Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2021 i Marie Claire Australia

Freja Beha Erichsen didn’t dress up much in 2020. Like the rest of us, the Danish model spent a large chunk of the year confined to her couch in trackpants. But she never skimped on accessories, always decked out in layers of mixed-metal rings and bracelets. “I wear my jewellery all the time,” she says. “In the shower, to bed at night… everywhere.” Right now, those everyday pieces comes from the Tiffany T1 collection. It’s an extension of Tiffany & Co.’s iconic Tiffany T line, which launched in 2014 and stole hearts with its graphic yet wearable designs. The new range features a similar ‘T’ motif but with a bevelled edge rendered in 18-karat rose, yellow or white gold. There are sleek statement rings and striking stackable bangles – some…

AUSTRALIA SPECIAL Singer Jessica Mauboy can still remember the anticipation and emotion in the air on the day of marie claire’s February 2020 cover shoot. “Sharing the conversation on Indigenous rights with these two smart, fun and gorgeous women was such a beautiful moment,” she recalls. “We were three very different individuals coming together with the same passion to help raise awareness about our Aboriginal elders and people; it’s what we stem from, and it’s in our blood.” Actor Miranda Tapsell recalls a strong sense of camaraderie: “I’m in my element when I’m playing a character, but I’ve got nothing to hide behind when I’m at a photo shoot as Miranda, so I felt a lot more comfortable having these Aboriginal women with me. Also, knowing that Professor Megan Davis…

Ivanka Trump was my best friend growing up. We first met when I joined her seventhgrade class at Chapin, an all-girls school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side that had a reputation for attracting a blue blood, feminine, but ambitious cohort of young girls, not unlike its most famous alumna, Jackie O. After spending the previous four years in social isolation in the suburbs, I was eager to land on the popular side of the classroom, ruled over by Ivanka and about five other wild, entitled, precocious preteens. It was the grunge era, so we moshed around the classroom in performative angst, wearing our uniforms of green plaid kilts (tailored shorter the more popular you got) and stacked-heel Steve Madden loafers as the dystopian wails of Nirvana blared from a boom…

Before her Instagram account was wiped, Rebecca Pfeiffer had 125,000 followers. Like most influencers, her grid was an aspirational window into her world as a successful American lifestyle blogger. Then, there it was, nestled earlier in her feed: a selfie in a baseball cap embroidered with the letter Q. “Humbled daily by your messages of awakening, of truth telling,” Pfeiffer wrote in that caption. It has since been deleted, along with the rest of her account, when in August last year, Instagram’s parent company, Facebook, purged its platform of 790 groups and restricted more than 1950 others as well as 10,000 Instagram accounts posting about the conspiracy theory known as QAnon. Pfeiffer has since created two “backup” accounts to continue espousing her beliefs as a follower of Q. Q stands…

It started with a conversation about compost. Last year, chefs and close friends Eilish Maloney and Kathryn Macfie – who met in 2011 working at Onesta Cucina restaurant in Bowral – were lamenting the amount of food waste produced by commercial kitchens when the first lightbulb flickered on: “What if… we could collect the scraps from Onesta’s kitchen and compost them?” The question soon evolved to, “What if there was a food-focused cooperative with local businesses working together to educate and promote a sustainable way of living through food?” and then, “What if we could create a community that could spark a positive movement?” The pair set out to answer their own questions, forming a cooperative – fittingly called The What If Society – and inviting local businesses to join…

If you got in a car and drove four hours north of Los Angeles, as Lara Worthington and photographer Darren McDonald did a few months ago, you might find yourself standing at the foot of one of the world’s biggest trees. Giant sequoias are ancient and enormous, towering cinnamon-barked behemoths that can climb up to 83 metres tall. Once upon a time, they grew all over the northern hemisphere. But today they are located almost entirely in a handful of groves scattered across the state of California, including the one that Worthington and McDonald holed up in for two days, creating this marie claire photoshoot. While McDonald was behind the camera, Worthington was committed to everything else, from styling – which included some of her own clothes – to doing…

