Indholdsfortegnelse for March 2024 i Vogue Australia

ULTIMATE EDIT Bordeaux line Firmly established as the hue of the season, varietals of deep oxblood to velvety claret hold a dark mystique that is worlds away from loud primaries; quietly luxurious, the grown-up way to do chromatics. To market A sensible approach prevailed in accessories, which saw the humble market bag get an upgrade in elevated leather. A generously proportioned version is the investment to make. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue’s bag edit. High time Waistlines are on the up. An antidote to the proliferation of low-rise trousers, the new breed levels up to the ribs and is worn with loose insouciance. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue’s edit of the best of the trend. Sway my way Fringing and raw edges have re-entered the conversation,…

FASHION Blake Sutherland Flick through the fashion end of TikTok, and you’ll inevitably come across a clip by Blake Sutherland involving the Sydney model and creative carrying out daily tasks, channelling looks from a cult fashion show. One video, titled “Taking out the trash in a Balenciaga autumn/winter ’22/’23 way”, has been liked more than 100,000 times. “My first memories of runway shows were seeing them on TV in the 2000s,” Sutherland says of his childhood. “I also had a really decent schooling on runway [shows] during the Tumblr era ... re-blogging pictures of models and shows for hours.” Sutherland’s encyclopedic knowledge shines on TikTok, where his videos have received three million likes at the time of writing. But he’s also a freelance fashion photographer and editorial stylist, making him…

Nadége VanhéeCybulski, Hermès Sarah Burton, Alexander McQueen Victoria Beckham Victoria Beckham - above left, taking a quick runway turn in 2018, and above right, at her London home - is the rare celebrity designer whose second act has utterly eclipsed her first. Launched in 2008, Beckham’s eponymous ready-to-wear collection has evolved alongside her, from the body-con “results” dresses of its early days to a spring/ summer ’24 show with everything from knit leotards and jersey dresses inspired by her youthful dance training to the kind of outdoor jackets and brogues she wears with her family at their English countryside retreat. (If you saw the wildly popular Netflix documentary about her husband’s storied life and football career, you likely caught glimpses of it.) “This is a very personal collection,” she said…

On the morning of February 1 last year, imperturbably recovered from a party to mark her departure from Louis Vuitton, Delphine Arnault stepped into her new office in Paris as chairman and CEO of Christian Dior. The eldest child and only daughter of Bernard Arnault - who is, more often than not, the richest man in the world - she had moved up through the ranks of her father’s companies at LVMH over the course of a couple of decades, quietly absorbing every aspect of the fashion business. Now here she was, at 47, with the crown jewel in her hands: the first fashion house her father had ever bought, the place where he had taken her at weekends as a child, the home of the much-loved Monsieur Dior (as…

CASPER KOFI Celebrated Dutch-Ghanaian photographer Casper Kofi travelled from his current base in Paris to London to capture the indomitable Naomi Campbell for the cover of this issue. “Tire idea was to photograph Naomi in a modern and relaxed way - not too glamorous,” says Kofi, adding that he wanted to communicate a sense of intimacy via his images. “Naomi’s beautiful career has been something I have followed for a long time, and her focus and knowledge on set is inspiring to witness. It has definitely been an experience I look back on with a lot of gratitude.” ALEXANDRA CARL “The aim was to capture Naomi in a personal and intimate space while celebrating her iconic nature,” says Alexandra Carl, the London-based stylist behind supermodel Naomi Campbell’s second cover for…

VOGUE COLLECTOR There are many ways to examine why a titan of design endures. For the Trinity ring by Cartier, a simple helix of three different coloured metal bands, and which this year marks its 100th birthday, the answer is as manifold as its ever-moving orbit of white, rose and yellow gold. The reasons were already plain in 1924 when the ring debuted: able to be worn by any gender, on any finger, transcending occasions and times of day when typically a change of jewellery was demanded between breakfast, lunch and cocktail hour. It drew acolytes in Romy Schneider and Grace Kelly, as well as Alain Delon and Jean Cocteau, who both wore it insouciantly on their pinkie fingers. “That’s exactly what people look for now; I think there’s no…

