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8 8 LI FE AF TE R
TH RO N ES
Kit Harington
prepares to leave
behind the biggest
TV show on earth.

9 8 M I R AC LE AT
THAM LUAN G
The incredible true story
of how an entire soccer
team survived 18 days
trapped in a Thai cave.

1 0 4 BAC K I N
TH E SPOTLIG HT
Boy Erased actor Lucas
Hedges talks vulnerability
and masculinity on the eve

ON THE
of his next big project.

1 1 0 D I O R M E N TAKES
ITS N EX T STE PS
Leading the way is
Kim Jones, whose
COVER
finger is never too WHAT TO WEAR
AND HOW

far from the pulse. TO WEAR T

1 1 6 DON’T TOUCH MODEL

ENTREPRENEUR
ACTIVIST

HOLLYWOOD S

TH E WATC H
HOTTEST
ACTING TALENT

AND DIOR S
NEW ERA

Jarrod Scott goes full

psycho in our round up of Kit harington
CONSIDERS LIFE AFTER THRONES

the year’s best watches.

1 2 2 TH E SEAB I N Jacket and T-shirt,

both POA, both by
PROJ ECT Dolce & Gabbana.
How a surfer from Byron THIS PAGE
is cleaning up our oceans, Jacket and sweater,
one ‘bin’ at a time. both POA, both by

JAN•FEB
Dolce & Gabbana.
1 2 6 EYE CAN DY Photography
With accessories this Matthew Brookes.
Styling Dan May.
good-looking, the line Fragrance ‘The One
between fashion and Grey’ cologne by
art doesn’t exist. Dolce & Gabbana.
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2 3 THE COLUMNIST
Dan Rookwood road
tests the ‘perfect’
morning routine.

2 5 TH E B R I E F
The world’s biggest
hip-hop festival comes
P30
to Australia; the trauma
behind Robert Zemeckis
and Steve Carell’s true
toy story; everything
you need to know about
the Oscars; and more.

GQ&A
A conversation with
model, actress, activist
– and GQ’s International
Woman of the Year –
Emily Ratajkowski.

Jacket, P104
Eight of the country’s
turtleneck top chefs on Australia’s
and pants, all most exciting new
POA, all by
Calvin Klein restaurants.
205W39NYC;
shoes, $130,
by Adidas
Originals; Back-to-work outfit
watch, POA, ideas that’ll have you
by Seiko.
rushing to return to the
P68 office; the only shoes
P72 you’ll need to stand
tall in 2019.
P60

Omega and Bond

are a match made in
horological heaven; in
Beijing with Breitling
and Brad Pitt.

LUCAS HEDGES PHOTOGRAPHY: JAKE JONES.

7 2 CARS
The GQ Car Awards
presents the automotive
highlights of 2018,
featuring Rolls-Royce,

“maybe we should VW and Volvo.

1 3 5 GQ FIT

stop with this Dubbed the ‘next-

big-thing’ in tennis,
Alexander Zverev has

gender bullshit?”
G Q & A : E M I LY R A T A J K O W S K I P A G E 3 4
P44
one of the game’s biggest
serves – and some
serious style to match.

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T H E

B idding to dodge
the annual ‘New Year,
New You’ spiel for this
letter, I thought I’d
begin with a series of
related questions: how often do you
think about the ancient Babylonians?
And did you consider consulting
them while setting any New Year’s
New eras are scary for everyone
but they arise out of necessity.
Change has been coming for a while;
mankind is finally starting to realise
the impact of climate change; the
fashion world is embracing better
ethics; modern slavery is being
addressed; even a Brexit outcome
is imminent.
resolutions? You know, seeing as they And speaking of new eras,
invented them 4000 or so years ago. something of a guilty pleasure
The original resolutions were compared to the above, we’ve prepped
conceived for the greater good of for the void to be left in our lives once
humanity. But somewhere along the the final season of Game of Thrones
way people started to gravitate to airs this year. Considering the anxiety
idealistic resolutions focusing on it’s caused, imagine how the cast feels
self-improvement like exercising – not least the man who will finally be
more, eating healthier or sleeping free from Jon Snow, Kit Harington.
longer. They were for the good Having spent close to a decade
of the individual, not the collective. ensconced in a ridiculously successful
This might seem a bit heavy for role fighting dragons and living in
the sunny month of January but fantasy, turn to p88 to see what is in
there’s an argument to be had that store for the heartthrob (apart from
society has long since been stifled a haircut and a shave). All I’ll say is,
by egotism. The world has suffered despite the uncertainty and imminent
because people have been too change on the horizon, he is excited
consumed in their own lives – about the future. We could all do
so much so we’ve taken for granted with following his lead here.
the world we live in, oblivious to the Also in this issue, get the lowdown
damage we’ve caused to our planet and ourselves. from our Men of the Year awards, presented by Audi. Head to p77
After the many truths that surfaced in 2018, it was encouraging to see how we celebrated 20 years of GQ Australia and read the
to see how many people stood up to be heard – be it for equal rights, many inspirational stories from our winners. One of them, Emily
political progress or climate change, there was no shortage of Ratajkowski, is adamant we are entering a new era for equality and
activism. Donald Trump may still be the leader of the free world, diversity. Our GQ&A with the model-turned-activist (p34) is both
but new hope surfaced last year that people were rising above the enlightening and thought-provoking.
PHOTOGRAPHY: GIUSEPPE SANTAMARIA.

crowd to enact meaningful change. For the first time in as long as In the style stakes, it’s no longer business as usual, either.
I can remember, there is a real sense of urgency running through
people’s veins. There is no time like the present.
2019 is destined to be the year we revert back to taking collective
responsibility for our actions. Fuelled by 2018’s momentum and
positive talk, 2019 is when society again walks the walk, so to speak.
A new era is dawning, and that’s why I’m saying it’s not too late to
reset your resolutions for the year. Instead of solo missions, decide
on them with your friends, family or colleagues. Or all of them.
Ask around, collaborate and find important common ground MIKE CHRISTENSEN FOLLOW MIKE
between a group, so your resolutions can make a difference. EDITOR @CHRISTENSENMIKE

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 CONTRIBUTORS
jillian Davison
GQ’S N EW C R EATIVE DI R ECTOR

There is such great energy

around men’s fashion right
now – barriers are being
broken in terms of diversity
and gender fluidity; ‘street
style’ is the new norm.
There’s been a lot of
movement at the big luxury
houses and it’s creating a
huge push for innovation.

Anna There’s never been a more

exciting time for a man to
get dressed.

Pogossova
SHOT OU R ‘EYE CAN DY’
STO RY, P 1 26
What’s the secret to shooting
Still Life?
Patience and imagination.
Any tips for budding
photographers (even if Insta
is our only outlet!)?
Don’t feel disheartened
if you don’t have all the
expensive gear. Instagram,
and even iPhones, are all valid
in their own way and have some
unique qualities. It’s really
about you, your ideas, and
your unique standpoint.
What or who are some of your
inspirations?
Too many to mention but some
notable ones are: Dutch Masters,
sci-fi films, dazzle ships, Ron
Nagle and Ken Price, Louise
Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama.
Any resolutions for 2019?
Get my license. Make more art.
Lift from the knees.
Mercedes Rigby
AS S I S T E D T H E FAS H I O N T E A M T H I S I S S U E
Fave shoot you’ve worked on at GQ?
Definitely this issue’s new rules of
suiting story. I would love to get my
hands on that Dries Van Noten suit!
What fashion trends are set to take
off this year?
Colourful tailoring! Courtesy of
Louis Vuitton, Acne and Dior Men,
in particular.
What did you miss most
about Australia while
you were in NYC?
So many things – but
overwhelmingly the
unique spirit and positivity
of the people.
What do you miss about
NYC now that you're back?
I’ve been too consumed
in my work and family life
to miss it. But I think about
friends and I know when
I stop and reflect I will miss
the diversity and cultural
flow that happens
incessantly around you.
Any tips on dressing for the heat
this summer?
Bring out the linen! It will keep you
cool all summer long.
How would you describe your own
sense of style?
Comfortable, with a statement
earring! I think practicality is key
but I hate to be boring.

Tom Lamont
I N T E R V I E W E D K I T H A R I N G T O N F O R O U R C OV E R S T O RY, P 8 8
How was Kit in person?
He seemed relieved to finally have finished
a long and difficult final-season Thrones shoot
and newlywed-chuffed, having recently
gotten married.
You also interviewed him back in 2015 for
British GQ – has he changed much since then?
It was like meeting a different person. When
I last met Kit he was in a very different place.
He’d just filmed his infamous Jon Snow death
scene. He was charming, back then, but seemed
exhausted by the growing weight of the show.
Are you a Thrones fan? Any favourite moments?
I thought we all were? Can’t really top Kit’s
two big battle episodes – the defence of the
wall and then the Battle of the Bastards.
Any top tips for who is going to win big this
Oscars season?
I loved Roma and its cast of unknowns. But let’s go
with my compatriot Clare Foy for some quietly
brillliant supporting-actress work in First Man.
One thing you’re looking forward to this year?
Finding out which of the Avengers are
actually dead.

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In November we celebrated our incredible GQ Men of the Year journey. So we took it upon
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the past 12 months Welcome to summer, where
– ranking the films, nights never really end and
fashion faux pas everything is best enjoyed
Put the pudding down and check out and pivotal moments with a view. Australia’s best
all the crazy new fitness trends that that shaped another rooftop bars are where you
you’ll be hearing about in 2019. unforgettable year should be heading this month,
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H
aving
recently
moved jobs,
I now have
a lengthy
commute to work.
I assumed I’d find it a
chore, but actually, I love
it. The drive affords me
an hour of me-time each
day that I’ve never had
before. I bookend my
working day with
podcasts. It started with
the learn-by-osmosis
chart-toppers like Stuff
You Should Know, TED
Radio Hour and How
I Built This. But those
were merely the gateway to my current fix,
The Tim Ferriss Show.
If you’re not familiar with Ferriss, he’s the
author of self-improvement bestsellers such
as The 4-Hour Workweek and Tools of Titans.
In each podcast, he interviews a high
achiever to tease out what can be learned
from their routines and applied to daily life.
I keep a notebook at the ready.
One of Ferriss’s favourite interview
questions is, ‘What does your morning
routine look like?’ After asking so many of
the world’s most productive people, he’s
devised the ideal first 60 minutes of the day
– a ritual I’m trying to make a daily habit.
Because, as Ferriss says, the first hour after
you wake will make or break the next 12.
What is the red thread that connects the
world’s most successful people? Ninety per
cent of those Ferriss interviewed for his
book Tribe of Mentors do some type of daily
PHOTOGRAPHY: GIUSEPPE SANTAMARIA .
mindfulness practice.
Not so long ago I’d have dismissed
‘mindfulness’ as woo-woo nonsense. But, while
I retain a healthy scepticism – some podcasts
really needle my BS barometer – lately I’ve
become more open-minded about the
practical, positive and scientifically proven
aspects of wellness. To deny their benefits is
to sound like Trump on climate change.
For many people, mindfulness
means meditation. My wife and I did
DAN ROOKWOOD
KEEP AN
OPEN MIND
a Transcendental Meditation course
a few years ago. (We were struggling to get
pregnant at the time, and our fertility doctor
thought we might be over-stressed.) I gave
‘TM’ a good go but I found that the
repetition of an inner mantra often sent
my mind pinballing with mental chatter
that I couldn’t quieten. After hearing Andy
Puddicombe – founder of meditation app
Headspace – on the podcast circuit, I now
start each day with his guided meditations.
His easy-listening breathing exercises are
like a “gym membership for the mind”.
After 15 minutes of Headspace, it’s time to
journal (aka Morning Pages). I use ‘The Five
Minute Journal,’ filling in the blanks on a
new page each day: three things I’m grateful
for; three things that would make today great;
and one daily affirmation, ie a statement of
what I want to do in life. Then before bed I
write down three good things that happened
that day and one way that could have made
the day even better. Sounds hokey, but it’s
a surprisingly simple way to reframe your
mindset to think more positively, an upbeat
way to start and end each day. It encourages
you to appreciate
what you already have
rather than fixate
on what you want.
Next, Ferriss
recommends some
high-intensity exercise
– this is where I do
‘The 40’, which I’ve
documented in this
column previously (40
push-ups, 40 crunches,
40 lunges, 40 tricep dips,
a two-minute plank).
I’ve since discovered
through podcasting that
The New York Times
sparked a craze (and an
app) for The 7-Minute
Workout. Such a burst of exercise is as much, if
not more, for mental health as physical. Ferriss
says even just doing 30 seconds of push-ups
improves his mood dramatically.
To tick off the above and still get the
kids to preschool and myself to work on time,
necessitates getting up earlier. Which means
going to bed earlier. Arianna Huffington –
founder of the Huff Post and another podcast
regular – is the modern-day authority on sleep.
After collapsing dramatically from exhaustion
some years back, she turned her life around
and wrote The Sleep Revolution. Her advice
includes no caffeine after 2pm, installing black-
out blinds in the bedroom, having a nightly
bath, wearing proper pyjamas, and reading
a book in bed (a real one not a Kindle). But
her No.1 tip is: no electronics in the bedroom.
My phone now charges in the kitchen. And
I’ve set Screen Time in Settings on my iPhone
to restrict access to and interruptions from
email and social media post-9pm.
Of course, there are times when life
intervenes to disrupt this ideal routine –
when the kids are up through the night, when
deadlines have to be hit, or when a hangover
has to be gently nursed. Do I achieve all of the
above every day? Nope. But as Ferris says, you
can always do at least one. And if you can do
more than one, you positively increase the
likelihood of “winning the morning and
winning the day”.
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Zemeckis on the set of
Welcome to Marwen;
Steve Carell as Hogie.

ROBERT’S
REEL
A FEW OF THE DIRECTOR’S
VARIED, AND OSCARS-
VERIFIED, OUTPUT
OVER THE YEARS.

1985 Back to
the Future
1994 Forrest Gump
1997 Contact
2000 Cast Away
2012 Flight
TBA The King
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BOOKS

BACKSTAGE
AT
BALENCIAGA

When Ben met Henry If your ‘fashion’

friends seem more
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than usual (yikes!)
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they’ve splashed

B
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a coffee-table book.
Titled Balenciaga:
Winter 2018, the
300-page tome is as
dense as the heavily
layered outerwear
the brand’s AW18
show – which the
book is hinged on –
was feted for. Shot
by Pierre-Ange
Carlotti and Johnny
Dufort, two of the
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the notoriously
private Gvasalia has
given BTS access to,
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the next big status
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MUSIC

The
American
influence
Playboi Carti, who blew
up in 2017 with his hit
song ‘Magnolia’ is one
of the acts headlining
Australia’s first-ever
Rolling Loud festival.
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REPPING THE HOME TEAM

Syndey rhymer Manu Crook$ is putting Aussie hip-hop on the map: “Australia
doesn’t have its own distinctive sound. I feel like I can be one of the guys to do that.”
And he’s doing it in a big way with standout tune ‘Everyday’ earning praise from
Apple Music DJ Zane Lowe. In other words, if you don’t know him now, you soon will.
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C U LT U R E

The GQ summer
content gameplan
Want
A Crowd
pleaser

Want
Something
political
(that’s not Trump)
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Want
all the
feels

Want
a culture
hit

Want
to feel
inspired
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Sydney beaches
meets French Riviera
- don’t mind if we do.

Alexander Wang
and Gigi Hadid for Pirelli.

Pirelli
Calendar 2019
In recent years the Pirelli calendar
aesthetic has shifted from the bikini-
clad models of yesteryear to take on a
more fashion-focused approach, and for
the 46th edition titled ‘Dreaming’, lauded
photographer Albert Watson was tasked
with its creation.
With over 100 Vogue and Rolling
Stone covers to his name, Watson
invited models Gigi Hadid and Laetitia
Casta, designer Alexander Wang,
actor Julia Garner and dancers Misty
FASHION
Copeland, Calvin Royal III and Sergei
Polunin to take on starring roles.

A capsule
The photographs are inspired by
Watson’s passion for film. “I wanted
to create something that was more
than just a portrait of somebody

of Commas
– I wanted it to look like a film still,”
he says. “I wanted people looking at
the Calendar to see that my aim was
photography in its purest form…
creating a situation that would convey
a positive vision of women today.”

