Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2024 i Vogue Australia

Flight path The bomber has transcended its origins in aviation to become a functional everyday hero. The kind to secure now is elevated in form and fabrication, a counterpoint to its utilitarian edge. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue's edit of the best bomber jackets. Active interest Make the astute investment of a two-for-one style star: a tracksuit. Swap out a blazer for a windbreaker, or tailored trousers for sporting slacks for style mileage as an option on top of wearing it head to toe. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue's edit of the best winter trends. Soft launch Channel the golden age of après-ski and cosy up to piled-on knits and tactile textures in a polished palette of black and white. Keep the feeling going in accessories;…

COLLECTOR It may come as a surprise, given its roots, that Hermès's first-ever version of a riding boot was produced in the 1970s, a kind of city boot with equestrian details. That is because, though founder Thierry Hermès set up shop crafting equestrian harnesses in 1837, he concentrated on producing products of the highest quality for horses first and foremost. As ready-to-wear and accessories were slowly introduced – beginning in 1925 with intention and clear function (the original piece being a golf jacket) – Hermès never abandoned its roots, nor hurried unthinkingly forward. Today, it famously still sells equestrian accessories, and for its non-equine clients shod in leather, not metal, gleaming, handcrafted jumping boots. With a direct connection to its past, the boots carry traditional leather garters used to hold…

Paris, in the late 1870s. A young man, around 22 years old, is poised above one of the most significant diamonds to have ever been unearthed, supervising its cutting from rough stone to polished gem. The moment must be tense; a culmination of a year spent scrutinising the gargantuan 287-carat yellow diamond that fills a whole fist, then the largest ever found, deciding on the best shape. Slowly it emerges: a pioneering 82 facets, at 128.5 carats. Dr George Frederick Kunz has been tasked by Tiffany & Co.'s founder, Charles Lewis Tiffany, to cut what we now know as the Tiffany Diamond, and remarkably, he is self-taught. “There was no gemmology degree back then,” says Tiffany & Co.'s current chief gemmologist Victoria Reynolds of the young man who corralled the…

VOGUE AUSTIRALIA SPORT AND STYLE TAKE CENTRESTAGE AS OUR GREATEST ATHLETES COMPETE FOR GOLD IN THE GLOBAL FASHION CAPITAL. Mary Fowler, football The meteoric rise of Mary Fowler is one for the history books. At only 21, the tenacious Matildas forward has already competed in her first Olympics and two World Cups, including last year's groundbreaking home tournament where the team placed fourth, just falling short of the silverware. As the nation fell in love with the Matildas, Fowler became a fan favourite, winning over even the soccer cynics with her quick feet and signature gloves. Now, as Fowler prepares for a second appearance at an Olympic Games, her eyes are set firmly on winning a medal, something the Matildas haven't quite been able to do – yet. “My proudest…

CHARLOTTE ROSE “It was a massive feat of organisation,” Vogue Australia's senior producer Charlotte Rose says of pulling together this issue's momentous Olympic cover shoot, which took place over four different days. “Having four shoot dates doesn't mean each date is one quarter of the work, it was actually four times the work,” she explains. “There are a bunch of logistics involved in shooting athletes, including scheduling around their training hours and prior commitments.” Nevertheless, Rose shares she's honoured to have been involved in such an exciting project ahead of the Paris Games. “Working on a Vogue cover is always a privilege,” she concludes. BRONTE CAMPBELL “I first approached Vogue at the end of 2023, after becoming interested in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris and how they compare to…

Milan, summer 1975. A 41-year-old Giorgio Armani has sold his blue Volkswagen Beetle to finance a new fashion business. He rents a tiny office and hires two members of staff: a young secretarial student, Irene Pantone, and an irrepressible showman from Tuscany, Sergio Galeotti, who is in charge of sales. In what passed back then for a showroom, the three brought out a menswear collection, followed by one for women. Both debuted to great acclaim, the buying public entranced by the deceptive simplicity and elegance of Armani's clothes. In time, a new glossary would be coined for his palette: ‘greige’, ‘sand’, ‘mushroom’, ‘biscuit’. American critic Dodie Kazanjian would write in Vogue that Armani was “doing for the jacket what others were doing for philosophy, architecture and art”. “I have always…

