Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2024 i Marie Claire Australia

When I started at marie claire last year, I wanted to put actor Gillian Anderson on the cover. Sadly, we’re not friends, and she has no idea who I am (Gillian, call me anytime). So, I started manifesting. Not in a vision board, mantra kind of way. I just kept putting Anderson’s name out to the universe, and crossed my fingers. And then it happened – I saw she was launching a book about sex and all my dreams came true. We had Anderson confirmed for a cover interview plus there was a book coming my way that detailed the erotic fantasies of women from all over the world. As you’ll read in Alexandra English’s interview on page 62, Anderson wants to change the way we talk about sex (baby).…

Jewellery is more than a simple adornment for Francesca Amfitheatrof. As Louis Vuitton’s artistic director for watches and jewellery, it makes sense that the connection runs much deeper than that. In fact, one of her earliest memories is of a piece of jewellery. “My grandmother had a beautiful gold chain with a large amber pendant, honey-coloured, with a little dragonfly inside,” she tells marie claire. “I used to sit on her knee as a child listening to my grandfather play the piano, watching that pendant swing back and forth. I couldn’t understand how the dragonfly got in there, but I was mesmerised.” It’s just one of the memories she holds dear from a colourful childhood. Born in Tokyo, Amfitheatrof says she’s spent her adult life trying to re-create the adventure…

Chanel’s Première watch, born in 1987, stands as a testament to audacious design and timeless allure in the world of haute horlogerie. Created by Jacques Helleu, Chanel’s visionary artistic director (who passed away in 2007), the Première has been challenging conventions and redefining luxury timepieces for more than three decades. Its design is a masterclass in Chanel iconography. The octagonal case draws inspiration from the N°5 perfume bottle stopper and echoes the outline of the Place Vendôme – one of Paris’ most beautiful squares. And the interwoven leather and chain strap bracelet pays homage to Chanel’s legendary quilted bag. The Première Edition Originale Watch, with its black lacquer dial within a gold octagonal case, remains a study in understated elegance. Two gold hands glide across the minimalist expanse, while an…

There are a few sobering truths most of us know about domestic violence: it’s an issue that is killing women, it’s happening in our homes and, after at least 30 women were murdered in the first five months of this year, the Albanese Government finally declared it a national crisis. You might also know that domestic and family violence is the leading cause of homelessness among women, that even after being declared a crisis at least another 24 women were murdered by their current or former partners. There are also women who won’t be recorded in that count at all. What many of us don’t know is how we can fix it. With domestic violence finally front of mind on the public agenda, conversations have focused on placing blame –…

One in two women who approach crisis accommodation are turned away every day. Women’s Community Shelters have 11 crisis shelters in NSW, but there still isn’t enough scale across all services to offer a meaningful recovery pathway to everybody who needs it. To create transformational change across Australia, we need to see an investment of $1 billion a year in funding for domestic violence services and reforms to change that reality. The NSW budget recently announced some investment into social housing. While that’s a good first step, we really need something large scale Australia-wide to make an impact. Domestic and family violence costs the Australian economy in excess of $26 billion a year. These costs include police, justice and coroner’s responses, recovery services and lost productivity in the workforce. More…

I’m standing on a seven-metre tall tower in Sydney’s inner west. In front of me, my date inches slowly towards the end of the ledge, like a remorseful pirate walking the plank. Hot pricks of panic pierce the back of my neck as I watch him make the leap towards the grassy pitch below. I’m up next. No, this isn’t a star-crossed lovers’ pact gone sour, but my attempt to shake up my dating life. Like most Sydney-based singles, I have found myself caught in the romantic rotation of drinks, dinner, drinks – then silence. So in a bid to break free of my routine rut, I’ve decided to take my love-life to new heights, with a first date at the Sydney Trapeze School, in St Peters. To secure my…

Country music isn’t all boot-scootin’ and line-dancing. The genre is having a next-gen renaissance When Lainey Wilson accepted her Grammy Award for Best Country Album this year, she looked out at an audience that was larger than the population of her home town. Raised on a crop farm in Baskin, Louisiana, (a town with fewer than 250 people), the country artist still remembers her first live performance at the grand opening of a local convenience store. Once she became “kind of famous”, the next step was to move to Nashville, Tennessee, aka Music City. “I was a little fish in a big pond [there],” she says. “People think that you’re gonna move to Nashville and just make it big. It was a huge culture shock.” She was 19, and sometimes,…