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AWARD SEASON
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film’ category
announced
Academy Awards
ceremony in 2019

Oscars
28 days
Before it was
scrapped

25
FEBRUARY

by the The date the

ceremony will air
3.8kg
Oscars statuette

numbers
in Australia weighs (Sorry, Dwayne)

26,500,000 viewers watched the 2018 Oscars broadcast

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20%
B E CAU S E H O L LY W O O D ’ S N I G H T O F N I G H T S I S
NEAR. WE BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE KEY
F I G U R E S S U R R O U N D I N G T H I S Y E A R ’ S C E R E M O N Y.
Unconvincing Down on
hairpiece previous year

4
Aussie actresses
to watch
3 Number of Oscar-contending films starring Steve Carell
303
0 Foreign language films
that have won Best Picture

254

For The Destroyer

52
Hours Kevin Hart Minutes of films starring
our fave young actors
For Mary
Queen of Scots
lasted as host
$45
$20K Jimmy Kimmel was reportedly paid to host last year
What you stand to win if you put
$10 on Roma being the first*

For Widows
$480m
A Star is Born made at the box office
10x what it cost to make

For Hereditary 56 Times Trump has tweeted @ the Oscars (and counting)
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by Supriya Lele,
worn throughout.
 GQ: Your mother is a professor of English
and your father’s a painter. Have you
always been creative?
Emily Ratajkowski: Yeah it’s in my DNA
for sure. I know there are people who aren’t
that way, but I can’t even imagine what that
would be like. To me, I feel like everyone’s
trying to be creative all the time. Whether
it’s in their business or their job.
GQ: How did you channel your creativity?
ER: When I started out it was a struggle

EMILY
because I was going to school for visual art
at UCLA and then I left. It was 2009, the
market had crashed and all my friends were
moving home. I was just like, why would I be
going to school for art right now? So, I left
and was just really focused on making

RATAJKOWSKI
money. I always loved acting but modelling
was the thing that was paying the bills.
Things expanded really quickly and I was
lucky. In fashion, you have moments where
you work with people who are extremely
creative and it feels like a collaboration –
like you’re being a dancer in a lot of ways.
SHE’S ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST IN-DEMAND MODELS GQ: And can you still be yourself?
W I T H M I L L I O N S O F FO L LO W E R S A R O U N D T H E G LO B E . ER: You have to factor in the image you’re
B U T AT A T I M E W H E N T H E W O R D ‘ I N F LU E N C E R ’ I S T H R O W N
emoting but there was definitely a point
A R O U N D S O O F T E N , S H E H AS U S E D H E R P L AT FO R M TO
S P E A K O U T A N D AC T UA L LY C R E AT E R E A L C H A N G E . where I was like, OK I’m not completely
fulfilled by this. That’s when Instagram
came into my life. I loved collage when I was
W O R D S M I KE C H R I STE N SE N
at school and it felt like I was building a little
P H OTO G R A P H Y N ICO LE B E NTLEY book. That was like an online visual journal.
I’ve obviously grown up a lot since and

T
here is a presumption that we
already know everything about
Emily Ratajkowski. Those cameo
film roles, that lusted-after pout
and figure, those bikini shots, that music
video. And, sure, it’s all true.
But if there is one thing we can thank
the current US president for, it’s the lesson
that it’s best not to believe everything you
read – to instead seek out the full story.
For Ratajkowski, the story took a turn on
October 4, last year, when the 27-year-old
was arrested in Washington DC. She was
charged not with being too beautiful – illegally
attractive, as some news outlets might have
had you believe – but for making a stand.
Alongside Amy Schumer and thousands
more, Ratajkowski was protesting the
impending appointment of Supreme Court
nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a man accused
of sexually assaulting a number of women,
including Christine Blasey Ford while the
two were in high school.
At a time when it felt the tide was turning
against men who had abused their status,
power and fame to victimise others,
Kavanaugh’s rise to the highest court in
the United States of America, felt like
a rare setback.
And yet, so much of the subsequent coverage
of the group’s protest centred not on questions
of guilt or innocence or even on Kavanaugh at
all, but on whether or not Ratajkowski had
been wearing a bra at the time. Clearly, it
seems, there is still progress to be made.
Today, the sun is setting on a spring day in
Sydney. The time has just passed seven in the
evening and we’re in a precarious position
beneath a blossoming jacaranda tree.
“It’s my first time in Australia and we’re
fully off-roading,” smiles Ratajkowski as the
car reverses up a 45o angle, our driver’s mild
panic reflected in her aviators. “I feel like
I have a connection here,” she says, reeling
off a few close ties she has to the country,
unphased by our predicament.
Some of said ties will be present the
following night to see her announced as
GQ’s International Woman of the Year.
That is, if we make it there.
also realised how much being creative is
important to me as well as being in control.
GQ: What about acting?
ER: Acting’s amazing but you are a small
piece in a much larger vision and you’re not
controlling it. So, I’ve started to really work
on developing my own projects and being
the director. And definitely, having my own
swimwear company has been an incredible
way to do that. You’re designing but you’re
also building a brand, which is super-
creative. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found
more avenues to be creative.
GQ: Is it possible to be embody sexual
power through creativity?
ER: The selfie and making images of yourself
is a really interesting thing for a woman to
do because there haven’t been that many
opportunities to do that in our history.
That’s why there were incredible female
artists from the ’60s changing the way they
looked and taking portraits. That was a
part of the sexual revolution. Now it’s so
easy to point taking self portraits towards
narcissism. But as women, it’s amazing to
be able to control and dictate your own
image. It’s actually kind of liberating.

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GQ: How does social media play into being
a role model?
ER: Good question. There’s a weird thing
where, if I started thinking about what
anyone could interpret from anything
I post, what I share would stop being
interesting. So instead, I just try to stay
true to who I am and lead by example.
It’s about trusting my own filter.
GQ: On social media, we follow who we want
to follow, to the point there’s a danger we
find ourselves in a bit of a bubble.
ER: Totally. I mean, yeah, all the people
I follow are left or moderately left people.
So, my political circle is small. But there’s
that saying of the people you spend time
with, you end up imitating. I don’t think it’s
necessarily bad to curate what your intake
is. That being said, I’d hate to throw my
parents under the bus but my mum will
share an article on Facebook and I have to
call her and be like, that article’s not true.
And she’s like, really? It’s one of those things
where I know it’s not but how do I even
prove that anymore? Because there’s 20
other offshoot articles about that article
that reference it and there’s no checking.
GQ: Hence how fake news spreads.
ER: True, but honestly, as much as fake news
is a scary thing, we used to have to rely on
very, very specific sources. The internet is so
democratic in that way and I love that – what
an amazing tool for us. I’m really grateful to
live in an era where that kind of voting
system is going on. When I think about how
my parents are getting information or how
I’m getting information, or how my kids will
get information, I’m blown away. Power of
the people basically, is how I feel.
GQ: On that note, will 2018 go down as
a seminal year for the fight towards
gender equality?
ER: I mean, after Trump got elected, there
were a lot of US people who just gave up.
And that was totally fair. I felt that way too.
Now, there’s anger and in response to that,
there’s organisation. And that is exciting,
we’re at the tip of what needs to happen.
I’m happy to see my friends are not feeling
as disenfranchised as they did when Trump
got elected. Or even, honestly, when Hilary
was the nominee – no one was really
engaged or excited. So, it’s really changed.
GQ: Following the mid-term election, is
there a renewed belief in US politics?
ER: Yes, I think so. Beyond voting day, there’s
so much work that can be done. There’s this
thing about calling your senator and I really
hate that. Why should I call a white man in
an office who’s not going to listen to me. Even
going down to DC, I’ve been a couple times
relatively recently and there’s a lot of things
that are happening behind closed doors. It’s
good for the American people to be aware of
that – that’s not part of the American dream,
but it’s the reality of our government. So,
anger’s good and not trusting the system is
good. I’d like to see more of that.
GQ: On that note, the march you were a
part of and your arrest – was that anger?
ER: Yeah, I mean it was a weird one.
I’m figuring it all out. I don’t know what’s
radical and what’s anger. I got so much
heat for posting about it. But what the fuck
would have been the point of me being
there if I wasn’t going to share it with
people? A lot of people that maybe didn’t
know about Brett Kavanaugh or would
never think of showing up at a protest –
maybe they’ll consider it now. And that’s
“like every
revolution,
there has
to be
someone
who makes
it look cool.”
cool because like the ’60s revolution, they
were rock stars. There were activists who
were sexy. That’s the least important thing
about them, but like every revolution, there
has to be someone who makes it look cool.
When I started going to these things way
back when, it was like some punk kids and
a lot of old people. There needs to be an
invigoration, this stuff affects everyone
so it’s cool to be engaged.
GQ: Why is the younger generation so
much more engaged these days?
ER: It’s when the internet came into
their lives. I always think back to when
I got MySpace aged 14. I didn’t have
it in elementary school but I had it in
adolescence. That was a specific experience
and I feel like these kids, they’ve mastered
those tools.
GQ: It’s been a decade since Obama came
into power.
ER: Yeah, that’s crazy. God, that makes me
feel old. It was my first election I voted in.
GQ: How has the past 10 years shaped you?
ER: I could go in so many directions with
this question because there’s so many things
I’ve seen change. But, thinking about it, I go
back to my grandfather because his life felt
insane. He was born before World War I in
1912. He lived through World War II and
then the Cold War and saw insane change
in his children’s culture from what he was
experiencing with his parents. Everyone acts
like things are so crazy right now and I’m
like, I don’t know man, he lived to be 103.
Things have been pretty crazy for a long
time. Yes they’re accelerating, but maybe
that’s not a bad thing.
GQ: Do you know much about your
family heritage?
ER: Yeah, it’s kind of an amazing story.
My mum’s finishing a book about it all.
My grandfather was never going to return to
Poland but then she decided to do her thesis
there and learn the language. She taught there
for three years. And he actually came back to
see her. So it’s sort of like this weird memoir
but memoir isn’t the right word. It’s all these
pieces of his life and her time there, which was
really specific, right before the Wall fell.
Teaching English literature and teaching the
US’s dark history there, kids reacted when
there were parallels drawn to Judaism and the
plight of Jews in Poland. It’s definitely a part of
who I am. My dad on the other hand, couldn’t
care less about his roots. I don’t really get
that but it’s funny to have those two sides.
GQ: How’s married life been the past year?
ER: It’s great. I mean, I’m in love, but
I don’t think life really changes until you
have kids. Sebastian’s parents were never
married. My parents got married when my
mom was pregnant with me. She wore a
brown dress, in the backyard of a chapel.
Marriage, for us, was maybe not how the
general population thinks of marriage.
But, it’s fun, it’s a really amazing way
to commit yourself to someone.
GQ: Your husband is a film producer.
ER: Yes, his mum is also a filmmaker and
writer and his dad is a painter. And he’s an
only child. So, clearly we’re a type.
GQ: Do you discuss the pros and cons of
being an only child?
ER: Yes, I mean the pros are forming
amazing relationships with your parents.
We started being friends from very young.
Cons, as you get older it’s all on you to be
responsible for your parents, which is also
why it’s helpful to be together in it.
GQ: Western cultures are quite bad at
prioritising parents as they get old.
ER: They really are. Trust me, this
&A
conversation stresses me out because I really
don’t know the answer. Part of me is like, of
course all they’d want is for me to do the most.
And then the other part of me is like, what else
is life for if I’m not going to spend time with
them, all the time. It’s difficult, that balance.
GQ: You starred in Amy Schumer’s
film I Feel Pretty. It was about female
confidence and insecurities. Why aren’t
there films about men’s insecurities?
ER: I always say for all the things that
women have that confine them culturally
and with gender roles, men have just as many.
Historically, women have had a much harder
time. That being said, it’s important to
remember that this stuff is constricting for
everyone. And I would love to see more stuff
that talks about straight men being very unable
to share feelings. Toxic masculinity is a real
thing. Out of every guy I’ve ever been close to,
he has had issues with communication and
emotion. That seems pretty bad. So maybe
we should stop with this gender bullshit?
GQ: Who’s doing a good job at pushing
such agendas?
ER: I like people who defy stereotypes.
Frank Ocean’s obviously amazing, because
he’s so in his feelings and he’s openly queer.
That’s really important because he’s also
a sexy rapper, which is cool. As far as women
go, I wish there was even more of it. But
there are a good amount of actresses like
Amy [Schumer] who are working to really Dress, POA,
by Valentino.
show that they’re multifaceted and show
Styling
that they can also be a little punk. Jillian Davison.
GQ: Aside from your own label, are you Hair Koh.
Make-Up
interested in fashion? Kellie Stratton.
ER: I did Milan and Paris fashion week Nails Joselyn
Petroni.
[last September] for Paco Rabanne, which Fragrance
was amazing. On the flight home, I watched ‘Pure XS For
Her’ EDP, by
the Alexander McQueen documentary and Paco Rabanne.
I was so emotional – it made me think about
performance and clothes, and clothes for
women, and a designer’s relationship’s to it was dope to dress that way. But now in New much that he found the supermodel version of
women. One thing that I love about Paco York there’s Kitsuné and Supreme and I see him and that we’re the same exact person, in
Rabanne is they make clothes for women that those guys outside and I’m like, whoa man. different bodies. We are all really close friends
are cool and they always have. They’re smart This is a look. You guys have it rough. now and keep joking that we’re going to start
because they’re still doing their signature stuff. GQ: Can you see you and Sebastian a company together, so watch out.
They’re not afraid of that, but they’ve updated working together on a project? GQ: What’s on the horizon for 2019?
it. There’s a Neil Young quote about when you ER: We’re already collaborating because ER: 2018 was an amazing year and I hope
write a song, it’s like you’re a radio station every single thing that we’re going through, 2019 will be just as amazing. You can be a
picking up a signal. I felt like McQueen we’re talking about and working it out. multifaceted entertainer, businessperson,
did that. He was emulating something. Being able to trust each other’s opinions and creator and I’ve really started to capitalise on
There’s not enough of that in fashion. bounce off each other is so valuable. that in both my emotional and business senses.
GQ: What about in men’s fashion? GQ: Sense of humour – how can we live I have more entrepreneurial things coming up,
ER: I love a guy in a suit but now I feel like it’s without one? but also making my own projects, as far as
so street wear. I remember six years ago when ER: Oh my god. I mean, my sense of humour’s acting goes. You know, it’s so cool when I do
Rick Owens was everything for everyone. And very dark. I love a good laugh and it’s usually a shoot now, they want me to be me. That’s
you’d wear avant-garde interesting suiting like not a funny one. The joke is that my husband true of models that no one knows as well.
Issey Miyake. That kind of stuff was cool and loved [Instagram sensation] The Fat Jew so I love that and I hope that continues. „

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“A S K N O T W H A T YO U C A N D O F O R YO U R C O U N T R Y, A S K W H A T ’ S F O R L U N C H .” ORSON WELLES

TAB LE SNACKS
AT FRAN KLI N
TRAVEL
IN HOBART.

fresh crop
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T H E I R P I C K O F T H E M E N , W O M E N A N D R E S TAU R A N T S S E T TO R E D E F I N E
T H E N AT I O N ’ S C U L I N A RY L A N D S CA P E I N T H E Y E A R S TO C O M E .
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W e’re a nation
good for
more than
just avocado
on toast,
with a
culinary landscape that rivals some
of the world’s best. And it’s no longer
just a handful of big names leading
the charge – there is also a new breed
of emerging culinary stars who are
adding depth to the country’s food
scene, and who are hungry to prove
themselves on the world stage.
These eight current luminaries share
their picks of the talent set to smoke the
competition in the coming years. In
other words, we have any upcoming
date nights well and truly covered.

Fred’s Recommended by
Guillaume
Brahimi
CHEF: Danielle Alvarez
“The warm atmosphere at Fred’s is
like you’re dining at someone’s home.
Chef Danielle is renowned for her
work with sustainable produce,
working closely with the producers,
farmers and suppliers to create her
menus. Her food is seasonal and honest
– quite simply it is just delicious!
It’s the food you leave home to eat
but still feel like you are at home.”
lankan
filling station
Recommended by
Neil
Perry
CHEF: O Tama Carey
“I love that O Tama is following
her Sri Lankan heritage, creating
wonderful curries, sambols and
hoppers. It’s simply delicious food
and a really fun dining experience.”
WHY WE LOVE IT No, it’s not just like
Indian. Sri Lankan food, in its own
light, zingy, playful way, nods as ADDITIONAL WORDS: CHRISTOPHER RILEY.

