Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2016 i Vogue Australia

Meeting the incredible women we profile in Vogue is one of the most inspiring parts of my job. While fashion is at the heart of everything we do, at Vogue we have always profiled and celebrated female leaders and influencers from all walks of life. I lead a mostly female workforce and I wish there were more bosses in Australia who could say the same, while also knowing that a woman will probably follow them into their job one day. The fashion industry has been one in which women have led and flourished, and Vogue has always been a female-dominated workplace, which has given us a unique perspective in the media industry. While traditionally, particularly in Australia, we have sometimes been dismissed as frivolous, nothing could be further from the…

MALI KOOPMAN Based in New York, model Mali Koopman described working with the Vogue team as a dream come true for any Australian model . Mali came home for the shoot “Park life , on page 182, in between travelling the world for international designers. My most treasured career highlight was walking for Chanel with Karl [Lagerfeld] in Cuba, she says. TALI LENNOX Tali Lennox is a model turned artist (and daughter of singer Annie) whose portrait of Hillary Clinton is featured in Who runs the world? on page 210. I decided to leave the painting unfinished to signify the space left in the future,” Lennox says, confirming the political challenge she portrays in her work. The potential damage that Trump’s actions could cause to human rights, freedom and peace…

Fashion can get overly excited about the new, but in times of uncertainty old faithfuls have their place. The charms of geometric woven patterns like tartan, check and other variations of (harlequin, gingham) have edged their way into fashion’s usual formula, their safety and established heritage making them mainstays in the closet, not just retro throwbacks. As personal expression rises in stock, layer the gingham shirt under more fanciful fare, or entertain a check print for the evening – the point about iron-clad rules are that they’re meant to be broken. WEAR WITH OUT-OF-THE-BOX ACCESSORIES…

Alice Birrell: Chopard produces a haute joaillerie collection for the red carpet every year and is also a partner of the Cannes International Film Festival. When and what was your starting point for 2016? Caroline Scheufele: “The red carpet collection is an ongoing process. As we speak we are already working on 2017. The inspiration is different actresses from all over the world who are obviously all very different in nationality, in skin colour, in culture and religion. It is versatile, like the rainbow: you can find delicate and very flamboyant pieces, and also very colourful pieces … we have this new technique using coloured titanium.” AB: Why did you decide to use titanium? CS: “Titanium is very light, so we can make these very big,…

There are many people who inspire me and continue to do so. Among them is the formidable singer-songwriter Patti Smith, but more on her later … When I was about eight years old, I started writing plays. Please don’t be mistaken – I had no preternatural talent for the craft of playwriting. I was by no means a future Caryl Churchill or Tennessee Williams, I just felt more comfortable telling stories through the form of a play rather than writing them. There was a notable lack of structure and overriding arcs, and the climax usually happened in the opening act. But looking back, those elements had no importance in my work. It was all about character. The lead character was mostly always female (yes, of course I’d cast myself), and…

Scents and Sensuelle-bility Bring your softer side out to play with the new Bottega Veneta Eau Sensuelle. Pretty-in-pink and perfect for summer, the fragrance is a fresh take on the brand’s signature eau de parfum. The addition of velvety peach and vanilla notes builds upon the strength of the original’s warm blend of leather, bergamot and jasmine. For stockists, call 1800 812 663. FINE FORMS The Lamellae collection of five rings and three cuffs marks a unique collaboration between renowned architect Zaha Hadid and Danish jewellery brand Georg Jensen. Crafted in sterling silver or sterling-silver-plated black rhodium set with black diamonds, the collection echoes the fluid lines and bold, sculptural forms of the late architect’s landmark buildings. Visit www.georgjensen.com. TWO FACED Keep track of both time and the lunar calendar…