Miuccia Prada’s debut collection in 1988 marked the inception of a significant and enduring aesthetic that has become synonymous with everything Prada. From the very beginning, the signature DNA of a white shirt, pencil skirt, thick-soled shoes, and socks has served as part of the foundation for Prada’s creative expression. Over 36 years, this core strength has naturally evolved, adapting to the seasons while remaining a consistent thread. Prada’s commitment to innovation within tradition has been part of the hallmark of its success. The crisp cotton shirt, a seemingly simple, perhaps humble piece, has become a distinctive canvas for the brand’s experimentation with proportion and detail, continually evolving. Coupled with Mrs Prada’s ability to transform the oftentimes “ugly” into the extraordinary, this language has resonated with us, encapsulating a unique…

Lead Us Not (Viking, $34.99) by Abbey Lay. Millie is in Year 12 at a Catholic girls’ school when her classmate Olive moves next door. Even before they have spoken, she is enthralled by the self-possessed Olive, and when a friendship blossoms between the pair, it’s intimate and intoxicating. When seemingly out of the blue Olive turns cold on her close friend, Mollie is left hurt and bewildered. Abbey Lay’s first novel is poignant and riveting, perfectly capturing the depth, beauty and anguish of female friendships when, on the brink of adulthood, you’re still trying to work out who you are. Cushla Chauhan Appreciation ($34.99, Hamish Hamilton) by Liam Pieper. Anyone who binge-read Yellowface last year will surely love Appreciation, a blistering new satire from Liam Pieper. After queer artist…

Fashion history will take note when, on June 22, 2024, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London opens the first-ever exhibition dedicated to the life and career of a model. Simply titled Naomi, the show will chart Naomi Campbell’s imprint on the fashion industry and its cultural progress over the last three-and-a-half decades in stories told through imagery and design inseparably linked to the 53-year-old British supermodel. As one of her closest friends since the early 1990s, Edward Enninful has accompanied her on the ride. Together, they have broken glass ceilings and continuously pushed for progress in an industry that looked a lot different prior to their arrival. Their shared legacy is best illustrated in the covers they’ve shot together, from their work for i-D Magazine in the 1990s to…

Rachel Scott doesn’t use mood boards. “We’re just totally inundated with images constantly,” the Diotima designer says. “I try not to engage with image in that way.” Scott, instead, looks to photographs; scenes from everyday life - especially at home in Jamaica - to inform her work. The design process stems from a conceptual standpoint. Scott doesn’t ever want to make something that already exists. Instead, she consciously works towards a sense of newness. Spring/summer ’24 offers up a crystal mesh fabric that’s sheer, to be styled different ways under, say a suit, or an open shirt. Though her own personal style, references and history come into play, it’s the moment the wearer takes the item and adds their own idiosyncrasies that finishes the garment, Scott says. Scott needs more…

Eyes on the prize Embrace contrasting hues - mocha, mulberry and auburn - to create dimension and ensure even the deepest tones pop. Another way? Team with brushed-up brows and a cosmic complexion. Upon reflection Texture is as important as tone, particularly with midnight shades. As a finishing touch, apply a gloss or balm to lips and eyes for a look that feels as lived-in upon application as it does hours later. Go bold If you’re working with the deepest pigments, precision is key. Flawless lip or winged liner application requires the right tools: an ultra fine-tipped pencil, a cotton-tip dipped in micellar water, and your go-to concealer to tidy up mishaps.…

BEAUTY The last time I wore ribbons in my hair, I was also wearing a leotard and tights; as a kid at ballet school, I would often decorate my slicked-back bun with elaborate satin bows. They matched the ribbons I crisscrossed along my ankles, binding my pointe shoes to my feet, and the stretchy belts my classmates and I wrapped around our waists. My tendus may have been insufficiently turned out, but when I pinned on my favourite pale blue ribbons, at least I could be confident that the back of my head looked pretty. Now in my 30s, I’ve largely relegated ribbons to the realm of little-girlhood. But clearly, it’s time to reevaluate: they dominated the runways this year, from Sandy Liang’s tidy pastels and floor-skimming streamers to the…