WHY WE LOVE IT All the eco-cred much to the subcontinent as it does

without a hint of sanctimony and
traditional Tuscan grills to boot. You
get the feeling that this is how your
grandparents ate back in the day
when everything was fresh and what
was on your plate reflected what
was going on outside the window in
terms of seasonality.
DISH Clair de lune oysters, coriander
and white pepper mignonette.
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across the Andaman sea to Malaysia,
Thailand and Myanmar. After two
years of pop-up restaurants and
market stalls, chef Carey finally has a
fixed address for her mix of endlessly
complex and entertaining flavours.
Trust us when we say it was well
worth the wait.
DISH Mixed sambol plate - that way,
there’s no risk of missing out.
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 Amaru Recommended by
Matt
Moran
CHEF: Clinton McIver

“It’s a really innovative restaurant

in a beautiful setting and the menu
is very well crafted. One of the best
meals I’ve had this year.”
WHY WE LOVE IT To offer one
menu as stellar as McIver’s
‘Insight’ degustation would be an
achievement. To back it up with
the entirely separate, yet equally
alluring, ‘Sensory’ path is nothing
short of astounding. It’s a feast for
both the eyes and the mouth and
one you won’t forget in a hurry.
DISH Smoked duck ham
on fermented carrot
(pictured, top left).
1121 H IG H ST, ARMADALE VIC;
AMARUM E LBOU R N E .COM . AU

Yagiz Recommended by
Colin
Fassnidge
CHEF: Murat Ovaz

“After working and knowing

Murat for many years, it’s
heartwarming to see his progress and
the drive that’s taken him to not only
where he is but where he’s set to go.
Yagiz offers a stunning modicum of
Turkish food without the loss of any
traditions. Watch this space.”
WHY WE LOVE IT Street food with
a unique high-end twist - there’s
AMARU PHOTOGRAPHY : JOHN O’ROURKE.

not a doner in sight at this ode to

mod Turkish. Housed in a former
office and named after Chef
Ovaz’s grandfather, Yagiz offers
a six-course chef’s selection for
a smidge under $80 that will have
you reevaluating a cuisine you
probably thought you knew.
DISH Though the menu changes
daily, the pan-seared duck was
a recent favourite of ours.
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VIC; YAG IZ .COM . AU

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 fleet Recommended by
Shannon
Bennett
CHEF: Josh Lewis

“Josh Lewis has a way with produce

that makes him nature’s narrator.
I don’t know any other chef in the
country that has a better knowledge of
the ocean and connection to the land than
Josh. If you haven’t eaten at Fleet then
this is a must especially when it’s only
Josh in the kitchen cooking his arse off
four days a week. He lives every minute
of it; this is not his job but his life.”
WHY WE LOVE IT At $85 for a staggering
eight dishes, Lewis’ degustation
marries some of the country’s best
dining value with a reverence of
produce that is unmatched on the east
coast. For those not willing to take the
risk, there’s also an a la carte option at
lunch. But really, that’s no way to live.
DISH The menu changes too regularly
to have a standout but rest assured,
in Lewis’ hands the journey is always
guaranteed.
2/1 6 TH E TCE, B RU NSWICK H EADS NSW;
FLE ET-R ESTAU RANT.COM . AU

arthur Recommended by
Josh
Niland
CHEF: Tristan Rosier

“I worked with Tristan at Est. years ago

and was so impressed with him. He has
a sound business acumen, which has now
put him in good stead to pursue his own
venue with his partner. Tristan’s style
is to nourish and give a true sense of
generosity to those who are dining;
the food is simple and considered.”
WHY WE LOVE IT Nothing against wait
staff – we’ve all been one – but there’s
something special about a chef bringing
what they just created to the diners. It’s
standard procedure at this bistro which
is everything a neighbourhood eatery
should be: warm, cosy and banging out
plates the locals would prefer to keep
to themselves.
DISH Another menu that’s ever-
changing but the Swordfish, brown
butter, asparagus and cavolo nero
deserves special mention.
5 4 4 BOU R KE ST, SU R RY H I LLS N SW;
ARTH U R R ESTAU R ANT.COM
 ramblr Recommended by
Ben
Shewry
CHEF: Nick Stanton
“Nick is doing his own thing.
He is on the path to creating his own
cuisine and isn’t paying any attention
to trends or what other people are doing.
I really enjoy watching a young chef take
the harder path and create something
for themselves. And the food is
absolutely delicious!”
RAMBLR PHOTOGRAPHY: JANA LANGHORST.
WHY WE LOVE IT Imagine you had a
mate who was born a demon on the
barbecue; a conjurer of smoke and coals.
Then imagine that mate disappeared
to Asia, steeped himself in its flavours
and techniques then announced his
homecoming by opening a restaurant.
This is that restaurant. The ambience may
be relaxed but Stanton’s dedication to
creating truly delicious flavours borders
on the obsessive. Not to be missed.
DISH Marron loaded fries (left;
available when produce allows).
3 63 CHAPE L ST, SOUTH YAR RA VIC;
RAMBLR.COM . AU
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franklin
Recommended by
Nikki
Friedli
CHEF: Analiese Gregory
“Gregory has taken over this uber-
chic space and revitalised it. It’s been
around a few years, but Analiese has
made it a new restaurant. Focused
on local produce and coupled with a
stomping wine list, it’s hard to look past
Franklin for quality and dedication to
deliciousness. Plus, Analiese is a bad-ass
who dives every day for abalone, and
somehow manages to make a wet-suit
look like fashion.”
WHY WE LOVE IT Six words: 10-tonne,
wood-fired Scotch oven. From this
beast Gregory cajoles everything
from the most gentle steam to the
crispest chars at a location that is
fast becoming Tassie’s second most
appealing attraction after the Mona.
DISH Whey-brined Lamb belly
with salted turnips and rhubarb
barbecue sauce.
30 ARGYLE ST, HOBART TAS;
FRAN KLI N HOBART.COM . AU
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 A NIGHT AT ...
ABOVE
Upon entering the
Middle House, guests are
wowed by a chandelier
which took Italian glass
master Fabiano Zanchi
six months to create .
OPPOSITE
Designed by Italian
architect Piero Lissoni,
the sleek Middle House
exterior stands out
among the surrounding
highrisers in Dazhongli.
ABOVE
Ranging from 50m2 to
a palatial 660m2 for the
Penthouse, there's a total
of 111 rooms and 102
serviced apartments.
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THE MIDDLE HOUSE, SHANGHAI
A
sea of connected red-brick rooftops,
Dazhongli is one of the oldest and
best-preserved clusters of Shikumen,
or lane houses, in Shanghai. A maze
of narrow alleys and courtyards murmuring with
neighbourhood gossip, it’s a throwback to a time
when this residential quarter was still an enigma,
closed off from the world.
The Chinese communist leader Deng Xiaoping’s
decision to re-open China’s doors to the influence
of the West in the late-’70s led to a period of rapid
modernisation in Shanghai. Economic growth was
followed by the development of the Jing’an financial
district (Dazhongli’s immediate neighbour),
introducing the towering skyscrapers that now
surround what’s left of the historic quarter.
From this rich history arrives one of the area’s
newest highrisers, the recently opened Middle House
Shanghai. A seductive addition to Swire Hotels’
House Collective family, The Middle House draws
on the philosophy of its Beijing, Chengdu and Hong
Kong counterparts, while adding touches of Italian
influence courtesy of architect Piero Lissoni.
Best known for his work with brands Illy, Audi
and Kartell, Lissoni brought together classical
Shanghainese architecture with his signature style
of clean minimalist details. The experience begins
with a dramatic entrance: a stunning six-metre-high
chandelier consisting of 3760 pieces of glass sits above
dark floors, with rugged pieces of furniture and walls
filled with art by Caroline Cheng and Lindy Lee.
Donned with custom reinterpretations of
traditional furnishings, the rooms are sheathed in a
palette of bronze mesh brightened by floor-to-ceiling
windows that highlight Shanghai’s Blade Runner-like
landscape. Chinese design elements abound in the form of slender pendant lights and
hand-made ceramic tiles that float off those same dark-stained floors, while subtle notes
like mismatched lamps and pull-down light cords offer a sense of unique charm.
Like the interior, the food on offer is a thoughtful balance of old and new. HOW TO
New York-based chef Gray Kunz has brought his renowned Café Gray Deluxe to GET THERE
FLY VIA HONG
the third floor of the hotel with dishes inspired by the hotel’s Hong Kong location. KONG WITH CATHAY
In addition to Café Gray, the hotel has two other restaurants located in the residential PACIFIC AND ITS
AWARD-WINNING
tower: Frasca, a modern Italian eatery where passionate Australian-born chef Stefano BUSINESS-CLASS
WORDS: NIKOLINA SKORIC.
SEATS THAT OFFER
Pace plates up authentic dishes made with ingredients sourced fresh from local family TRAVELLERS
farms (the prosciutto pizza is a must-try); and Sui Tang Li, which offers an extraordinary PRIORITY CHECK
-IN AND BOARDING,
selection of Chinese delicacies that put every dumpling we’ve ever eaten to shame. PREMIUM LOUNGE
If you find the strength to actually leave the hotel, bike tours are the way to go for a truly ACCESS, AND AN
EXCLUSIVE CABIN
eye-opening experience of the city. From tackling the narrow lanes in the peaceful Former FEATURING FINE
French Concession to discovering hidden villas from the ’20s, it’s as close to time travel as DINING AND
COMFORTABLE
you’ll get. Rooms from approx. $500 per night; themiddlehousehotel.com SEATS.
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THE BA SE-ICS
Place 1½ cups (225g)
flour, ½ tsp salt and
1½ tbs sugar into a
mixing bowl.
Combine 1 tsp dried
yeast and 160ml warm
water in a small bowl,
mix until dissolved.
Make a well in the
centre of flour
mixture, place yeast
mixture and 20g soft
butter into the well
and gradually work the
flour in from the sides.
Remove dough from
bowl and knead by

HEART
hand for about
5 minutes until
smooth and elastic.
Place dough in a

BAKER
greased bowl, cover
and leave to rise in
a warm place until
doubled in volume
(about 1 hour).
Preheat oven to
Move aside, pepperoni and mozzarella, 220°C conventional/
this dessert pizza is a slice of fruity heaven. 200°C fan-forced.
Line a baking tray with
When it comes to pizza, the dessert variety doesn’t baking paper.
get nearly enough love. But present this bad boy on
Lighthouse Bread & Roll out dough on a
a platter to someone special this Valentine’s Day lightly floured surface,
(even if it’s just yourself) and eyes will pop, moans Pizza Plain Flour is creating desired shape.
of pure delight will ensue and your name will figure strong and high in Bake for 15 minutes
prominently in good books for at least a week. protein and will help or until golden brown.
Lighthouse, the leading light in baking, offers the you achieve expert Allow to cool before
easiest and best way to make the crispy, doughy base pizza bases every time. adding toppings.
for this fruitiest of pizzas. Just follow the simple base- Makes 3 small pizzas.
making method (far right) using Lighthouse Bread
Find it at Woolworths,
& Pizza Plain Flour, then layer with mascarpone Coles and selected
cheese, berries and mint. Oh, and serve with love. independent stockists. Visit lighthousebaking.com.au
TI CK ETS
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L OOK YOU R SH A R PE ST W I T H OU R EXCLUSI V E EDI T OF T H E BE ST I N M E NSW E A R A N D GROOM I NG T R E N D S

E D I T E D BY
OLIVIA HARDING

Sam (on left) wears jacket,

$3990, knit, $1310, and
pants, $1310, all by Prada.

Nic wears jacket, $3420,

turtleneck, $660, and
pants, $1880, all by Prada;
glasses, POA, by Moscot,
worn throughout.

Back to work B U T FO R G E T B U S I N E S S A S U S UA L – C O R P O R AT E J U S T G OT C O O L .
P H OTO G R A P H Y DA N I E L G O O D E
 LEFT
Jacket, shirt, and shorts,
all POA, all by Ex Infinitas.

RIGHT
Jacket, $1757, pants,
$859, and sandals, POA,
all by Dries Van Noten;
necklace, $303, by Tom
Wood at Matches Fashion,
worn throughout;
suitcase, vintage Prada.

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 F I N A L C OAT
Tartan has received a second wind in the
way of this season’s coolest outerwear.
Sam (left) wears
coat, $2430, and
pants, $995, both by
Bally; shirt, POA, by
Ex Infinitas; shoes,
$1105, by Gucci.

Nic wears coat,

POA, by Hermès;
pants, and sandals,
both POA, both by
Ermenegildo Zegna.
 T H E N E W P R I N T- O N - P R I N T
Instead of clashing, aim for different crops of the same
print. It’s a great way to create intrigue – without
looking like you couldn’t decide which one to wear.
 CHECK PLEASE
Further proof that patterns and prints are
back, and a case for wearing it head-to-toe.
Add variation to the parallel lines via a tie with
stripes travelling in alternate directions.

OPPOSITE
Jacket, shirt, and
pants, all POA, all
by Ermenegildo Zegna;
shoes, POA, by Hermès.

THIS PAGE
Jacket, shirt, tie,
pants, and shoes, all
POA, all by Tom Ford
at Harrolds.
 D E L I CAT E CYC L E
Laundry day is now a vibe; a bare chest
was, after all, the styling trick of the season.
Only you need to know it’s because
everything else is in the wash, right?

Nic (on left) wears

shirt, $670, shorts,
$730, and bag,
$930, all by Gucci;
socks, approx.
$18, by Viyella.

Sam wears
shirt, $1410, and
shorts, $800,
both by Gucci;
socks, approx.
$18, by Viyella.
BELOW
Jacket, $1495,
and pants, $870, both
by Paul Smith; shoes,
POA, by Saint Laurent.

RIGHT
Jacket, $4800, tank,
$1150, and pants, $1250,
all by Dior Men.
Hair Pete Lennon at
Company1 Agency using
David Mallett haircare.
Skin Kristen Brett at
Work Agency using
Go-To skincare.
Talent Nic Borrott at
IMG Models and Sam
Armstrong at Chic
Management.

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 THE ICON THE SLIDE

T H I N K O F T H E M AS T H E SA N DA L 2 .0. B E CAU S E N OT H I N G SAYS O U T- O F- O F F I C E

L I K E A PA I R O F P O O L S L I D E S A N D A N O N C H A L A N T AT T I T U D E TO M ATC H .

$45, by Adidas at The Iconic.

$150, by G-Star.
$285, by Bally.

$450, by Salvatore Ferragamo.

$59.95, by Vans at The Iconic.

OUR INSPO: THE DUDE

The fictional-human embodiment of IDGAF-style,
The Big Lebowski’s sartorial choices ushered stoner-
grunge into the new millennium – slides withstanding.

$69.95, by Lacoste at The Iconic.

$50, by Adidas at The Iconic.

$44.95, by Nautica.

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 GROOMING E D I T E D BY
W ho cares if it’s
a remake of
a remake?
B Coops’
music-driven film with Lady
Gaga will certainly feature
come awards time and
reaffirms his place as one of
the most effortlessly stylish
men of his generation. This
haircut is ideal for the summer
holidays, finding the middle
ground between rock arena
and local beach.
For advice on how to make
it work for you, we enlisted
the help of hair guru Kevin
Murphy as well as Ali Holmes
of the KMS Style Council and
ghd’s Nadine Johns-Alcock.
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DAVI D SM I E DT
A Style
is Born
HOW DO YOU BRIEF
YOUR STYLIST
“Bradley’s look obviously
requires length, so you need
to be prepared to grow your
hair out over several months.
If you are growing it out, focus
on getting length and fullness
on top first, while keeping the
sides shorter. The top will take
the longest to grow out so
throughout those early stages of
growth make sure you’re booking
in for regular trims to keep the
back and sides well groomed.
The idea is to still look like you
have a style during the growing-
out phase, like it’s intentional and
not like you have just forgotten
to get a haircut.” says Murphy.
Johns-Alcock adds, “Ask
for an increased layered haircut
that just grazes your collar - the
length must come under the tip
of your ears. This will avoid a
mullet shape and helps ensure
you can tuck your hair behind
your ears.”
WHAT SORT OF HAIR
TYPE DOES IT SUIT?
“Ideally your hair would be not
too curly, but not dead straight,”
says Murphy. “Hair that is thicker
with a bit of weight, and which
isn’t too fine or wispy, is also
perfect for this cut.”
WHAT SORT OF
MAINTENANCE IS
REQUIRED?
Murphy stresses it’s important
to have regular trims, “Especially
during the early growing-out
phase but once you’ve reached
a length that you’re happy with
you can stretch it out to every
8-10 weeks.”
HOW DO YOU RECREATE
THE LOOK AT HOME?
1 “Go for a product that isn’t too
strong or has too much hold,
but will still groom the hair and give
it some shape. I’d go for a cream
with flexible hold such as my Kevin.
Murphy ‘Un.Dressed’ paste, $39.95
3
(100g), or Kevin.Murphy ‘Hair.
Resort.Spray’, $39.95 (150ml),
for a more lived-in look.”
1800 104 204
2 “When you jump out of the
shower put three pumps of ghd
‘Total Volume Foam’, $28 (200ml),
into your hair and blast your fringe
back off your face with the ghd
‘Air’ hairdryer. After applying your
PHOTOGRAPHY: EDWARD URRUTIA; GETTY IMAGES.
favourite pomade, keep your style in
place with ghd ‘Final Fix Hairspray’,
$17.50 (400ml),” says Johns-Alcock.
lookfantastic.com.au
3 “This look works better
with second-day hair,”
according to Holmes. “To achieve
this use KMS ‘Moist Repair
Cleansing Conditioner’, $28.95
(300ml). This is in replacement of
your shampoo. Towel dry and rake
with wide fingers off your face,
never comb or brush the hair.
Then add KMS ‘Hair Play Messing
Creme’, $33.95 (125ml).”
kmshair.com.au
GENUINE FAKES
It’s one of the great furphies that your scent
contains purely natural ingredients. In the
majority of cases, this just ain’t so. Which is
not necessarily a bad thing, despite what
the marketing department might fear the
minute one goes off script. Wild
sandalwood, for example, is now cited as
a vulnerable species in its native India
(where there is a thriving black market)
and only the most dedicated of noses
can tell the difference between it and
chemical versions like sanjinol. Then,
there are the aldehydes which form
the basis of scents smelling like
everything from green herbs to clean
soapy skin – in fact the most famous
perfume of all time Chanel ‘No 5’ was
built on one. To bring this dark art out
of the shadows, several brands are now
gloriously celebrating some of the best
molecules ever created lab-side. Nomenclature
is one of the best. It’s ‘Holy_Wood’ EDP, $183
(50ml) is built around Clearwood, a 21st Century form
of patchouli derived from the fermentation of sugar cane.
redolent and has a powdery warmth. What it lacks in the rom
hand-picked sourcery, it makes up for in dimension. mecca.com.au

A NEED
FOR CREED
HOT TIP
Few can boast a

Keep it cool
T H E P R O D U C T S YO U S H O U L D B E S TO R I N G I N T H E F R I D G E .
F R A GR A NCE T ONE R
A no-brainer as light and The immediate benefit is how
humidity degrades scent. The it feels, but refrigeration will
chilled temps are also more extend the life of your gear,
refreshing when applied. especially if it’s organic or
Clive Christian ‘Original probiotic. Which means fewer
Collection 1872 Masculine’ preservatives. Try Thayers
EDP, $399 (50ml), is our ‘Witch Hazel Organic
pick for summer. Astringent, $29.95 (355ml).
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E Y E CR E A M
Because the skin is thinnest
here, it is most likely to appear
puffy. In much the same way
that ice can take down a
swelling elsewhere, a chilled
eye cream will be more
effective at constricting
blood vessels and debloating.
Try Ella Baché ‘Special Eye
Cream’, $79 (30ml).
E LL ABAC H E .COM . AU
BE A R D OIL
The best are high in emollients
like argan oil, which can
degrade on exposure to UV
rays. High temps can also
make them runny but the
fridge retains consistency.
Try Percy Nobleman
‘Beard Conditioning Oil’,
$35.99 (100ml).
B EAR DAN DB L ADE .COM . AU
legacy like it. Creed
fragrances began in
1760 as a supplier of
clothing, gloves and
scent to the English
court. Fast forward to
Australia in late-2018
and the launch of a
stand-alone flagship
store in Sydney’s
Double Bay – via a
catalogue of smash
hits such as ‘Aventus’
and new disruptors
like ‘Viking’. Creed has
been available here
for some time but the
department store/
duty-free experience
is markedly different
from the expertise,
focus and opulence
on offer at this
little jewel box of
an emporium. Go,
explore, spray then
wander away for a
coffee and see which
scent calls you back.
34 CROSS ST, SYDNEY;
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The beach kit
refresh S U RV I V E A DAY O R T W O I N T H E SA N D
WITH THESE SUMMER ESSENTIALS.