ONE SHINE DAY At the height of summer, with barely touched skin and lazily swiped-on mascara, the right lip gloss really comes into its own. One application can lift your complexion, add a hit of rosy-nude shimmer, and elevate your whole look with minimal effort. Our favourite formulas give seriously good gloss (without the stickiness) and keep lips feeling soft and supple. All that’s left to do now? Pass the spritz.…

With the warmer weather comes fun things, such as swimming and stretching out on a sun lounge (in the shade). It also calls for stripping back layers of clothing and exposing a lot more of ourselves. We’re not going to lie, this can cause us some angst. So, in the spirit of looking the best we can while enjoying the summer vibes, we’ve rounded up the latest (and greatest) products, treatments and expert tips. SKIN NEWS A NEW WAY TO TACKLE CELLUL ITE There’s a reason we can’t see our butts: we’re not really supposed to know what’s going on back there. Still, while out of sight, out of mind works for many things in life, cellulite can be hard to ignore. Before we go further, let us say that…

ASK THE EDITOR Q: Should I be worried about my skin’s microbiome? A: If you’re heavyhanded with actives and chemical exfoliation (and your skin is sensitive or breakout-prone), your microbiome may be off-balance. To calm irritation, try supporting your skin’s natural protective cocoon, the acid mantle, with “good” bacteria. Fermented skincare, such as Drunk Elephant’s sake mist and La Mer’s fermented algae balm, has ceramides and amino acids to restore moisture and ingredients that let your skin’s natural microbiome flourish. EAU FOR TWO Overtly feminine fragrances aren’t for everyone. These picks play on classic colognes, with sandalwood and vetiver grounding floral top notes and giving them universal appeal. DAY DREAM When we have to switch sun lounges for desks, this playful apricot polish will hang on to the holiday feels.…

RETURN to SOURCE As we ordain 2021 the year of self-kindness, our annual wellness special is going a little more softcore. In that spirit, we bring you chef Analiese Gregory (below right), who takes us into the wild on page 152. “I’m a chef because of my anxiety,” says the former drawcard at Hobart’s Franklin restaurant, who honed her skills at London’s The Ledbury and Le Meurice in Paris. In November 2019, she quit the kitchen to immerse herself in nature: cooking with fire, foraging and diving. Our 2021 wellbeing playbook starts here.…

The gut has spent most of human evolution being majorly misunderstood. It’s not just down there lazily sampling our last meal as we once thought. It’s considered the body’s largest sensory organ, with an incredible number of nerves, as well as trillions of bacteria collectively known as the microbiome. It is “just as large and complex as the grey matter in our heads”, says Giulia Enders in her book Gut. But up until the past 10 years or so, no-one knew why it had so much power. “No body would create such a neural network just to enable us to break wind,” Enders wrote. “There must be more to it than that.” And now we know. The microbiome is responsible for everything. It breaks down food, divvies out energy and…

Inside the atelier on rue Cambon in Paris, every seat was taken. It was February 5, 1954, and Coco Chanel was staging her comeback fashion show. All 200 guests turned up, on time, causing a seating scramble – there were critics crammed in corners and huddled on the floor, at the feet of their rivals. Chanel was in her usual position, crouched at the top of the winding staircase, looking down from above. For almost a decade, Chanel had lived in semi-retirement, first in Switzerland and then at La Pausa, her bougie bolthole on the French Riviera designed as a retreat for her and her lover, the 2nd Duke of Westminster. After the duke died in 1953, Chanel sold the house and moved back to Paris. There, she met with…

THE SNEAKER Hit your stride in chunky street shoes, nostalgic and futuristic all at once. THE DRESS Sporty girls do wear dresses – namely, sleek and streamlined maxis. THE BAG Tick off two new-season trends – ladylike and logomania – with a bowling bag. Strike. THE SWIMSUIT Poolside never looked so chic: this logo-loving cossie will bring contemporary cool to hot summer days. THE TRACKSUIT Sweatpants were the breakout star of 2020; this year, swishy and slouchy utility styles will take you from the sofa to the street.…

