Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2017 i Vogue Australia

The perennial ups and downs of fashion make way for intriguing commentary: sales of red lipstick were once said to indicate the economy’s health, while abbreviated hemlines coincided with the rise of the women’s movement. With sportswear’s pervasive presence in our wardrobes it’s the diminishing of dress codes; our work and leisure lives have become further intertwined – a sign of a generation’s search for self-improvement and actualisation. Better, faster, stronger. The concept of incorporating sportswear into fashion has evolved incrementally. Tricked-up sneakers with silken slip dresses are old hat, and we know about wearing bomber jackets with pleated skirts – we rely on sportswear elements to add that clever quirk. Nicolas Ghesquière has a lot to answer for: his use of neoprene at Balenciaga spurred the fabric to become…

1 NO SWEAT Alexander Wang’s snow-white gym towel is crafted from the finest fur and made to see the inside of a club, not the gym. 2 SHADED LADY The delicate mesh of Christian Dior’s visor lends a couture edge to a tennis staple. 3 SOCK DRAW Action-ready socks under lace-up heels like Givenchy’s Day-Glo shoes are an elegant exploration of comfort in the realm of vertiginous shoes. 4 FROM THE HIP Stella McCartney’s girl stashes the essentials in her all-purpose belt bag that eschews shapeless nylon for structured faux leather. POLO CLUB The classic polo re-establishes itself as an urban staple. Just add a skirt for pm dress codes.…

Label to know There’s an advantage to being an only three-year-old label. Natalija Bouropoulos is carving her own path through the world of boudoir attire, ignoring convention with her namesake label Natalija. Slips, liquid silk robes and camisoles in soft neutrals and deep jewel tones are bedroom-, boardroom- and brunch-appropriate. Three-in-an alluringly versatile-one. LOVE ON TOP Fifties high-waisted underwear made its way into attire some seasons ago: now the bra takes full focus. Over dresses and lightweight tops they might raise eyebrows, but trailblazing women always do. The pull-off There are those who might mistake it for a slip of the fabric, but clothes peeling away from the body are no accident: it’s the last word in stealthy seduction this season. HIDE & SEEK Phoebe Philo’s intriguing proposition of a…

When you lock down an exclusive to walk for Saint Laurent, particularly while it’s going through an incredibly buzzy time, you wouldn’t want a single thing to go wrong. “I couldn’t put heels on,” says 17-year-old Adelaide-based model Adut Akech. She was in Paris and had just come off a 24-hour flight from Australia straight to fittings and she had a serious problem with her foot, at least for walking in a poker-straight slink worthy of the French house. “I didn’t wear socks on the plane. No-one told me that your feet get swollen!” she says. “Every day [the Saint Laurent team] said: ‘We’ll see you tomorrow, we’ll see you tomorrow for your fitting.’ And I was like: ‘Okay, they haven’t even confirmed me.’ Then I was there every day…

“KATIE IS NOT ABOUT STANDING ON THE SIDELINES WATCHING; SHE GETS INVOLVED”Ruan Sims Not so long ago Katie Page flew to the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast, where Australia’s female rugby league team, the Jillaroos, were running a training camp. In true Page style she wasn’t interested in simply watching the players, and decided to join in a game of beach footy. “Katie, being Katie, said: ‘Don’t take it easy on me, this is about you training and preparing,’” recalls captain Ruan Sims. One of the younger players took Page at her word and the next moment crash-tackled her, sending her sprawling into the sand. Sims was aghast. “I was that scary face emoji, that was me, I was freaking out. Katie was on the floor. But she…

“I FELT I WAS IN DANGER, AND I HAD EVERY RIGHT TO REACT THE WAY I DID” When Gigi Hadid was assaulted by a prankster who picked her up off her feet as she exited the fashion shows in Milan last September, her reaction was extraordinary: a supermodel all arms and legs akimbo defending herself like a champion UFC fighter in the ring. Then, when she was attacked again on social media for her aggressive response, Hadid had had enough. “I don’t condone violence, but highly encourage defending yourself against a would-be attacker,” she wrote on Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter. “Honestly, I felt I was in danger, and I had every right to react the way I did. If anything, I want girls to see the video and know that…

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YOUTHFUL ENERGY While we wait for plutonium-powered, time-travelling DeLoreans to become reality, Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate might well be the closest thing we have to turning back time. Its meticulously researched, biotechnology-derived ingredients combine in a patented – not to mention industry-celebrated and highly awarded – formula that smooths fine lines and wrinkles, tones and firms skin and boosts radiance. Visit www.lancome.com.au. FLIPPING OUT The HP Spectre x360 is a mere slip of a thing, yet its power is incredible. But the function that makes it truly unique is its 360-degree hinge, allowing it to become a convertible piece of hardware that can seamlessly shift through various high-performance forms: notebook, tablet, presentation tool and multimedia marvel. Visit www.hp.com.au/spectrex360. Into the blu Make a splash poolside or at the…

