Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2023 i Vogue Australia

Heralding a new year provides the opportunity to renew and refresh; to leave a year behind and embrace new possibilities with a sense of optimism. With that in mind, we’d like to introduce you to Hanan Ibrahim, the Somali-Australian model who graces our cover this month in what can only be described as a paradigmshifting story. Hanan has been building her career as a model in recent years, both within these pages and on the runways of Australian fashion week, proudly wearing her hijab and challenging stereotypes while highlighting the importance of visibility for Muslim women in the fashion industry. In recent months she has made the empowering decision to become a fluid hijabi, meaning she now only wears her head covering part-time. In honour of her decision, and the…

Casting around outside the shows of late, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d crossed paths with football fans on their way home from a match. Or motorsports die-hards, revved up for a day trackside. And are those tennis enthusiasts headto-toe in blinding Wimbledon whites? In Paris? In September? A second glance reveals these supporters are pairing rugby stripes with sky-high Balenciaga boots, hoodies with sleek white maxis, 1980s shell jackets with shoes from The Row, and that tracksuit? Vintage Gucci. Fashion’s total re-embrace of sports influences is not just a natural go-round of the trend cycle - long has the athletic been a rich vein of design inspiration but a confluence of many forces. Instead of philosophising on complex social mores, Felicity Brand, head of branding and merchandising at local…

Who: Artist and photographer OPHELIA JONES, artist and designer RYDER JONES and their son, EMANUEL. Where: Tairua, on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand. What: A former sculptor's studio converted into a cottage for the family of three. An hour east of Auckland lies some of the world’s most pristine coastal farmland, where rolling green hills meet the Pacific Ocean’s boundless expanse. Despite the popularity of the Coromandel Peninsula as a holiday destination, it’s rare to hear an Australian accent in the small town of Tairua, according to artist Ophelia Jones, who lives there with her husband, Ryder Jones, and their one-year-old son. Looking at the sweeping landscapes that surround their quaint cottage, a former shed at the base of emerald foothills a 10-minute drive…

Books If a wardrobe is how we wish to present ourselves to the world, then our private homes reflect our innermost predilections, a fact on abundant display in the new book Yves Saint Laurent at Home (Assouline, $170, assouline.com). The tome travels from the designer’s Art Deco rue de Babylone apartment in Paris, to Marrakech’s Villa Majorelle and Deauville France to Château Gabriel, a home with a specially dug lake as dreamed up with interior designer Jacques Grange and described by Vogue in 1983 as “a fantasy made real”. Onto all these canvases the French designer lavished his endlessly roaming aesthete’s eye that swung from clean lines to horror vacui ornamentation. The book reveals an ability to meld clashing eras and influences that informed the revolutionary designer’s vision: le goût…

“I’ve always been a fan of Birkenstock. The 1774 shoe has been reinterpreted by the likes of Dior, Proenza Schouler and Il Pellicano, but is always built to last, and looks great with virtually any look, from summer dresses to suits.” “Summer is all about accessorising, especially in the harsh Australian sun. I am coveting Maison Michel’s wide-brim straw hat with its beautiful and clever chain, and of course, a new pair of sunnies!” “[My husband and I] recently visited Ischia in Italy and stayed at the Mezzatorre Hotel, which was delightful. Ischia remains less trodden by international visitors over its famous neighbour Capri, and the Mezzatorre is perched on an idyllic clifftop with its own private bay. Boat trips reveal hidden caves, beaches and delicious lunch spots, like La…

Vogue for good It’s no secret fashion has a waste problem, but perhaps the most shocking fact is a huge amount of wastage happens before shoppers buy anything. Around 30 per cent of clothes produced every season are never sold, often ending up in landfill or burnt, a fact a slew of designers is seeking to tackle. Sydney’s Jillian Boustred is one, and by making very minimal quantities by smaller manufacturers, she’s able to better match demand with supply. “Working with boutique local factories means we can cap our unit quantities and recut best-selling styles when demand is there.” This way she can get a feel for which of her classic silhouettes anchored in natural fabrications will be popular. She also only makes her bridal offering on-demand, explaining, “It really…

When Silvia Venturini Fendi speaks about her most famous creation, the Fendi Baguette bag, she knows it embodies something so elusive in fashion she doesn’t think she’ll see it again. “Creating an icon, not just something that’s considered an It bag, is like doing alchemy and is something that only happens once in a lifetime,” she says of the perfect collision of timing, social temperature and exceptional design that birthed the envelope-style bag in 1997. Not trying to recreate that impossible collision of forces, instead honouring them, is the special Fendi collection for resort ’23, imagined as the Baguette’s 25th anniversary celebration and held in New York, rather than the brand’s usual European backdrop for shows. Reflected there, more than kismet, was the hard work of current creative director Kim…