“WHY IS SAYING ‘I MASTURBATE’ OUT LOUD SO WEIRD?” As a teenager in the latenineties, no-one spoke to me about masturbation. Sex education at school was putting a condom on a banana. I lost my virginity to a guy called Fernando. I met him in Brazil on holiday with my dad and brother when I was 14. Fernando was 20, and I was flattered that he fancied me, so off I went, trailing after him when he suggested going back to his hotel room after meeting at the teen bar. I can’t remember the sex. Mostly, I remember waking up late the next morning in Fernando’s room and feeling panicked. “Shit,” I thought, “Dad is going to wonder where I am.” I didn’t masturbate when I was young or in…

• Identify strengths and growth areas. Where you both “agree” or “strongly agree” is a strength area. We often take these for granted, yet acknowledging our strengths as a couple has been proven to increase relationship satisfaction. • Agree on key resolutions together. Write down a relationship resolution for the year and share with your partner. Discuss how to ensure your goal is realistic for both of you. • Be specific. Be clear on what you want to improve and how you’re going to do it. For instance, if you both have identified a struggle to make time for each other daily, can you agree to message each other during your coffee break? • Show appreciation. For example, if, as agreed, your partner is spending less time checking work emails…

The Aussie thespian imagining bold new futures It felt like the worst kind of break-up. Catherine Văn-Davies was playing a lead in the Sydney Theatre Company production of No Pay? No Way! when, seemingly overnight, COVID-19 ended it all, with no goodbye. “It was like waiting for that final text that never comes,” the actor says. “Without a closing night, there was no resolution.” Despite the initial disruption, Văn-Davies’ schedule eventually regained its speed. Her television series Hungry Ghosts aired to rave reviews, she was cast in the upcoming series Amazing Grace, appointed co-artistic director of the Old Fitz Theatre and, in February, she’ll return to the stage in Kate Mulvany’s adaptation of Ruth Park’s Playing Beatie Bow. The original was set in Sydney’s The Rocks in the 1800s, and…

The Push BY ASHLEY AUDRAIN (PENGUIN, $32.99) Blythe wanted to believe that she’d be the perfect mother she never had – but almost immediately after the birth of her daughter, Violet, something feels wrong. This gripping suspense thriller contends with the expectations we carry with us into motherhood. Wes Anderson: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work BY IAN NATHAN (MURDOCH BOOKS, $49.99) This coffee table book is almost (almost) as lush as the worlds Wes Anderson creates in his movies. The book traces the auteur’s life and career from Bottle Rocket (1996) right up to his most recent film, The French Dispatch (2021). The Meaning of Mariah Carey BY MARIAH CAREY (PAN MACMILLAN, $34.99) Come for the promise of Mariah Carey’s unfettered glamour and stay for her disarming candour. The…

Swap out fluoro hues for a clean and preppy palette of red, navy, black and white Channel retro sportwear vibes in short shorts, striped socks and classic logos A utilitarian anorak or windbreaker is a layering essential For a look that’s more functional, less Flashdance, pair a sleek black bodysuit with high-waisted jeans…

BLACK SMOKE Lids were blanketed in black at Chanel, where global creative makeup and colour designer Lucia Pica buffed shadow at the edges to soften the look and kept under-eyes super clean for a modern spin on classic smoke. Pair with pearl jewellery for the ultimate Chanel statement. PRETTY TOUGH Beauty is all about balance: when you play up one feature, pull back on another. At Dior, makeup artist Peter Philips circled models’ eyes with pitch-black liner, while everything else was fresh and pared back – and then hairstylist Guido Palau softened the look further with middle-parted buns, complete with careless flyaways and knotted headbands. Models at Giambattista Valli walked a similar tightrope, with kohlrimmed eyes paired with schoolgirl bows. Channel your inner chic with velvet skin, dark eyes and…

GET TO KNOW THE ENEMY With any kind of self-improvement, it helps to know what you’re up against. So here’s a quick refresher: Your teeth are made up of an inner dentin layer and a hard outer enamel layer, which protects the teeth. When you put things in your mouth (all the food, all the drink) another film gradually forms on top. Brushing gets rid of some of it, and your dentist can clean it away completely. However, stains in this film eventually get into the enamel – and at that point the only thing that can help is an oxidation reaction (from in-surgery or at-home bleaching) to break them up. GET CLEAN The number one hack: “Don’t rush while you brush,” says Sydney cosmetic dentist Gamer Verdian. “Have a…

