Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2024 i ELLE Australia

Our team shares what’s at the top of their new-season wishlists Editor Grace O’Neill Creative director Paulina Paige Ortega Fashion director Naomi Smith Beauty director Sally Hunwick Copy director &features editor Alexandra English ART & PHOTOS Art director Hannah Martin Senior designer Danielle Taylor Photo director Robyn Fay-Perkins FASHION Fashion editor Jordan Boorman Fashion assistant Isabella Rook BEAUTY Beauty assistant Francesca Hartley CONTRIBUTORS Contributing culture editor Bri Lee Contributing sustainability editor Lucianne Tonti PRODUCTION Managing editor Melissa Gaudron Sub-editors Hilary Board, Gina Flaxman, Daniel Moore, Che-Marie Trigg DIGITAL Digital managing editor Alison Izzo Senior writer Rebecca Mitchell Writers Kirsty Thatcher, Teneal Zuvela, Ruby Feneley, Angela Law Shopping editor Maddison Hockey ADVERTISING National brand manager Melanie Savvidis Head of Qld sales Judy Taylor  Implementation executive Emma O’Sullivan MARKETING Director of marketing…

At the far end of Clovelly Beach in Sydney, there is a garden of seaweed beneath where the waves break. If you dive deep enough and look up, you can see the water swell into a white line of bubbles and foam against the sky. The roar of the ocean is softened when you’re submerged but its power is manifest in every movement. In the sunlight, the seaweed is purple. As the light shifts, it changes from yellow to dark green and back again. It moves in slow motion, the way stationary things do under the sea. A contrast to the blue gropers, silvery fish and small rays that dart across Clovelly’s sandy floor. Almost 90 per cent of Australians live within 50 kilometres of the coastline. Long days in…

The revolution began with a sterling silver bud vase on the runway for designer Giorgio di Sant’Angelo in 1969. The woman responsible for the creation, Elsa Peretti, found the vase at a flea market and had it rendered in silver to be worn as a pendant. She followed that sophisticated stunt by abstracting snakes, scorpions and skeletons in sterling, reducing natural and ancient forms to their essence for Tiffany & Co., where she went on to design myriad collections, beginning in 1974. After a childhood in Florence and schooling in Rome and Switzerland, the rebellious Peretti alighted in New York City. She raged through town with the designer Halston often in tow, unabashedly causing scenes at clubs du jour like Studio 54. Her work, like her social life, was dynamic…

Linked in Chanel’s Première Édition Originale is the watch equivalent of the 2.55 handbag — a classic that never goes out of style. The black lacquered dial and chic octagonal face evoke the Chanel Nº 5 bottle, while the interwoven leather and chain band is inspired by the brand’s handbag straps. Très chic, non? Pretty in pink This season, we love an unexpected pop of powdery pink. With a white strap and two-toned pink and white bezel, this Omega Bioceramic MoonSwatch seamlessly switches between sporty and sophisticated, making last-minute outfit changes a non-issue. Pick of the season Van Cleef’s much-loved Alhambra style is reimagined in blue agate and guilloché yellow gold with a discrete watch face, resulting in a piece that’s part timekeeper, part bracelet. Wear it as a standalone…

“The world is ready for love and so are we.” And with this, an emcee begins a new under-40 dating night on a cold evening in 2024. Sixty young singles pile into the upstairs room of the dimly lit Hotel Harry’s pub in inner Sydney. At the entrance, romantic hopefuls are greeted by a large poster with the words “This could be us” scrawled over a loved-up photo of recent history’s most fascinating celebrity couple: Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet. The singles night, charmingly named Cupid’s Club, began when six single girlfriends arranged a group dinner with six single men they’d each met on a dating app. After having a ball and deciding to make the event open to those beyond their friendship group, word of mouth turned it into…

I didn’t think I had a problem with my smartphone, but looking back now, there were signs. Until recently, I would have considered myself Luddite-lite: I don’t have notifications turned on for social media or email, but I’ll still instinctively tap the icons and scroll mindlessly any chance I get. I have an analog watch because I want to know the time but not know how many unread messages I have, yet I regularly forget to wear it. When the Screen Time function was introduced and threatened to accost me with the weekly reality of my smartphone usage, I swiftly turned the feature off and threw (gently placed) my phone across the room (on the bed). Reflecting on my visceral reaction to Screen Time — a feature ironically designed to…