Liane Moriarty has death on her mind. Sitting on the icy tarmac of a delayed flight in Hobart, the bestselling author began reflecting on her own mortality. “I’m 57, so that happens naturally, but a series of events also prompted my confrontation with death: my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer, I lost my father, we had the pandemic, and then I was also diagnosed with breast cancer,” Moriarty tells marie claire from her home on Sydney’s north shore. “Sitting on the plane got me thinking about the fact that every single one of us will inevitably die and one day we will know how and when each of us went.” Not one to waste a great musing, Moriarty used her encounter with death as the inspiration for her latest…

When the Sydney Theatre Company put forward the idea for a play about the life of former prime minister Julia Gillard, playwright Joanna Murray-Smith, director Sarah Goodes and actor Justine Clarke stepped up to focus this new lens on the formidable public figure. The play was an instant hit when it opened in 2023, and after playing to full houses in Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide, it has returned to Sydney for a new season. And though Gillard herself stepped down as PM more than 11 years ago, the reverberations from her time in office continue to this day. “There is an enormous amount written about Julia’s political leadership, achievements and failings, but very little written about who she was as a woman,” says Murray-Smith. “There is no insight into her…

Photography by Jedd Cooney/Vivien’s Creative. Hair by Koh/Vivien’s Creative. Makeup by Teneille Sorgiovanni/After Winter Agency. Model: Lea Lukek/Priscilla’s Model Management. Production: Isabella Rook.…

As we drive through the gates of Château de la Colle Noire we’re instantly transported into the stylish world of Christian Dior. The chateau was the summer home of the house’s founder, Christian Dior, and it feels deeply special to be here. Set among the lush greenery of Provençe and close to the home of Christian’s younger sister, Catherine (Dior’s muse for Miss Dior), and widowed father, the château was a haven for the designer, far from the glare of the international fame he acquired. Sold after Christian’s death in 1957, the house is now owned by Parfums Christian Dior, which lovingly restored the home to its former glory. As we wander around the immaculate gardens, the faint smell of roses and fresh greenery wafts on the air, making it…

Blush crush Turn up the luminosity a notch with this new offering from Chanel, Joues Contraste Intense. It’s a cream-to-powder formulation available in five shades, and will add an instant hit of healthy hue to skin. NEW MODELS Australia’s most inclusive model search, now in its sixth year, is once again open to people of all sizes, identification, ethnicity and ability. The Icon x Designer Brands Unsigned Model Search “has become a platform for redefining beauty standards in the modelling industry,” says Icon founder Chelsea Bonner. This year, selected entrants will be invited to castings in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, where 15 finalists will be selected. Up to eight lucky winners will be named as the new faces of DB Cosmetics’ “I Design Me” campaign. To enter, use the QR…

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TRY THIS TREND SPA DATES “Social wellness” is proving to be one of the hottest health trends going, with more and more health-focused consumers realising that social connection is integral to their wellness goals. When that means combining catch ups with spa treatments, what’s not to love? Charlotte Spratt, AWAY Spa manager at the five-star W Sydney Hotel, has seen an increase in demand from guests wanting to share rejuvenating treatments with friends. “I have definitely noticed more of our spa guests catching up for a ‘spa date’ instead of a coffee at a local café,” she said. “Daily, during the week, we host groups from as small as two to as large as 15+, who can takeover the spa exclusively.” Hens’ groups and birthdays are always popular which include…

Scan to subscribe 12 issues for $90 - SAVE 25% + a BONUS curated gift box! via automatic renewal* VISIT www.magshop.com.au/MCGIFT or CALL 136 116 and quote M24AMCM Savings based on marie claire cover price of $9.99. For full terms and conditions, visit magshop.com.au/MCGIFT. Offer valid from September 12, 2024 to October 16, 2024 to Australian residents only 18 years or over. Subscription copies do not receive free gifts offered at retail. Our Privacy Policy can be found at aremedia.com.au/privacy and includes important information about our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information (including the provision of targeted advertising based on your online activities). It explains that if you do not provide us with information we have requested from you, we may not be able to provide you with the goods…