I am haunted by a memory that recently returned to me. It’s from almost 20 years ago, and something I had long-forgotten until this year. I am sitting at brunch in New York with my boyfriend and our good friend Mary. She’s clever and funny and Black, and today she has brand new braids hanging down her back. I remember thinking they were so incredibly beautiful. And after marvelling for a bit, I asked if I could touch them. “Of course,” she said. I asked how long they had taken to finish and whether they felt heavy. And then we got on with eating our breakfast. What I now know is that I was ignorant. “The random and constant touching of Black hair reveals how white privilege can function in…

It’s a situation as old as affordable air travel: You’re on the final leg home, elated and exhausted, feeling like you’re going to need a holiday to recover from your holiday. Adventures have been had. Fuzzy memories made. And if it all feels like a blur, at least the rings under your eyes testify to your success in squeezing every last drop of life out of your trip away. That was before COVID – when only the boring and privileged holidayed to relax. This is now, and in 2021 we’re putting rest and recovery at the top of our annual-leave agenda. To understand the recalibration process, let us introduce you to Megan Bardsley. At Queensland’s luxe Gwinganna retreat, Bardsley is the emotionalwellbeing manager and resident equine therapies practitioner. She says…

1 CHECK YOU’RE ALL GOOD UNDER THE HOOD Ensuring you have a clean bill of health down there makes for healthier, happier years ahead. If you’re not across it, the Cervical Screening Test (CST) has replaced the pap smear. At your next appointment, your doctor will test you for the HPV infection (rather than changes in cells, as was the case with the previous test), which causes about 70 per cent of all cervical cancers. If you get the all-clear, your next appointment will be in five years. For more information, go to cancerscreening.gov.au. 2 GET TO KNOW THE GURU IN YOUR PHONE There was a time when it would have been impossible to work out with the likes of Pilates instructor Kirsten King (@fluidformpilates, pictured), globally renowned choreographer Ryan…

“[BJÖRK’S PERFORMANCE] MADE ME REALISE THAT ACCESSING TRUTH IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN ACTING”– Gemma Arterton JESSICA SWALE I’d just got off the plane from New Zealand and was super jet-lagged when I met director and playwright Jess Swale in 2015. Walking into the first day of rehearsal for her play Nell Gwynn, I was so intimidated and nervous to meet her because she’s so intelligent. While I was working on the play, I heard about her script for the film Summerland. She sent it to me to look at as a producer and I suggested that she direct it. That became our first proper project as a pair and we became really close in the two-year period of trying to get it financed. In that same time, we also made…

NEW BOHEMIA Resort and beachwear brand Boteh, named after the Persian word for paisley, unveils a colourful and covetable new collection for high summer. CO-ED COOL Hand-loomed in a Marrakech atelier, Lucy Folk’s new line of unisex fashion hints at bowling and boxing attire – with a very chic twist. IN FULL BLOOM These dainty Pandora jewels bring sparkly new meaning to the term ‘daisy chain’ HOOKED ON YOU Crochet gets a contemporary update via Maje’s latest offering, a medley of slinky dresses, lace-like tops and artful accessories. Step to it Meet St Sana, younger sister of much-loved shoe label Sol Sana. She’s carefree and vibrant, consciously crafted, and equally at home on the beach or the dance floor.…

SUE CLARKE MOTHER OF HANNAH CLARKE My daughter, Hannah, was a beautiful girl, and her three kids, Aaliyah (six), Laianah (four) and Trey (three), were the loves of her life. She tried to put on a positive front for them, but she was dealing with a hidden darkness. In the beginning, it was only little things, but then gradually [her husband] Rowan’s controlling behaviour really started to escalate. Hannah was ready to leave him after Laianah was born, but then she fell pregnant with Trey, and Rowan convinced her she would be a bad mother if she left. He would constantly go through her phone, tracking where she was going, controlling everything. She wasn’t allowed to have a Facebook page or wear shorts to the gym. He would threaten to…

