Indholdsfortegnelse for August 2022 i Vogue Australia

Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel have been married for five years and when I got word they were returning with their kids to spend some time together in Australia, I dispatched our team to their Hunter Valley property to capture them for the cover. They are best known on the world stage as the billionaire power couple shaking up Big Tech and clean beauty, but as Katrina Israel discovered in this intimate story, their young family is at the heart of every aspect of their big lives, from their philanthropic efforts to Evan's passion for harnessing the power of augmented reality for education. After our shoot, I caught up with the pair at the Met Gala in New York and was thrilled to hear that Snap had partnered with British…

SPLIT WAYS Trousers with a hem spliced at the ankle usher in the modern mode of tailoring. This subtle statement allows for movement, while giving your more enticing footwear options a real chance to shine. Look to local label Kourh’s deadstock suit for added eco credentials. Want to shop Vogue's edit? Scan the QR code using your phone to get instant access to the best of the trend as selected by the Vogue editors. SOFT LAUNCH Fine gauge knits made from the likes of virgin wool and mohair can be layered at will, no matter the weather, owing to their lightweight hand and breathable attributes as natural fibres. Separates in every form abounded this season, so cosy up. CHECK IT Rooted in anti-establishment history, the renegade spirit of tartan is…

Entering with a swish and flick, the below-knee skirt commanded attention this season. Ludovic de Saint Sernin and Rick Owens embraced a sculpted fit, while Bottega Veneta's tassel-trimmed version provided room for movement, as did Saint Laurent's silk floor-length skirts, which underscored the label's definition of the modern Parisienne. Who knew the unfailing leather jacket could be reimagined in so many ways? Multi-hued motorcycle garb took pride of place in Dior’s wardrobe of the future, while pillowy exaggerated versions at Loewe proved a fundamentally classic wardrobe staple can still have something new to say. Crescent bags took precedence among the season’s accessories, pairing pragmatic utility - they’re roomier than they look - with a playful edge. From Fendi’s croissant-like shoulder bags to Coperni’s bite-sized versions in an assemblage of mischievous…

vogue viewpoint CURATED BY 1. “Thebe Magugu is one of the first South African brands I discovered while on a trip to Cape Town. I love how the brand focuses on capsule projects that link cultural honour, luxury and joy.” 2. “I'm in love with everything from fashion brand House of Aama. They're a lifestyle brand rooted in the ethos of the African continent and diaspora, and have a low-waste, made-to-order model.” 3. “I love [Beninese-Nigerian musician] Ayra Starr … I am inspired by her sound and energy.” 4. “The Conscious Design Studio (CD Studio) customer is very multifaceted and doesn't compromise ethics for aesthetics - you could style our wide-rib knit sets for a boardroom meeting, wear them on a plane, or to the supermarket.” 5. “I may be biased…

vogue beauty SUSTAINABILITY: IT’S THE word on everyone lips. Which is a good thing, since a planet-friendly approach to beauty begins both in our beauty cabinet via the formulas we purchase on repeat, and with the companies that create them. In an effort to do away with a 'take-make-waste' model, there's a firm focus on curbing single-use plastics and water consumption, housing formulas in recyclable (or better yet, refillable) packaging, and reducing carbon emissions. Consider it self-care on a global scale, now, and for many years into the future. WATER-LESS Fact: the beauty industry relies on copious amounts of water. Global power players, including L'Oreal and Unilever, have pledged to turn off the tap by curbing water consumption in manufacturing and by seeking out other ingredients to replace water in…

In the future, the air we breathe may be voice-altering and about eight times heavier than today. Sydney artist Emily Parsons-Lord, who mixes compound gases to allow audiences to taste our greenhouse gas-infused future, explains: “Future air is so heavy that when you breathe it in it is an air that operates quite a lot like a liquid.” Not surprisingly, breathing the clean, fresh-tasting and oxygenrich air of the Carboniferous period (300 to 350 million years ago when giant insects with wingspans of 65 centimetres flew about) feels energising. “It is really good for hangovers,” Parsons-Lord adds. Signalling the need for urgent change, a 2022 report by the World Health Organization found almost the entire global population - or 99 per cent of us - already breathes polluted air that…

Jessica Henwick has a problem. Upstairs from where she is sitting right now, on Zoom, surrounded by bookshelves and family photographs at her parents' home in England, is an empty suitcase. Tomorrow, she leaves for Los Angeles - where she will be very busy, and very hot - and from 'there, by the time you are reading 'this, the 29-year-old will have made her way to Sydney, where the in-demand actor is following up a turn in this month's Netflix blockbuster The Gray Man with a tightly wound Australian film called The Royal Hotel, alongside Julia Garner and Hugo Weaving. “Right, okay. How cold is it going to be? I know it's winter, but how cold are we talking about?” Henwick asks, straight to business. “I need jackets, right?” One…