Prada dress, $8900, shorts, $8200, and boots, $3150. Loewe vest, and pants, both price on application; Coach boots, $595. Celine by Hedi Slimane dress, price on application, cap, $1450, and boots, $2950. Bottega Veneta top, $5310, pants, $8240, and shoes, $2500. Prada jumper, $4000, skirts, $2650, and $7000 (worn underneath), cap, $2750, and shoes, $2090. Louis Vuitton dress, $9850; stylist’s own boots. Christian Dior skirt, $4800, and boots, $4250. Miu Miu dress, $3550, shoes, gloves, and necklace, all price on application; stylist’s own bra. Sportmax coat, $2115, and shoes, $1250; Eres bodysuit, $630. Chanel dress, $16,810, boots, $3465, and necklaces, $1525 (top), and $2810. Model: Mahalia Celeste Henderson at Priscillas. Hair by Sophie Roberts at The Artist Group; makeup by Teneille Sorgiovanni at After Winter. Creative production by Camille Peck…

Sally Hunwick, Beauty director SWAP: FACE CLEANSER I am happily swapping my expensive cleansers for pharmacy buys. La Roche-Posay has great hydrating cleansers that get skin super clean without breaking the budget or over-stripping. I also love a balm cleanser for my nightly double-cleanse to get rid of makeup, SPF and grime from my skin before going in with my skin-benefiting second cleanse. Cleansing balms tend to be expensive, but I have found a great one from Mecca Cosmetica that lasts for months. SPLURGE: FACE OIL I’ll never ditch my glow-making Micro-Huille serum from Dior that goes on dreamily under makeup, or a rose-toned lipstick, such as this new matte version from Westman Atelier. Grace O’Neill, Editor SWAP: BROW GEL I’m somewhat of a clear brow gel connoisseur and have…

It’s a strange but proven fact that when the economy gets shaky, sales of cosmetics go up. Dubbed the Lipstick Effect, this phenomenon speaks to the mood-lifting quality beauty products have when things get tough. And here we are again. In 2024, we find ourselves at a crossroads of high interest rates, stubborn inflation and unaffordable housing. Many of us are looking for something, anything, to alleviate the pressure. True to form, we are indeed buying lipstick (last year, lipstick sales generated more than $551 million in the US alone), but we’re also spending big on fragrance. In Australia, we spent $1.14 billion on fragrance last year, and many of us are levelling up our choices to something not everyone immediately recognises or owns. What makes a scent worthy of…

In the modern day, the fashion-forward bride is insisting on staying true to her personal style, and a wave of new-age brands is rising to meet her (no sweetheart neckline in sight). Leather holsters and heart-emblazoned bodices; laced-up Regency corsets with cutouts; hiked-up hemlines with belted boots. It’s a little punk, a little avant-garde — and certainly not what you’d expect from a ‘bridal’ edit. The Ssense customer has always veered off the beaten track, so why would her wedding day be the moment she falls into line? The e-tailer, known for its edgy sensibility and zeitgeisty social media presence, debuted its first bridal capsule collection in July 2023 with four designers: Simone Rocha, Chopova Lowena, Sandy Liang and Sophie Buhai. In 2024, its ‘anti-bridal’ range has expanded to include…

From the beginning, I very much wanted to be a Relaxed Bride. Naturally, there’s nothing less relaxed than deciding you want to be relaxed about something and then proceeding to check in throughout the objectively unrelaxing time about how relaxed people think you seem. But I was getting married. And I would be relaxed about it. I’d decided to be a Relaxed Bride years before my partner proposed. I had seen weddings take over psyches, friendships and bank accounts. All I wanted on my wedding day was to look across a filthy dancefloor and feel sure that the person on the other side of it was the best person I had ever met. I wanted some nice vows and a big party. I didn’t want anything more complicated than that,…

‘I LOVE GETTING MICRONEEDLING DONE. IT GIVES ME AN EXCUSE TO BLOCK OUT MY WEEKEND’ Isobel Larkin Content creator and freelance journalist SKIN PHILOSOPHY: I think a lot of brides can get caught up in feeling like they need to go above and beyond with extensive beauty prep and expensive treatments. About 12 months out, I had a chat with my friend Dr Prasanthi Purusothaman, who is an absolute skin queen and my go-to when I need skin advice, to find out what she thought was worth doing pre-wedding. Prasanthi’s biggest piece of advice was to continue building consistency with what I was already doing. WEDDING GOALS: I wanted to have my skin looking as glowy and healthy as possible so that it would make my makeup artist, Carolina Rojas’,…