SUN & FUN BLISTEX ‘LIP

CONDITIONER’
SPF 15, $4.99 (7g)
Because lips
matter too.
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YSL ‘Y’ EDP, $120 (60ML)
A crisper punched-up version
of the EDT with bergamot,
ginger and green apple.
YSLBEAUTY.COM.AU

“Stick a fork in me, Jerry!” TOM FORD ‘NEROLI

We are all a few careless PORTOFINO ALL
hours away from sunburn OVER BODY SPRAY’,
– don’t be that guy. $110 (150ML)
A quintessentially

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Mediterranean shot of
freshness if you’re heading
straight from beach to bar.

sun-care
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Face feeling tighter than

a clam with lockjaw?
The shower a barrage
of pin pricks? You’ve
overdone the sun. The
first remedy is water –
lots of it, to rehydrate
the complexion. Make it
iced to lower your core
temperature while you’re
at it. Once you’ve washed
away the sunscreen - you
used sunscreen, right?
– with warm water and
a face wash, it’s time to
moisturise with a product
that will counteract the
redness you will soon
be displaying like an
undergraduate reading EVO ‘ROY’
Marx for the first time. WIDE TOOTH
Before you reach for the COMB, $18
moisturiser, try placing a Ideal for fixing sea
cloth soaked in cold milk hair, unsnarling
and distributing
over the area. Yup, your product.
nanna was right, it’s a EVOHAIR.COM
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reach for a max hydrator the picture.
like Dermalogica ‘Skin MECCA.COM.AU CARROTEN ‘AQUAVELVET
Smoothing Cream’, $96 MOISTURISING SUNCARE
(100ml). Then go to your MILK 50+’, $17.99 (200ML)
room and think about Australia, hole in the ozone, skin
cancer – you know the score.
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SIGNATURE STYLE
Your own sense of style should dictate the approach to your home’s interiors,
but some expert advice never goes astray. Interior designer Darren Palmer
reveals what’s trending for 2019, including his favourite home appliances.

B
old styling choices are the way forward
for the home in 2019. Think cool blues
and greens, dark accents, sustainable
materials and dashes of luxurious metal.
LG SIGNATURE products fit this aesthetic
to a tee – you can make any of these striking
appliances the style focus of a room, or integrate
more subtly. And, as ever, function is as critical
as form to get the most out of your spaces.
The LG SIGNATURE OLED Wallpaper
TV is amazing. It’s almost as thin as a $2 coin,
has incredible 4K picture and its Dolby Atmos™
sound fills the room from a stylish soundbar
with upwards-facing speakers.

The TWINWash® washing machine, meanwhile, is extremely
energy efficient and does two loads at once, including a smaller
one in the TWINWash Mini® that’s cold wash only. It also has
a heat-pump dryer, making it a combined machine that allows you
to free up space in your laundry for extra storage.
Then there’s the InstaView Door-in-Door® fridge. In titanium-
coloured stainless steel, both inside and out, it’s a thing of beauty.
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I particularly love the feature where you can double tap the glass
door to see what’s inside – it’s such a cool and convenient solution.
Elegant, multifaceted appliances and inspiring design trends are
making it easier than ever to create rooms with signature style.
To view the full range, visit LGSIGNATURE.com
 WATCH
YOU R E S SE N T I A L GU I DE TO T H E BE ST W R IST W E A R

Omega’s head
of product
management,
Gregory Kissling.
A requited bond
T H E LOV E A F FA I R B E T W E E N O M E G A
A N D JA M E S B O N D I S AS S T R O N G AS E V E R .
I
t is among the country’s
best-known landmarks, but
a place perhaps more readily
associated with boardies and
thongs than tuxedos. Yet Bondi
Beach proved a fitting spot for an
exclusive black-tie watch launch.
After all, the venue was the world-
famous Icebergs Dining Room
and Bar, overlooking the ocean
below, and the watch was Omega’s
new ‘Seamaster Diver 300m’ – a
timepiece celebrating 25 years
made for the waves. It’s also a
watch that’s been synonymous
with Bond ever since 1995’s
Goldeneye – trust Omega
to put the Bond in Bondi Beach.
Given the next instalment
of the world’s favourite secret
agent is set for 2019, we felt it apt
to speak with Omega’s real life
‘Q’, Gregory Kissling, the head
of product management about
the ‘Seamaster Diver 300m’ and
what’s in store for Bond, as well
as Omega fans.
GQ: What sets the new
‘Seamaster Diver 300m’ apart?
Gregory Kissling: In Australia,
the ‘Seamaster’ is the most iconic
model for us. In 2018, we’ve had
a full makeover of the collection.
We’ve introduced a lot of new
technologies and improvements
not only for the case but also
for the inside with a new Caliber
8800 movement that’s magnetic-
resistant to 15,000Gs.
GQ: How important has the
relationship with Bond been
for Omega?
GK: We’re very lucky because
Daniel Craig is the face of this new
collection. The ‘Divers 300m’ was
chosen by the artistic director of
costume design for Goldeneye.
She wanted to find a diver’s watch
with a blue face because of Bond’s
navy suit. The challenge has been
to maintain the identity of the piece
while still giving it a facelift.
GQ: There are 14 new pieces here.
How hard is it to evolve while
keeping with tradition?
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GK: It’s always a balance.
We produce many prototypes,
so for this collection we made
a minimum of three iterations to
get the perfect balance. After
that, every new technology must
pass certain tests, so we need
a minimum of two years before
launching a new collection.
GQ: Tell us about some of Bond’s
Q-esque processes behind these
new technologies?
GK: We had to use a 1200oC
furnace in order to obtain the
mechanical properties of the
ceramic, which is six times harder
than steel. The only way to shape
the ceramic is to use diamond
tools. And for engraving the diving
skin, we use a laser with five axes.
GQ: Why is 42mm the new 41mm?
GK: The new movement is a bit
thicker so we wanted to respect
the proportion of the watch.
Another reason is the Chinese
market is asking for bigger
watches. Thanks to the ceramic
dial, it’s a sporty watch that, at the
same time, is a very classic piece.
GQ: How do you ensure people use
their watch to its full potential?
GK: Well, it’s funny – only 0.01 per
cent of customers use the helium
valve gauge on the ‘Seamaster
Diver 300m’. It’s a special chamber
designed for divers, so it’s not
really a useful function for
everyday life but still it’s
a cool design feature.
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STA R P O W E R
Breitling
Takes
Beijing
T H E S W I S S WATC H M A K E R H AS
TAC K L E D T H E I D E A O F C E L E B R I T Y
A M B AS SA D O R S I N T H E O N LY WAY
I T K N O W S H O W: BY G O I N G N OT
JUST BIGGER AND BETTER,
B U T M O R E AU T H E N T I C .
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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT
Breitling CEO Georges
Kern and Brad Pitt;
Breitling’s Gala Night in
the Beijing Pheonix
Center saw the brand’s
entry into China.
T
ridiculously good looking. It all helps, of
course, but for Breitling CEO Georges Kern,
there was just one quality he had in mind
when it came to picking the stars of his latest
campaign. “They are all No.1 in their field,”
he said simply, when we met in Beijing for a
star-studded black-tie dinner to celebrate the
brand’s entry into the Chinese market.
As well as marking Breitling’s arrival
in the country, the gala dinner was also
an opportunity to see the brand’s latest
campaign in the flesh: the Breitling Squad
concept, which was first introduced in
March. In actual fact, it’s based not on
a single squad but four different ones
covering key pillars of the brand’s focus.
There is the Jet Squad, drawing on
Breitling’s aviation roots and featuring some
of the most accomplished pilots on the
planet. There is the Explorer Squad, with
the trio of Bertrand Piccard, the first person
to fly non-stop around the world in a
balloon; Inge Solheim, who has guided
wounded veterans to the North and South
Poles; and David de Rothschild, the youngest
Briton to reach both poles.
There is the Surfer Squad, featuring
American champ and environmentalist Kelly
Slater, as well as Aussies Stephanie Gilmore
and Sally Fitzgibbons. And then there is the
Cinema Squad, starring Charlize Theron,
Adam Driver, Daniel Wu and Brad Pitt.
“You have many actors out there in
Hollywood with huge followings, but with
zero credibility,” Kern tells GQ, on the topic
of his most famous campaign star. “I prefer
having the credibility to the following
because we generate the following – and
trust me, there will be enough people
talking about Brad Pitt.”
It’s true, of course. For all the discussions
of influencers, reality TV stars and Next Big
Things, it might be easy enough to buy
yourself a few Instagram followers, but there
is no amount of money that can buy someone
that most valuable of traits: authenticity.
“In any of these squads, all their members
are the best in their field,” Kern reaffirmed.
“For us, what was important was that all of
these people are high profile, but they’re not
models – these are real people. This is what
makes it so interesting – and so authentic.”
With that, it was time for Breitilng’s
Gala Night to kick off in the city’s
incredible Phoenix Center. While dinner
was served to the sound of a live orchestra,
Kern was joined on stage by Pitt, Wu and
photographer Peter Lindbergh, who shot
the campaign – and, of course, then joined
Kern, Pitt and his fellow Cinema Squad
stars on stage for a requisite selfie. Because,
Breitling might be one of the world’s most
celebrated watchmakers, dating back over
130 years, but it’s still 2018. And Brad Pitt
is Brad Pitt. breitling.com
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wheel drive
R O L L S - R OYC E WAS N E V E R G O I N G TO M A K E A N S U V.
I T’ S TO O B R I T I S H . TO O R E V E R E D. T H E N I T W E N T A N D
M A D E T H E ‘C U L LI N A N ’ – A N D G U E S S W H AT ?
I F YO U C O U L D, YO U R E A L LY S H O U L D.

W O R D S BY STE PH E N CO R BY

I 
t seems a strange question to ask
about something which has been
widely photographed and intensely
Instagrammed over the past many
months. And yet all anyone wants to know
about the new Rolls-Royce ‘Cullinan’ is,
‘What the actual fuck does it look like?’
No doubt this is because no photo can
truly do justice to just how hulkingly huge
the brand’s first-ever SUV is in the (shiny
and lustrously painted) metal flesh.
You might think of a Lamborghini
‘Aventador’ as wide – but the ‘Cullinan’
trumps it at 2164mm, and almost
Hemsworth tall – Chris, that is – at 1835mm.
From end to shining end it measures
a staggering 5341mm, which is what gives
it so much interior lounging room.
Granted, all Rollers are large compared
to normal cars, so when the time came to
make a giant four-wheel-drive it was always
destined to be epic, and the challenge for
the designers was to make something so big
somehow look sleek and – unexpectedly to
our trained eyes – rather attractive.
The good news is they’ve just about
pulled it off – with a grand front end
that looks like a stately home that’s
sprouted wheels, sci-fi headlights, and a
side and three-quarter view with plenty
of presence, particularly when the world’s
only SUV suicide doors (which are so big
you operate them hydraulically, at the
press of a button) are open.
The only real let-down is the rear,
which ends up looking like a London
black cab crossed with a block of ’50s
East End flats.
The interior is, of course, almost
life-changingly lovely – fantastic materials,
lush carpets and beautiful details, plus a
drinks cabinet between the two rear seats,
if you opt for the individual, two-rear-seats
spec, which starts at $725,000. (A more
family-friendly three-seat rear option,
with no bar, is a mere $685,000.)
And once you’re in there it really does
feel as if you’ve been vacuum sealed away
from the outside world, even if you
happen to be climbing a steep and
rock-strewn ski run in Jackson Hole,
Wyoming, as GQ recently did at the
car’s international launch.
JAN UARY/FE B R UARY 20 1 9 G Q .COM . AU
CAR AWARDS
WINNER
To say it feels strange to engage in some
serious off-roading in a car as luxurious,
and heavy (it comes in at at 2.6 tonnes) as
the ‘Cullinan’ is an understatement of
almost Rolls-Royce proportions. Watching
a crystal-cut Spirt of Ecstasy floating out
over the bonnet as you tackle a scree-strewn
descent is beyond bizarre, and yet somehow
the car just makes it all feel natural.
In typical, low-stress Roller style,
you simply press one ‘Off-road’ button
if you want to do something silly in your
‘Cullinan’, and the car, with its hugely
capable four-wheel-drive system, does the
rest, while you sit in cocooned silence.
Having enough power to not just climb
mountains but shove them out of the way
helps, of course, thanks to a 6.75-litre
twin-turbocharged engine that produces
420kW and 850Nm of torque.
When you’re not scrabbling on gravel or
fording rivers, all that grunt makes driving
on smooth roads an enormous hoot,
because you really do feel as eminently
powerful as you look, every time you
even poke the throttle.
It’s also on real roads that you get to
properly enjoy the unique Rolls-Royce
‘magic-carpet ride’, which wafts you
across the surface of the Earth the way
a stiff breeze carries a feather. At times
it feels as if you’re not actually touching
the road at all, particularly if you’re
luxuriating in the rear seats and letting
someone else do the driving. Well,
there is that ‘bar’ to attend to?
Throw in steering that feels so light and
easy to use that you’d never believe you
were piloting something the size of a small
church and it’s fair to say that Rolls-Royce
has delivered on its marketing-phrase
promise for the ‘Cullinan’ – that it really
is ‘Effortless, everywhere’.
The fact RR has produced something they
said they never would – and that we walked
away unexpectedly enamoured with this
decent-looking truck of ludicrousness, well,
grab that award-winning badge and plant it
anywhere along that ample body. „
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A Resurgent
Swedish Star
A D D I N G D E S I R A B I L I T Y TO I T S C O R E VA LU E S O F SA F E T Y A N D R E L I A B I L I T Y, VO LVO
H AS E N J OY E D A R E N A I S S A N C E L I K E N O OT H E R I N T H E AU TO M OT I V E I N D U S T RY.
I
t must have been early 2012. One of
those balmy South Australian nights
that Adelaide tends to stuff with
Coopers Red and menus highlighting
the forgotten Australian city as the country’s
most underappreciated culinary scene.
Over the course of dinner GQ listened as
a Scandinavian Volvo exec bemoaned his lot:
that despite various inroads and cars that
rolled off international lines packed with
promise, tech and Euro-badged bang for
buck, they remained best-known as cars of
an older set. And there was more – this was
a brand associated with shitty drivers,
safety and reliability, and little else.
It was true. And yet, that was then.
Seven or so years is a long time – just ask any
federal frontbencher – because today Volvo has
re-established itself as a force much-removed
from what it was. Of late – the past few years,
particularly – it has re-emerged from its
Gothenburg chrysalis as a major player, one
that’s grown to reporting 2017 sales of 571,577
vehicles and an operating profit of $2.4bn
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– both records for the 91-year-old company –
with revenue of $32.1bn.
Such Coopers-raising global stats point
to what is an incredible turnaround – one
largely driven by desire. Because desire
remains the most coveted asset in the
automotive industry – and where Volvo’s
tank was once empty, it now runs full,
with a product line that has quickly altered
opinion and which now sees it spoken about,
for the first time, in terms of allure.
Many still point to the injection of cash that
came in 2010 – when the Chinese Geely group
bought the famed Swedish company (a national
brand that shares a heady domestic spotlight
alongside Acne and Hygge and Noma) for a
knocked down price from Ford. But money
doesn’t always equate to aspiration and appeal
– just look at the ways of any Russian oligarch.
This is now a marque that orbits intangible
notions of cool. It’s no Equus Bass 770
(seriously, look that thing up and try not to
not to feel loins stir), but Volvo has mounted
a unparalleled revival journey of late.
CAR AWARDS
WINNER
The key here is models such as the
‘XC90’, ‘XC60’ and this year’s ‘XC40’ –
as well as the coolest wagon that’s not an
Audi ‘RS4’, the recently released ‘V90’.
As the man overseeing such designs,
and as such, this impressive resurgence,
chief design officer Thomas Ingenlath has
stated: “Our core brand values will always be
[focused on] safety and Scandinavian design.
But now Volvo has a stronger character.
It was always on the edge of quirkiness, but
we’re striving to create something desirable.”
For Ingenlath, good-looking cars needn’t
be fast-looking cars.
“We consciously decided to move away
from mainstream car design and not add any
slashes or lines to the surfaces that make it
WORDS: RICHARD CLUNE.
look dynamic. We concentrated on creating
something with substance.”
It’s an approach we can only salute as Volvo
continues to turn heads in a way it hasn’t since
Roger Moore’s The Saint was burning about
the ’60s in a ‘P1800’. And it’s why this Swedish
marque is GQ’s Comeback of the Year.
 Test drive
VOLKSWAGEN
‘MY19 GOLF GTI’
CITY CAR AWARDS
WINNER