LEO 23 July-23 August Your career gets a kick this month with Mars and Uranus urging you to give work your unique touch. With Venus in your sign, you may feel invincible, but a Full Moon reminds you to be aware of the effect this may have on partners. The New Moon sets you on a new path to balance personal freedom and desires with what's best for the group. STYLE ICON: Jennifer Lopez LIBRA 23 September-23 October An issue around intimacy or joint finances could erupt early in the month but keep calm and think before you make your move. A Full Moon Suggests that while pleasures may need to be curtailed friends have got your back now, and as the New Moon brings more clarity, aim to put energy into…

Yael Stone “I’m thrilled to share [my] journey, which is obviously messy and unfinished … because I suspect that a lot of people feel this way,” says Australian actor Yael Stone of the essay she penned on climate action that explored her own personal climate crisis while advocating behavioural change expert Claire O'Rourke's new book, Together We Can. (See page 25). “I want people to go out and buy the book and be able to use Claire's incredible resources and guidance,” she says. “Positive change, actual change on the ground, personal support and community building, these are the things that will ultimately see us get through this in the best way we can.” Noni Smith “This shoot was different from my others with Miranda Kerr as it was my first…

Kit Willow, the founding designer of KitX, has always incorporated environmental custodianship into her work. Thus, when her idea of a completely sustainable clothing boutique was green-lit by developer Beulah, she created Future From Waste Lab (FFWL) - a store and workshop that makes clothes out of recycled garments, putting start-to-finish production on display for consumers. With hopes of taking the concept overseas, she sits down with fellow Waste Lab designer, Artclub's Heidi Middleton, and Michael Elias, the Australian CEO of the store's textile waste supplier Upparel, to discuss why this innovative method of reinventing clothing from the past, born here in Australia and challenging our perception of waste, could be the key to fashion's future. VOGUE AUSTRALIA: How do we make something usually not so exciting, like the supply…

vogue viewpoint CAREER HELEN MAISANO DIRECTOR, GROUP SUSTAINABILITY AT OPTUS I AM VERY values-driven - even from my teenage years, I felt a strong sense of purpose to make a difference on a range of issues like social justice, poverty, inequity and inequality, and this drove my career path towards sustainability. I studied public relations initially, but as I moved more towards sustainability, I found that the field was really about creating change. I wanted to learn practical tools that I could apply in my field, so I ended up doing a Graduate Diploma on change management and eventually got my Masters. This led me to work for a large global humanitarian aid and development non-government organisation (NGO), where I learned a lot about sustainable development, and how interconnected social and…

Every evening I perform the same ritual. I light a few candles, play a gentle piano track and sit up in bed with pen and paper. At this point, so much of the day is swirling around my head, a storm of thoughts and feeling. Yet the discord slows in an instant the moment my pen begins to move. Anything can happen here; no words are typical. But the prompt is always: the day is up, how did I do? What feels tight or loose, light and free, when did I laugh, who was it with, what lit fires in my heart, and what in turn made it freeze? Writing this way every night is an act of revelation. As American author EB White said: “It is the self escaping…

There's an indecipherable logic and an irreplicable magic to finding the perfect lip colour. It's what leads rational people to otherwise irrational behaviour, from trawling through chemist bargain bins in the vain hope of happening upon a discontinued shade you wore to the exclusion of all others in the summer of 2018, to chasing women in restaurants who have invited the disturbance by having swiped their lips in the perfect shade of maroon, like sunlight Shot through a glass of shiraz in the summertime. The perfect lip colour defies calculations of undertones, coverage, depth and light, and supersedes the recommendations of YouTubers or Instagram make-up artists. It may even defy the woman who let you in on her shade at that restaurant - perhaps because it's so individual, so knitted…

POWER PARTNERS From their Hunter Valley farm, model mum Miranda Kerr and Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel talk about the allure of the present moment and their philanthropic work for a brighter future. I t’s almost lunchtime in the Hunter Valley as a giant parachute inflates against the softly rolling hills of New South Wales’s wine region on the 87-hectare property owned by Kora Organics founder Miranda Kerr and Snap Inc (Snapchat) co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel. When we meet, the pair are a few frames into Vogue’s cover shoot: ”That looks lovely, hun, good job,” says Kerr surveying the monitor. ”I was looking for a career change, so this is good,” says her American husband of five years with a laugh, as their four-yearold son Hart drives past on a…

T he first time I heard the word regeneration applied to fashion was at a sustainable fabric conference in London. It was January 2020. We had just wrapped Paris Fashion Week at my showroom and I’d moved to an apartment in the heart of the Marais, but things were bittersweet. Weeks before I'd been in Sydney while record-breaking bushfires destroyed vast expanses of the Australian landscape. When I swam at Bondi Beach, tiny specks of ash clung to my skin while I stood on the sand drying in the sun. I'd been living in Paris for years and returning to Australia for Christmas had become routine, but this time leaving was especially painful. My home was on fire. When I heard Helen Crowley, who was then the head of sustainable…

vogue voyage HIDEAWAY Must-have brunch: “La Tirlindana. It's a casual and boisterous little family-run locanda where you can literally dip your feet in the water. It's a great spot if you're out on a boat and want to stop for a classic Italian lunch.” Culture fix: “Villa Balbianello is like an open-air museum. The explorer Count Guido Monzino lived there, and he left it and all of his collections to the Italian National Trust before he passed. It houses amazing ancient artefacts, like thousand-year-old slabs of jade that could belong in the Met:” Under-the-radar spot: “When going to the Cascata Nesso, make sure to actually dive off your boat and swim all the way in the back, climb the rocks and stand under the waterfall. This is my absolute favourite thing…