Being real. It’s something Trinny Woodall learned the importance of in the early 2000s co-hosting the British makeover TV show obsession, What Not to Wear. It’s also an ethos she has since upheld across social media with her no-holds-barred approach that’s catnip to her millions of fans, and through her inclusive make-up and skincare empire Trinny London. “It is the most important thing,” the British fashion and beauty icon reinforces sitting in her Sydney hotel suite on a whistle-stop tour to open pop-ups in Sydney and Melbourne. “Because there’s so much fakery around, from the marketing of ingredients that are actually in products, to how people talk about what they’ve had done to their face. Let’s be honest," she enthuses. And she is. Over her decades in the public eye,…

Must see Sydney Harbour put on a dazzling display for the launch of Louis Vuitton’s travelling exhibition, See LV, with the lawn outside the Museum of Contemporary Art welcoming more than 650 guests to the spring event. The fifth stop on a tour that’s so far visited Wuhan, Hangzhou, Dubai and Tokyo, the exhibition explores the maison’s heritage from the early-20th century in five immersive curatorial universes (the third chapter is set inside a full-size skate ramp) and showcases an incredible collection of early 20th-century trunks, artistic collaborations and iconic leather creations. Celebrities in attendance, from Troye Sivan to Teresa Palmer, were treated to a live performance by Rüfüs Du Sol, while DJs kept the vibe alive at an afterparty held inside the museum. Field day This year’s Melbourne Cup…

EDWARD BOWLEG Ahead of the Australian Open this year, our topranked female tennis player Ajla Tomljanović flew from her base in Florida to New York to be captured exclusively by Vogue. “I was certainly more conscious of the fact that we were shooting an athlete, in regards to what I selected,” says Edward Bowleg of his styling in ‘Game changer’, from page 96. “In knowing that she was open to experimenting, I took things to propose to her that may not be pieces she would wear in her ordinary life,” he recalls. An inspiring sense of raw strength pervades each look, as Tomljanovic changes from a Ralph Lauren shirt into a well-tailored Gucci suit. “We wanted to keep Ajla in fashion but give a nod to her athleticism,” he continues.…

Viewpoint When Lucy Hinckfuss began tie-dyeing pieces by hand in her Sydney studio for new label Luuda, a stylist friend asked if she writes down exactly what she puts into each coloured concoction. “I said, ‘No, I just remember it.’ And she said, ‘What?’” she recounts with a laugh. “It’s a little bit like the way I cook; I don’t really follow recipes.” Hinckfuss’s life incidentally has had a strong food link; until late 2021, she was married to restaurateur Maurice Terzini, helmsman of Bondi’s Icebergs among other venues, with whom she shares two children, and is co-founder of clothing label Ten Pieces. While Hinckfuss was collaborating on its monochromatic unisex streetwear, she began exploring tiedyed dresses with a modern slant. “There was, however, perhaps a feeling they confused the…

Hideaway Coffee: “Prolog, which has a relaxed outdoor area - a perfect spot to start the day with a flat white and croissant.” Shopping: “I Love Beauty, a small boutique dedicated to the best of natural beauty and skincare, and where you can find Lesse in Copenhagen. The staff greet every visitor one-on-one for a more personal shopping experience.” Artistic Spot: “The Finn Juhl House, part of the Ordrupgaard Museum. Juhl was a pioneer of mid-century architecture and furniture design and, in this exploration of his home, you see how he lived by the design philosophies that defined his work.” Bar: “Natural wine bar Pompette, where you can share a bottle from the wine cellar with friends or enjoy a solo glass at the bar. Or Apollo Bar, for an…

Jewellery Some revolutions shatter boundaries with a crash and a bang; others arrive on tiptoe and, with a whisper, change the rules forever. Up until a very few years ago, a guy with a diamond Art Deco brooch winking from his black-tie ensemble would at least raise an eyebrow - and the fellow you went to high school with who has now paired his white T-shirt with a single strand of pearls would elicit well, if not a guffaw, at least a titter. But no longer. Women have for decades helped themselves to male-identified jewellery - the signet ring, those massive wristwatches. No one blinks an eye when we string an antique pocket watch around our necks or have a chunky ID bracelet cut down so that it fits our…

Film It is Vanessa Kirby’s lot in life to be surrounded by Australians. Her aunt lives in Australia, she says, and one of her best friends has just relocated Down Under. Elizabeth Debicki is a close pal in London - “She’s like a sister to me,” - and Cate Blanchett was the jury president at the Venice Film Festival the year that Kirby was awarded Best Actress for Pieces of a Woman, the gaping open wound of a film in which Kirby commanded the screen in a 26-minute single-take birth scene. And next month, in The Son, she stars opposite Australians Hugh Jackman and Zen McGrath, a father-son duo with a fractured relationship that takes a sharp turn into tragedy. Kirby plays Beth, second wife of Jackman’s Peter, the pair…

