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LAIA GARCIA-FURTADO For this issue, Vogue Runway senior fashion news editor Laia Garcia-Furtado unpacked women’s increasing embrace of menswear motifs. “I was excited to be able to talk about it from a real-life point of view,” says Garcia-Furtado of her feature from page 88 “It was also important to be able to talk about the topic from a queer perspective. I had such a great conversation with Daniella Kallmeyer that honestly could have gone on for hours.” In addition to Kallmeyer’s influence in this space, Garcia-Furtado enjoys the hybrid tailoring of labels and designers such as Commission and Willy Chavarria. “I also think it’s on the customer,” she adds. “I think if there’s anything to take away from this movement, it is to wear whatever you want regardless of whether…

Kind and generous. Always smiling, laughing and sharing words of wisdom, Maggie Tabberer became much admired in her time. Tall, elegant with a presence of mind, her style was show-stopping, put-together and chic. She was also very, very funny. The model and television personality wore her success selflessly and inspired others with her courage. Though she liked to look towards the future, for Vogue Australia’s 60th birthday in 2019, she cast her mind back to her first cover for the masthead. Here, she reflects on being captured by Helmut Newton for the autumn 1961 issue of Vogue Australia – the first time a local model had graced the cover. “It was a very tight-fit, close-up head shot and the make-up artist did quite exaggerated make-up. He took the colour of…

After wrapping ‘Sweat’, his sixth international arena tour, Troye Sivan arrived in Sydney to shoot his second Vogue Australia cover. Captured 18 months after his first (for July 2023, with Lily-Rose Depp), Sivan returns in a fashion feature photographed by Jamie Heath. “We were able to bring together a really talented team,” says head visuals producer and bookings editor Charlotte Rose, who worked with talent director and executive producer Rikki Keene to pull together a team who could create a pop star-worthy cover. “Make-up, hair, video, props, photography and styling, all the experts knew Troye or had worked with him before,” she says. “It created a chill vibe on set.” Between takes, Sivan danced to a playlist curated by Heath. “We shot him in Australia only a few days after…

Skirts so good Uncomplicated lines with roots traceable to 1960s mod masters provide the framework for the latest skirt suits. The sharpness of clipped minis balances femininity and forthright style. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue’s edit of the best of the trend. Long odds A refreshing pivot from the roomy tote has put the east-west bag’s polished style back on the agenda. Its unexpected shape – streamlined, refined – makes a statement in itself. Male order Menswear codes are overt in tailoring this season. Swaggeringly wide cuts of suits, of the 80s trading floor variety, were reclaimed with a vital brand of female power. It’s all in the details: pops of colour, a show of skin, a piece of jewellery. Woman up. Scan the QR code to shop…

Warning: This story features the name of a deceased Aboriginal person. In our ‘now’ era, where globalisation can sometimes feel like a homogenising force, cultural exchanges that centre women, tradition, artistry, stories, songs, dance, culture, respect, love, family and Country offer an age-old narrative. It is one of preservation, innovation and friendship. Such is the story of the historic collaboration between Bábbarra Women’s Centre, located in Maningrida, and Tharangini Woodblock Studio in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), who joined forces to present an exhibition called Karri-djarrk-durrkmirri (we work together) showing textiles they produced together. In September last year, senior women artists Abigail Gurawiliwili and Raylene Bonson and model, artist and ranger Cindy Rostron, as well as Bábbarra managers Ziian Carey and Jessica Stalenberg, flew from their small hometown of Maningrida on Kunibídji…

As an actor, Alycia Debnam-Carey made her name in Hollywood on seven seasons of the blockbuster series Fear The Walking Dead. Recently, however, the 31-year-old has felt the pull of home shores, returning to Australia for a starring role in the AACTA award-winning miniseries The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, and as Milla, a wellness influencer dealing with a cancer diagnosis in Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar, streaming from February 6. “There’s something about Australian film and television that’s hard to put my finger on, but there’s a signature style,” she muses. “There’s grit, heart, humour and nuance. It’s big yet intimate, so it’s been very special to work here.” Filming for Lost Flowers took the Sydney native around the country to locations including Ormiston Gorge and Simpsons Gap in the…

Martin Grant is very funny and ripples with laughter when he talks. His good humour is informed by many decades working in the fashion industry with its mad creativity and the energy of showtime in Paris. Grant is one of those designers who quietly produces the most expertly tailored clothes that probably inspired The Row, and in turn might have been inspired by Jean Muir. If you know, you know. Next month, a comprehensive retrospective of Grant’s work to date will open at the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia (NGV), the result of what he calls one giant covid clean-out. “Covid was actually a fantastic catalyst for change for me,” he reflects. “When everything closed down in Paris, all our staff scattered across France. It was a chance to take…

Chloe Leong, dancer and choreographer When Chloe Leong’s parents enrolled her in dance classes as an eight-year-old, they couldn’t have predicted the lifelong passion it would ignite. “I guess that decision set the course for me for the next two and a half decades of my life,” says the now 32-year-old contemporary dancer and choreographer. After honing her craft at London’s prestigious Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, Leong returned to Australia and, in 2015, joined Sydney Dance Company. She has since composed contemporary works for The Australian Ballet and Powerhouse Museum, as well as for luxury houses including Valentino. “Dance has really become an intrinsic part of who I am,” she explains. “It’s still hard for me to put into words what dance is for me, but it’s…

There was a time when almost all our clothing was made in Australia. In 1964, clothing and textile manufacturing was this country’s second-largest industry. But, with imports, the advent of mass production and the allure of reduced costs offshore, our local designers were left with fewer options. An abundance of resources, creativity and ingenuity, and an appreciation of quality, means our fashion industry is well-poised. Against the odds, these local designers are committed to Australian made, considered craft and ethical creation – and they’re staying the path with will and passion. The master tailor: E Nolan Emily Nolan is a tailor who produces made-to-measure suiting that supports local makers and pattern makers, as well as a considered collection of ready-to-wear designs. “There is no groundhog day in made-to-measure. Every day…