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CLARE RICHARDSON “I was really excited to work with Miranda, and also transform her,” says celebrated stylist Clare Richardson, who collaborated with her husband, photographer Dan Martensen, to capture Australian model Miranda Kerr on Malibu's Leo Carrillo State Beach. (See page 97.) When quizzed on her favourite look from Kerr's fifth Vogue Australia cover shoot, Richardson references a head-turning Alaïa look she chose in an effort to celebrate the beauty of the female form. “It felt like it was her second skin,” the stylist says of the bodysuit. “It was so flattering, while also showing her gorgeous, healthy body.” DAN MARTENSEN For photographer Dan Martensen, collaborating with Miranda Kerr proved effortless. “She's a pro,” he shares of his experience with the Australian talent. “She knows how to move and is…

ON SET Not only one of Australia's most successful models, Miranda Kerr is also the founder of thriving skincare brand Kora Organics, a Michael Hill ambassador, and mother to four boys. This impressive balancing act inspired photographer Dan Martensen to capture Kerr in a fresh light, highlighting both her success and womanhood. For this Malibu shoot at Leo Carrillo State Beach, Martensen shared the creative direction with his wife, stylist Clare Richardson, who dressed Kerr in a series of looks celebrating the female form. Although it was the first time Martensen had worked with Kerr, the atmosphere on set was relaxed and intimate. “I've worked with everyone on the team before, Clare being my wife, [hairstylist] Teddy Charles and [make-up artist] Lisa Storey, all friends and collaborators, so it was…

Think slink Second-skin sequins – the kind that trace the body in wet-look sleekness – carry a sophistication worthy of a modern siren. Break the rules and look for an offbeat colour for a new take on evening. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue‘s edit of the best party looks. Day and night Put pieces to work by making them do double time – and saving time – by switching between day and evening. No outfit change required. The trick is the clever pairing of after-dark codes (sequins, feathers, lace) with workaday staples (utility wear, knits and tailoring). Scan the QR code to shop Vogue‘s edit of the best summer dresses. Low and behold Focus on the hips. The freedom and space to move in a drop waist, a…

CURATED BY Good aesthetics should be within everyone's reach. At least that's the ethos behind the design salon by Dan Thawley, which debuted this March at Paris fashion week and was free to all attendees. The timing of the four-day ‘Matter and Shape’ event shrunk an interstice Thawley sees between fashion, design and culture. “Though it is a commercial trade fair on one side, it is also a forum to explore new possibilities and spotlight new talents in the field, and to break the algorithm to show design to new audiences that are not at Salone del Mobile in Milan or other key design moments around Europe and the globe,” Thawley says. Those “crucial” few days saw thousands discover independent makers alongside formidable names in furniture, homewares, fashion and art…

Of the places Eden Pritikin envisioned she'd find herself this past October, Louis Vuitton's spring/summer ‘25 show wasn't one. “I found out [I was going] about 10 days before,” recalls the 27-year-old of being flown from New York to Paris for the show. Pritikin is known for, at one point, owning more than 100 pieces of Vuitton designer Nicolas Ghesquière's archival works. Her passion for the designer began after seeing his spring/summer ‘03 collection for Balenciaga, which led her to acquire pieces on eBay and Depop, beginning in 2016. “I was scoring deals left and right … I was finding Balenciaga cargo pants from 2020 for 50 pounds,” she recalls of the digital vintage market, which is now far busier. A report by consignment company ThredUp this year noted second-hand…

VIEWPOINT A top Turó del Carmel in Barcelona, where the city meets the hills, Park Güell sits sentinel above the Balearic Sea. Vast swathes of gardens are interrupted by large organically shaped archways. Unexpected structures sit alongside small boulevards and terraces to pause and take in the view. Intended to be a mini city for wealthy residents, Park Güell is filled with shaded promenades, wonderfully paradoxically curvilinear town ‘squares’ and at the centre of it all, the Hypostyle Room. A vast space open to the elements and supported by soaring columns, it was here Nicolas Ghesquière brought his guests for Louis Vuitton's resort 2025 show. Though Park Güell was abandoned as a ready-made community for reasons including cost, it nevertheless stands as a symbol of possibility and an expression of…

FRANCESCA WALLACE, Director of digital strategy “Being exposed to the latest digital trends day in, day out, I've come to appreciate both the newness of current technology, but also the enduring craftsmanship that makes a forever piece so special. For me, receiving state-of-the-art hardware that will make my life easier and more efficient is just as exciting as gifting (or being given) a piece of jewellery or a beautifully made art object that will live with me for good. I'm always looking at what's next in fabrics, innovation and design, but equally, investments that can be passed down for generations. It's this ethos I bring to my gift-giving philosophy and makes for a more mindful Christmas. I also love to gift wrap and usually spend a lot of time thinking…

For Carol Jerrems, “photography was not merely a record of intimacy, it enabled it”. So explains Isobel Parker Philip, curator of Carol Jerrems: Portraits, a life-spanning exhibition of the Australian photographer's indelible images on display now at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Canberra. Her photographs capture moments of true communion between people; she would often hand her camera to her subjects as they sat at the dinner table or laid in bed. “She photographed with a playful candour but also a solemnity,” says Parker Philip. “Whether they are scenes of post-coital disconnect, reckless abandon or merely a knowing glance, Jerrems connected deeply with her subjects.” Born in 1949 in Melbourne, Jerrems first picked up a camera when she was a 19-year-old student at Prahran Technical College. For the next…

So glamorous, Pedro!” exclaims Tilda Swinton, seeing Pedro Almodóvar arrive at the Vogue photo shoot dressed in a custom suit by Anthony Vaccarello. Next to her, laughing contagiously, is Julianne Moore, her co-star in The Room Next Door, the director's first feature film shot entirely in English. It is a spring day in the north of Madrid, and production has paused for Vogue, hours before the team flies to New York to shoot the final scenes of what is already being billed as one of the films of 2024. It releases in Australia on December 26, eight months after completing production, but premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September, where it was awarded the Golden Lion for Best Film. Almodóvar also passed through San Sebastián for the film festival,…