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THE LUXE LIST • Turn heads with our edit of the key pieces to keep you sartorially in-check this season
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT • Unleash your dancing queen in dazzling purple-hued combos that shimmer and sparkle until dawn.
LADIES WHO LUNCH • Killer It-bag? Check. Statement shoes? Check. Pair them with a tonal ensemble at your next daytime session.
DESK TO DRINKS • Mix business and pleasure after hours with tailored staples, playful prints and eye-catching adornments.
ELEVATED ELEGANCE • Be it a night at the ballet or an evening soiree, dress to impress with bejewelled accessories and warm-toned fits.
Full circle • At 93, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has teamed up with Louis Vuitton once again for the ultimate fashion-meets-art collection
Fresh TAKE • After nearly 100 years at the forefront of fashion, Ferragamo is poised to begin an exciting new chapter, writes Samantha Stewart
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NEWS FEED • YOUR GUIDE TO SYDNEY WORLDPRIDE 2023
BEST IN SHOW • Don’t miss this month’s incredible showcase of spectacular queer theatre
THE ONLY WOMAN in the room • As the saying goes, it’s a man’s world – and these women would know. They were the trailblazers who entered boardrooms, sporting fields, science labs and houses of power, and slayed. To celebrate International Women’s Day, we toast the women who changed the game, sometimes at great personal cost, paving the way for us all
WHAT WOMEN WANT • While International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate what we have achieved, it’s even more important to look at the work we still need to do. We ask five Australian women what drives them to keep fighting
BRITTANY HIGGINS • on paying it forward
ELLY DESMARCHELIER • on inspiring the next generation
ACADEMIC AND AUTHOR DR AMY THUNIG • on the right to rest
GRACE FORREST • on the fight for freedom
SAXON MULLINS • on the power of community
PINK • The feisty pop star talks to Cameron Adams about politics, parenting and why her rightful place is playing stadiums
SMOKE and MIRRORS • A healthy way to quit smoking or a whole new health crisis? Vaping is growing in popularity among young Australian women, who are reaching for their vapes all day, every day, despite the health concerns, writes Lucy E. Cousins
THE WONDER OF WESTWOOD • We say goodbye to the visionary British designer Vivienne Westwood, who defined the look of punk, married fashion and activism, and dressed everyone from ’90s supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell to Rihanna and Zendaya
LIES, LOVE & DECEPTION INSIDE THE CUTTHROAT WORLD OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION • Over six decades, a million “orphans” were shipped to the West from around the world. Now many are finding their past was a fabrication
Teagan Croft • How the 18-year-old Australian actor found her spirit
FRENCH FLAIR • The 2023 Alliance Française French Film Festival has arrived. Add these must-see flicks to your schedule
GIRL on FILM • Léa Seydoux opens up about fake news, complex female characters and the importance of speaking out
BOOK CLUB …WITH JOJO MOYES • After devouring the hotly anticipated Someone Else’s Shoes, pop these page-turners on your bedside stack
THE HIT LIST • Schedule these culture-defining events...