There is a relaxed, respectful vibe between Janice Petersen and Julian Hamilton as we sit at the kitchen table in their inner-Sydney home sharing a pot of tea one late spring morning. Hamilton has wandered in from his home studio in the backyard, where he is putting the final touches on the Presets’ upcoming fourth album with partner and fellow Conservatorium of Music graduate Kim Moyes. Petersen still has a few hours before she’ll head into the SBS studios to begin preparing for the evening bulletin and writing and recording the day’s radio and television headlines. They are one of Australia’s glamour couples: she is the face of the multicultural broadcaster, the elegant and erudite newsreader we invite into our lounge rooms each evening to tell us the international news…

THE LODGE IS MINUTES FROM QUEENSTOWN BUT IT COULD BE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Waking up in a heavenly soft bed at Matakauri Lodge, it’s easy to momentarily lose your bearings. From beyond the plantation shutters of the bedroom comes the unmistakable sound of waves making landfall. It sounds for all money like you’re in a beach house, not in a suite at an ultra-luxurious lodge on New Zealand’s South Island around 200 kilometres from the ocean. The waves are real, though: a constant wind pushes the glacial waters of Lake Wakatipu onto the pebbly shoreline in a steady rhythm. The creation of the US-based Robertson family, who also own Kauri Cliffs and the Farm at Cape Kidnappers on North Island, Matakauri Lodge is a seven-minute drive from the…

Trekking MILFORD TRACK (NEW ZEALAND) New Zealand might be the Mecca of skiing, wine and health retreats, but it is also home to one of the most beautiful walking treks in the world. Traversing the Milford Track takes stamina, but you’ll be rewarded with views of stunning glaciers, mountains, waterfalls and ancient rainforests. www.milfordtrack.net Swimming NOOSA (QUEENSLAND) As an island nation it is no wonder Australia has the best ocean swim events. Noosa’s annual triathlon is the biggest of its kind in the world and is a fab sporty pit stop you can do as a relay with friends on the way north to explore the Great Barrier Reef, or south to soothe the soul in Byron Bay. Running VANCOUVER (CANADA) Running is the best way to see a new…

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JOSHUA SASSE British actor and gay rights advocate Joshua Sasse wrote the opinion piece “Love is love”, on page 68. Sasse caught Vogue’s attention with his initiative “Say ‘I do’ Down Under”, addressing Australia’s failure to legalise same-sex marriage. “It’s about standing up for equality. When you see a gap and you know, or feel, you can fill it, then it’s your duty to do it.” PIERRE TOUSSAINT Photographer Pierre Toussaint shot fitness star Kayla Itsines for “Keeping up with Kayla”, from page 138. “Kayla was great,” he says. “She has obviously had so much success, but is completely down-to-earth. I actually love shooting athletes; they are always so professional and aware of their bodies.” FINN SEYFRIED Our cover girl Amanda Seyfried’s adorable pooch Finn is no stranger to the…

Remember physical education? Or perhaps there are some who don’t because they were too busy cutting class to hang out in hidden corners in their tracksuits. Once the uniform of those who conformed – to a team, a school, a country – the spirit of subversion sees designers like Alexander Wang reworking basketball shorts and Donatella Versace doing sultry windbreakers. The key is rethinking the athletic staple and retaking it with a football hooligan-like disregard for rules; a Chas Tenenbaum-esque tendency to walk to your own beat. The attitude guides the styling: a cropped zipped jacket or jersey with jeans and heels for day, or wear it all together with sneakers to an evening engagement. The tracksuit once meant representing your team with pride – it’s now about flying the…

Kristian Chase is not one to shy away from bold moves – in fashion or in life. Feeling the need for a “drastic change in scenery”, he swapped a life of high-fashion runways in New York for the easygoing lifestyle and beautiful beaches of Australia. Here, he talks about how he infuses his intrepid personality into his swimwear designs for Aqua Blu. How did you go from haute couture to swimwear creation? Kristian Chase: “ My background is high fashion – I learnt my craft in Paris and honed my skills in New York. However, I wanted to break my own mould and embrace a more casual lifestyle. Australia has just that. The summer season is long here; people live in their swimsuits. I fell in love with swimwear because…

“THE CAMEL COAT IS LIKE A GOOD WATCH, OR AN HERMÈS KELLY” The name Maria Giulia Maramotti has that kind of smackingly good Italiana thing about it. It just rolls off the tongue, Mar-i-a, Giuu-lia Maramotti . How pleasing then for it to belong to the most Italian of women, and granddaughter of Achille Maramotti, the founder of MaxMara. During dinner at the Michelin-starred Seta in Milan’s Mandarin Oriental hotel, she cajoles the waiters into bringing extra dessert, and coaxes head chef Antonio Guida to the table. “This is my favourite restaurant in Milan,” she exclaims, wearing a fitted red MaxMara dress that matches her red lipstick. Back in her home country for Milan fashion week, Maramotti now heads up her family company’s retail strategy across North America. Design, she…