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WHERE TO
DRIVE IT?
Anywhere. From
giving it some
stonk through
country corners
on a sunny Tuesday
afternoon, to
ferrying shopping
and ambling on a
freeway for a
weekend away
– there really is
little this ingenious
German go-kart STYLING ENGINE DRIVING INTERIOR
can’t manage. It’s a bit like eyeing the It’s all about that To have a ‘GTi’ is to do as you This is a class-leading
ONE THING former footy jock at the elevated engine – the please: sit at the lights content in cabin. The driver’s Active Info
WE’D CHANGE? 10-year high-school reunion ‘MY19 Golf GTi’ gifted the knowledge you can engage dashboard is an instrument
– a form that’s instantly a heftier 2.0-litre turbo ‘Sport’ and disappear at any cluster of engaging tech
A bit more
familiar and still in muscularly four-cylinder that’s a match given moment. Because this wizardry, aided by the simple
grunt from the
good nick. ‘GTi’ badging on for the recent limited-build thing can really move when accessibility of an 8.0-inch
exhaust, please.
the front announces the three-door GTi ‘Performance asked – with a claimed navigation system with Apple
sportier sentiment here Edition 1’, producing 180kW 0-100km/h time of 6.2 seconds, CarPlay and Android Auto
PRICE/ (even as a five-door-only and 370Nm to the front- it really is some of the most fun (the Sound and Style package
DELIVERY option), bolstered by a squat wheels through a 7-speed you can have in a hatch (even if boasts a larger, 9.2-inch
Available now, appeal that’s driven by that DSG transmission and some of the aural engagement, display you can swipe).
starting from lower bumper venting that electro-mechanical especially on upshift, felt Our loan featured the $3900
$45,490. That’s glides the eye smoothly back limited-slip differential. more muted this time around). Luxury package of leather
WORDS: RICHARD CLUNE.

a bit of a climb on along the car. Eighteen-inch The fact there’s no manual Updated disc brakes are now seats (heated in front; driver’s
what’s gone before, alloys come as standard box will certainly raise some a match for the ‘Golf R’, with powered) in favour of GTi
though if you (upped to 19-inch on the shaking fists, though sales the Driver Assistance Pack tartan, as well as panoramic
fancy the most $2300 Sound and Style for such were minimal and (adaptive cruise control, electric glass sunroof. Three
accomplished hot package) and twin-pipes, Volkswagen can hardly lane assist with adaptive lane in the back (on short runs)
hatch in the field, as always, round out be questioned on the guidance, blind-spot monitor can work as faultless design
then that’s the what’s an appealingly abandonment of the with rear traffic alert, rear-view feeds an overall feeling of
necessary biscuit. taut little derriere. third pedal. camera park assist and much space – something not often
more) now standard. said in this segment.
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 Our 20th anniversary meant our biggest Men of the Year, ever
– a celebration of 20 men and women whose work has
been so good it deserved a party. The party of the year, no less.
Don’t believe us? Turn the page.

SUPPORTING PARTNERS
 BEST ENSEMBLE
The Rubens, wearing
Emporio Armani,
demonstrated the many

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ways to rock a tux.

ast year’s GQ Men of the Year
awards presented by Audi was
always destined to be our best
yet. We aim to outdo our
previous efforts each year, but
with 2018 marking GQ
th
Australia’s 20 anniversary, there was extra
pressure to up the ante. Gathering at
Sydney’s iconic The Star, we brought
together the biggest names from Australia
and around the world to raise a glass to the
individuals whose work not only sets the
standard for others to follow, but pushes us
all to do, and be, better.
Admittedly, 2018 was another year in
which us blokes didn’t exactly cover ourselves
in glory. The MeToo campaign continues to
gather momentum, rightfully outing those
who still choose to perpetuate sexual violence;
the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the
US Supreme Court a stark reminder that the
fight is far from over. But if the GQ Men of
the Year awards are proof of anything, it’s
that there are still men and women out there
doing amazing and inspiring things; that
there is hope in adversity.
Joining Lucky in the agenda-setting stakes
was our International Woman of the Year
presented by Paco Rabanne, Emily
Ratajkowski. Arriving in Australia for the first
time a few days before the awards, Ratajkowksi
had the country in a spin after she revealed her
string bikini on Bondi Beach. But, as the
American model said on the night, being a role
model is “about wearing a string bikini on the
beach, and at a protest”.
With Andrew O’Keefe hosting, guests
included Naomi Watts, Adam Goodes and
UFC president Dana White who was
in vintage form as he introduced GQ’s
Sportsman of the Year, Robert Whittaker.
Closing out the evening was our Man of the
Year, Joel Edgerton, whose film Boy Erased,
a powerful critique of gay-conversion therapy,
is prominent in the conversation regarding
Oscar contenders.
The night wouldn’t have been the success
it was without our sponsors: presenting
partner, Audi, and supporting parners,
David Jones, Grey Goose, Paco Rabanne,
Qantas and The Star. With Grey Goose
espresso martinis on hand, and special
WORDS: CHRISTOPHER RILEY.

For proof, we need look no further than
our International Man of Style, Lucky Blue
Smith. In accepting his award, the inimitable
model from Utah spoke of the recent birth of
his daughter and his desire to be “the example
of how a man should treat a woman”. And
with that jawline and blond mane, what an
example he is.
performances from Australia’s own The
Rubens, guests needed little excuse to
continue the party into the early hours.
And that was a wrap – 20 deserved award
winners to bring in 20 years of GQ.
If anything was as certain as the following
day’s sore head, it was that the next 20 should
be even better.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT
GQ Editor Mike Christensen; American hip-hop
artist Eve, with her back-up dancers in tow, at
the GQ after-party; guests were welcomed to
The Star event centre by Qantas hosts; our
presenter for the evening, Andrew O’Keefe.

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 MAN OF THE YEAR
I N A S S O C I AT I O N W I T H AU D I

Joel Edgerton
"Thank you so much... I'm actually
going to accept this honour with
grace considering I feel we stand
a chance to affect people's lives,
and open people's eyes to something
that's not just going on in the US,
but in Australia too: conversion
therapy, and the constant walking
back of the rights and freedoms
of LGBTQI people. I want to thank
GQ and everybody here."

INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR

I N A S S O C I AT I O N W I T H PAC O R A B A N N E

Emily
Ratajkowski
“I think Woman of the Year is a pretty crazy title.
But when I think about what’s important in 2018
for both men and women, it’s about defying
FROM TOP stereotypes. It’s about being multifaceted. It’s
Gina Sansom and Audi about wearing a string bikini on the beach, and
Australia MD Paul Sansom, at a protest. I don’t think that any of us have to
dressed by David Jones; limit ourselves into a box, or the perception that
Rodger Corser; Vogue’s
Edwina McCann and anyone tries to force on you. Hopefully men and
Christine Centenera; women across Australia will take that to heart.”
Jonathan LaPaglia.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN JOURNALISM

Hedley Thomas
“This time last year I saw Lyn Dawson’s family
and told them I wanted to re-investigate
what I believed was a clear case of murder,”
said the creator of the Gold Walkley-winning
podcast The Teacher’s Pet, which, this past
December, resulted in the arrest of Dawson’s
ex-husband Chris. “Thank you to everyone in
Australia who listened.”

INTERNATIONAL MAN OF STYLE

Lucky Blue Smith

“I never would have imagined being in the position I am in today. This
RIGHT
year’s been really crazy, I had a daughter which is awesome. I would
Julie Simmons like to thank her for inspiring me every single day and pushing me to
accepting her son
Ben’s award for
set up a life for her and pushing her to be the best she can be. I can’t
Breakthrough wait to be the example to her of how a man should treat a woman.”
Sportsman of the Year.

GQ LEGEND
I N A S S O C I AT I O N W I T H D AV I D J O N E S

Michael
Clarke
“Every time I come to
events like tonight, I see
and meet new people,
and I just think about the
table I’m lucky enough to
sit on tonight - so many
inspiring men and women
and it’s an honour to be
here once again.”
 TEAM OF THE YEAR

Australian
Invictus Team
“It’s thanks to events such as these – and the incredible efforts of
everyone involved – that I do feel we are starting to move in a more
positive way around disability,” said para-canoeist and Afghanistan
vet Curtis McGrath of the Invictus Games.

BEST TUX?
Guillaume Brahimi and Josh
Niland whose burgundy tux,
courtesy of David Jones,
was one of the night’s
sartorial highlights.

BREAKTHROUGH CHEF OF THE YEAR

I N A S S O C I AT I O N W I T H A U D I

Josh Niland
“We opened Saint Peter two years ago with the hope we’d
serve the best seafood in Australia. From the beginning,
I wanted to work out why the fillet has always been the
most desirable part of a fish – the fillet only yields 45 per
cent of the fish. So 55 per cent goes in the bin. We tried to
close that gap. And we can now say that 91 per cent of the
entire fish is used at Saint Peter.”

SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD

The Walk Free

Foundation
“There are more slaves in the world today than any other
time in human history and slavery only continues to exist ABOVE AND LEFT
because we allow it to. Ethical shouldn’t be a choice; it should On each table was a personalised
be a basic standard. It should be the rule, not the exception. bottle of Paco Rabanne fragrance for
[At Walk Free] we find ways to intercept the problem, liberate guests to take home; selection of
David Jones desserts; Grace Forrest,
the victims and ultimately stop this massive abuse of human and Shadow Minister for Transport &
rights from taking place in the first place.” Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese.

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 BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Jamie Preisz
“Firstly, I wanna say
a big thank you. But
also, I wouldn’t feel REAL MEN HUG
right without using UFC president Dana
White embracing
this moment to talk
Sportsman of the Year,
to you a little more Robert Whittaker.
seriously. I want to
reach out to you
in this night full of
celebration, and
ask you to think
about something.
I lost my little SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
sister to suicide I N A S S O C I AT I O N W I T H T H E S TA R
in December last
year, and I want
her to have a
voice right now.
Robert
If she was here,
she would tell you
that supporting
your friend or a
Whittaker
“My father instilled within me the concept
family member, of integrity; that what happens on the field,
is a spectrum. stays on the field. I took that on face value
You don’t have just to make him happy. But I have kids now
to be there every and I’ve started to realise it’s more than
moment of every that. It’s about being someone you want
day. Just take your kids to be. It shows me that my actions
a little time out outside the octagon are just as important
of your busy life as my actions inside.”
to have a kind
conversation,
ask some hard
questions, and
really, really listen. MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Just a five-minute I N A S S O C I AT I O N W I T H G R E Y G O O S E
chat can save
someone’s life.”
Todd Sampson
“Thank you. I’d like to dedicate this award to a young 16-year-old girl
I met in Iraq. I was there to film an episode of Body Hack. When I arrived,
a young woman asked if she could meet with me. We met at a United
Nations displacement camp, just outside of Mosul. She told me her
mother had been stoned to death in front of her, and her father had been
decapitated. I started to cry, and she did something that I didn’t expect,
and I’ll never forget. She stood up. She hugged me, and said, ‘It’s okay.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR Even in darkness, there’s hope.’ This for her, and her strength.”

Elizabeth Debicki
“I am so honoured. I know we’re here to
celebrate men but I’d also like to celebrate the
amazing women in the room too. Thank you.”

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Keiynan Lonsdale
“Thank you so much. I’m pretty stoked to be here
with my boyfriend. I’m proud to be able to be open
about that. I’m really happy that my mum could
be here. She taught me strength, she taught
me vulnerability. She taught me how
to fight for your heart, and how to
fight for love. That’s the power
of a woman.”

Naomi Watts and

Cameron Bloom

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Cameron
Bloom
The creator the highly moving
Penguin Bloom book paid
tribute to his wife:“Finally, I
can recognise the incredible
bravery, resilience and humility
of my gorgeous wife, Sam.
I know most days are a struggle,
but I also know that your
determination has given people
perspective, and inspired
thousands around the world.”

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GQ. I could never imagine as a kid from
the country being called anything
close to an icon. Have a good night
and I hope to share a Grey Goose with
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“I have no words for
how flattering it is to be
acknowledged by this
community and this country.
This room is a testament that you
can make any dream a reality
and I am beyond moved to be
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“Everyone was broken at the end.
I don’t know if we were crying
because we were sad it was ending
or if we were crying because
it was so fucking tiring.”
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theatre job. The nine-to-five of it. The commute. He has spent the best part of
a decade inside the manic make-believe world of hit TV and for all the
pampering and all the opportunities, he says, “It doesn’t stop you imagining the
grass is greener, it doesn’t stop you desiring the security of the nine-to-five
lifestyle.” He paints a fascinating picture: the cast on the world’s hottest TV
show, all of them kitted out with crossbows and crowns and doing all the cool
shit that as kids they must’ve dreamed about... standing around on their smoke
breaks, sharing fantasties about more humdrum work. Making tea in the office
kitchenette. Podcasting home during rush hour.
“I think people who don’t work in film or TV don’t realise quite how
disorientating it is,” Harington says, “being away from home all the time. Coming
here today [to the hotel], and seeing all the people cycling in to work, it seemed in
my head a real luxury. Which must sound mad. But the process of going to work,
having a day with your colleagues, coming back to your family, cooking, having
stuff in the fridge... It sounds odd to say but it’s the thing I’m looking forward to
most. After nine years I’ll be at home. In one place. Static.”

Y
oung Kit, as described by the man he grew up to be, was “a right little
shit”. A back-chatter, a girl chaser, he once accumulated a neat half-
century of detentions in a single year at his genteel West Midlands school.
“I didn’t respond well to authority, because my parents were never
authoritarian.” Though the larger Harington clan was old and ennobled (it had
fed England with military leaders for generations) Kit’s corner of the family was
less conventional. His mother Deborah wrote poetry. His father David was an
entrepeneur. Harington caught the acting bug after he was cast in a Beckett play
at school, and after graduating he spent three years at London’s Royal Central
School of Speech and Drama. What vestiges of the little shit that survived this
got knocked out of him once and for all in his first professional job. He was cast
in War Horse, a West End show that was famous for featuring a brilliantly
puppeteered horse. More than one newspaper critic made the unkind point that
the human cast were continually overshadowed by Joey. Or, as Harington puts
it, “The horse always got the biggest cheer”.
Back then, Harington says, “If you’d asked me I probably would have said:
‘I’m in it for the art!’ But which young actor isn’t sat there thinking of the glory
of being in something that gives you notoriety?” He didn’t have long to wait.
Harington auditioned for HBO aged 22. Game of Thrones’ producers must have
been confident this project would take flight and go on for years, because they
had Harington read dialogue that would not be relevant until season three. In
the scene Harington read at audition, Jon Snow had to convince his warrior-
girlfriend Ygritte not to embark on a tricky military campaign... while also
concealing his secret plan to betray her... while also making it clear that he’d
fallen in love with her. Tense, twisted and sexy, the scene was quintessential
Thrones. Harington got the gig and began filming in late-’09. Whatever
confidence his producers had in the ultimate success of the show, Harington
himself was the resident on-set doommonger. “After the first season I would say
to people, ‘We definitely won’t get a second season.’ Then after the second
season I went, ‘Definitely not a third, no’. Everyone was, like, ‘Are you fucking
kidding me, Kit? Of course we’re gonna get a third.’”
Of course they were gonna get a third. By now several million people were
watching in some way or another, officially via subscriptions to HBO in the US
and Foxtel in Australia, with a substantial dark audience streaming episodes
pirated online. In its early years the show was an ensemble affair, Harington was
one of more than a dozen principle characters. As more and more members of
the original characters died and departed, however, there was a definite
narrowing of focus. Harington’s screentime ticked up. Occasionally, other plot
strands were paused outright so that whole episodes could be dedicated to him.
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“Of course I want to be in
a film that gets a run at the Oscars.
I’d love that. But am I seeking the
red carpet-ness, and everything
that goes around it? No.”
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T H A M LUA NG
THE STORY OF THE THAI CAVE RESCUE – IN WHICH A TEAM OF YOUNG SOCCER
PLAYERS AND THEIR COACH SURVIVED FOR 18 DAYS BEFORE BEING EXTRACTED
BY DIVERS – GOT EVEN MORE UNBELIEVABLE THE CLOSER WE LOOKED.