Arare trifecta of design virtues drew Rowi Singh to her Surry Hills home: herringbone floors; tall floor-to-ceiling windows that beckon the outside in; and a loft-like open floor plan seemingly transplanted from New York, less the noise and rats. The three-storey apartment, where Singh lives with husband Rahul, is a creative respite from the busyness of life and a change of scene from their previous Redfern home. Here, a terrace spills off the main bedroom boasting city views, while the living room and balcony are dappled in sunlight and — this will come as no surprise to the community of nearly half a million Singh has built on Instagram for her makeup transformations — two bedrooms have been converted into a studio and walk-in wardrobe. “It was a blank canvas…

' WE’RE TRAINED TO BELIEVE YOU [EITHER] HAVE A WILD LIFE OR YOU HAVE A VERY SETTLED LIFE ' Baby is ready for visitors,” my friend Lily texts. My weekend is shaping up in a way that may be all too familiar for some people in their thirties: I’m meeting a newborn on the same day my other mates are planning to go to an all-night rave. I pick up my tote bag of pastries — a gift for the new mum — and ponder how surreal it all is. This is not how I imagined growing up. You know that period between Christmas and New Year, when the world is holding its breath and waiting for life to restart? That’s how I feel at 35. Call it ‘millennial betwixtmas’,…

VIRGO August 23–September 22 You usually have so much to do that you have no time to stop and think. Yet now, as your own planet, Mercury, and expansive Jupiter meet in the part of the sky that is concerned with the far future, there’s no better time for that big conversation about what you really want and why. Your answer may not fit into your life as it is right now, but it will give you something to aim for, and that will make all the difference. LIBRA September 23–October 22 If this month was a cup of coffee, it would be a double-strength espresso. If that’s the way you like it, then fine; but if you’re more of a latte person, it may be a bit of a…

PHOEBE WOLFE Australian filmmaker Phoebe Wolfe is only 23 but she already has an enviable roster of clients under her belt: Chanel, Rabanne, Oroton, July — and ELLEAustralia. She directed our short film with Australian singer Phoebe Go (live on elle.com.au and @elleaus on Instagram and TikTok). “I’m most interested in stories about the vivid interior worlds of women,” she says. “So I lean into feminine cinematic references for every campaign I shoot ... a lot of French New Wave, Sofia Coppola, and ’70s Hollywood.” Wolfe is currently completing edits on her latest short film, a project with Praxis Pictures starring her sister, actor Annabel Wolfe, and Bump’s Nathalie Morris. “It follows a 17-yearold Catholic girl preparing to play the Virgin Mary in her small coastal town’s nativity,” says Wolfe.…

I am writing this in mid-August and there is a palpable sense that winter is breaking. It’s tempting to say something trite like, “We’re looking optimistically towards summer,” but I have spent a lot of time this year thinking about how much of life we miss by lurching towards the next bright, sparkly thing, not stopping to enjoy the awkward, much-needed middle steps along the way. This is why I love spring: it’s transitional. The slow shedding of layers, the gradual re-emergence of a social life, a short runway in which you can recalibrate, recharge and refresh. Our cover star, the inimitable Anya Taylor-Joy, who dazzles in Christian Dior, is a great example of this. This year has been a transitional year for Taylor-Joy, who officially moved from the ranks…

With no trace of an accent, Lucy Hale’s southern roots might come as a surprise to anyone who’s come to know the American actor through her roles on hit TV series Pretty Little Liars and the film The Hating Game, but Hale (whose real name is Karen Lucille Hale) was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. “I grew up loving a Western aesthetic,” she says. “I have always appreciated being in the country or desert and having quick getaways outside of the city to feel more grounded.” In her first design collaboration with Weekend Max Mara, Hale and the brand are effortlessly aligned on the sense of freedom that can be found in the Western landscape. “We started off with this road-trip mentality when coming up with a theme, and…

There’s always a palpable buzz before a Louis Vuitton show, a kind of fashion fever that crackles through the crowd. Sure, the front row sparkles with enough star power to light up a small galaxy — LV’s guest list is a who’s who of cool. But the real thrill comes from knowing you’re about to embark on a time-bending adventure courtesy of fashion’s own Doctor Who, Nicolas Ghesquière. The brand’s creative director is known as the maestro of the mashup for his knack of blending eras, textures and cultural references into collections equal parts nostalgic reverie and futuristic fantasy. And for this year’s resort show, time itself was the guest of honour as Ghesquière, fresh from inking another five-year deal with LV, celebrated 10 years at the French fashion powerhouse.…