JULIE BISHOP (AUGUST 2015) Photographed by Holly Blake The MP was photographed in Melbourne two years after becoming foreign minister: “My hope is that we live in a world where women and men are valued equally and their contribution is recognised and respected.” CATE BLANCHETT (DECEMBER 2015) Photographed by Will Davidson The Oscar-winning actress was featured in Vogue during a busy 2015: starring in The Present at the Sydney Theatre Company, filming, and adopting daughter Edith, who joined her three sons with husband Andrew Upton. In an interview with writer Anna Funder, Blanchett discussed her family: “Children are spirited, passionate, political, demanding. They’re also heartbreaking. They constantly extend parents and so parents are constantly confronted with their failures, don’t you think? I’d rather presently live life this way than not.”…

You only have to be barely keyed in to the fashion industry right now to know that there’s big change afoot. With the influence of the street now an accepted force and the great equaliser – the internet – pushing the ebb and flow of trends out to anyone who wants in, fashion elitism is quickly withering. Say what you will about this phenomenon, but two people who’ve been proponents of the fashion-for-all ethos all their careers are Kenzo creative directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim. “It’s so exciting to think of all the different people who’ll be coming to buy Kenzo,” says Lim, who along with Leon has collaborated on a collection for H&M. “There will be teenagers who’ll be getting their first-ever piece … and then twenty-and thirtysomethings…

    THERE’S A REVOLUTION HAPPENING IN HAIRCARE. THE DYSON SUPERSONIC HAIR DRYER IS RESETTING THE STYLE AGENDA. The best thing about the world of health and beauty is that just when you think you’ve seen it all, something comes along and … blows you away. And that’s what happens when you try the new Dyson Supersonic hair dryer. As its name suggests, it’s light-years ahead of the hair dryer you’re currently using. It was used to create the beyond-sleek, super-shiny looks on these pages, and it’s no understatement to say it can take the user into another realm of cutting-edge hairstyling. Here’s the verdict: it feels lighter to hold – because its motor is located in the handle to create a perfectly ergonomic balance. It’s seriously fast, and the hot…

Just days after the launch in Paris of Hermès’s latest haute bijouterie collection, Continuum, which marks Pierre Hardy’s 15-year anniversary with the house, Hermès announced its minority stake in the designer’s eponymous accessory brand. Hardy currently oversees both Hermès’s jewellery and footwear collections: the acquisition signposted a further commitment to consolidate these ties. And so it was with these milestones on the horizon that the designer chose the notion of time for his latest high jewellery collection. “At the beginning we thought about watches or objects that count time,” Hardy explains of the new series, which spans three temporal concepts. “Then working on the subject step by step, the jewellery is exactly the contrary to mechanics; it is something that is much more evanescent, much more virtual in the way…

Hi, I’m Jillian,” says a young brunette woman, sticking her hand out. She looks younger than 28, and different in person – softer, less angled than the images promoting her album and tour. She’s Jillian Banks, better known as her stage name Banks, the American singer whose breakout album Goddess propelled her to the top of must-watch lists in 2014, with her darkened dreamy vocals and self-penned lyrics. The first tracks from her upcoming album The Altar, including Fuck With Myself and This is Not About Us, are more playful and confident than usual, she explains. “There’s a new form of power that I feel now that I think came into my music.” She hesitates when speaking about her work. “It’s in my songs. I say everything in my songs,…

“FEMALES ARE SUBJECT TO HIGHER SCRUTINY … AS IF WAITING FOR THEM TO TRIP UP” If there’s one way to ensure your message is heard loud and clear, it’s to have Hillary Clinton launch your book. In 2014, the former US secretary of state and presidential hopeful unveiled Australian Jeni Klugman’s book Voice and Agency: Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity. It turned out to be quite an event, the largest ever held at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., where the book was launched. “There was a line out the door and around the block; people were queuing to get in. She was very popular,” Klugman says. “Hillary is generally very supportive of the gender agenda, so it wasn’t hard.” Aside from the thrill of having the public…

