Vogue Australia

Vogue Australia epitomises the finest in fashion, design and journalism. It enlightens, entertains and inspires by focusing on its position as the authoritative voice in Australian fashion. Vogue Australia combines a modern mix of glamour, style and intelligence presenting the ultimate in fashion, beauty, health, and the arts.

Vogue Australia

Editor’s letter

Contributors

Maggie Tabberer 1936-2024 • The model personified grace and elegance as captured by Helmut Newton in some of the earliest images for Vogue Australia. Alison Veness remembers her determination in forging an enduring multifaceted career.

Still got it • Following the success of his tour with Charli XCX, Troye Sivan stopped by on a hot day in Sydney to shoot a Vogue Australia cover.

Power in office • Take charge in the newest proposals for workwear, where previously slow-to-change codes are ripped up and reinvented by designers creating a next take on power dressing. These are the new rules.

Worlds align • The distance between women from remote Arnhem Land and those living in bustling Bengaluru could not be greater, but these two sets of artists came together to preserve culture and define their futures.

Return to scale • Only the indomitable Elsa Peretti could have imagined a gilded version of a snake’s articulated skeleton for Tiffany & Co. would be le dernier cri in accessories: a sinuous necklace that doubles as a slinky belt.

Alycia Debnam-Carey • The Australian actor and Dior ambassador returns to local screens this month in a buzzy Netflix series. Here, she shares her world of influences.

Feeling without end • Cartier's Love bracelet has become shorthand for enduring devotion - for bonds deep with another, with self, with family. Its latest evolution, in a new medium size, is made to mark milestones, big or small.

Hometown boy • In a world craving the understated, the work of fashion designer Martin Grant has garnered much acclaim. Ahead of his major exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, the designer welcomes Alison Veness into his universe.

The luminaries • From fashion to theatre, literature to art, these seven Australians represent talent, resilience and a drive to succeed, all of which they are bringing to the year ahead.

Origin stories • For these homegrown creatives, locally made clothing is vitally important. From careful crafting to custom making, meet the makers who, against the odds, are safekeeping Australian made for a new age.

Work of art • For 20 years, Sullivan+Strumpf has championed Australian contemporary art on the global stage. Founders Joanna Strumpf and Ursula Sullivan celebrate the milestone.

Poetry in motion

The big picture • Our next generation of filmmakers is telling homegrown stories for global audiences, capturing the beauty of our landscape for the screen.

Green screen • Australia was scandalised in 2015 when Belle Gibson, the award-winning wellness influencer, was found to have fabricated her cancer diagnosis. Screenwriter Samantha Strauss shares how she dramatised this clean-living moment for the small screen.

FEEL THE RUSH

OUT LOUD • AT ONLY 29, TROYE SIVAN HAS ALREADY ENSHRINED HIMSELF AS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST COMMANDING POP STARS. AND, AS HE TELLS VOGUE, HE’S ONLY JUST GETTING STARTED.

Sticking it to the man • Menswear silhouettes are having another major moment on women’s runways thanks to a confluence of influences. And this time it’s political and personal.

FLASH POINT • THE UNEXPECTED WAY TO WEAR HAUTE JEWELLERY? EVERY DAY. LAYERED, STACKED, CLASHING - MORE IS BEST, AND AN UNAPOLOGETIC WAY TO SHINE.

THE ONE THING • IF EVER THERE WAS A SEASON TO INVEST IN ONE PRIZED ACCESSORY TO TRANSFORM AN OUTFIT, IT’S SPRING/SUMMER...