Tie finish Once reserved for countryside pursuits, quilted vests receive a ladylike upgrade with the addition of bows, bows and more bows. Caddy shack Who cares if you can’t swing a golf club when your fit is this good? With the right vest and hat, you’ll come in well under par. Coordinated effort A matching set that’s equal parts comfortable and chic is essential during down time. Giddy up No longer just for the stables, riding boots are the perfect anchor to delicate knits and higher hemlines. For the frill of it Pretty trumps practical when it comes to new-season details, with frills, appliqué and preppy hats our preferred way to dress up a look. Check, please There’s nothing buttoned-up about a matching set once you add over-the-knee boots and…

When I was 15, I had a poster on my bedroom wall that I used to stare at with such intensity I’m surprised my eyes didn’t laser small holes in it like cigarette burns. It was the line-up for the 2005 Meredith Music Festival, an event that I was not attending that summer, nor had ever attended in my life. I would trace the names on the poster with my fingers and wonder how one place could hold so many lush guitar riffs and soaring choruses usually reserved for private moments of cinematic fantasies on my bus ride to school. The idea of music festivals appealed to me way before I had actually set my Converse-wrapped feet inside of one. A year later, I was at Big Day Out Melbourne,…

‘BEING A WORKING WOMAN WHILE PREGNANT WAS A POINT OF PRIDE FOR ME BECAUSE IT SHOWED THAT WOMEN CAN BALANCE CAREER AND FAMILY’ If you saw Hannah Quinlivan at your local corner store or cafe, you likely wouldn’t look twice. Perhaps you’d clock her as a regular — albeit exceptionally pretty — mum, grabbing her daily coffee, kids in tow. But you’d be wrong. The Taiwanese Australian actor has been a household name and face in Taiwan since 2015, following her marriage to the reigning ‘King of Mandopop’ Jay Chou. The 31-year-old’s own not-inconsequential Instagram follower count of 2.6 million is dwarfed by her husband’s more than 9.2 million, and the Taiwanese tabloids turn the couple’s every holiday, family milestone and comment on social media into a breathless headline. So…

LISTEN Suki Waterhouse’s second album, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin, sounds whimsical if you don’t know what a sparklemuffin is. It’s a cute but terrifying itsy-bitsy spider that cannibalises its partner if it doesn’t like their mating dance. Brutal. But there’s no need to read between the lines about Waterhouse’s relationship with Robert Pattinson. The songs on here are inspired by Bloc Party, soundtracks from ’90s movies like Clueless and motherhood (she gave birth in March). It’s glittery, rocky, sad, tense, indie and a little bit dance-y — all the good stuff. Out September 13. Another anticipated new release comes from Bob Dylan and The Band. OG fans and anyone anticipating the Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown starring Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning will appreciate this box set of live recordings…

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Perhaps you heard it — the collective gasp of Celine lovers across the globe when the label announced its first cosmetics line, Celine Beauté, last year. Created by the brand’s artistic director, Hedi Slimane, as an extension of his 2019 haute perfumerie collection, it marked Celine’s first foray into makeup — and what an entrance it was. Fans got their first taste of what was to come in the autumn/winter 2024 short film, La Collection de l’Arc de Triomphe, in which the models wore La Peau Nue, one of 15 shades in Le Rouge Celine lipstick collection launching in January 2025. Each satin shade comes in a gold sheath inspired by Louis XVI’s gold jewellery and the antiquity revival of late 18th-century French-style classicism. It’s also embossed with the brand’s…

Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s apartment at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris was, and still is, filled with talismans — there’s a crystal ball on her table, a set of tarot cards on her desk. She loved lions (she was a Leo, after all) and wheat, the symbol for abundance. The designer’s fascination with numerology, symbols and divinity has long been a source of inspiration at her namesake brand. It even extends today to Chanel’s offbeat autumn/winter 2024 makeup collection, which has been conjured up by its artistic makeup trio, Cometes Collective. Made up of Ammy Drammeh, Cécile Paravina and Valentina Li, the Cometes Collective encourages collaboration between the three artists while also allowing them to own a collection. Last season, Li’s collection was inspired by the ocean and glittering mermaid tails.…