S
SIX DAYS AFTER the miracle, when
the boys were cocooned in a sterile
hospital and the divers had flown home
and almost all of the journalists had
dispersed, people came to the cave
again. There were villagers from the
flatlands beneath the Doi Nang Non,
the mountains that rise between
Thailand and Myanmar, and there
were volunteers, hundreds of them in
their lemon-yellow shirts and sky-blue
caps, who had been there for most of
the 18 days the miracle had required.
There were monks, too, at a makeshift
dais on the footpath to the cave, and
there were dignitaries – local
authorities, the families of the boys
who’d been blessed by the miracle – in
rows of chairs under a long tent.
The people, many of them, brought
offerings. Below the mouth of the cave
and in front of the big sign that
announces the place as Tham Luang-
Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park, in
a clearing cut into the dirt at the side of
the road, they planted small white
pennants and sticks of incense and
candles the colour of goldenrod. On
a table near the monks, they left fish
and fruit and the severed heads of pigs.
These were gifts to the spirit of the
cave. For almost three weeks, Tham
Luang had held within her a dozen
young soccer players and their coach,
who were trapped by flooding rains
without food or water or any possible
way to remove themselves. For most of
that time, it also was assumed, if rarely
spoken aloud, that some of those boys
– perhaps all of those boys – could die.
The miracle was that they did not.
And so the people came early in the
morning, trudging up the park road
from the police checkpoint, and they
continued coming until the afternoon,
and they stayed until nightfall. The
dignitaries sat silently in their chairs,
and the monks chanted, monotone and
rhythmic, and the volunteers filled in
the empty areas where the journalists
and the food stalls and the electrical
feeds had been days before, all of them
facing the monks on the dais. They
stood for hours, only occasionally
kneeling, as if a field of enormous
yellow flowers with pale blue centres
had risen from the mud and the gravel,
all of them together in the green of the
forest and the steamy heat of July,
under a sky heavy with clouds but
leaking only a light and misty rain.
They were making merit and
thanking the spirit of the cave for the
miracle she had allowed and atoning for
the indignities inflicted upon her – the
miles of hose and cable run along the
limestone, the endless boot prints in the
mud, the lights and the noise and the
chaos – in creating that miracle.
THIS PAGE The boys and their coach had been
A relay of Thai deep inside the cave, beyond kilometres
soldiers at the
mouth of the cave of chambers and sumps and boulder
during the rescue chokes. It is not unthinkable (though it
attempt. Soldiers,
medics and is horrifying to dwell upon the
civilians from thought) that they would not have
the Doi Nang Non
were on hand been found until November, after the
while the boys monsoons had passed and the water
were trapped
in the cave. had receded and all of them were dead.
Even after they were found, rescuing
them was by no means certain. To
extract exhausted and weakened boys
through a black labyrinth of mud and
swirling water was technically daring,
physically improbable, and logistically
overwhelming. Yet dozens of people
with specialised, almost esoteric skills
travelled from around the world to do
so, to try to save 13 strangers of no
particular import other than being
fellow humans. Those dozens were
supported by many hundreds more,
the volunteers in yellow and blue, the
colours of the King and Queen
Mother, who cooked and cleaned and
kept order; and by holy men who
chanted and meditated and communed
with the spirit of the cave. And millions
upon millions watched, fed live updates
by many hundreds of journalists staked
out at the foot of the Doi Nang Non.
Until finally, 18 days after going in,
they were out, all of them, 12 boys
and one coach. The rescuers
succeeded, or the cave relented, or
maybe both happened at once.
No one can say for certain, and
perhaps it doesn’t matter: it was a
miracle either way. Six days later, after
most of the foreigners had gone home
and the garbage was being hauled
away and the tents were being broken
down, it was possible to imagine this
place returning to what it always had
been, a quiet clearing next to a quiet
cave. But it still quivered with a sense
 COACH EK TAUGHT THE BOYS TO BREATHE
SLOWLY, TO CLEAR THEIR MINDS, TO
REMOVE THEMSELVES MENTALLY AND
EMOTIONALLY FROM A MUDDY SLOPE.

and a grove of fruit trees – and part of it

had been properly tamed for tourists. It
is, in fact, an official state park that
includes several other caves worn into
the Doi Nang Non. There is a sizable
parking lot 100m past the entrance and
proper toilets and a ranger station from
which park personnel, during the dry
season, give tours of the first kilometre
or so of the cave.
On the footpath from the parking
lot, as a matter of cultural habit, there
is a shrine to Jao Mae Nang Non, the
spirit of the cave. She is represented
by what appears to be a recycled
mannequin in a pink dress, but in the
traditional lore, she was the princess
of an ancient kingdom who fell in love
with a stable boy. Like most ancient
stories of royalty and commoners,
this one ended badly: her father’s
soldiers killed the stable boy, and, in
her grief, the princess stabbed herself
to death in the cave. The stream that
runs through the cave is believed to
be her blood, and the mountain is said
to have taken her shape; the full name
of the place, by one translation, is
‘cave of the lady who lies waiting,’ and
the mountain, from the right
perspective, does indeed resemble
CLOCKWISE of the extraordinary, and so it was lived as a caretaker of sorts at Wat Phra a woman in repose.
FROM TOP
School children proper to make merit in such a place. That Doi Wao, a temple at the top of a It is a majestic cavern, at least at the
from India pray steep mountain that, if you tottered opening, a high and wide pocket eroded
for the safe return QQQ
of the Wild Boars; over the side of the road, would dump through the limestone. There is a well-
a mud map of the THE TEAM WAS known as the Moo you into Myanmar. worn path from the mouth, poured
cave provided
by one of the Pa, a name that translates literally as The summer sky was still thick with with cement in parts, and beyond that,
Thai Navy Seals; ‘Forest Pigs’ but also, more reasonably, golden light when practice ended. It Tham Luang narrows before opening
volunteers from
around the world as ‘Wild Boars’, and they practised on was early and the boys had a little time again into a series of chambers. Even
join forces to before they had to be home. Twelve of two kilometres in, when the cave
help the rescue a rough field across the road from a
attempt. little church and a small sundries shop. them and Coach Ek decided to ride constricts to a mud-floored passage, it’s
There were at least 13 players at their bicycles to Tham Luang. Though still wide enough and high enough for a
practice that night, the youngest 11 some of the boys, maybe most of them, grown man to comfortably walk.
years old, the oldest nearly 17, one knew their parents might not approve, The Wild Boars had no difficulty
turning 16 that very day, which was this was not a reckless adventure. getting fairly far in, crawling through
Saturday, June 23. Practice was run by The cave was neither far nor isolated a couple of choke points to the open
their assistant coach, Ekapol – coming south from the scrappy spaces. And they expected no difficulty
Chanthawong. Coach Ek is an orphan border town of Mae Sai, you turn right getting back out. The heavy monsoon
who trained to be a Buddhist monk just before the Toyota dealership and rains weren’t expected for another
and even then, as a grown man of 25, follow the road through a cornfield week, and the year before, the cave

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hadn’t begun to flood until the middle
of July. The team brought no food or
serious spelunking gear because they
were there on a lark, a brief field trip.
They planned to stay for perhaps an
hour, then retreat, and pedal home to
their parents.
But, as it can do in northern
Thailand in the middle of summer, it
started to rain.
The Wild Boars wouldn’t have
known that at first, with a thousand or
so metres of rock above them and
their being more than a mile from the
open forest. But water fell on the
mountains and gathered into streams
that disappeared into sinks, rushing
down through the limestone into the
voids below. The water rose suddenly
and quickly, a great volume forced
into a tight course. A low area behind
the boys and their coach flooded,
filled a narrow spot in the tunnel the
same way water settles in the trap of a
sink. Coach Ek tried to swim out, to
see if there was a reasonable chance for
the boys to follow, but was forced to
turn back. More water came, and the
Wild Boars retreated farther,
scrambling up – the interior of the
cave is not level, but rather rises and
falls as it burrows into the mountain –
to a chamber with a sandy patch called
Pattaya Beach, then down again and
up again, eventually reaching an even
higher spot beyond. They settled on a
mud slope above muddy water.
And then they waited, first for
minutes. The water did not recede.
And so they waited for hours, because
there was nothing else to do.
QQQ
BOYS DIDN’T COME HOME, and
parents began to worry. They made
phone calls and sent text messages – to
the head coach, to other parents – until,
An hour south, near the city of
Chiang Rai, lived a man who knew the
innards of Tham Luang better than
anyone else on the planet. His name is
Vernon Unsworth, a 63-year-old
British hobbyist who’d learned to
spelunk long ago in the Yorkshire
dales and who now lives part of the
year in Thailand. That cave, he would
later tell reporters, had been “my
second home” for more than half a
decade: he had gone farther and
deeper than anyone before him and
had taken extensive measurements
and notes; his explorations, in fact, are
the basis for some of the section on
Tham Luang in The Caves of Thailand,
Vol. 2, a book by Martin Ellis published
the previous year.
As it happened, Unsworth had his
gear ready to explore the cave the
very next day, June 24, just to have a
look around and check the water
levels. One of the local authorities
who knew Unsworth’s work called
him, and Unsworth hustled up to the
cave in the middle of the night.
Because of his expertise, he
understood two things immediately,
both of critical importance. The first
was where to look for the Wild Boars,
a crucial decision considering that
the cave is enormous and time was
precious. About two kilometres from
the mouth of Tham Luang, there is a
junction. To the right is a “passage
[that] soon becomes a crawl, which is
flat out in places and often remains
flooded in the dry season,” according
to Ellis’s book. Instinct and necessity,
then, would have sent the Boars left, Unsworth told the Thais to contact FROM TOP
Thai service
toward Pattaya Beach. the three through the British embassy. personnel begin
The second important thing They were at the cave by 7:30pm on the nervous
descent into the
Unsworth understood was that divers Wednesday. cave; some of the
would be required, and that ordinary boys recover after
QQQ a torturous 18
divers weren’t sufficiently skilled. (Even days trapped
Thai SEALs couldn’t get far at first.) THE RAIN MOSTLY held off on in the cave.

according to the The Washington Post,
the coach reached one boy who didn’t
go to Tham Luang after practice. The
coach went to the cave and parents
went to the cave, and they found
bicycles at the mouth and impassable
water inside. The Wild Boars obviously
were trapped in the cave, but no one
knew where exactly or, more to the
point, how to get them out.
But then the first little miracle
transpired, which could probably be
dismissed as coincidence if it weren’t
for everything else that happened.
Cave diving – swimming through
tight tunnels full of sharp rocks and
strong currents in near total darkness –
is extraordinarily specialised and wildly
dangerous, so much so that it isn’t even
included in most naval dive training; the
risk simply isn’t worth the benefit.
But Unsworth, being a spelunker
himself, knew of divers who were
qualified, and he gave the authorities
three names: Rick Stanton, John
Volanthen, and Robert Harper, all of
whom work with the volunteer British
Cave Rescue Council.
Sunday, but then fell hard on Monday
and Tuesday, too – water pouring
from the sky and into the streams and
down through the sinks. Deep in
Tham Luang, the Moo Pa had no
food, and the water below them was
muddy, undrinkable, so Coach Ek
pointed to the stalactites growing
from the ceiling, relatively pure water
dripping off them. And the boys
decided to dig, using rocks to scrape at
the walls. It was futile to think they
could tunnel their way out, but even in
futility there could be hope.

More important than the presence
of hope, though, was the absence of
panic, and the conservation of energy.
Coach Ek had been a practising monk
for 10 years, during which, like most
monks, he’d learned how to meditate.
There is a difference, of course,
between devout and dedicated
religious mediation and staving off
terror in the damp dark of a cave, but
the idea is the same. Coach Ek taught
the boys to breathe slowly and
purposefully, to clear their minds, to
remove themselves mentally and
emotionally from a muddy slope.
Done properly – and the boys would
later say their coach was an excellent
teacher – the heart rate slows and
metabolism downshifts and panic
quells. That probably was more
effective than digging.
THIRTEEN PEOPLE CONFINED IN
A SMALL SPACE WITH LIMITED AIRFLOW
WILL, AS A MATTER OF BIOLOGICAL
CERTAINTY, CREATE A STINK.
Outside it was still raining, great
torrents at times, a slow drizzle at
others, and always a threat of more,
even when the clouds broke over the
Doi Nang Non. But rescuers and
volunteers continued to arrive,
hundreds of them – Thai military and
civil authorities, Americans and
Australians, expat divers from the
resort islands in the south – and they
knew they had to get at least some of
the water out of the cave. Far above,
streams were diverted to slow the
flood going in, and massive pumps
sucked out millions of liters, steered a
deluge into rice paddies brilliant green
with maturing plants.
“It was like two cups pouring into
one,” said Setthavut Panyakham, the
head of the village of Ban Nong O.
The rice farmers there knew the flood
was coming, knew it would drown
THIS PAGE their crop, knew they couldn’t re-
Hero Dr Richard plant until next year. But they did not
‘Harry’ Harris in a
press conference; protest; of 19 farmers, only four even
the 12 members asked for the compensation that the
of the Wild Boars
and their coach government offered.
hold up a photo of “It’s about giving,” Panyakham said.
the Navy SEAL who
tragically lost his Making merit, he says, is also about
life laying oxygen not asking for money for doing the
tanks for the boys
along the exit route. right thing. Instead of fretting about
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their destroyed livelihoods, the
villagers in Ban Nong O brought food
to the cave and washed clothes for the
rescuers and directed traffic to keep
all the volunteers and more than a
thousand journalists from tripping
over each other and gridlocking the
roads. He beamed when he said this.
“The people,” he said, “were able to
show their spirit.”
QQQ
DIVERS BEGAN MAKING forays
into the cave, fighting hard currents,
laying ropes to mark the way. They all
turned left at the junction, as Unsworth
had suggested, moving deeper into the
cave with each expedition.
On July 2, the ninth full day of the
operation, Stanton and Volanthen
made it all the way to Pattaya Beach,
the sandy rise more than two kilometres
in. They surfaced. No Wild Boars.
They still had some rope left to lay, so
they continued on, through a sump –
a low spot that fills with water – that
required them to swim through
a narrow tunnel beneath low-hanging
rock before they surfaced again.
They sniffed.
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A friend painted those
on his left hand a few
days earlier: “It’s kind
of a small thing,
but at the same
time, it’s kind of
revolutionary.” For
a long time (though not that long – he’s only 22), he
wouldn’t have been the kind of person to experiment
with gender norms, and he had noticed he was getting
a lot of looks in the airport. But he’s learning that
questioning the rules is the best part of growing up.
Hedges has often trafficked in the traumatic side
of the adolescent experience. This year, you might
have seen it on-stage (The Waverly Gallery) and
on-screen – in Jonah Hill project Mid90s, as well
as in upcoming drama Ben is Back, in which he
stars as teenage drug addict Ben Burns, alongside
Julia Roberts. And last November, there was his
understated but incredibly moving performance in
Boy Erased, in which he played Jared, a 19-year-old
who endures gay-conversion therapy. “The reason
I wanted to do Boy Erased is because it’s about
challenging the world around us and the boundaries
that they put on us,” he says, “whether that’s
something as small as putting nail polish on your
fingernails or the bigger freedom to express yourself
sexually. It was a movie that taught me a lot about
conviction and standing up for myself.”
The role is generating Oscars buzz for the actor,
who has already earned a nomination for his role in
Manchester by the Sea and went on to deliver equally
powerful performances in Lady Bird and Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. They’ve all been
emotionally draining, and he admits “it feels a little
reckless, the way I’m jumping from thing to thing,”
but he likes to think he gets something out of each
role. “Every project comes to heal a part of myself,”
he says, in the way that any great personal revelation
comes from digging deep.
With Boy Erased, the part of himself that healed was
the one that bought into traditional ideas of what a
man has to be. He’s into “the idea that vulnerability
can be at the centerpiece of what masculinity is in its
most beautiful moments. That is really exciting.”
And that vulnerability is already at the centre of his
acting in each of his stunning performances – quiet,
measured, and entirely mesmerising to witness.
The good news is, there’s plenty more to come. „
Ben is Back is in cinemas January 31
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 After a hugely successful debut season, Kim Jones discusses how he’s taking

one of the world’s most revered fashion brands into the new era.

DIOR MEN TAKES ITS NE X T STEPS

WO R DS JAKE M I LL AR PH OTOG RAPHY W I NTE R VAN DE N B R I N K

hichever way you cut it, the

fashion industry has rarely
looked as healthy as it does
right now. Menswear, in
particular, is thriving.
It’s currently growing with
a rate that’s outpacing even womenswear and on
track to pour some $600bn into the global market by
2020. But what remains surprising is not the sheer
volume of fashion brands out there at the moment –
not to mention various diffusion lines, celebrity
labels, and countless collabs – but how few of them
remain truly consequential.

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: SOPHIE CARRE AND JACKIE NICKERSON.

