30 degrees Celsius. She bought…8 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023His own MarcVOGUE AUSTRALIA: What was the best part of your Marc Jacobs autumn/winter ’23/’24 show? MARC JACOBS: “It’s so funny, because I guess the best part was this kind of enlightenment after the show. Every choice in terms of the way we showed it appeared accidental to me in the moment, but after the moment, it felt like it all made sense. So it was a kind of strange revelation.” VA: I suppose the thing that surprised everyone was how short and fast the show was: three minutes. Did that become the most powerful part, or was it the collection itself? MJ: “Even though, for us, putting on a show has been made smaller and intimate, I think we’re so in our little bubble of creating that we enjoy the process…13 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023In full colourBEAUTY Eye, colour Play with artful palette combinations and textures for a full-impact look, pairing metallics and brights, matts and creams across the eye. Fade into me An ombré application is an easy way to Update, bold lips and adds a creative skew to a classic. Using a lip brush, graduate colour down from the edge of the lower lip inwards, then follow with a gloss. Pair with a solid complementary top lip. Lashes to lashes Let your lashes have their moment. Coat with a bright mascara (don’t forget your lower lashes) and pair with a matching eyeliner across the lid, if you dare. Get messy Instead of cleaning up fallout from your eyeshadow application, lean into a messier finish - or even amp it up. Load up a loose…2 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Open seasonDraw the line Make-up isn't just for our faces. Add a touch of intrigue and complexity by introducing some colour to the hair part. Or take cues from Off-White and Balmain by playing with jewels and appliques. Bright eyes From Prada’s feathered lashes to mirror ball glass at Louis Vuitton, embrace colour and texture on the eyes this season for an unexpected party look. Bless this mess Put down the hairbrush. For the ultimate dose of nonchalant cool, lean into natural texture. Teased sections of hair - through the roots or the ends, but not both - will lend an undone vibe. New gothic Whether via dark lips or the graphic use of eyeliner, channel your inner Wednesday Addams with a new sleek take on gothic. No part to play…2 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Tickled pinkBack home recently for a whirlwind Barbie press tour, Margot Robbie, along with director Greta Gerwig and other members of the film’s cast and crew, joined forces with Vogue Australia to hold a disco-inspired party at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Tire venue, with its facades lit fuchsia in honour of the theme of the night, “Iconically Barbie”, welcomed guests inside with a variety of Barbie-inspired decor. To one side, a sketch wall covered in black-and-white fashion prints and Barbie concept art; to the other, a bubblegum Corvette and life-sized doll box for attendees to snap pictures with. Robbie brought her screen character to life during her visit with an array of on-theme looks, among them a yellow Chanel suit, custom Valentino, pastel Bottega Veneta and 50s-inspired Prada. The fashion…1 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Which girl are you?The new minimalist Just like Gwyneth Paltrow in the 90s, embrace understated hues and fabrics for their enduring simplicity. Lithe silk dresses are right for mild evenings while mod blazers and trench coats with unassuming lines are grown-up purchases to have forever. The girl on fire Nothing captivates like head-to-toe red. Destiny’s Child had it on lock with their turn-of-the-century insouciance, but Prada’s sparkly blazers in lipstick and Jacquemus’s vermilion bloomers proved the colour has more mileage in 2023. The denim experimentalists Fashion’s Y2K obsession continues with reworked denim: the low-waist jeans favoured by Rihanna in the mid-00s were evoked at Diesel and Coperni while at Y/Project and Fen Chen Wang it was shredded pieces to literally tear up the rulebook. The grunge aesthete Trends come and go but the…2 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Going their own waySerwah Attafuah “I feel like the art world only recently took digital art seriously,” says 24-year-old multidisciplinary artist Serwah Attafuah. Her cyber dreamscapes, as intricately detailed as paintings, combine Afrofuturism with a rose-tinted teenage sentimentality; small wonder when she grew up perusing black metal and Renaissance painting Tumblrs at the height of the platform’s influence. Attafuah, who hails from Western Sydney, represents a new guard of creatives not limited by labels or mediums. Instead, she loses herself to the process, with accolades and celebrity followers – she has created NFTs for Charli XCX and Paris Hilton, worked with clients including Nike and Valentino, and is speaking at next month’s SXSW Sydney – a happy bonus. Attafuah began in oil painting but shifted to digital art as an alternative creative outlet…11 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023New waveThis September, Vogue Australia highlights two trailblazing young First Nations models: Rembarrnga Dalabon woman Cindy Rostron, and Yolngu woman Tarlisa Gaykamangu, both wearing new-season looks from international labels and emerging local designers. Rostron, who last fronted Vogue Australia in May 2022, returns for a fashion feature shot in a remote coastal location near Darwin. The small team on the day, which included senior fashion and market director Kaila Matthews, photographer James Giles and hair and make-up artist Sophie Roberts, drew inspiration from the natural setting but had to contend with a fast-rising king tide that saw them scramble to higher ground. In Sydney, Gaykamangu was styled by contributing fashion director Petta Chua and photographed by Robbie Fimmano for her first-ever cover shoot from page 132. “Historically, the September issue is…1 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Meet the momentScan the QR code to shop Vogue’s edit of the best of the trend. Night blooms Designers tapped the other side of the natural world to give a dangerous edge to dark florals that crept across fabrics or bloomed in dreamlike applique forms. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue’s edit of the best of the trend. Tight hold The return of coloured hosiery is the knock-on effect of the reign of minis, but, far from a style addendum, they transform a look in fresh colourways, subverting laced-up into alluring languor. Hide away The next leather look is crisp not lived-in. Rethink tailored outerwear renewed with the supple material’s luxurious appeal. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue’s edit of the best of the trend. Hello sunshine One of the…2 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Fashion firstLillardia Briggs-Houston The airy forms of 35-year-old designer Lillardia BriggsHouston’s designs for her self-titled label belie the power of their start point. Each of her screen-printed silk pieces in an earthen colour palette are resolutely grounded in an unshakable connection to Country: Wiradjuri in southern New South Wales and the rust-red gumlined banks of the Marrambidya/Murrumbidgee River near her home in Narrungdera/Narrandera. The land is the centre of her output, where, to build a collection, she spends days given over to its rhythms sketching in the shade of eucalypts, “listening to birdsong and wind moving through the trees around me”. What comes are memories, of her grandmother, and her grandfather with whom she would walk alongside the river picking up shells, “feeling the texture, gauging the age, and understanding the…13 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Teenage dreamIt’s quite possible I owe a fine to the Burnie Library from circa 1996 due to over-borrowing Judy Blume’s Forever. For one, I couldn’t get my hands on it at my small religious school where sex-ed basically amounted to being shown a very 1970s movie of an extremely natural birth which was truly enough to put most of us off sex for life. (Which was, of course, the point.) The book, first published in 1975, is about 18-year-old Katherine and Michael who fall in love and have sex. Katherine loses her virginity to Michael and it’s a big deal, but maybe more importantly, it’s not the biggest deal. As Judy Blume says in the recent documentary Judy Blume Forever, she wanted to write a book where having sex wasn’t something…6 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Period dramaWhen The Men Were Away Gemma Ward makes her return to the screen in this lavish SBS drama, set during World War II. The show reunites Ward with her The Black Balloon director in a queer reinterpretation of what it was like for the women at home while the war raged on. Ward stars as Sadie, a fruit picker looking for love who finds it in the community of the Australian Women’s Land Army. With gorgeous 1940s costuming by Nina Edwards and a cast that includes Max McKenna and Hamilton’s Shaka Cook, this is one of the biggest local shows of the year. On SBS and SBS On Demand from September 27. Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus’s charming novel Lessons in Chemistry was one of the breakout hits of last…2 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Speaking in harmonyYVONNE WELDON AM, deputy chairwoman, Metropolitan Local A boriginal Land Council “We must acknowledge and celebrate that Australia is home to the world’s oldest living cultures. This should be a source of pride for all Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a sacred and enduring connection to this place we now all call home. For thousands of generations, we have lived in harmony with Country. There is timeless wisdom in our diverse customs and cultural traditions. If we listen and learn from each other, all Australians can share in this wealth. “Cultural burning, to give just one example, can assist modern land management as climate change worsens. Prior to the devastating 2021-22 summer fires, traditional owners and cultural holders were among the loudest voices warning the government of…6 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023The artist’s wayThe studio floor is fabulously paint-splattered. So are Louise Olsen’s sneakers, as she emerges from the studio, wiping her hands on her apron and heading into the kitchen, where all life happens over a cup of tea. Olsen - painter, designer, daughter of the late Australian artistic luminary John Olsen - is in a good place on the eve of her third solo exhibition, opening in Sydney this month. “I like working up and down with pictures, sideways, all angles, the easel, the wall … I love that inkiness, that play of texture and movement. I love it when the paint is wet, and you get this kind of bleed, and it’s like you’re playing with the friends on the other side,” she explains, with much enthusiasm. “That’s what Dad…8 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Giving treeThe warm, tempered aroma of sandalwood is unlike anything else in the fragrance world. As a base note of many perfumes - think Tom Ford’s Santal Blush, or Le Labo’s coveted Santal 33, a mainstay on vanities across the globe - its origins are less widely known than its smell. For Clinton Farmer, an understanding of sandalwood goes deep. The 46-year-old Martu man was taught about the material by his father, the late Ken Farmer, who was raised on the isolated plains of the Gibson Desert in Western Australia. Like Ken, Clinton resides in the Gibson, at the Aboriginal community of Kutkabubba, around 900 kilometres north-east of Perth. There he leads local workers in harvesting sandalwood oil from trees for Dutjahn Sandalwood Oils, the company founded in 2017 that has…4 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023True blueBEAUTY For the late French American artist Niki de Saint Phalle, the colour blue was everything. “It’s the colour of the sky. It’s the colour of joy. It’s a spiritual colour,” she once remarked. Anyone who has owned a pot of La Prairie’s centrepiece product, the Skin Caviar Luxe Cream, will know exactly its deep shade of cobalt, one that so often appears in the artist’s work. That particularly rich hue has adorned the items in La Prairie’s Skin Caviar collection since its inception, as inspired by and in reference to de Saint Phalle and her trailblazing work. In fact, in 2021 La Prairie sponsored a 200-piece retrospective of the artist’s oeuvre at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in celebration of its longstanding connection with her. This…5 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023HOROSCOPESVirgo 24 August-22 September Romance may have felt like a mind game with Venus in reverse lately, but you get to make a big decision now with both Venus and Mercury out of retrograde. Also, New Moon, new you - make it happen between now and next February. Passion or commitment may feel intense under the Full Moon’s beams, but your values and money options get more balanced and stable. STYLE ICON: Beyoncé Sagittarius 23 November-21 December If you’ve fallen out of love with life lately, your joie de vivre returns now with Venus out of retrograde. Your sense of adventure and curiosity are renewed, yet with your ruler Jupiter in reverse, you’re more realistic about your aims and abilities. Home life may have felt confusing, but a New Moon…4 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Rebel, rebelShort and sweet The pleated mini-skirts of autumn/winter ’23/’24 reframe tailoring with a welcome dash of punk. Check it out Tartan’s resurgence comes as no surprise, given it’s as comfortable – and versatile for outfit layering – as it looks. Handle it Allow the 90s shoulder bag to reintroduce itself for 2023, either slung under arm or over shoulder. It’s great for work, even better for play. Tall story Level up your wardrobe with modern iterations of the chunky platform shoe, from go-go boots to exaggerated schoolyard stompers. Mod goth Embodying gothic style is no longer a black-andwhite affair. Goth 2.0 leaves room for stone greys, whites and chunky knits mixed with the usual ribbon and lace. New utility With shades of the early 2000s, sci-fi hardware is gaining traction…1 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Social networkingWith billions of users across Instagram, TikTok and beyond, you might think every good social media idea had already been taken. But sometimes an account pops up with such an original premise, you can’t help yourself from scrolling. Right now, it’s @gettyimagesfanclub, an Instagram page filled with long-lost runway moments and celebrity encounters pulled from the archives of photo agency Getty Images. Think Karl Lagerfeld mixing cocktails behind the bar at a fashion week party in 2002 or Ashley Olsen at dinner with Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen in 2008. For Saul Pereira, the enigmatic Australian-based creator of the account, what started out as an escapist passion project is now becoming a lot more than just a hobby. “I used to work in a boring office job in the city and…7 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023MIZ RODRIGUEZA couple of years ago Mia Rodriguez found herself on stage at the Enmore Theatre, in Sydney’s inner west. In many ways, it was the culmination of a dream long in the making; a young Rodriguez, whose start came via posting song covers on social media, was now at one of the country’s most legendary music venues, mic in hand, for what was her first-ever live performance. But there was a catch. Rodriguez was there to open for acclaimed Aussie pop-rockers Lime Cordiale. But this was March 2021 and covid restrictions for music venues were still very much in place. This meant it wasn’t exactly the live debut that the up-and-coming performer had imagined. “There were a lot of people there because it was at the Enmore,” she says. “But…5 min
Vogue Australia|September 2023Colour theoryMint condition Atop a neutral base, Singh dips into bright mint tones to create an eye that’s good enough to eat. “This look was all about glossy mints, like something delicious, making the eyes look tasty.” Lavender haze Singh blends from eyelid to cheekbone in sweeping iridescent purple. Using the same shade on both the lid and cheekbone is “a really striking but simple way to be creative with your make-up”, she says. “It makes your features pop. It makes your eyes pop, makes your lips pop, makes your cheeks pop.” Cream of the crop For cream, Singh leans into 3D texture to elevate a neutral shade. Pearls and silver appliqués create sleek shapes and an “alienesque” look where detail is the focus. “I just wanted to make it look…1 min