When you think of Venus, you might think of Botticelli’s goddess, emerging unadorned from her clam shell. But for 2024, Venus has received a bold new look, courtesy of Swarovski’s spring/summer campaign. Models Karlie Kloss, Irina Shayk and Imaan Hammam are just some of the spectacular talent in front of Steven Meisel’s iconic lens, reimagining the goddess of love dripping in Swarovski’s signature crystal pieces for this oceanic campaign. With the brand’s new collections continuing on a nature-inspired trajectory, you can expect to see more organic, deconstructed shapes and brilliant colours colliding. Founded in 1895, Swarovski earned the moniker of “masters of light” for their innovations in crystal cutting. That design DNA remains embedded in the ultra-modern creations of 2024, which takes the brand to new and contemporary territory. With…

Gina Chick began writing her memoir, We Are the Stars, in sunny Berlin, where she’d work from the early morning to the early afternoon, leaving the rest of her days free to do the usual tourist things, like go cycling with Hugh Jackman. A month or so later, she relocated her makeshift office to a Tasmanian beach shack owned by the artist and curator Kirsha Kaechele and her husband, David Walsh, the owner of Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). Three months after first putting pen to paper, Chick submitted her final draft from even further south – while she was on an expedition cruise in Antarctica. That the process of writing her memoir involved so much journeying and so many twists and turns (and so many famous…

In March 2022, a young girl named Mackenzie Anderson was [allegedly] murdered in Newcastle, New South Wales. That hit me pretty hard because we were around the same age. Mackenzie’s death forced me to reflect on my own experiences with domestic, family and sexual violence and how a year earlier that could have easily been me. At the time, I’d just started our not-for-profit What Were You Wearing [WWYW] with a couple of volunteers and we decided to hold a rally for Mackenzie. Less than 48 hours later, over 4000 people showed up. I couldn’t believe it. This year, across the 22 rallies we organised across the country, over 100,000 people turned up to say, “Enough is enough.” There’s a perception that rallies and protests don’t create change. But it…

I always say that we are more than our trauma. Yet the conversation around violence and Aboriginal women only focuses on just that. They want us to continually bleed our trauma onto the pages of funding submissions for organisations like Mudgin-Gal, when they already know what we’ve been through. [Mudgin-Gal is an Aboriginal drop-in centre in Sydney that supports women and children impacted by family violence.] The research out there tells everyone Aboriginal women sit in the highest percentage of everything violent. Yet the evidence is viewed through a white lens that does not see Aboriginal women. Our trauma and ways of working with Aboriginal women don’t fit the white gaze, which I believe is the reason Mudgin-Gal has never received a cent of government funding in its 32-year history…

A group of 11- and 12-year-old girls are on set, eating pizza, twirling, stretching lolly snakes and posing for the camera with an ease that only a generation essentially born online ever could. Between takes, they school us on gen alpha slang (“skibidi is something five-year-olds say”; “Ohio means, like, weird and strange”) and throw out musical requests – Sabrina Carpenter and Drake instead of Taylor Swift. They’ve gathered for a pulse check to mark International Day of the Girl on October 11, which celebrates the power of girls around the world and highlights the barriers they face. According to the World Economic Forum, it will take 131 years to close the gender gap, and studies suggest that girls’ self-esteem peaks around the age of nine, before nosediving as they…

Struggling to connect via dating apps, and barely willing to make time outside of work, I have recently developed a rather toxic approach to dating: anything less than perfect is not good enough. As it turns out, this trait is baked into my astrology. “There’s a lot of fixed energy in your chart,” Bumble’s inhouse astrologer, Emma Vidgen, tells me. “You’re not really happy to bounce around and go with the flow. It’s like, ‘Be excellent or no thanks.’” I sought my astrology reading with Emma to tell me two main things: what I might enjoy in a potential partner, and what I am like in love. As for me – in the most succinct terms – I’m pleasure-seeking (Taurus rising), independent to the extreme (Aquarius moon), and apparently possess…

Should I go to Dr Google with my symptoms? “With caution. The conflicting information on the internet can be a recipe for anxiety: one news article says wine protects from cancer, another says wine causes cancer.” How do I know when I should seek professional help? “When the anxiety is getting in the way of you doing things or pursuing goals. You might find it hard to relax in the evenings because you’re fixating on health, or you might change the channel when something comes on the TV about cancer. And if you start to feel like your anxiety about health is above and beyond what the people around you experience, it’s worth seeking professional help.” What are the common professional treatments for health anxiety? “Cognitive Behavioural Therapy [CBT] is…

