Indholdsfortegnelse for December 2022 i Vogue Australia

This December feels quite different from those we've experienced recently, in that we're feeling both hopeful and optimistic about being able to freely enjoy the upcoming party season. As I write this, we've just wrapped up Vogue American Express Fashion's Night Out in both Sydney and Melbourne, and I cannot begin to describe just how amazingly energetic and buzzing the crowds were at our events. The desire to get out, celebrate en masse with friends and, really, just have a good time, is palpable. Fittingly then, this month's issue provides all the inspiration for a long overdue party season. The good news is after-dark and soiree dressing is all about opulence (see page 40). More is more, whether that means features, volume, platform shoes or jewellery. As you make your…

vogue viewpoint ULTIMATE EDIT PLUME TO MOVE Make feathers your friend, then make an entrance in maraboufestooned creations that add that elusive air of ready-to-party wardrobe extravagance. BELLES OF THE BALL Silky, frilled or highvolume fripperies in eyeshadow shades are an unapologetic throwback to a 1980s brand of glamour, when prom dresses and poufy accents reigned. Add longer length for a more soignée take. Want to shop Vogue's edit? Scan the QR code to shop the best of the trend. COLLAR ZONE Shift the focus upwards with shoulder-baring silhouettes. Whether opting for a bohemian bent or sticking to a structured look, flashing some décolletage instantly evokes long summer nights. A HIGHER LEVEL Sure, dainty stilettos never go out of style, but changing things up in the silhouette of the moment, platform…

BODY, BODY, BODY “Shapes that are cut close to the body have always been a part of Alex Perry,” says Australia's unofficial king of glamour of the return of formfitting eveningwear. “Bodycon dressing has always been a celebration of a woman's body; it's embraced by women regardless of body shape or age. The key here is confidence and acceptance. I will say this: shapewear is your friend. It helps give you support and a smooth silhouette.” DAY AND NIGHT Getting ready for a night out needn't involve a full change from day pieces – it's all in the styling, as Sophie Coote of Sir knows. “Tailored trousers, structured blazers or a dress with a classic silhouette can be elevated with heels or statement earrings,” she says. She singles out the…

Artist Francis Upritchard was in Brazil on an artist's residency in 2004 when she came across a wonderful local artist Darlindo José de Oliveira Pinto who created small magical, colourful sculptures of Amazonian snakes, fish and mythological creatures. What particularly caught her attention however, was the intriguing tactile material they were made from: wild balata rubber. Intrigued, she asked about its source. Every two years Pinto would lead a small extraction team that would canoe and hike for weeks deep into the Amazon rainforest where he had a permit to alternately milk two of four rare rubber trees. Shimmying up the tall trunks, the men would cut a ‘V’ shape into the bark from which the latex dripped down into a sack on the ground. Immersed in water, it solidified…

vogue beauty Soft focus To make an impact, colour doesn't always need to be rainbow bright. Muted and midnight tones make their own beauty statement. Colour theory Whether blurred or defined, power up clashing hues with an eyeshadow primer before pressing pigment into place with either your fingertips or a small brush. Happy days Guiding principles for lip colour this impactful; prep the pout with a hydrating balm, apply straight from the bullet (it's simpler than a brush), and tidy up missteps along the lip line with a full-coverage concealer. Blush hour The best companion for bold lips? A matt complexion - hold the dewy foundation - and a dusting of powder blush. Tangerine dream Reflective glosses have had their spot in the limelight. For colour that stays put for…

One of the best things about Americans is their lack of filter. On a recent trip to Los Angeles, passers-by of all descriptions would call out from across the street, or sidle up to me in shops: “Love the colour!” they would say. “Love your hair!” Not once or twice, but maybe 15 or 20 times a day. I've been this shade of red, or thereabouts, for the past 20 years, give or take. You kind of forget about it. Friends have tried to Pantone match it, many call it pink, but I maintain it is a shade of cherry red, which fades out to dirty rhubarb as the weeks pass on. I was always going to hit the bottle. My natural hair colour hit its peak aged two. A…

There is a scene in the 2010 film Eat Pray Love that feels profoundly ahead of its time. Julia Roberts, who plays the journalist Elizabeth Gilbert, is cursing the feeling of emptiness she can't seem to shake. “I used to have this appetite for food, for my life, and it's just… gone,” she says, announcing her plans to quit her job, throw caution to the wind and travel the world for a year. Eat Pray Love was based on the memoir that transformed the real-life Gilbert into a global publishing phenomenon, selling more than 12 million copies. A decade later, the story is still a reference point for aspiring soul searchers everywhere. The pandemic's role in exacerbating this universal malaise has been well-publicised, as have the many movements that are…