“I’M MUCH HAPPIER CREATING THAN BEING A PUPPET IN SOMEONE ELSE’S CREATIONS” Matilda Brown has just finished a yoga class, so maybe that’s why she looks so radiant. Or perhaps it’s just her warmth and charisma that gives her that aura and glow. The 29-year-old writer, director and actor has swung by a cafe to meet me on route to collect her just-completed second season of Let’s Talk About, the Foxtel short-format web series she wrote, directed and starred in. “It’s exciting, it’s done!” she enthuses. The smart, funny series, about a young couple who accidentally fall pregnant early in their relationship, is just one of the many projects she has on the go. As well as other acting roles, she directed The Caravan [an off-shoot of Offspring webisodes] and…

GYM JUNKIE From body-hugging to loose and layered, your sartorial fitness doesn’t need to take a step back just because you’re staying indoors. DO A RUNNER Pound the pavement with style and substance this summer. MIND OVER MATTER Bend, stretch and “namaste” your way to better health in easy, breezy fabrics and cuts. GREAT OUTDOORS Power your sports wardrobe with our form and functional edit.…

ARO HĀ, NEW ZEALAND If you’re going to set a wellness retreat in New Zealand’s scenic South Island, chances are it might involve some outdoor activities. At Aro Hā, the brainchild of a hedge fund manager and Californian yogi, there is a strong emphasis on mindfulness and a demanding exercise regimen. Mornings start early with the paleo-vegan breakfast, followed by yoga before a three- or four-hour hike. Evenings are about relaxation massages and more yoga before you retire to your villa to recharge the batteries. BEST FOR: Full body overhaul; weight loss. Go to aro-ha.com. COMO SHAMBHALA, BALI, INDONESIA Just a short drive north of Ubud, Bali’s epicentre of relaxation, Como Shambhala presents the best of both worlds: modern science and more traditional Eastern rituals cleverly intermixed. From Ayurvedic doctors,…

I am tying the laces of my Nike Flyknits. A double knot is in order. I’m gearing up to get my butt kicked by Kayla Itsines, who I clock crossing the busy intersection towards Sydney’s Hyde Park. Amid a sea of suits, the pint-sized Instagram fitness sensation – who has amassed a following of almost six million – attracts a few side eyes. Is it her fluorescent first-day-of-school-white Adidas sneakers that bounce across the searing bitumen? Or her easy familiarity that makes you wonder whether she went to your school or starred in Neighbours? Or is it that passers-by could in fact form part of her legion of fangirls, collectively known as the BBG community? “Let’s find a nice spot: we’re going to need a bench to work out on,…

“A PATIENT PLAYED ANGRY BIRDS WITH HIS HEAD DOWN FOR FOUR HOURS A DAY” It’s a crisp yet sparkly day in Paris as I settle into one of those neighbourly hole-in-the-wall cafes that make you feel smugly like a local. With that specific fish-out-of-water propensity of a tourist, I see the glaringly obvious: of the 20-odd patrons, more than three quarters are consumed by the technology at their fingertips. There’s the home-office situation in the back left-hand corner; at least three French couples scrolling through their morning news feeds; another woman uploading her breakfast spread to Instagram (the coffee not the only thing given a thorough filtering); and a couple of business types zooming in on an official-looking iPad presentation. And I’m not passing judgement: had there been Wi-Fi, I…

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To compete at the highest level in elite sport, athletes will don hyper-streamlined, slick performance wear. The closer to the body the faster they can move, or so is the idea. For spring/ summer ’17, Julie de Libran’s interpretation of an athlete at Sonia Rykiel was the modern woman, moving fast to take on the world. Kitted out in the label’s slinky striped knit dresses, slashed to the thigh, she can do just that as she can in Versace’s chevron-emblazoned swinging pleat tunics and tube skirts that came with pop studs so they can be converted to a mini in a hurry. De Libran spoke about liberating women in 2017, and despite their figure-hugging silhouette the season’s technical knits have versatility and ease like Missoni’s loose ribbed tank and pants…

1) It’s a more formal dining situation rather than casual. 2) They invited a friend. 3) You’ve seen your date before and this time notice they have made an obvious effort with their appearance. 4) Your date is paying a lot of attention to their phone. 5) They are attentive to what’s going on. Drinks are ordered. They are careful about choosing where you sit and ask you what you would like. 6) They over-share details about their life, including the grisly and potentially unflattering details at a level beyond self-deprecating. 7) If your date runs into a friend while you’re out they are eager to introduce you. 8) At the end of the date they are vague about making plans with you for next time. TICKED MORE ODD NUMBERS?…