“We’re living in strange times in Europe, suspended between a hard two-year time of pandemic when interpersonal relations were discouraged or even forbidden, and a need of going back to a long-lost sociality. A dinner on your home terrace offers an amazing middle ground, where you can meet your friends and loved ones without renouncing your domestic intimacy ... the mood should be cosy but glamorous at the same time. “Setting the table with care and love is essential, [as is] choosing supplies that enchant your guests: decorated ceramics and coloured fabrics. Also, large carpets and cushions laying on the ground will make you feel a touch of exoticism, even if you’re in the city centre. “Italian movies like La Terrazza (1980) by Ettore Scola and Le Fate Ignoranti (2001)…

Sicily has always been at the heart of Dolce & Gabbana. Domenico Dolce hails from Polizzi Generosa, a medieval town near Palermo, and the duo’s opulent, maximalist approach to design and style embraces and builds upon the Mediterranean isle’s rich baroque history. And so, how perfect that they chose Syracuse, a 2,700-yearold city on Sicily’s Ionian coast, for their 10th anniversary Alta Moda event in July. For four days and nights - mainly nights Dolce & Gabbana threw lavish shows and crazy-fun fetes to celebrate the beauty and charm of the region, honour Italy’s artisans and ring up millions in sales (clients are said to drop an average of $152,000. No small affair was this: 20 hotels, 900 workers and 50 caterers all contributed to make the magic happen. And…

Capricorn 22 December-20 January You’re feeling valued under the influence of Venus. Decisive again with Mercury out of retrograde in your sign, your health and work routines also make progress thanks to Mars turning direct now, too. A Full Moon sees you ditching the “same old, same old” moves when rebellious planet Uranus revs up romance, but empathy is your BFF when Venus restyles the way you connect. STYLE ICON: Adut Akech Bior Aquarius 21 January-18 February This month you have Venus, the Sun and a New Moon bringing a sparkle to your eye, so what’s fresh, new, rebellious or outrageous has got your name on it. Romance relights after a drab spell in reverse and you’re organised and determined with Mercury in forward motion. Home is quirky under the…

Swim star Taking the plunge in the skin-baring mood of the season is easier with Chanel’s 90s-feel monochrome string bikini. Want to shop Vogue's edit? Scan the QR code to shop the best of the trend. Max effect A resort- ready cover-up should be top of the list with the newest versions making for hyperhued twists on the caftan's classic appeal. Neutral stance Camels and tans are anything but boring worn the new way: in a perfectly matched set with demure accessories. Full spectrum Cali-cool meets jet-set suave in rainbow brights. Colouring everything from swim to cover-ups, embrace the season in multicoloured deckchair stripes. Short order Tailoring has been taking hems higher recently, so it’s little surprise a short suit that borrows from the Bermuda is the rulebreaking silhouette for…

The start of a new year always makes me sentimental. I like to spend time looking back on the 12 months passed and every year the memories that mean the most to me are always the ones centred around sitting at a table with someone I love. If given a choice to relive moments of my life over again, it’s not the seemingly big ones that I’d want to step back into or experience once more. I would want to be able to sit back down at a small Parisian cafe with my mum on the first trip that was just the two of us, when we marked each sunset with a glass of champagne, or be 19 again for just one evening so I could share a tub of…

VOGUE AUSTRALIA Lensed both with and without a head covering, Muslim Australian model on the rise Hanan Ibrahim, celebrates the many facets of being a modern woman. Eight months ago, I made the decision to start wearing my hijab part-time. In making this choice, I have found myself between a rock and a hard place. The rock being the lifelong comfort of wearing hijab, of it identifying me as a member of the Muslim community, and the pride I felt as being Australia’s first hijabi model. The hard place being fear of how people would interpret this act, using it to either view me as a woman who has lost her way or as one conforming to Western beauty standards. Growing up in a multi-ethnic Muslim community in Melbourne, I…

Beauty Beauty journalism has evolved massively over the past 70 years a google and comb through online archives is proof of how perspectives change. Case in point: US Vogue, February 1962’s report on ‘How to use a boat as a beauty treatment’. No one’s denying the power of the briny scent of salt in the air when it comes to enlivening the senses ... It’s just that now we know a stint at sea leaves one with straw-like stressed strands, a mottled complexion, lizard limbs and perhaps even promoting the dreaded skin cancer. Boats and beauty don’t go together. End of story. That said, the reality of Australian life is that the beach is our backyard. And with the fingerprint of climate change revealing itself through more intense heatwaves and…