Rose Byrne Rose Byrne wasn't going to pass up the “honour” of interviewing her best friend Krew Boylan about their new film Seriously Red for Vogue in ‘Cup of ambition’, from page 46 – even if it meant juggling asking questions while getting in costume on the set of her beloved television series Physical. “I'm just excited, because we're not in the same place right now – I'm in the States and she's at home –so we got to have a cheeky catch-up,” Byrne jokes. “But I'm mainly so proud … I am excited for everybody to see her range as a writer, actress and producer.” Plus, adds Byrne: “We also love fashion. So it's very fun to be in Vogue.” Gregory Harris New Zealand-born, Portugalbased fashion photographer Gregory Harris…

vogue culture FILM Krew Boylan remembers Rose Byrne's eyebrows; Byrne clocked Boylan's freckles. This is what the two actors and best friends recall about their first meeting, one morning at roll call when they were just a few kids spending their days at Balmain Public School and their afternoons at drama classes at Australian Theatre for Young People. “It was a school romance,” Boylan jokes, the beginning of a beautiful, decades-spanning friendship. “Sometimes I'm not sure where she starts and I finish,” Byrne reflects. “It's like a continuous communication that we have and thought process that we share.” The two are taking their relationship to the big screen in this month's Seriously Red, a film written by, produced and starring Boylan alongside Byrne through their production company Dollhouse Pictures and directed…

Age-old allure “Buy vintage – there is something really special about having an iconic piece of furniture in your space. A real sense of an heirloom piece shared and celebrated through different generations.” “I'M FASCINATED BY the shapes and textures of [Romanian artist and sculptor Constantin] Brâncuşi's work; we often refer to his sculpture when describing the sense and spirit of space. His workshop was a light-filled utopia of rising stone and timber formations. His sense of artistic solitude with nothing but a beautiful dog [in his midst] encapsulates all the mystique and nostalgia … his work is tonal, sculptural and magical.” Odd one in “Bringing sculpture and shape to a home can be done through furnishing with unmatched pieces, and the celebration of the white space around them. Try…

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vogue health If you've used TikTok recently, you may have noticed a slightly off-kilter trend: men around the world are sharing rave reviews about their vasectomies. What started as a response to the overturning of Roe vs Wade in the US in July has taken on a life of its own. Uploads with the hashtag #vasectomy have been viewed more than 579 million times, and there are 30 million views on #snipsniphooray, which, among other things, details hilarious and inventive care packages significant others have for after the procedure. Here in Australia, we thankfully don't have the same challenges with access to legal abortion, but vasectomies are still trending, particularly among young people who don't want kids. According to Medicare, the procedure for men and people with penises aged between…

On a cool evening in May, in a suite at the Maybourne Riviera hotel – an ultra-modern, cube-like edifice perched high on the cliffside overlooking Monaco and designed by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte –Charlotte Casiraghi, the Monégasque writer, journalist, film producer, avid equestrian, humanitarian, and the eleventh in line to the throne in the principality of Monaco, is readying herself for the evening ahead. The 36-year-old, dressed in a T-shirt and Chanel quilted denim jeans, scrutinises the high-pony position of a scrunchie in her hair. “I look like a teenager”, she says with an uncertain tone to her hairstylist. The preppy look won't fly tonight: Casiraghi is guest of honour at the after-show event of the Chanel Monte Carlo resort '23 show, staged earlier in the day on the pebbled…

Vogue voyage Travel + LUXURY It's the school holidays and Sydney's Walker family is descending on Kokomo: the tropical Fijian hideaway that patriarch Lang Walker AO transformed from the jungle-covered remains of a half-built Aman resort into a sustainability-minded six-star paradise. The exclusive resort, a billionaire's vision of barefoot luxury, sits on Yaukuve Levu island, part of the Kadavu archipelago. It first opened to guests in 2017 and Lang, with the help of his travelastute family, has been perfecting perfection ever since. The legacy of the founder and executive chairman of one of Australia's biggest private development companies, can be seen through the transformation of Sydney's Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf, the reimagining of Parramatta's CBD, Melbourne's Collins Square, Queensland's Hope Island, and Fiji's most luxurious island retreat, Kokomo, which he built with…

I bloody love Christmas, love it, and you can't beat Christmas in Australia – beach, sun, sand, crisp white wine that you drink far too much of in the weeks leading up to it because the minute that new year swings around, you won't be touching that stuff again for a while, you lie to yourself. Christmas in Australia is delicious and it's extra sweet-smelling for me this year. I've been away from home for seven months – three months filming my Netflix show Wellmania in Sydney and four months touring my stand-up show Fine, Thanks! around the world. Wow, that's a sentence! I'm currently living my dream and I have worked towards this for as long as I can remember. Being on film and TV sets bantering with other…