IT ALL STARTED WHEN … Monsieur Christian Dior founded his label in 1946, steadily creating a playbook of house icons. The avant-garde New Look silhouette, requiring generous meterage to create its fit and flare shape, represented optimism in a post-war world, however an appreciation for history still underlined the designer's work. Take his affinity for the toile de Jouy - an 18th-century naturalistic print. Current creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri is known for bringing the house into the future while respecting the founder's sensibilities. For the Dioriviera capsule collection, which channels the energy of summer on the Côte d'Azur, Chiuri adorned her much-loved Book Tote m a sun-kissed fizzy orange version of that same print. Swung from the arm, it will brighten any morning with Dior's joie de vivre.…

I have always craved the feeling of being useful to the world. But fulfilling this need for utility has always been a struggle, like it's the first day of school and I don't know where to stand. At 37, I've moved in many spaces trying to find my usefulness and despite awkwardness along the way I'm glad for every experience outside my comfort zone. My most profound growing has happened working beyond my capabilities with people who have a vision, whether artistic or for a better world. In the best cases of either art and altruism - or both - there has always been love at the centre. This sense of love is a crucial and recurring factor in every story I read in advocate Claire O'Rourke's inspiring new book…

vogue viewpoint VOGUE FOR GOOD New Zealanders are known for innovation,” says Jessie Wong, designer and founder of bag label Yu Mei. She would know. As part of a handful of Kiwi designers ethically making accessories, her unique outlook is shaped by proximity to pristine environments. She uses deer nappa leather for her bags, a by-product of the Otago venison industry in a country where, uniquely, deer isn't endangered and hides would otherwise go to waste. Butter-soft, it is also strong, meaning her minimal pieces are built to last, all advantages evident in the offering she recently created for Sydney-label Esse Studios. Similarly, Georgia Davison has every one of her bags for her label Georgia Jay made by hand in studio, a slow fashion practice influenced by her upbringing in New…

vogue viewpoint STYLE SPACE AS WITH THE classically skewed pieces from her accessories label Neous, Vanissa Antonious's home is a place where everything seems to flow - from mid-century decor that slots together like a puzzle, to books that signify her past as a fashion editor. Thus, it's interesting to hear that Antonious sees the space as a collision of aesthetics, between her “tonal and light” style, and the “graphic and poppy” taste of her artist boyfriend. The focal point of the home is its bright living room, which looks onto an old cemetery. Antonious admits it “sounds a bit scary, [but] it's actually beautiful, especially in the summer”. The designer places a strong emphasis on craftsmanship, and works closely with artisans - almost 80 per cent of her offering is…

For chefs, wine people and those who simply love to cook and entertain, the pandemic was a particularly tough time. But with eating out on hiatus, some took the opportunity to dream up their ideal dining experiences and, as lockdowns eased, made their visions of supper clubs a reality. Months on, they have become some of the food world's most exciting new experiences, offering those in attendance the chance to connect with like-minded people over a meal. To follow, we pulled up a chair at five Australian supper clubs revolutionising the modern dining landscape. PASTA CLUB The Italian degustation Jenna Holmes's supper club wasn't born out of Covid. Rather it sprung from a university essay she wrote in 2011 about a restaurant concept inspired by the blue zone of Sardinia,…

HEAD WAY As the beauty industry’s plastic problem becomes urgent - in 2020 it produced more than 120 billion units of packaging - innovative hair brands are seeking clever solutions. Certified B Corp outfit Davines has teamed with Plastic Bank and pledged that for every product sold, it will collect the equivalent amount of ocean-bound plastic. Closer to home, recently launched Australian brand Sophie's formulas come in 70 per cent recycled amber glass. VOGUE AUSTRALIA: Your eponymous brand, Emma Lewisham, pushed the needle in terms of sustainability when it launched. Have you noticed beauty industry-wide changes since then? EMMA LEWISHAM: “Yes, and no. I think there has been some change, but the challenges that we're facing are very familiar to everyone by now. The beauty industry knows that the largest…

“Think before you buy, sell or throw anything away. Everything you do throughout your day has an impact; be conscious of that and live accordingly.” — HILLARY TAYMOUR, designer, Collina Strada “Try to stop buying stretch denim. Instead, buy rigid denim with no stretch as it will hold its shape forever, so you won’t need to buy twice (or thrice!); it’s good for the environment and good value for money.” — ANNA FOSTER, founder E.L.V. Denim “Only buy new if you love it and will wear it for years. Otherwise, and as a matter of habit, buy second-hand. There are so, so many places you can get it from now, which makes it a no-brainer.” — BAY GARNETT, former British Vogue stylist and London’s thrift-shopping expert “Look for companies that…