The low point was the night that the needle wouldn’t go into my stomach. It was a Sunday and I’d been injecting myself with hormones for a week. There was a theatre to the procedure that I’d almost come to enjoy. It stung, but not for long, and the sting was normally overtaken by a wave of invincibility. I’d just injected myself! Hardcore! In the unlikely event I ever found myself in an action film where someone needed to be stabbed in the heart with a shot of adrenaline, I was now up for it. Except that Sunday night, the needle wouldn’t slide in. I’d been alternating sides of my stomach so the dose of hormones was spread wide, but after a week of treating my abdomen like a pin…

1 THE BLOCKBUSTER Too many to list Twenty-twenty was the first year since 2009 that Marvel didn’t release any films. In 2021, there are set to be three: Black Widow, Eternals and Shang-Chi are all slated to hit screens, in addition to, well, all the other blockbusters we missed last year, including No Time to Die, Fast & Furious 9 and Dune. 2 THE BINGE WATCH Inventing Anna One of the most anticipated series on the 2021 slate is Inventing Anna, the story of real-life Anna Delvey, the 28-year-old fake German heiress who scammed New York friends and businesses out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Shonda Rhimes has adapted Delvey’s former friend Jessica Pressler’s 2018 essay, “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People”, for the Netflix series, with…

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FASHION DIRECTOR NAOMI SMITH “I’ve recently fallen in love with suits – they’re so easy to wear and I like the masculine silhouette. There are many great options around, but this Bottega Veneta one [above right] is a dream. It’s the perfect transseasonal colour and will look great with a white tank or layered with a shirt.” FASHION EDITOR MONICA RUSSELL “I’m basing all my outfits this season around a black bustier. I’ll dress it down with denim and layer it over a tank for day, then team it with a silky slip skirt for night. It’s the wardrobe essential I didn’t know I needed – until now.” MARKET EDITOR ELLA BLINCO JURY “A printed party shirt is my new wardrobe staple. It works around the clock, whether thrown over…

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I LIKE TO BE ALONE IN THE MORNING, and even if I’m working, I’ll take an hour to myself. I brush my teeth, then run to the kitchen to start brewing my coffee as I make my celery juice. I’ll meditate or I’ll do some Morning Pages. And then after an hour, I pick up my phone for the first time and start seeing what’s going on in the world. IN THE MORNING, I USUALLY JUST ICE MY FACE. It depuffs it. I feel like it’s firmer and the ice brings back circulation to my face – and it’s also super cheap. Then I put Mario Badescu’s rosewater spray on my face to freshen up. I love the smell of it. Finally, I follow with sunscreen. I DO A LOT…

CONFIT LAMB RIBS WITH DATE SYRUP AND TOASTED SPICES SERVES 4 1.5kg lamb ribs50g saltolive oil, as needed for cooking the ribs, plus 2 tbsp for the breadcrumbs15g fennel seeds15g cumin seeds120g panko breadcrumbs100ml date syrup 1 Sprinkle ribs all over with salt. Arrange them on a tray and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. 2 Preheat oven to 120°C. 3 Wash ribs, pat dry and put in an ovenproof pot, drenching in olive oil. Place on the stove and bring heat up slowly until oil starts to bubble. Transfer to oven and cook, covered, for about 2 hours, or until ribs are tender and meat comes away from the bone. Take ribs out of the oil and chill down in the fridge until firm. 4 Combine spices in a…

Hand’s up if the festive season was a rude shock. It’s been a long time since we’ve had to think about hanging out with others, but then restrictions eased and borders opened, and not only did we have to get dressed and smell nice, we also had to remember how to talk to people. If the end of 2020 taught us anything, it’s that among the many more serious things the pandemic has taken from us is our ability to chitchat. And as our re-entry to polite society continues, those who have never before experienced social anxiety are starting to panic. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, anxiety has about doubled since the pandemic hit. Add to that seeing colleagues and classmates for the first time in months, plus…