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The September 24 Edition

In our cover story, model Gemma Ward chats about her life on and off camera, and shows off what’s on trend for the new season, all from Australian designers.

14 stories
Zimmermann blouse, $750, and skirt, $1250.

Gemma Ward: ‘I don’t feel very famous now, which is a good place for me’

Two decades after being hailed as the model of the moment, the 35-year-old mother-of-three reflects on the freedom that comes with surrendering and letting go.

  • Damien Woolnough
Where is fashion going next? Perhaps the gaming world, where players are already wearing virtual wardrobes on their avatars.

The future of fashion? Digital-only dresses for thousands of dollars

Imagine a virtual closet that allows the wearer to style herself at home, or perhaps she’ll build an archive of designer pieces ready to pass down generations.

  • Clare Press
“One of my favourite poems encourages old women to wear purple with a red hat – especially one that doesn’t suit you.”

Much as you want us to, older women do not become merely an audience for the young

We’re happy to cheer you on, and we love and admire you very much, but we remain stubbornly, colourfully, assertively at the centre of our own lives.

  • Jane Caro
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How this entrepreneur got Kendall Jenner to wear her bikini brand

“We had to think outside the square, and lure her in somehow,” says Triangl founder Erin Deering.

  • Erin Deering

Bye-bye Barbie pink, this season it’s all about red

From fire-engine and cherry to crimson and scarlet. Here’s how to style the timeless colour.

  • Melissa Singer
“Maybe I look like a samurai but I don’t care; I feel fabulous.”

‘A well-cut suit is just not me’: Inside fashion designer Michael Lo Sordo’s wardrobe

“On the red carpet I’d wear a deconstructed silk suit and silk trench coat with a Bottega slide. Maybe I look like a samurai but I don’t care; I feel fabulous.”

  • Georgie Gordon
Right now, it’s all about a natural-looking complexion and “no make-up make-up”.

Neon eyeliner, neat nails: Your guide to this season’s beauty trends

At last, nails return to looking groomed, pretty and polished.

  • Stephanie Darling

Finding a lifelong friend in the Buy, Swap, Sell group

Obsessed with Gorman. Crazy for Camilla. How a shared passion for clothing led to lasting friendships for these Australian women.

  • Evelyn Lewin
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‘I treat myself to the lolly jar in the hotel’: This CEO’s day on a plate

Felicity McGahan is the group chief executive of accessories retailer Strand.

  • Nicole Economos
“I like it when I am in a relationship; I am also happy when I am not.”

Sex and the City costume designer Patricia Field: ‘My mother was three times a widow’

The 81-year-old talks about losing her father as a child, her adventurist ex-girlfriend and why she’s happy to be single.

  • Jane Rocca

Make a statement with fashion-inspired prints, from iconic ads to vintage posters

Fill your walls with prints, from an Andy Warhol print to Villemot’s iconic ads and a cheeky photograph.

  • Georgie Gordon
Sausages braised in red wine with herbs.
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Adam Liaw’s sausages braised in red wine with herbs

Elevate a family favourite meal by garnishing with bright herbs to create an elegant dish.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Mashed potatoes with brie.
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Adam Liaw’s mashed potatoes with brie

France’s aligot is usually made with tomme cheese for a silky and starchy “cheesy mash” but I’m using brie for a stronger flavour with less stretchiness.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw

Libra: Your birthday is the perfect excuse to spend big this week

Free weekly forecast in life, love and career from renowned Astrologer Hedy Damari.

  • Hedy Damari

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The March 15 Edition

In our cover story this week, musician Amy Shark talks about fame and film, as she prepares to star opposite Russell Crowe in her first movie role.

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