They say every cloud has a silver lining, but for the 24-year-old artist Dasha, the “shit storm” of her recent break-up has rained platinum. “I was going through a messy situationship break-up where I was fully taken advantage of emotionally,” she says. “I decided that I was done letting him treat me like that; I deserved better than this.” She turned her heartbreak into the chart-topping platinum track “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)”, which has amassed more than half a billion streams and received the viral TikTok treatment. And there’s more where that came from. The whole album, What Happens Now?, which was released earlier this year, “is about this one guy”, she says, “so it’s essentially a business expense. We love men for that.” Since being signed to a record…

NOVEL EVERYONE MUST READ IN 2024 THE KELLERBY CODE BY JONNY SWEET “It’s a great tale of modern times. A country-house murder, friendship, envy, money. It’s very wittily and cleverly written.” NEXT ON MY READING LIST SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE BY CLAIRE KEEGAN “I know I’m way behind the curve, but I’m about to start [Claire’s new book], which I know everyone raves about.” I’VE JUST FINISHED READING ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK BY CHRIS WHITAKER “I just finished this and would recommend it unreservedly.” Steven Spielberg’s film company has picked up The Thursday Murder Club. Tell us about that. It’s been amazing to see Sir Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan take on these characters. I have also loved going down to set because they…

Add dimension and interest to dresses with belts, jewellery and over-the-shoulder cardigans. Take your lead from the colour of blooms in floral patterns with layers and accessories in similar shades. Pleats are back. Forever flattering, we love the movement they create.…

FLAWLESS FACE Lawley is diligent with her skincare, so after makeup artist Candice September cleansed with INIKA’s Phytofuse Renew Cream Cleanser, she prepped Lawley with the INIKA Phytofuse Renew Serum and Perfection Primer. Using INIKA’s new Serum Foundation, September evened out Lawley’s already beautiful skin. “It’s organic and you literally use a few drops and your face is covered,” says Lawley of the glow-making foundation. “Also, it doesn’t feel like makeup.” “INIKA IS ORGANIC, VEGAN, CRUELTY-FREE AND HALAL. IT’S THE STANDARD I BELIEVE IN” HEALTHY COLOUR To add some colour to Lawley’s skin, September applied INIKA’s Lip & Cheek Cream in Dusk to her lips and the apples of her cheeks. Mascara from the brand added depth to her eyes.…

“THE 42 MOVEMENTS MASSAGE OFFERS A RANGE OF BENEFITS, SUCH AS MUSCLE RELAXATION, DETOXIFICATION” – Coralie Esnault, Payot These days we are well versed on the benefits of a good facial massage, so it’s hard to imagine a time before we could click to book in for instant tightening, brightening and rejuvenation. The origins of many skincare products and face tools go back centuries. Take the Egyptians and Chinese, who discovered the skin-softening benefits of natural oils, the anti-inflammatory prowess of honey and the exfoliating nature of milk. And there is evidence that suggests tools such as the gua sha have been helping to keep skin tight for many hundreds of years. But at the turn of the century, the term “facial” was yet to be created. Soap and water were…

Luxury skincare and fragrance brand Guerlain has opened new counters in both of David Jones’ freshly refurbished beauty floors – at the Elizabeth Street store in Sydney and at Bourke Street in Melbourne. Each offers complimentary hand-discovery rituals where you can experience the skincare collections, as well as makeup touchups and chic places to sit and take in the brand’s beautiful fragrances. Guerlain’s facial menu has had some updates, too. You can now book online for facials in supremely comfortable private treatment rooms that feel far from the hum of the David Jones beauty floors. There are now three facials on offer, all of which lean into the brand’s skincare collections, giving you a decadent immersion into the world of Guerlain. Abeille Royale Repair Facial ($550), for example, is a…

SEPTEMBER 23–OCTOBER 22 LIBRA The October 3 solar eclipse in your sign brings a seismic shift, flagging an unexpected, destiny-driven change. Don’t waste energy resisting; go with the flow. Students may face a hurdle as Jupiter retrogrades, but remember the bigger picture. Pluto’s advance on October 12 rallies your family around a mutual goal or passion. By the 17th, the full moon opens your eyes to your partner’s perspective. Flying solo? Don’t rush. Pluto and Cupid are still prepping for your love story. For now, channel your energy into personal growth and become your best self. POWER DAYS October 3, 15, 18. OCTOBER 23–NOVEMBER 21 SCORPIO The buzz of excitement is palpable this month, and though the world seems chaotic, find calm within the storm. The October 3 solar eclipse…