MISSONI Rosita (pictured, seated) and her husband Ottavio Missoni founded the brand; their three children now run it, with Vittorio as marketing director, Luca in charge of archives and events and Angela as creative director. Their granddaughter Margherita (pictured, standing) is now a brand ambassador and works on the Missoni design team. GIORGIO ARMANI Giorgio Armani’s niece Roberta (left, with the founder) is his label’s director of public relations. His younger sister Rosanna also worked for the brand until her retirement. SALVATORE FERRAGAMO The namesake founder’s family includes son Ferruccio, chairman (left); daughter Fulvia, holding company vice-president (centre); and grandson James, women’s leather product director (right). FENDI Silvia Venturini Fendi (right, with her children Giulio and Delfina Delettrez Fendi) is granddaughter to founders Adele and Edoardo Fendi and the brand’s…

 “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 1, Scene 1 HOW IS IT THAT MORE THAN 150 YEARS AFTER THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE WE ARE STILL VOTING ON THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS? When we speak of love – of love lost, love gained, love endured and love that remains – we don’t speak of an emotion we could call capricious, do we? We speak, I think, of a universal bond; of a beautiful warmth that binds us, heals us and carries a torch for us across the chasm of mortality. Love is the colour of life! And it’s everywhere, isn’t it? It’s not always groundbreaking or necessarily worthy of remark, but it’s all…

ELLE VAN UDEN, ROCK CLIMBER “I had really only rock climbed on the odd occasion when I was younger until I revisited it over a year ago for a lazy-day activity. I was drawn to the physical problem-solving and entire mind-body engagement of time and space. Aside from the obvious noticeable benefits – increased muscle tone – rock climbing has motivated me to be healthy and fit for my own wellbeing. “The biggest shift since I started climbing regularly is how I think about my body: from something that should look a certain way to feeling resilient, confident and balanced. “The social aspect of climbing is also important. It’s a positive and supportive environment for people who have all come to the sport from different backgrounds, times in their lives…

NEURONS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN THE GUT AND HEART … PERHAPS THEY HAVE A TYPE OF INTELLIGENCE The heart has long been a symbol of romantic love. Every culture on Earth celebrates love or commiserates heartbreak in songs, poems, art and stories. Now science is proving your heart is more than a mere metaphor – or just a dumb pump. As it beats approximately 100,000 times a day, your heart is in constant conversation with your brain. And when you fall in love, your heart and brain engage in a complex neurochemical “chain reaction”, to paraphrase Diana Ross. Bryan Ferry was right, too. Love is the drug. And it activates the same reward pathways in your brain as cocaine. When you fall in love, your brain produces large amounts of…

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PROM QUEEN Rodarte’s sweetheart necklines, Oscar de la Renta’s ruched-sleeved gowns and Gucci’s frothed taffeta swirled in a redux of the high-school dance. Clothes that can rehash that flutter of teenage romance tap into the tender side of the 80s this season. Eschew powder hues for a passionate palette Kate Bush would approve of; high-pigment shades less Pretty in Pink than deadly debutante Carrie. Take your bow, prom queen. AB ONE OFF What did the 80s power players (and we’re talking all women here) wear to blow off steam outside the boardroom? Looks that articulated the hedonist spirit of the era, naturally. A surfeit of ruffles, a puff of volume erupting from the single bare shoulder all capture the spirit of halcyon nights but keep things 2017. Wear it short…

THE OWNER’S COTTAGE MIGHT MORE ACCURATELY BE DESCRIBED AS A HAMPTONS MANSION Huka Lodge, on New Zealand’s North Island near Lake Taupo, is legendary. The luxury retreat and fishing lodge has hosted royals, Miuccia Prada, Bill Gates and numerous other famous people. But if rugby is your thing, I recommend you do not book your stay to coincide with a Bledisloe Cup game, as I did. The All Blacks defeating the Wallabies made watching the match with a group of Kiwis in the beautifully appointed Trophy Room almost unbearable. Even the exquisite wines selected from the most extensive and beautiful cellar could not numb the pain caused by my fellow guests victorious and joyous to have two Australians in the room to tease. That, however, was the only moment of…

AQUARIUS 21 JANUARY - 18 FEBRUARY Relationships get a push into new territory this month. If a professional alliance lacks lustre, your dating style is in a rut, or a long-term love has lost its allure, now is the time to do something. It’s all about what’s said and how. With shared values and financial priorities up for discussion, it’s crucial to focus on the details. STYLE ICON: Kerry Washington PISCES 19 FEBRUARY – 20 MARCH A love affair with money – or with someone who has money – is possible this month, but the key to happiness now is to value yourself more. Believe in your own worth, not in a narcissistic way, and opportunities to live the life you want will come to you more easily. Investing in…