Our love story began — like so many great love stories do — on a dance floor. A very dear friend introduced us. I’d invited her to this party, and she was working with Shae, a photographer, and invited him. He was dragging his feet about coming, not really knowing if he felt like being social, but thank god he did. We got chatting and I told him about my plans to move to Los Angeles. He’d followed me on Instagram a few years before, so he actually knew all about it, but he played it cool and didn’t mention it. When I got home that night, he’d slid into my DMs and asked if I wanted to hang out. From there, we were pretty much inseparable. It had always…

Madame de Pompadour, a mistress to King Louis XV, and — impressively — a much-loved lady-inwaiting for his wife, Queen Marie, once said that “Champagne is the only wine that leaves a woman more beautiful after drinking it”. Anyone who has enjoyed a crisp blanc de blancs on a scorching summer’s day can testify to the madame’s wisdom. Naturally, weddings are synonymous with champagne, but there is a surprising art to nailing the right drop. Do you want an infinitely drinkable brut nature or a crisp, dry blanc de noirs? Should there be a rosé champagne in the mix? Do you want to switch styles between cocktail hour and dinner? What about a glass on arrival? For Perrier-Jouët cellar master Séverine Frerson, there are three key considerations for brides- and…

Makeup artist, ‘Bringing the Vow Factor’ TENEILLE SORGIOVANNI What song do you play when you’re getting ready to go out? ‘Sene Kela’ (Mr Raoul K & Laolu version). Writer, ‘The Lost Art of Dressing Up’ DIVYA VENKATARAMAN What do you drink while you’re getting ready for a night out? An exquisitely mixed gin martini with a twist — but only one! Model, ‘Opposites Attract’ MAHALIA CELESTE HENDERSON What was the last OTT purchase you made? My grandma is in palliative care and said she had been dreaming of high tea. I tracked down a vintage tea set, bought flowers, went to LaBanette — the best French patisserie there is — and brought the high tea to her. Model, ‘Bringing the Vow Factor’ BOBBY PERREIRA What is the most glamorous thing…

THE TREND SUGAR RUSH All the codes of elegant, ladylike dressing —lean pencil skirts, neat cardigans, opera gloves — reimagined in bold, look-at-me hues of pepto pink, acid green and electric blue. Gild trip FROM DAZZLING DENIM TO JAZZY DRESSES AND CRYSTAL-SMATTERED SUITS, IT’S TIME TO TAKE A MORE-IS-MORE APPROACH TO EMBELLISHMENT. Galactic gorpcore FORGE T THE TECH BROS OF SILICON VALLEY, A/W 2024’S TECH GIRLS THINK INFINITY-AND-BEYOND BIGGER. THEIR LOOK? FU TURISTIC FUNCTIONALITY: SCI-FI MEETS HIKING GARB WITH A DASH OF DISCO. Punk rocks AND LEATHERSBECOMEELEVATED (FOR NOW). EYELINER IS ESSENTIAL. HERE YOU HAVE IT, PROOF THAT PUNKS HAVE A POSH SIDE AS SIGNATURE PLAIDS THE TREND PRACTICAL MAGIC Hurrah! The madefor-reality handbag has made a welcome return thanks to Acne Studios, Chanel and Chloé. Nifty pockets, robust leather…

Read: Simone Rocha After debuting her first-ever haute couture show in spring/summer 2024 as a guest designer for Jean Paul Gaultier, Simone Rocha is now publishing a look through her archives in the form of a 288-page coffee table book. It is the first comprehensive retrospective of the Irish designer’s romantic, dark and dreamlike repertoire. Simone Rocha (Rizzoli via Hardie Grant, $190). Out December 3. Carry: The new Coach We’re always on the hunt for a form-meets-function everyday tote. This season we’ve landed on Coach’s “Brooklyn” shoulder bag. The hobo silhouette screams 2004 (in all the right ways) and it’s spacious enough to hold a multitude of bits and bobs: books, makeup, even a second pair of shoes. A bonus? The delectable colour palette of pistachio, mocha and oat. The…