In 2015, had anyone known that the newly appointed creative director of Balenciaga would go on to revive couture for the house, fashion eyebrows would have gone up. Regarded then as a rule-defying outsider, Demna (who dropped his surname last year) was parlaying eastern European underground culture into fashion pieces when he took up a post left by a predecessor, unable to energise the 103-year-old fashion house. Six years later, in 2021, the decision to reinstate couture came with the enormity of invoking a discipline so hallowed, no one dared touch it since the most accomplished couturier in history, Spanish-born Cristóbal Balenciaga, shut up salon 54 years ago. Today, for his second couture outing for Balenciaga, the creative director has put paid to any doubts. Last season, his chimeras of…

vogue viewpoint CURATED BY 1. “A person I'd love to dress is Shalom Harlow. A fashion icon … what is there not to like?” 2. “I love [Swedish artist] Hilma af Klint. I love the concept of a mythic painter creating work that is hailed as the dawn of abstract art, a woman at the brink of an entire art movement.” 3. “Dressing Sky Ferreira for the 2022 Met Gala felt like a pinch-me moment, because she was returning after a long hiatus. It happened only days before the Gala – we were meant to be dressing someone else, which fell through at the last second. The dress was already in New York, so the rest was history, and she bodied that look.” 4. “My newest collection was inspired by the…

vogue gift guide Keep things cool with the hues of creativity – from moody blues to soft sea greens – for the art aficionado. Pops of pink power a new mode of femin inity that telegraphs a light-hearted allure while packing the kind of style punch that social butterflies are drawn to. Champagne hues and honeyed tones speak to a languid throwback glamour and evoke late-night dinner parties. Earmark for the entertainer in your life. A fashion lover's palette creates noir drama that will suit the classicist and the most in-the-know (even if that's you).…

With four Academy Awards to her name, Catherine Martin has the equal second highest number of Oscars for any woman. And yet, despite being tied with such screen legends as Katharine Hepburn and Frances McDormand, the woman affectionately known as “CM” repeatedly calls out her team of trusty collaborators – director-husband Baz Luhrmann, fellow costume designers Angus Strathie and Kym Barrett, and her myriad colleagues across wardrobe and production – as intrinsic to her success. Basking in success solo is not her style. This month, she'll receive the Longford Lyell Award at the annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards and, true to form, Martin says, “I'm incredibly flattered and thrilled to accept and I'm really glad because it recognises the enormous contribution my team make to…

VOGUE AUSTRALIA: What are your three commandments of holiday make-up? VICTORIA BARON: “Thou shall embrace opulence. Thou shall shimmer. Thou shall illuminate.” VA: Tell us the key to perfect holiday-season skin. VB: “Whether it's bright summer sun, sparkling reflections off the water or evening flickers of candlelight, holiday skin should look effortless and fresh, luminous and vibrant. It's all about how the light dances across the skin. Healthy hydrated skin comes from within but also from a consistent and effective skin regime. Already hydrated, glowing skin allows your complexion products to be an enhancing tool rather than a corrective one. Stay away from heavy bases. Instead, apply accents of metallic shine to the high points of the face, shoulders, decolle tage, down the arms and along the fingers so every…

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Vogue soiree No sequin was left unturned for the return of the Sydney Dance Company's Dance Noir fundraiser at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion after a two-year hiatus. With a decadent dress code of Glittering Glamour, the evening's exuberant celebrations, overseen by an abundance of disco balls and flashing lights, drew its 450 guests – including Hon Julie Bishop, Michelle Walsh, Nicky Oatley, Tamie Ingham and Bianca Spender – to their feet on numerous occasions. As for entertainment, the company performed an excerpt from Rafael Bonachela's critically acclaimed work Impermanence, along with an intimate duet originally created for a Cartier High Jewellery event earlier in the year, and Holly Doyle's electric finale piece, Euphoria. The energetic evening raised in excess of $600,000 to support national and international Sydney Dance Company tours, training…

SAGITTARIUS 23 November-21 December Home is your happy place again as Neptune brings a sense of sanctuary chez vous. Stability is a priority with planets offering new beginnings with your values and finances, though be wary of slip-ups with spending. Pleasure is back on the agenda with your ruler Jupiter enhancing romance and a Full Moon encouraging commitment. STYLE ICON: Zoe Kravitz AQUARIUS 21 January-18 February Neptune out of reverse allows you to dream big after a recent reality check. You're into more committed emotional territory now, focusing on long-term plans around love, money and stability. Mercury retrograde will help you make schemes work. A Full Moon may disrupt your fun, but Jupiter makes you smarter, wiser and ready to be taken seriously. STYLE ICON: Chloë Grace Moretz ARIES 21 March-20 April Emotional…

FINAL NOTE IT ALL STARTED WHEN … Silvia Venturini Fendi, scion of the Fendi family and then accessories director at the eponymous label, invented a piece of magic. In 1997, she designed the brand's Baguette bag, known for its nimble shape and strap that allows it to be slung sleekly over the shoulder. Unprecedented fervour made the Baguette the very first ‘It bag’, helped along by fictional New York-dwelling columnist Carrie Bradshaw. Since then, more than 1,000 unique versions have been created, pointing to its enduring status as a canvas for self-expression. Before the new millennium, Fendi's spring/summer '00 show featured an iteration that paired Fendi's ‘FF’ print with crystals in glittering snowflake shapes. The pairing of fabric and sparkling embellishment was a success and would eventually be reinterpreted several…