“Who says elegance can’t be fun?”– Barbara Palvin, supermodel It’s been 70 years since Longines released its Conquest collection, but one thing is as true today as it was in 1954: elegance isn’t just for special occasions. Conquest watches have always blended cutting-edge technology and a sporty spirit with timeless design, to bring a touch of elegance to the everyday. The latest Conquest collection has evolved from earlier iterations, with the addition of new sizes to ensure the perfect fit for all wrists, and a coloured dial in blue, green or pink on the 34mm three-hand version. To bring the new collection to life, Longines has named its ambassadors of elegance: Hungarian supermodel Barbara Palvin, acclaimed Chinese actor Zhao Liying, and South Korean actor and singer Suzy. This trio of…

After a break up in my early twenties, I downloaded a dating app. I wasn’t looking for anything serious but I thought I would test the waters and see who was out there. One morning, Ben popped up and I swiped right. Confetti burst onto my screen; he’d beaten me to it. We were inseparable. I couldn’t believe how incredible this man was. I always felt like it was too good to be true. We spent four magical years together before everything changed. One afternoon in July 2019, we received the news that the lump I had discovered between Ben’s shoulder blade and spine was stage three cancer. It felt like a meteor had crashed into our lives. We had so much to lose and so much to fight for.…

Australia has a huge attitude gap around domestic violence. It’s everyone’s responsibility to change those attitudes. Our recent survey revealed that 91 per cent of people agree that violence is a problem in Australia, but only 47 per cent of people believe that violence happens in their suburb. That’s a huge problem. We can’t rely solely on police showing up on our doorsteps to fix the issue. How women and children experience violence commonly involves a pattern of controlling behaviours over time [unlike other impulsive acts of violence], so the responses, the solutions and the prevention need to take that difference into account. One of the most useful things anyone can do is believe women and children when they share their experiences. So many women don’t go past the first…

After I gave that lecture, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a $925 million domestic violence fund. In the press release they [wrote of] “generational change”, yet the funding only goes for five years. Why? Because everything runs on an election cycle, so that’s as far as politicians are willing to look. Policy will always be tainted by politics, which makes long-term investment in people by governments challenging. Incremental change takes a generation, not five years. It’s appalling. There’s an unrealistic expectation put on police to be able to solve domestic violence. The NSW Police have had a pro-arrest policy in place for nearly 40 years, meaning they can arrest offenders based on scant evidence, but this is an issue we can’t arrest our way out of. It’s gone beyond that,…

“There were so many girls skating that we could have a girls-only lesson, it was so fun”– Arisa Trew Posing for marie claire in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Tamarama, Australia’s youngest-ever Olympic gold medallist isn’t instantly recognisable – yet. “What are they shooting?” “She looks cool!” say two friends walking past, distracted by the crew and camera set up. “I wonder who that is?” says another passerby on the phone. Others slow down to stare but keep walking. And then Arisa Trew picks up her skateboard. That skateboard that saw her become the first female to land a “720” (two full mid-air rotations, first achieved in 1985 by skateboarding royalty Tony Hawk) in a competition in June 2023, and then the first female to land a “900” (two-and-a-half mid-air rotations,…

A ROMCOM-FILLED YOUTH HAD ME PINING FOR MY OWN CINEMATIC MEET-CUTE I’m 25 years old and I’ve never been on a dating app. For years, I’ve watched from the sidelines as my peers hedged their romantic bets on Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and Feeld. Hell, even my 58-year-old mother has been finding success on the apps. Whenever friends questioned my negative feelings about dating apps, I put it down to the result of a romcom-filled youth that had me pining for my own cinematic meetcute. However, after unpacking my dating life with a therapist, it turned out that a deep-rooted fear of rejection was to blame for my offline status. So in the name of exposure therapy, I decide to face my dating-app phobia head on. And with a scheduled holiday…

Hair by Georgia Ramman. Makeup by Nisha Van Berkel/Assembly Agency. Models: Achok Akoi/IMG; Hannah Alford/IMG. Production by Emily Gittany.…