The year is 2004, and Sienna Miller is stomping the streets of Notting Hill in slouchy boots and a frilly white dress – it could be circa 1960 vintage, or something from Phoebe Philo's spring 2004 collection for Chloé. A hundred or so miles to the west, Kate Moss is backstage at Glastonbury in tiny shorts, a waistcoat and a studded vintage belt – a cool and loose style soon described as “new bohemian”. (Miller, in her Roberto Cavalli handkerchief dresses, Ossie Clark tops, and coin belts, co-headlines this bill.) Stateside, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are running around Manhattan wearing sandals and ruffled dresses under T-shirts and hoodies; on the west coast, Jessica Alba walks the red carpet in a chiffon dress over jeans, with Kate Hudson captured by paparazzi…

The goal was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics; cyclist Holly Takos had been training for years to reach it. But two years out from the Games, while preparing for the arduous selection process, Takos sustained a serious hip injury that would take her out of contention and end her decade-long cycling career. “I was very lucky to go to the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and the World Championships in 2017, but I'd always had my eye on the Olympics,” the 28-year-old former athlete says, reflecting on what could have been. “Overnight, I went from being a professional cyclist to needing to rebuild myself, figure out what my path was and where I could apply my skills next.” Fortunately, Takos was gearing up to complete the final year of a criminology degree…

What does sport mean to you? Most, if not all, will agree on its reach; consider that nearly half of Australia watched the Matildas’ semi-final against England last year, or that the Tokyo Olympics were viewed by three billion globally. Its command has made it a ubiquitous force in fashion; LVMH is the premium partner of this year's Olympics in Paris, and a 2023 Business of Fashion study reported the value of the fashion industry's sponsoring of sport stars and competitions would reach $US109.1 billion by 2030, compared to $US63.1 billion in 2021. It's possible to understand the importance of sport, especially as a fashion lover, while knowing it's just not your thing. Until recently, that was my experience. I can trace my indifference to the school playground, where I…

Anika Wells is many things: tenacious, driven, principled. Could she also be psychic? “I really think this could be huge for women's sport,” Wells told Vogue Australia, in the final minutes of a friendly match between The Matildas and France in July 2023. The Tillies bested the French 1-0 in the warm-up en route to the FIFA Women's World Cup, where they finished fourth – and captured the hearts of a nation. A year on, Wells's comment feels more understatement than mere fact, with football fairy dust still being sprinkled around the country. Young children, especially young girls, are enrolling in junior clubs at record numbers. Wells was at the game in her capacity as sports minister, one of two portfolios she manages as the shining star of the Albanese…

IT'S NOT JUST WEIGHTS “Strength training is the process of overloading the neuromuscular system with more load than it's used to, forcing an adaptive change to make us stronger. We look to lifting weights because of the simple and effective nature of this activity. However, if lifting weights isn't your thing, but you still want to improve your strength, you need to find an environment you enjoy that provides you with the opportunity to overload your body. This could include hill sprints or trail running, sea kayaking if you love being near the water and want to improve your upper body strength, or even rock climbing if you love being in nature. Bottom line is, as long as there is overload and stress consistently applied to the neuromuscular system then…

Cancer 22 June-22 July Adventure or comfort? Either way, Neptune turns retrograde to keep idealistic plans realistic. A New Moon in your sign launches a new phase of selfcare and awareness, with Venus greenlighting you spending on must-haves, because you're worth it. Mars adds passion, and a rare second Full Moon in a row in your partnership zone could seal a deal on an important relationship. STYLE ICON: Phoebe Tonkin Libra 23 September-23 October You get a cosmic wake-up call now as retrograde Neptune makes the truth about a wellbeing or work issue plain to see. A New Moon launches a nurturing approach to your career, with a repeat Full Moon in your home zone urging you to find a sensible work-life balance. As Mercury and Venus make friendships, hopes…