In the same way that you need not have watched
a single tennis match to have heard of Roger Federer
or have seen a single film in years to appreciate the
significance of The Godfather series, there are
a handful of brands whose reputations extend beyond
fashion alone. And it’s something Kim Jones knows
all about, since he’s worked at most of them.
After graduating from London’s famed star-
making fashion college, Central Saint Martins
(whose alumni include Alexander McQueen, John
Galliano, Riccardo Tisci and many others), Jones
launched an eponymous brand, before landing roles
at a series of the world’s best-known fashion houses.
There were stints at Hugo Boss, Mulberry, and then
Alfred Dunhill, at which he won the British Fashion
Council’s Menswear Designer of the Year, in 2009.
But it was with his arrival at Louis Vuitton some two
years later that Jones would make his name on the
international stage.
 THIS PAGE, FROM LEFT There, he quickly established himself as a restless
A selection of Dior Men
jewellery accessories; designer, someone who managed that almost
Dior Men HQ on Avenue impossible task of having a finger on the pulse of
Montaigne in Paris.
what’s cool, while staying attuned to what kept the
OPPOSITE cash registers ringing. He demonstrated an
Jones with Dior’s
CEO Pietro Beccari; the uncanny ability to take the very essence of a legacy
famous Dior saddlebag. brand and translate it into something people would
want not just now, but in years to come.
Louis Vuitton, you might think, would be the
pinnacle of someone’s journey in the fashion
world. Yet Jones wasn’t done climbing. Last
January, it was announced he would be leaving
LV after presenting his final show – a collection
of 52 intricate looks that were capped off by a
final lap alongside fellow fashion icons, Naomi
Campbell and Kate Moss. But those left
wondering where Jones would end up did not
have to wait long.
His arrival at Dior Men was revealed in March,
but the designer made it official (in the way that all
good things are these days) with an Instagram
post. Jones uploaded a shot looking out of a window
at Dior’s famed Paris headquarters, as he – and the
fashion house – prepared to face a new era.
The caption read, simply: ‘Day 1’.
“I loved my time at Louis Vuitton,” Jones tells
GQ, amid preparations for his pre-fall show in
Tokyo this past November, “but Christian Dior is
a couture house, with an atelier – it’s the dream.
Dior represents the best of the best. Simple as that.”
Not that there was much time for Jones to reflect
on the milestone. Just a couple of months after
arriving, Dior Men’s new artistic director would
send his debut spring/summer 2019 collection
down the runway at Paris Fashion Week. And as
anyone with a working internet connection will
now know only too well, it was a sensation.
A changing of the guard that won universally
positive reviews for its lighter, brighter, more
energetic take on the house.
“I had an idea of Dior and the pieces I thought
would transfer into Dior’s new chapter. I’ve used the
house colours and patterns and taken pieces from his
interiors and family archive as a reference,” says
Jones. “It’s all Dior pre-Dior really. I never take
things literally. I take them and I reinterpret them.
For the first show, I wanted to surprise people.”
To do it, Jones equipped himself with a trip to
the Dior archives, soaking up as much research as
possible about Dior’s life and interests – from his
love of flowers, gardening and the arts, to his
homes, and even his beloved dog, Bobby – as well as
references from the early years of the house.
“I looked at the amazing archive and at Mr
Dior’s personal life before and during Dior couture.
It was all very, very fast – we had two months,” says
Jones. “The atelier is truly amazing, so this
collection was really inspired by the conversations
that took place there, and seeing the archives and
looking at things like the designs of pockets helped
me come up with various design solutions. The
heritage at Dior is incredible and the respect for it
is so great, it inspired me to keep building the
legacy,” he says.
 “I loved my time at Louis Vuitton, but Christian Dior is a couture house,
with an atelier – it’s the dream. Dior represents the best of the best. Simple as that.”

Indeed, you didn’t need to look far to notice signs

of the old Dior in the new one. There was an
updated Dior logo on jewellery, based off a design
from the ’20s, the house’s signature cannage ‘woven’
pattern that Jones laser-cut into trench coats and
bags, and a version of the brand’s iconic saddlebag,
this time updated into super-cool cross-body,
backpack and belt-bag versions.
“Energetic, respectful to the house, and
referencing Mr Dior’s personal world and life –
but for 2019,” says Jones of his first Dior
Men collection.
“To me it’s all about playing with the house codes,
and using the savoir faire of the atelier and archive
pieces to make them modern and relevant. We have
used couture detailing and techniques, but with
modern fabric developments and craftsmanship,”
adding that because Dior collections are produced
in an atelier – an on-site studio in which the clothes

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are made – there is even more scope to experiment
with different techniques and fabrications in
real time.
“The system is completely different from that of
brands where everything is based on
a manufacturing process,” he explains. “Here, we
follow a couture process; we have constant access to
the garments and we’re free to do everything we
imagine. It’s fantastic! At Louis Vuitton, the
clothing was produced at the factory, so we only
saw the garments at the fittings. From a creative
point of view, Dior is much more fun. When you
see the clothes constantly, you have more time to
rethink and process them. It’s a much more organic
way of working.”
This, a mix of old and new, of reimagining the
past to create the future, is classic Jones. And none
of it should come as a surprise to anyone with even
a passing interest in his career. This is, after all, the
man who brought street-wear label Supreme to
Louis Vuitton.
Jones was keen to bring a similar experimental
and collaborative approach to his time at Dior.
At his spring/summer collection, it was hard to
miss the giant teddy bear version of Christian
Dior at the centre of the runway, a piece courtesy
of American artist KAWS. Designer Matthew
Williams, of streetwear label Alyx, created
chunky Dior buckles, which models wore on caps
and bags. Then there’s jewellery designer Yoon
Ahn who created signature rings, ear studs,
necklaces and more.
It’s a refreshing approach. After all, the fashion
industry is not what it used to be when Mr Dior
was still around, and today, the demands on
designers include overseeing not just clothes,
shoes and bags, but fragrances, sunglasses, store
designs, even entire advertising campaigns. It’s
a lot of work. And it makes sense to build a team of OPPOSITE
The French house’s
people whose skills you admire. SS19 show featured
“It’s nice to have an outside source,” says Jones, fresh interpretations
of summer suiting.
of his love of collaboration. “Whenever I work with
an artist, I give them an idea of what we need but ABOVE, FROM LEFT
British rapper Skepta
then respect their vision to do what they want to (right) inspects Dior’s
do, that’s the secret of a great collaboration. new necklaces; Dior
Men sneakers; pieces
“Matthew Williams is a friend of mine, and from the SS19
collection.
I love the buckles he does, so rather than use copies,
I had him make originals. He also has a great
understanding of Dior, and is one of the artists that
I want to work together with in the future.
“Yoon is part of the studio – I thought it was nice
to have someone that was working on custom
jewellery. Her interpretation of Dior is fantastic,
and she really gets the kind of things I like.”
He may have a new team, but one thing from
Jones’ Louis Vuitton days has not changed. Despite
“From a creative
the demands of his place at the helm one of the
world’s biggest fashion houses, he retains a travel point of view, Dior
schedule likely to provoke feelings of envy or
exhaustion – or a mixture of both; forever posting is much more fun.
from South Africa, Japan, Utah and beyond (and
that’s just in the last few weeks). When you see the
“I still travel a lot because I want to see the whole
world before I die. I want to visit every country and
see all the fabulous things there are,” he says. clothes constantly,
“We are very fortunate to live on this planet.”
At a time when designers can be heavy handed – you have more time
all too quick to simply wipe the slate clean upon
arrival, and transplant a brand’s legacy with an to rethink and
aesthetic of their own – Jones’s strength has always
been his keen sense of how to keep one foot in the
past and the other in the present. His eye, though,
process them. It’s
is always on what lies ahead. „
Following pop-up boutiques in Tokyo, London, a much more organic
LA and Dubai, Dior Men will open a pop-up
space in Sydney later this month; dior.com way of working.”
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Hair Alan White at MAP.

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Talent Jarrod Scott
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 WINNER OF THE GQ MEN OF THE YE AR INNOVATION AWARD
I N A S S O C I AT I O N W I T H A U D I

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Rubbish isn’t sexy. Bins aren’t
sexy. Conservation isn’t sexy and
environmentalism isn’t sexy – unless, of
course, Leonardo DiCaprio is getting all
broody in front of the dusty old folks at
the United Nations.
And perhaps because tackling big
environmental issues isn’t, on first glance,
glossy, easy or, in some cases, even possible,
they’re rarely solved in any direct, job done,
case-closed kind of way. Because a reusable
shopping bag can only get humanity so far.
But on a Friday morning in Sydney, one
man demonstrated to GQ how a simple
solution to a big problem can make drastic
environmental impact. As the sun peaked over
the horizon to throw morning light across a
murky stretch of water, a plastic bottle became
the metaphor for a gluttonous society that
could fix an issue it is responsible for creating.
The Seabin Project CEO, Pete Ceglinski,
is a 40-year-old guy from Byron Bay with an
ear-to-ear smile, a broad chest forged from
surfing and an ocker accent to rival that of
the late Steve Irwin. On this day he is
wearing a white T-shirt, dark shorts, black
cap and “no feet” – a reference to his absence
of shoes – and is carefully sliding a circular
barrel-like object into the water of Jones Bay
Wharf, a stone’s throw from Sydney’s CBD.
The black, grey and yellow tub slips in
almost silently, its upper lip coming to rest just
beneath the surface. Ceglinski stands back to
survey its positioning. The water is still, the
morning light plays with a thin patch of oil
floating on the surface and the plastic bottle
along with a wrapper from a cigarette packet
drifts slowly towards the rim of the object
before disappearing into the mesh within.
“See – it just works,” says Ceglinski,
hands on his hips in acknowledgment.
This installation of another Seabin at a
Sydney wharf is the latest demo by Ceglinski
to local marine managers and one that marks
a three-year journey. His floating-bin design,
installed in ports and marinas, helps solve
the global issue of ocean pollution and is
streamlining the removal of waste from
marinas across the world. By capturing plastic
bags, cigarette butts, bottles and cups along
with oil, pollutants and micro-fibres, these
innocuous, low-maintenance devices are
capable of collecting around 1.5kg of marine
trash a day, which equates to nearly half
a tonne per year.
“I used to work as a product designer
creating injection-moulded products like
toasters and kettles,” he recalls. “I worked
on racing yachts and I was travelling around
seeing this pollution, this rubbish that was
clogging up and choking the ocean. It was
a light-bulb moment.”
That was in 2015, and all it took to
bring to life his scribble of an idea was a
drive to succeed, impeccable timing, two
years of development and a few million
views on a video tethered to a crowd
funding page. “It was the greatest
marketing campaign we have ever been
a part of,” laughs Ceglinksi, who believes
shows like the BBC’s Blue Planet and
outspoken Hollywood A-listers like Jude
Law, Mark Ruffalo and Matt Damon have
helped bring a louder voice to growing
concerns like sea pollution. “The ocean
plastic issue was trending on social media
and that helped generate some initial
interest… Seemingly overnight we had
three million views on our video.”
The Seabin Project raised $362,000
thanks to support and interest from
international publications, TV news
channels and viral websites such as Now
This, Bored Panda and the BBC. That kind
of money-can’t-buy PR shot Ceglinski and
his floating-bin concept straight into the
spotlight – a little too soon, he suggests.
“I was getting around 800 emails a day at
one stage saying, ‘Where is it? We want it.’”
He vividly recollects just how overwhelmed
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: JACK PHILLIPS.