Strings attached Polished but not prudish, pearls are shedding their conservative origins for a cool-girl twist. Multiple strands (or a sneaky single strand looped a few times) take pearls from old-school elegance to fun-fashion glam. Head space Hats are back on top this season as sun protection reaches haute new heights. Just one rule: the wider, the better. Happy feet Tactile shoes rendered in navy fuzz will have you touching your toes all day long. Fresh produce Fashion is obsessed with getting its five a day via couture fruit and vegetables, like this Loewe asparagus. Delicious. All hands Riding gloves in leather so buttery soft you’ll find an excuse to wear them all day long. Brooching the subject Fasten a touch of fancy to your lapel to elevate your blazers…

Right now, all anyone wants to talk to Kirsha Kaechele about is her fake Picassos — and fair enough. The American artist and curator, who now lives in Hobart as the first lady of MONA (the Museum of Old and New Art, which is owned by her husband, David Walsh), recently had to admit that she’d quietly painted a few of them herself. Far from an act of forgery, the Faux-cassos and the revelation of them as such were just one element in an ongoing performance-art saga that has part of the art world enraged, another part enthralled. What happened was this: in 2020, Kaechele opened her installation the Ladies Lounge in MONA as an opulent, women-only emerald-green oasis hung with silk curtains, a Murano crystal chandelier and precious works…

Paul Mescal sits in a pub. He’s alone, his phone is charging on the table in front of him, and he’s drinking what could be a gin and tonic but could also be a sparkling water. What matters, though, is that he’s reading. And not just any book: he’s reading the 1965 ‘underrated classic’, Stoner by John Williams. It’s the kind of paperback you want your date to slide into the pocket of their jeans when you arrive at the bar five minutes late. If you were to, say, have a fantasy about Paul Mescal reading topless in bed, you’d probably imagine this book. I’m not suggesting for a moment that Mescal was performatively reading, but there is a certain cultural cachet in being photographed with a book right now.…

MAKES SCENTS Troye Sivan’s fragrance and candle line, Tsu Lange Yor, offers up scents that refuse to conform to the norm. Take Luca, a primal and grounding scent of balm, incense and bergamot. Meanwhile, fizzing with zesty notes of violet leaves, grapefruit and yuzu, Marc Jacobs’ limited-edition Daisy Pop is uplifting and stylish in both juice and bottle. BRIGHT IDEA Whether from acne, pregnancy or age, it can be hard to keep pigmentation at bay. French brand Caudalíe’s cult-favourite brightening serum is dosed with olive squalane and antioxidant-rich viniferine, and has been shown to help reduce the appearance of pigmentation by well over half after just one bottle (made from recycled glass and plastic). No wonder one sells every 30 seconds. CULT-STATUS COLLAB Everyone’s favourite It girl, Sofia Coppola, has…

I think people resonated with Cassie [my character in Euphoria] because she wasn’t afraid to show her emotions — she wore them on her sleeve. Her raw, unfiltered honesty was both messy and refreshing, and also genuinely from her heart. I miss Australia so much. It was so welcoming and kind to me [when we were filming Anyone But You last year]. I really miss my cast and crew. It was a very special group of people. I hope to see more romcoms. I think people seek an experience when they watch movies: a shared connection of joy, love, sadness. It’s truly special when a film brings people together and has them dancing on their way out of the theatre. I’m still learning to navigate [being in the public eye].…

For a long time, I was uncertain of my position on kids. I couldn’t reconcile my current identity (independent, work-obsessed, someone who exclusively eats frozen Aldi food from an air fryer) with society’s firm outline of a ‘mother’ (nurturing, sacrificial, responsible enough to pay for car rego). Even as the women I looked up to seemed to shape their own, far more flexible moulds of what constituted motherhood, it still felt so distant from my reality. Like many women in my age bracket, it was the rapid influx of diamond rings and pregnant bellies within my friendship circle that prompted a predictable curiosity about my own child-bearing abilities. I suddenly started to see egg freezing everywhere — which makes perfect algorithmic sense, as social media’s overlords can now smoothly time…

I WAS NURSING HEARTBREAK AND, AS I LISTENED TO ZACH TALK, I THOUGHT, ‘WHY CAN’T I END UP WITH A GUY LIKE THAT?’ Zach and I met in Santa Monica in the summer of 2014. We were both students on exchange from Sydney at the University of Los Angeles, California, and we spent that first lazy afternoon walking down Venice Beach and the Santa Monica Pier with a mutual friend. In the cab ride back, he sat in the front seat and talked to the driver the whole way home, about politics, sport and music. He was smart and funny and polite. I was nursing a recent heartbreak and, as I listened to Zach talk, I thought, Why can’t I end up with a guy like that? A few nights…