I love pop culture,” Tommy Hilfiger says – and it's hard to downplay the potency of that statement. The designer sits on a leather sofa in a wood-panelled showroom at his offices in Manhattan, where walls are covered with iconic ephemera: from pictures of Beyoncé, Kate Moss and David Bowie wearing Hilfiger's famous red, white and blue flag logo, to those black-and-white ad campaigns from the 1990s that exported his idea of sporty prep to millions around the world. “I've always used cultural icons as either collaborators or as ambassadors for the brand … [pop culture] moves the needle in society,” he says. Indeed, Hilfiger, who started his label in 1985 and was inspired by Andy Warhol, mastered the union of fashion and celebrity ahead of the pack. Raised middle-class…

CURATED BY Her ready-to-wear is pared back in sensibility, but beyond the tailoring, camel-hair coats and elevated separates, a layered cerebralism is at work in Grace Wales Bonner's clothing. It is why men – she began as a menswear label, before adding womenswear – and women around the world respond to her clothing beyond the immediate exterior. Rich with symbolism, the 32-year-old London-born, British-Jamaican designer's work intersects art, music, literature and film, a fact on display with her recent curation of a show at MoMA entitled Spirit Movers. Her approach, unlike a workaday fashion designer, is a mutable clash of these intersecting spheres, converging and blurring: photographer Tyler Mitchell might walk in a show, soundtracked by Yasiin Bey, the rapper formerly known as Mos Def, while at another, the work…

When the artist Sanné Mestrom heads to her home studio in the Blue Mountains to work on one of her sculptural meditations on the female form, she layers on five pairs of disposable gloves. The gloves serve an important and practical function: they protect her hands while she's working for hours with cement, plaster, wax and wood, casting and recasting her pieces in search of the perfect shape. But they are also a clear marker of the duality that exists within her. “I'm always having to go back into the house to do something for my son … And every time I need to leave the studio to go into the house, I rip off a layer,” Mestrom explains. “I'm always going between mother and artist, mother and artist, mother…

Long Island Compromise (Wildfire, $32.99) by Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Beloved celebrity profiler turned novelist Taffy Brodesser-Akner writes acerbic and sharply observed dispatches of ageing millennial malaise. Her latest, about what happens when childhood trauma is left to fester in manicured upstate New York, is simply brilliant. Out July 9. The Honeyeater (Allen & Unwin, $32.99) by Jessie Tu. We loved Australian writer Jessie Tu's first novel, A Lonely Girl Is A Dangerous Thing. Her follow-up is just as bold and thrilling, the tale of a young academic tangled in a web of grief, lust and betrayal. Briefly Very Beautiful (Bloomsbury, $32.99) by Roz Dineen. Forget post-apocalyptic, Briefly Very Beautiful is set right in the middle of our societal collapse. This story of a mother and her three children desperately seeking safety…

Hair: Sophie Jane Anderson Make-up: Rebecca Wordingham Manicure: Ama Quashie Models: Karen Elson, Yilan Hua Production: DMB Represents…

Hone in The simplest way to frame a feature is with bold colour. A slick of red on lips reads classic, but for extra drama, etch pencil-thin brows in your favourite primary hue. Make-up from FENTY BEAUTY starting with Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush in Big Melons, $35, and Stunna Lip Paint Longwear Fluid Lip Color in Uncensored, $45. Good foundations The best beauty looks start with a great base, but that doesn't have to mean full coverage. Let real skin – and blue liner – sing with just a dab of concealer in the areas that warrant it. Plant one Experimenting with intense lip colour or artistic shapes – like this petal-inspired pout – is simple. Tidy up any mishaps with a lip brush dipped in make-up remover or…

At he height of her training, Lydia O'Donnell was running around 170 kilometres per week. As an elite athlete and marathon runner she was laserfocused on her goal to make the World Championship team. She was also physically exhausted, her social life and relationships fell by the wayside, and in her mid-20s, her body was in such a state of depletion as a result of overtraining and underfuelling, her periods eventually stopped. By her own admission in an Instagram post earlier this year, unrealistic benchmarks and self-criticism flooded her thoughts: “I've always had the confidence that I can achieve something great. So anything less feels like a failure,” she reflected. “My reasonable mind knows I'm not failing, but my addiction to chasing ‘success’ believes it is.” Like many high-performers and…