THE ORIGINAL: BRUSHES FOR PRODUCTS THE REMAKE: BRUSHES FOR FINISH Chances are your skin type doesn’t come into play when you pick up your make-up brush. You’re more likely to focus on how the make-up looks once it’s on the skin than what the skin underneath would truly benefit from. A brush is a brush, right? Wrong. The new slew of brushes aims to address your skin’s needs as well as the desired finish, making them the new team player of our beauty bags. FINISH: Matt BEST FOR: Oil-prone skin types. They will love the fine tapered bristles that allow precise application on areas that need it and areas, like the T-zone, that don’t. LA MER THE FOUNDATION BRUSH, $85. FINISH: Dewy BEST FOR: Skin that tends to feel dry…

Lesson 1: KEEP IT PERSONAL A strong emphasis should be placed on tailoring your regimen to your needs. Study up on the mix-and-match offerings from beauty pillars La Mer – its first foundation is designed to slip easily into your existing routine – and Kiehl’s, which creates personalised apothecary products that will see you and your skin benefit from a tailor-made cocktail designed to answer your biggest skincare problems. Lesson 2: SUMMER NOTES Forget the light floral notes of summers past. As things heat up we suggest opting for heady scents that simply smell decadent. Lesson 3: TROPICAL OASIS Even if your summer plans don’t involve jet-setting, your beauty cabinet can, and should, read like a geography textbook. Sisley’s tropical resins range will have you transported and purified all at…

“A FEMINIST IS ANYONE WHO RECOGNISES THE EQUALITY AND FULL HUMANITY OF WOMEN AND MEN”– GLORIA STEINEM When I turned 40 two years ago, I knew that I wanted to do something to mark the milestone, but I didn’t want to have a party. I felt strongly that this new venture would be something I could look back on and be proud of. As it transpired, I was with Anna Wintour a few months ahead of my birthday and realised that I wanted to focus on charity work. Although over the past 20 years I have been involved with a huge number of domestic and international charities, this felt different – I needed an organisation that I could really get involved with. “Anna told me her team was about to…

Inside the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris in March, Nicolas Ghesquière presented his 10th catwalk collection for Louis Vuitton. The models strode out into a lost Atlantis, between columns decorated with glittering mirrored shards. While your eye was drawn to the alluring diversity of the clothes – sporty, sensual, luxurious and street combined – it was also the striking diversity of the 54 models that held your attention. Here was Ghesquière’s interpretation of modern beauty, his woman of the future. And she flew the flag of global heterogeneity. Not just because of her origin or skin colour, but also her facial characteristics (although body shape was still overwhelmingly thin); it was a shout-out to nonconformity, a splintering of the status quo, a celebration of individuality. First out strutted Natalie Westling,…

THERE’S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO IMPROVE THE PROSPECTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS There are a lot of tough aspects to being President. But there are some perks too. Meeting extraordinary people across the country. Holding an office where you get to make a difference in the life of our nation. Air Force One. But perhaps the greatest unexpected gift of this job has been living above the store. For many years my life was consumed by long commutes – from my home in Chicago to Springfield, Illinois, as a state senator, and then to Washington, D.C., as a United States senator. It’s often meant I had to work even harder to be the kind of husband and father I want to be. But that commute has…

There is something incredible and unstoppable about women working towards a common goal. In fact, it can be pretty fierce, a force field, an atomic something. It felt like that at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week in Queensland recently when some serious female freaks – freaks because they’re individually freakin’ good at what they do – came together to have a conversation about this very topic. Of course, it’s always dangerous to generalise about gender and talk about women without sounding like a tub-thumping post-feminist, but the facts of the matter are this: out of all the Australian feature films shot between 1970 and 2014, only 16 per cent were directed by women, 23 per cent were written by women and 32 per cent were produced by women. Spurred on…

BEING AN AMAN RESORT, THE EMPHASIS IS ON EFFORTLESS LUXURY There are four day beds in my suite at Amanemu – two dark wood platforms swathed in black fabric outside on a wooden deck, and two inside the main living quarters, either side of a king-sized bed. You’d think four day beds would be overkill, but in the course of a few days at this secluded hot spring retreat I manage to spend a great deal of time on each of them. There’s the inside day bed facing a screened garden – perfect for post-breakfast planning sessions poring over maps. The other interior day bed faces the deck, with its sweeping views of Ago Bay, a sheltered body of water dotted with pearl-farming rafts. I spend one morning watching a…