SOIRÉE Toblerone, the chocolate we all adore, partnered with the ARI As last November to debut its new premium offering - the diamond-shaped Praline - for the ARIA Awards Red Carpet Diamond Edition by Toblerone. As the premier event on the Australian music calendar, the ARIAs brought the daring and dazzling in fashion to the fore - from Troye Sivan’s two Prada looks to Missy Higgins’s blue Gary Bigeni gown and G Flip’s metallic Song for the Mute pants. It was Australian singersongwriter Dami Im, though, who really stood out on the red carpet. A vision in a black corset and tulle gown by bespoke label Voellk, Im paired her look with a unique choice of jewellery: a custom 12.75 carat, 125 round brilliant diamond necklace adorned with an edible…

Pisces 19 February-20 March The cosmos signals that money is worth discussing seriously now before Mercury flips into reverse. The Moon in your sign links with Venus and Mars, making you the zodiac’s hot love magnet, and things could become official with “the one” as a Full Moon eclipse highlights commitments. Even so, double check all the Ts and Cs with any romantic or financial agreements now. STYLE ICON: Jameela Jamil Gemini 22 May-21 June Mercury, your ruler, ramps up dialogues around friends and ambitions now. Avoid sharing TMI, as when Mercury turns retrograde, some details may be better kept to yourself. Your career gets a passionate fresh start with a New Moon, Venus and Mars bringing new options. You can be fickle but a Full Moon eclipse hints at…

Nikau Hindin’s artistic practice begins the moment a mulberry tree germinates. As the plant grows, the seasons move, and new shoots poke through their woody stems, Hindin patiently awaits the moment of harvest where she will cut the plant right back, strip the bark, beat it, scrape it, fold it, and dry it. What is born out of such a physical approach is a bark cloth material called aute - a bright white mass of paper which Hindin adorns with traditional star maps painted in kōkōwai ochre. She documents the seasons and cycles of Aotearoa New Zealand, not only through visual mapping intrinsic to her culture, but via the mulberry trees and the way she must listen, closely, astutely and tenderly to what they need in order to keep the…

The second Abbey Lee steps off the plane and sets foot in Australia, she takes a deep breath. “I know this sounds really simple, but one of the things I notice the most is the air here,” Lee shares, her eyes wide and bright. “I like breathing here more than anywhere else.” It helps when the air is like it is today: the balmy, just-baked freshness of a late afternoon Bondi breeze. It’s December and Lee has touched down in Sydney for a week of rest and relaxation in an absolutely enormous holiday rental. “I know,” she says, rolling her eyes a little at the Vogue Living-esque space. Lee enjoys spending time at home. Though the recent actors’ strike was hard - “I’m no good when I’m not working,” she…

Making movies is like eating a banquet, explains the cinematographer Greig Fraser. “A really amazing banquet,” he adds, “of the finest food and ingredients.” In the sense that a lot of time and effort has gone into the preparation of this exquisite meal; many hands, including his own, have toiled to reach this point. “You get to the end of that banquet and go, ‘I’m pretty happy not to eat again for weeks,”’ Fraser jokes. “Generally, I will finish a film and turn that part of my brain off.” Fraser relays this in January, a few weeks before his latest project, the sequel to 2021’s sci-fi epic Dune starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh and Austin Butler hits cinemas, after more than two years of breathless expectation. That first film…

In the popular Netflix documentary series Beckham, the soccer star quizzes his wife of 24 years on her day ahead. Clad in a baseball cap, leggings and bright white sneakers, Victoria clips back, “I’m going to work.” He insists mischievously: “No, where are you actually going?” “Facial,” she deadpans, before blowing a kiss and heading out the door. It may have been one of many they’re-just-like-us moments within the four-part series, but what viewers didn’t know is that when you’re formulating a skincare product with your beloved facialist, the London-based Australian skin whisperer Melanie Grant, a treatment is technically research. “Truly, the product development process on this particular product was done during facials,” says Beckham of the newest addition to Victoria Beckham Beauty, the extraordinarily successful beauty line she launched…