GAME, SET, MIX & MATCH Sets are ideal for mid-season, as they offer coverage but the fabrics are usually lighter than your winter pieces. They are also a super easy outfit to pull together for work or the weekend, and you can mix them with other wardrobe items for endless options. LINEN LOVER Swap out extra-warm fabrics such as leather and wool for lighter linen pieces. The breathable material is perfect for spring and will never go out of style. Pair it with gold jewellery and coloured shades and you’re good to go. LOOSE KNITS & TRENCHES Knit sets in looser weaves present a perfect trans-seasonal daytime option. Then, when those cooler winds come around, a trench coat is the cover-up you want, as it won’t overheat you. Play with…

Dolphins, dolls, dumplings, glazed doughnuts and glass. All these are used to describe the dewy skin trends that promise otherworldly glow. The ultimate goal is skin that has sheen but isn’t shiny, skin that gleams in the sunlight and imparts a radiant, glass-like flush indoors. There’s a slew of potent serums and lotions that can produce luminous results, but here we look to our fave clinics for high-tech treatments and glow-inducing facials. HYDRAFACIAL WITH DR. DENNIS GROSS PHYTO-RETINOL FIRMING BOOSTER WHAT IT DOES Long revered for its instantaneous glow-getting abilities (it’s particularly great for pre-event prep), HydraFacial’s signature treatment has had an upgrade. Now supercharged with Dr. Dennis Gross Phyto-Retinol booster, it harnesses the unique blend’s powerful complex of retinol, bakuchiol and ferulic acid to renew skin texture, even complexion…

I’VE ALWAYS BEEN INSPIRED BY Givenchy. I’ve been wearing the brand for over a decade. I wore Givenchy to some of my earliest, most important premieres and I always felt really good in their clothes. I’ve really loved collaborating with them, so I was honoured to be asked to come on board to represent them. I’M DRAWN TO the duality of Givenchy L’Interdit. I feel like most humans have a complex nature. I certainly find that I have multiple sides to myself, and I feel that the fragrance [reflects that]. It’s very nuanced and understated, but also very intense. It has floral, feminine notes, like the jasmine, [blended with] earthy, more masculine undertones, like the vetiver and patchouli. I love that L’Interdit holds both of those things and then blends…

STICK WITH IT Created by Dior Makeup creative and image director Peter Philips, these new long-wear stick foundations give me cool ’90s makeup vibes. They are perfect for creating a flattering blurred finish, and I love smoothing out the high-tech formulation with a damp makeup sponge (Philips’ suggestion). You can also layer the foundation for a more polished look. Love a bit of natural definition? Do as Philips recommends and use a slightly darker shade as a contour. SCULPTURAL STYLE Noteworthy packaging makes applying products out of the house (or car or office) a joy. The tactile pack of Korean brand Sulwhasoo’s hydrating balm gets my vote, plus it has 95 per cent natural origin ingredients (think ginseng seed oil) to keep my lips velvety soft. Meanwhile, Benefit’s domed matte-finish…

Matilda Goad’s journey to becoming a tastemaker began in her childhood bedroom. “I just always enjoyed creating spaces,” she recalls, reminiscing about rearranging furniture and crafting magical hideaways in her garden. This early passion for design would eventually grow into a global brand that’s reshaping how we think about home decor. After beginning her career in the fashion world, working alongside a photographer known for elaborate set designs, Goad launched her eponymous brand in 2016 with a single product: a scalloped lampshade. It was an instant hit, filling a gap in the market for affordable-yet-stylish lighting options. Today, that same lampshade remains one of her best-selling items, a testament to Goad’s keen eye for timeless design. At the heart of her philosophy is a fearless approach to colour. Her signature…

Above all else, Miuccia Prada doesn’t want to be boring. It is a word that Mrs Prada (as she is known almost exclusively to friends and co-workers alike) uses often. In her opinion, from the clothes she designs, and the art she showcases, to the life she lives, there is nothing more abhorrent than boring. Indeed, it was a boring, colourless childhood that in many ways set the wheels in motion for Prada’s future career. Born Maria Bianchi in 1949 to Luisa Prada and Luigi Bianchi, she would eventually change her name to Miuccia Prada in the late 1980s. In an interview with GQ in 2005, she described her family life as “too serious; it was a very serious and severe life. Not severe in a bad way; just boring…