SCORPIO 24 OCTOBER – 22 NOVEMBER Think your way to success. You tend to approach life with mistrust, but the odds are in your favour financially and with your love life, too. You could have the upper hand in relationships, and your no-nonsense approach gets results. Home life could get weird and wild, or sexy and exciting – you get to call the shots. STYLE ICON: Anne Hathaway SAGITTARIUS 23 NOVEMBER – 21 DECEMBER There’s a real sense of being unshackled and re-energised. This month you attract love by embodying love: it really is as simple as that. Housemates or family may seem needier than usual, but your personality is extra magnetic now, and the confident way you’re handling awkward issues makes you the go-to gal for crisis management. STYLE…

Racewear check list How to plan a winning outfit. Bend it like Beckham See Vogue’s exclusive behind-the-scenes video with fashion icon and businesswoman Victoria Beckham as she shares her life lessons. Ready to wed Whether you’re the bride or the bridesmaid, Vogue.com.au has you covered for the best bridal tips and trends this wedding season. Keep up to date with us on Instagram at @VogueBridesAustralia. VOGUE ONLINE SHOPPING NIGHT VOSN is back from midday to midnight on Wednesday October 26.…

Once upon a time, resort, or cruise season, as it’s also known, was created to fill in that pesky period after the autumn/ winter season dropped and right before the spring/summer season. It was when northern hemisphere customers sought summer escapes during their winter months, whiling away their vacations at far-flung resorts or taking exotic cruises (now you know where the names come from). And now this little in-between seasonal drop isn’t quite so little anymore. It’s in stores the longest, and fashion industry people secretly love it for completely selfish reasons, since it’s when we can actually buy into a trend we noted earlier, because resort has revisited that trend in a more realistic way. Take Sacai’s nifty mutant garments from the autumn/ winter runway: they look stellar storming…

MARGIE WOODS (left), founder and creative director of Viktoria & Woods “Amber Hobson, a former dancer who oversees a ballet school. I’m endlessly inspired by her creative drive, style and ambition to produce some of our best dancers.” LISA REYNOLDS , designer and director of Viktoria & Woods “My mother, who’s a talented artist, has always taught me to look for beauty in everything, from nature to people” NICOLE BANNING, founder and designer of Ephemera “My godmother, Patricia, is my father’s cousin and comes from a family of fiercely independent Maltese-Egyptian women, who settled down very late for the era. Likewise, my mum comes from a line of very stoic Polish women. A former refugee, she instilled in me an enormous sense of strength.” PETER STRATEAS (left) and MARIO-LUCA CARLUCCI,…

1. Desert treasure In the plant world, cacti are considered resilient, but when they transmute into jewellery, as imagined by Cartier, they transcend time. Cast in gold, these pieces with precious prickles will outlast trends and stand up to the boldest wardrobe. Exotic, wild and somewhat otherworldly, they re everything we want to embody this season. 2. HIT SINGLE Think 80s party, think disco, think drama. With your hair flicked over and away from the side of your face, let earpieces climb up your lobe for maximum statement. 3. Blushing deeply The search for rarity in fine jewellery has spurred on the most colourful of adventures. Well, you don’t want everyone to have the same sparkler as you, do you? Here in Australia, the Argyle Diamond Mine – which specialises…

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s fondness for the elegant yet unscented camellia flower is legendary, but it was actually fresh bouquets of wheat that she liked to arrange in her homes. For the famously superstitious designer, the wheat sheaf, a symbol of regeneration, abundance and prosperity, became her personal luck charm, and it lives on as a key motif for her house. “For Gabrielle Chanel’s father, wheat symbolised all that was good and wholesome,” explains Benjamin Comar, Chanel’s president of fine jewellery. “How many times as a child had she heard him call it ‘my good wheat’?” he says, touching on her pastoral childhood. “This expression resounded with her all her life.” The maison’s latest high jewellery collection, Les Blés de Chanel, is entirely dedicated to Mademoiselle Chanel’s golden crop. During the…

