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 • For our cover shoot this month, the creative vision was simple: sun-drenched imagery and an abundance of light. Here's how the team brought it all to life.

Cutting edge • Hailey's Bieber's hair transformation created headlines – and it all happened in the name of shooting her second-ever cover for Vogue Australia.

Vivienne Westwood 1941-2022. Anarchy in the UK • With the passing of the pioneering British designer, Alison Veness salutes her mutinous spirit, blazing talent and life lived large.

Mood shift • Spring/summer ‘23 was all about attitudes, with designers understanding that in a complex world, the only grounding force can be emotion, so dress for your state of mind. Choose the mood, suit the moment.

Enter, new • A season change ushers in exciting possibilities for a wardrobe refresh, and this time they were myriad – from real-world pragmatism, to dressing for the joy of it. Invest in next.

Pumped up • At Loewe, Jonathan Anderson's surrealist view involved proportion play of the unmissable kind. These blown-up pumps fit a season where an oversized approach puts you a step ahead.

Star turns • As brands make plays for our attention, recent runway shows transformed into bigger and bolder celebrity-fuelled spectacles, but for what purpose? Jonah Waterhouse investigates.

Vogue Vanguard • The inaugural Vogue Vanguard, the first in an ongoing series, celebrates the gamechangers and innovators breaking ground in our most creative fields. Introducing the new guard of homegrown fashion talent.

Fluid forms • A dancer's instinct has seen the designs of rising Australian designer Caroline Reznik worn by some of the biggest names in the world. And that's just her opening act.

Body language • Figure-hugging, skin-baring dressing returns with a revolutionary twist: women designers are flipping the script, as one writer, who didn't always fit the mould, finds out.

Next in show • As part of the new Vogue Vanguard series, which highlights exciting talent in all creative fields, we select six female artists who represent our visionary spirit right now.

Stories to tell • As the AGNSW unveils its new building Sydney Modern Project, deputy director and director of collections, Maud Page, shares the importance of nurturing female artists.

Creative license • Labrinth, the polymath creator of Euphoria's unique sound and a Grammy-nominated songwriter and performer, keeps changing the music game. Jake Millar meets him in Sydney.

Setting the stage • More women hold the role of artistic director at theatre companies than ever before in Australia. Jane Albert meets three of the creative forces taking the lead in 2023.

In the frame • Trailblazing Australian cinematographer Mandy Walker is the third woman ever to be nominated for an Oscar in her craft, following her work on Elvis. Here, she shares her love of film with Hannah-Rose Yee.

Home truths • More than a decade after she became the youngest winner of the Booker prize, Eleanor Catton is back with a new novel, this time turning her attention to the modern world.

Lightness of being

HEAVENLY CREATURE • Under the sun's searing rays, Hailey Bieber casts the silhouettes of the season; second-skin, undone, optimistic, comfortable with who she is. A new kind of bright for now, that illuminates the path ahead.

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