It’s comforting to hear that an actress of Felicity Jones’s calibre can still become star-struck. It was day one of the shoot for the screen adaptation of Dan Brown’s latest book, Inferno, and Jones was sitting in the make-up chair when she heard a familiar Californian brogue emanating from behind her. “I had to pinch myself – I was sitting in a make-up bus with Tom Hanks!” she says, laughing. “I could hear him chatting away to his make-up artist; his voice is so well known.” It’s an endearing comment from Jones – in fact, there’s much to like about this British film and theatre luminary who, despite an impressive array of productions and awards to her name, tends to fly under the radar. Audiences will recall her sympathetic, understated…

Tales of paths travelled always deliver enduring anticipation, where the expectation is for triumph to reign and the pioneers to reap the benefits of their journey. The battleground of gender diversity has been fought by fearless trailblazers to create equal opportunity, where women are recognised for their contribution and efforts to business and economic development. And it’s the work of Springboard Enterprises Australia, along with its parent affiliate in the US, co-founded in 2000 by prominent American businesswoman and visionary Kay Koplovitz, that has created an opportunity for entrepreneurial women, an avenue to turn their dreams and ideas into reality. Sixteen years on, the path forged is vastly different, the landscape has changed, and although the grind has been slow and tumultuous, it’s been gathering momentum – women are now…

A BOLD TONE OFFSET BY A MATT FINISH CAN GIVE A WEARER OF ANY AGE A YOUTHFUL ALLURE There are certain beauty products that feel so utterly foreign that for at least the first three applications you’ll only get so far as the front door before you’re racing back to the bathroom to reacquaint yourself with makeup remover. There’s a genuine fear of looking too “done”, looking unlike yourself, or worse, not feeling like yourself. Then somewhere beyond the third attempt it starts to feel normal, routine even, like your favourite grey marle T-shirt, and slowly but surely it edges itself into your beauty repertoire until you don’t recognise yourself without it. Liquid eyeliner fits neatly into this category, as do brow pencils and powders, but the product that takes…

“THIS IS A CELEBRATION OF THE WOMAN AND HER MANY FACETS” Jacques Cavallier Belletrud, master perfumer of Louis Vuitton, was in his garden in the South of France with his father when he was struck with inspiration for a new fragrance. It was around midnight and the abundant number of jasmine and tuberose flowers he’d planted long ago had perfumed the late-night air with an intoxicating sweetness. “I wanted to put that moment in a bottle,” he says wistfully of the happy memory, which was equally connected to the fragrant imprint as it was to a moment spent with a loved one. Thus, the idea for Turbulences – one of the seven fragrances from his debut line of women’s fragrances, Les Parfums Louis Vuitton – came to be. With the…

“WE ARE HIGHLY SKILLED AT ACHIEVING OUR GOALS AND PLAYING WELL IN A TEAM” When the heads of the world’s largest economies meet next year at the G20, they could deliver an unprecedented perfectly gender-balanced “class photo” among their top six: China’s Xi Jinping, Japan’s Shinzo Abe and France’s François Hollande at the same table as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Theresa May and presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. This year is shaping up as the watershed moment of the female leader, while the world awaits Clinton’s poll-predicted victory in the race for the White House, making her the first female president of the US and the most powerful politician on earth. If the former secretary of state, New York senator and first lady defeats Donald Trump and his…

The mountains of Wakayama prefecture, a couple of hours’ drive from Osaka, are riddled with stone paths through heavily wooded forests that connect three grand shrines pilgrims once trekked to from Nara, the ancient capital. British-born long-time resident Paul Christie’s Walk Japan (www.walkjapan.com) conducts nine-day guided walks along this UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. Only have a day or two? Head to the sacred town of Koyasan, home to dozens of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, and spend a memorable night in temple lodgings, otherwise known as shukubo, where robed monks will greet you with a bow and a smile before showing you to your traditional straw-mat room. Go to eng.shukubo.net for details. MADE IN JAPAN The new generation of Japanese designers to seek out when in Tokyo. TOGA…

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