he felt physically and mentally. “I’ve only just
started drinking coffee again. I had so much
anxiety I quit the stuff for like two years.”
That funding helped the team complete
some much-needed R&D while the press
interest built a waitlist of future clients. “I did
a count at the end of last year on the number
of views our video has generated so far, and to
be honest, I lost count after 800 million…
It is well over a billion now.”
Accolades and renewed media interest has
followed since the finished products began
rolling off the production line in May 2018.
Seabin has been rewarded with gongs at the
Advance Global Australian Awards, The Good
Design Australia Awards and the European
Product Design Awards. It even took out a
coveted industry award for innovation at the
world’s biggest marine trade show as well as
the Innovation Award, presented by Audi, at
the GQ Men of the Year awards in November.
“Now our mission is to get bins in
the water,” states Ceglinksi. And it’s
happening. More than 350 units are
in the water in 50 marinas across 23
countries, and Ceglinksi is almost
jubilant that those figures are set to jump
exponentially when they hit the North
American market this coming May.
Seabin has also been given the endorsement
of software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes,
who along with Tesla founder and CEO Elon
Musk, has enjoyed lambasting Australia’s
government of late for their approach to
environmental issues. Most recently Cannon-
Brookes went toe-toe with Prime Minister
Scott Morrison via a series of tweets
challenging the government over its labelling
of ‘baseload’ and coal power as “fair dinkum”.
Morrison called for a Fair Dinkum
Power ‘movement’ to embrace wind and
solar. The Atlassian co-founder wore
“I did a
count at
the end
of 2017 on
the number
of views
our video
has got...
I lost count
after 800
million.”
a Seabin cap during a TV appearance on
at least three occasions during the October
media cycle, recognition of his part in this
new, and all-important crusade. He became
aware of Ceglinksi’s work through the
Advance Global Australian Award.
As a previous recipient himself, he’s keen
to see the Seabin concept roll out globally.
“It’s awesome to see practical Aussie
ingenuity, backed by solid engineering,
solving a global problem,” Cannon-Brookes
tells GQ.
But as Ceglinski turns his head to watch
a frayed piece of blue twine dance around
the rim of his invention, he admits that
one day he hopes his Seabins will be lifted
from the water for good.
“We made our mission statement clear
– we want to be able to one day live in a world
where pollution devices are not needed.” 
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O Roger Federer,
everyone’s favourite racquet sport, if your
name isn’t Roger, Novak, Rafa or Andy,
you may as well not bother.
Until now. The past few years have seen
a steady stream of young players showing
glimpses of the sort of talent and consistency
required to loosen the stranglehold of the
so-called Big Four. Grigor Dimitrov and
his lethal one-handed backhand brings to
mind a certain Swiss star but has lacked
the killer instinct when it counts, failing to
progress past the semi-final stage at any of
the four Slams. However, when the 198cm-
tall German Alexander Zverev beat both
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on his
way to winning the prestigious end-of-
season ATP Finals in November last year,
it was confirmed: a new star was born –
and it wasn’t Lady Gaga.
Talking to GQ days after his milestone
win, the 21-year-old is quick to praise those
same players he’s vying to dethrone: “[The
Big Four] have dominated tennis in a way
that’s never happened in the past. They
raised the bar for the rest of us and made
us work harder in order to challenge and
try to beat them.” That hard work is paying
off – with Zverev at world No.4 coming
into 2019, he’s in prime position to
end such dominance.
Zverev’s first major stop will be
Melbourne’s Rod Laver arena as he
competes for the first Slam of the year at the
Australian Open. And according to Zverev,
it’s the perfect place to kick off the season.
“We love to start the season Down Under.
Tennis is the main thing in the summer
there, the weather is perfect and everyone
is so friendly.”
Known to the other pros as Sascha,
Zverev credits his older brother Mischa –
also a tennis pro – as a big influence on why
he’s managed to be so successful, so quickly:
“I was lucky enough to have Mischa playing
the tour when I was quite young so I got to
travel with him and see what it takes to be
a professional.”
The German protégé already has 10
ATP titles under his belt, but, as Nikolay
Davydenko and Tim Henman know only
too well, a player’s career is judged by the
number of Grand Slams won. To achieve
this, he’s enlisted the help of eight-time
Grand Slam-winner Ivan Lendl, a decision
that Zverev explains is already paying
dividends. “It’s been great to add Ivan to
my team and I’ve learned a lot from him
already. He has great experience as a player
and as a coach. Together with my father,
and the rest of my team, we have a great
working relationship.”
With Lendl in his corner, the odds of
Zverev making the step up in 2019 look
more like a matter of when, not if. Good
news for tennis fans, bad news if your
name is Roger, Rafa, Novak or Andy.
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Nick Kyrgios is one of those
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Alex de Minaur had a huge 2018,
replacing Kyrgios as Australia’s
No.1 male tennis player, and second
youngest player in the top 100.
Splitting his time between Spain
and Australia, he’ll be well-placed
to deal with the searing Melbourne
sun that is often too hot to handle
for the Tour’s younger players.
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Dominc Thiem is right up there
with Alexander Zverev as a
potential to lead the younger-
generation’s charge in Melbourne.
The hard-hitting 25-year-old
reached his first Grand Slam
final in 2018 and will be pushing
to go one better this year.
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Serving up some style
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AND AS YOU CAN SEE, HE’S NOT THE ONLY TENNIS PLAYER TO HAVE AN EYE FOR FASHION.
1 ENTER THE
CROCODILE
The OG of tennis’
fashionistas, Frenchman
René Lacoste created a
version of the polo shirt in
1929 that would introduce
a shift in tennis clothing
from impractical to
functional. He would go
on to launch his namesake
brand Lacoste in ’33 – worn
today by current world
No.1, Novak Djokovic.
2
FRED PERRY JOINS
THE PARTY
The second style pioneer
to enter the game, Perry
won three Wimbledon
titles from 1934-36 before
turning his attention to the
fashion game. Founding his
label in 1952, Fred Perry and
its laurel sheath (borrowed
from Wimbledon’s original
logo, no less) is a mainstay
of any teenager’s
wardrobe.
3
BORG’S
HEADBAND
The Swede became the
first player in the modern
era to win 11 Slams before
retiring suddenly at 26.
Though not before blessing
the world with some iconic
style moments – his
headband as legendary as
his ice-cool demeanour.
In ‘84 he founded his
label where, in his native
Sweden, it’s the second
most purchased clothing
brand after Calvin Klein.
4
AGASSI BREAKS
THE RULES
The brash American
marched to the beat of his
own drum and tennis was
better for it. His brightly
coloured high-top Nikes
inspired one of the early
moments in sneaker
history that is still seeing
its effects on streetwear
today. His desire to look
fresh was so strong, in
fact, he refused to play
Wimbledon from 1988-91
due to its strict dress code.
Now, that’s commitment.
5
THE WILLIAMS
SISTERS SHAKE
THINGS UP
Until the late-’90s,
tennis remained a stuffy,
predominately white sport,
governed by old, stale ideas
of propriety. So, when two
black sisters from Compton
turned up to the French
Open in ‘99 sporting
coloured braids and an
unapologetic will to win, the
sport wasn’t entirely sure
what to do. Two decades
later, the pair have won 30
Slams between them and
continue to rock some
eyebrow-raising 'fits –
cue Serena’s Off-White
catsuit in 2018.
6
FEDERER’S
WHITE SUIT
The Swiss master, often
seen as the GOAT of the
men’s game, plays with
such effortless style it’s
only natural he takes pride
in how he looks. Having
won four Wimbledon
championships back to
back from 2003-06, he
arrived on Centre Court in
’07, wearing a crisp white
suit. A bold statement to
make – luckily he won
again, securing his fifth
straight Wimbledon,
beating Nadal in the final.
7
TENNIS HITS
THE RUNWAY
If you were in need of any
more evidence that tennis
is the official sport for the
fashion savvy, Chanel sent
a racket down the catwalk
in 2008, followed by
Hermès two years later.
Since then, Chanel’s
continued to fill its quirky
5
line of accessories with
tennis motifs, and in 2017
released a racquet you can
actually play with. The
price – a cool $2100.
8
ADIDAS GOES
ROGUE
7 8
We all know about
Wimbledon’s strict dress
codes. The message to
players is simple – keep it
classic and keep it white.
Which is why heads were
turned when Adidas
teamed up with cult
London skate brand Palace
to create its collection for
last year’s championship.
The first collab of its kind
at Wimbles and if the
members’ board has any
say, it will likely be the last.
9
ZVEREV THE 9
FASHION ICON
When you’re tipped to
succeed Roger Federer as
the sport’s most dominant
force, you become a man in
high demand. In 2016, the
big-serving youngster was
announced as a brand
ambassador for the luxury
Swiss watch brand Richard
Mille. Now add Z Zegna to
the list, officially making
him the leader of the new
gen – on and off the court.
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 MIRACLE AT THAM LUANG, CONT. FROM P103
Thirteen people confined in a small space
with limited airflow will, as a matter of
biological certainty, create a stink.
Volanthen smelled people.
From the slope, the boys saw muted light
through the murk of the water that brightened
when it broke the surface. Adul, 14 years old
and one of the couple who spoke English,
edged to the water.
“How many of you?” Volanthen asked.
“Thirteen,” Adul answered.
“Thirteen? Brilliant.”
The boys and their coach wanted to leave.
“No, not today,” Volanthen said. “There’s
two of us. You have to dive. We’re coming.
Many people are coming. We are the first.
Many people come.”
And many people did come. The next day
Thai SEALs ferried food and water and
blankets to the Wild Boars, and three of
them, along with a military medic, stayed
with the team.
But the Wild boars still had to be brought
out, and no one was quite sure how that would
happen. Or even if it could happen.
QQQ
THE FAMILIES OF the Wild Boars never
left the park. They were secure in their own
area, separate from the legion of journalists
who filled the parking lot, and they napped
on cots and in plastic chairs while they kept
vigil. On occasion, monks would come to
pray with them, including, at least twice, a
forest monk by the name of Kruba Boonchum
Yannasangwalo. He is 53 years old, revered in
parts of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos, and
somewhat of a celebrity, as far as monks go:
a souvenir stand at the temple where Coach
Ek lives sells bracelets purportedly woven by
him. (It also sells consecrated Phra Ruang
Lamphun amulets, which are said to protect
the holder from harm, and one of which
Coach Ek wore around his neck. They have
since become a very popular item.)
Kruba Boonchum came to the cave after a
woman he did not know, and who did not
know him, claimed to have had a dream about
the cave. In it, the woman wrote on Facebook
four days after the Wild Boars went missing,
the spirit of the cave visited her and said she
would not release the boys until Kruba
Boonchum came to pray. So he came on
Friday, June 29, and mediated and prayed.
“Don’t worry,” he announced. “The boys are
safe. They will come out in a few days.” He
prayed and meditated the next day, too, after
which he said, “The SEAL divers are not far
from the boys.”
Which was true, except it was Brits and not
SEALs. And that could all just be
a coincidence, a gentle monk dispensing hope.
Or it could be, as some people believe, that
Kruba Boonchum, in another life long ago,
had been a stable boy who was killed because
he loved a princess, and that princess, in her
grief, had stabbed herself and bled to death in
what is now a cave called Tham Luang. It is
possible, because anything is possible when
miracles are involved, that the spirit of the
cave, the princess whose blood runs through
it, was waiting for him to return.
QQQ
THERE WERE, in the beginning, three main
thoughts about how to extricate the Wild
Boars. One was deceptively simple: Wait until
the monsoons passed and the waters drained to
the point where they could walk out, which
probably would have been November or maybe
even December. But the logistics – the deceptive
part – made that option almost certainly fatal.
Even if no trained personnel stayed with them,
the boys and Coach Ek would need to be fed:
13 boys eating three times a day for, generously,
40 days is more than 1,500 meals, all of which
would need to be ferried in by divers flirting
with death themselves each time they
went under.
This was not an academic concern. On July
6, after the boys had been found and a rescue
plan was being drafted, a retired Thai SEAL
named Saman Gunan was positioning spare
oxygen tanks inside the cave, backups for
divers making their way to the boys and back,
a gruelling exercise that took, depending on
the skill of the diver and the conditions in the
cave, anywhere from five to twenty-three
hours round-trip. Gunan was 37 years old,
married, a triathlete in excellent physical
condition, and a highly trained diver. He was
also a volunteer. “Loaded all my stuff onto
the plane. I’m ready to fly to Chiang Rai,” he
said a few days earlier in a selfie video
obtained by the Associated Press. “See you at
Tham Luang in Chiang Rai. May good luck
be on our side to bring the boys back home.”
Gunan, diving with a partner, had deposited
the spare tanks in the cave. His own ran out
before he could surface. SEALs got him out,
but he never regained consciousness and was
pronounced dead at a hospital.
And even if meals had been successfully
delivered, what about air? There’s only so
much of it in a chamber plugged with water,
and it was rapidly running out: when Gunan
died, the oxygen concentration was beginning
to border on dangerous levels.
A second possibility was to dig them out.
Drilling through a couple thousand feet of
rock, which would require extensive
construction of infrastructure to even begin,
would take too long. So rangers and guides
and volunteers crawled over the mountain,
looking for natural shafts. Climbers from
Koh Libong Island, where for generations
men have scaled sheer cliffs hunting for
edible nests made of solidified bird spit – an
expensive delicacy – roped up the faces of the
mountain, searching for hidden openings.
They found none.
That left the third option: swimming them
out. It had the advantage of being quicker, but
also the disadvantage of, well, swimming
them out. None of the boys nor Coach Ek
knew how to dive. Even if they could learn
the basics, cave diving isn’t the same as a
practice run in a resort swimming pool.
A weakened child submerged in disorienting
darkness and breathing unnaturally through
a regulator is more likely than not to panic.
Yet through long stretches of the cave, he
wouldn’t be able to simply surface and regain
his composure – he would be in a flooded
tunnel, entombed in rock.
Perhaps one boy might make it through.
Maybe half of them, or even most. But pull
that off 13 times in a row, even with experts
guiding them? No one wanted to say it
publicly, but that plan could kill a few kids.
But the rain was still coming, and time
wasn’t slowing.
The Wild Boars had to come out the way
they came in.
If panic was the main concern – and it was
– that had to be neutralised. First, the rescuers
brought full-face respirators to the cave.
Rather than sticking a regulator in each boy’s
mouth, they would give them masks that
covered everything from their chins to their
foreheads. Those would allow them to breathe
normally while divers – assisted by about a
dozen others posted along the route – guided
them toward the mouth of Tham Luang.
Second, they would be unconscious.
Sedated, if you prefer the technical term, but
so heavily that the difference is immaterial.
An Australian cave diver and anaesthesiologist
named Richard Harris, who arrived at the
cave on July 6, had consulted colleagues and
specialists on how to dose the boys. “I’ve
never done it in the back of a cave on
malnourished, skinny, dehydrated Thai kids
before,” he would say at a press conference
later. “So that, for me, was the most
frightening part of the week.” (Frightening
enough, in fact, that the Thai government
granted him diplomatic immunity before the
kids were sedated.)
On July 7, authorities pushed the press
farther back from the cave. Harris hiked and
swam to the Wild Boars and evaluated each
of them. The rescue – or the rescue attempt
– was imminent. The next morning, a team of
divers, including Harris, Stanton, and
Volanthen, made their way to the muddy
bank where the Wild Boars were stranded.
There were many theories about which boy
would go first – the youngest, the weakest,
the strongest – but in the end it came down to
a boy who volunteered. He was strapped into
an improvised harness, with which he could
be tethered to a diver, then bundled into a
buoyancy jacket to keep him neutral in the
water. Too heavy, and he’d have to be held
above the rocks on the bottom; too light, and
he would bump against the rocks above,
dislodge his mask, and drown.
And then he was sedated. It was a fast-
acting medicine that put him in a near
slumber, but it was also a short-acting drug.
It would wear off after 45 minutes, give or
take, so the divers were given a crash course
in re-administering it mid-journey.
They slipped beneath the water, the boy
essentially a package, still and quiet. There was
a handle on a his jacket that the diver could hold
on to while keeping him clear of sharp rocks,
steering him through the tightest tunnels. In
dry spots, or at least spots not completely
flooded, the other rescuers passed him from
one to the next, like a bucket brigade, and in one
long, muddy, rocky stretch, they strapped the
boy onto a stretcher, clipped it to a line anchored
in place by volunteer rock climbers, and
manoeuvred him above the muck.
In the late afternoon, more than four hours
after he’d left the ledge, the first Wild Boar
was delivered to the mouth of the cave, alive
and relatively healthy. He was packed into an
ambulance, driven to a helicopter, and then
flown to a hospital in Chiang Rai to be
weaned back to a proper diet and monitored
for respiratory infection, which would not be
unheard of after 16 days in a damp cave.
The next boy came about 45 minutes after
the first, then the third and fourth in similar
intervals. And that was all that could be done
that day: Air tanks had to be restocked, divers
had to rest. But rescue efforts continued deep
in the cave, workers shovelling mud from the
passageways that weren’t flooded, clearing
and smoothing the path.
On July 9, four more boys were pulled and
pushed and floated and carried from the cave.
The rescuers were practiced now, the cave
well prepared: it took less and less time to get
a Wild Boar through four kilometres of
floodwater and rock and muck, a little quicker
each trip.
The next day, the final day, the remaining
five came out. Coach Ek was the last to leave
the mud slope.
And then the water started rising again,
quickly. One of the big pumps that had been
draining the cave failed, almost as if on cue:
the boys had been freed, and it was time to
leave this place in peace.
QQQ
EIGHT DAYS AFTER the miracle, the
Wild Boars were released from the hospital.
They’d been admitted in remarkably good
shape, all things considered, but kept in
isolation as a precaution. The boys had
become national symbols and as such were
treated with a kind of collective
protectionism, as if the country itself had
adopted them as its wards. Indeed, they left
the hospital under the strict protection of
the Thai government, which asked the
swarming horde of journalists not to pester
them or their families.
Instead, the Thai authorities staged a press
conference after the boys and their coach
were released from the hospital. It was held in
a municipal building in Chiang Rai, where a
meeting room had been outfitted with rows
of folding chairs and a riser for the Wild
Boars and, between those two, a miniature
soccer pitch.
The boys arrived, ran a short gauntlet of
photographers, then dribbled a bit on the
little pitch before they lined up on the riser.
One of Thailand’s best-known television
journalists interviewed them all, restricting
himself to questions that had been pre-
screened by psychologists who feared
traumatising the Wild Boars. He gently
extracted their story, from how they were
initially trapped and how they passed the
time to what they want to do now that they
can go home. Eating real food, primarily.
Kentucky Fried Chicken, surprisingly.
They said the things everyone knew they
would say. At first, they were afraid their
parents would be angry with them for being
so late. Then they were just afraid. They were
thirsty and hungry, so very, very hungry,
when they were in the cave, and they were
grateful now that they were out, grateful to
the rescuers, grateful to the world. They
mourned Saman Gunan, whose portrait they
all had signed and in whose honour almost all
of them would be ordained, briefly, as
Buddhist monks. They wanted to grow up to
be professional soccer players. Or Thai
SEALs, like the ones who’d been with them
in the darkness, the ones who were now and
would forever be family.
Mostly, they wanted to go home.
Six days after the miracle, Saman Gunan
was at the cave – his memory, at least, but
quite possibly his spirit, too. He was
represented by a large portrait set near the
table with the pigs’ heads and fruit, flanked
by urns of pink and white flowers and
sheltered by a large parasol. He was wearing a
red beret in the portrait, and he had a slightly
cockeyed grin, the right side of his mouth
pulled back, smile lines furrowed in his
cheek. He looked, in that rendering, less like
a SEAL than an extraordinarily gentle man.
He was grieved, of course, but the people
had come to honour him, too, in the way of
martyrs and heroes. In him, in his face and
the emotion it conveyed, was a reflection of
all the others, the divers and spelunkers, the
people who pumped water and diverted
streams, the villagers who cooked food and
washed clothes, the multitudes who,
collectively, saved 13 people for no other
reason than they needed saving.
It is no comfort to Gunan’s family, but
that the cave took only one of those multitudes
who trespassed upon her was in its own way
a miracle.
That those multitudes even came was
a miracle.
And that 12 boys can hope still to grow up
to be soccer players and SEALs is a miracle.
That it was delivered by people of uncommon
skill and exceptional courage and raw physical
strength makes it no less of a miracle.
And so the people came to make merit, to
give thanks and to atone, and they stayed
there all day, in the shadow of the Doi Nang
Nong and the damp of a coming rain,
together in gratitude for a miracle and in
faith that such things are still possible. „
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THE LAST WORD
Full name and where you’re from.
DANIEL DONALD MACPHERSON.
RAISED IN CRONULLA, SYDNEY.
Any nicknames?
BIG MAC IN SCHOOL; MACCA
AS I GOT OLDER; D-MAC HAS
STUCK FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
Where do you live?
I PAY A MORTGAGE IN QUEENSLAND,
PAY RENT IN SANTA MONICA BUT
SPENT 2018 LIVING IN MALAYSIA
FILMING STRIKE BACK.
Your favourite Neighbours episode?
TOADFISH AND JOEL LOSE A BET
AND HAVE TO SING ‘MARY HAD
A LITTLE LAMB’, ON-STAGE IN
A BIKER BAR WEARING TUTUS.
What does your fitness regime look like?
TWO SESSIONS A DAY IF I CAN
MANAGE IT: ONE CARDIO, ONE
STRENGTH-BASED. AS MUCH
FOR MY MENTAL WELL-BEING
AS PHYSICAL.
Favourite sport to watch?
THIS YEAR IT’S THE EPL AND
THE MIGHTY LIVERPOOL FC.
Something no one knows about you?
I COLLECT SKULL-THEMED ART.
Proudest moments in your life?
QUALIFYING FOR THE HAWAIIAN
IRONMAN BY WINNING MY AGE
GROUP IN CHINA. QUITTING MY
CAREER IN OZ TO MOVE TO LA
AND GETTING THE CALL TWO YEARS
LATER SAYING I’D LANDED MY
FIRST JOB THERE. MOMENTS LIKE
THESE MAKE ME PROUD.
What’s your biggest extravagance?
I BUY MYSELF A NEW LEATHER
JACKET AFTER EACH JOB.
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T H E F O R M E R N E I G H B O U R S S TA R
TA L KS S WA P P I N G SY D N E Y F O R
MALIBU AND WHY HIS HIT SHOW
STRIKE BACK MIGHT BE THE
M O S T B A DAS S T H I N G O N T V.
( W A T C H O U T F O R S E A S O N 7,
CO M I N G SOO N .)
Three words to describe your wife, Zoe.
BEAUTIFUL OPEN HEART.
Give us the plot of Strike Back in a sentence.
INTERNATIONAL COVERT OPERATORS
BLOW UP EVERYTHING IN THEIR
PATH WHILE CHASING BAD GUYS
TO EXOTIC LOCATIONS AROUND THE
WORLD, ATTEMPTING TO STOP THEM
DOING VERY BAD THINGS WITH
SOME SORT OF WEAPON OF MASS
DESTRUCTION.
Got it. Best thing about your profession?
THE TRAVEL. IN THE PAST TWO
YEARS ALONE I’VE WORKED IN
CHICAGO, NYC, LONDON, JORDAN,
BUDAPEST, CROATIA, MALAYSIA,
SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG.
And the most difficult?
SEE PREVIOUS ANSWER.
What role has had the most profound
effect on you?
PLAYING THE LEAD IN SHANE
ABBESS’ FILM INFINI TAUGHT
ME THE POWER OF METHOD IN AN
IMMERSIVE SETTING, CHANGING
THE COURSE OF MY CAREER AND
WHAT I WANTED FROM IT.
What do you miss most about Australia,
when you’re in the US?
STRONG LATTES.
What do you miss most about the US when
you’re in Australia?
VALET PARKING, PROPER FISH TACOS
AND BEERS WITH MATES IN MALIBU.
The #MeToo movement is...
CLEARLY SENDING THE MESSAGE TO
CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS
OF MEN, THAT THERE ARE WAYS
IN WHICH YOU CAN NO LONGER
BEHAVE, SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU
HAVE POWER AND/OR A DICK.
Best actor/actress you’ve ever worked with?
LUKE FORD.
Anyone you’d be starstruck by?
EDDIE VEDDER [OF PEARL JAM].
The Australian film industry is...
WORDS: MIKE CHRISTENSEN. PHOTOGRAPHY: DAVID HIGGS.
A PLACE WHERE I’D LIKE TO
SPEND MORE TIME THIS YEAR,
AND YEARS TO COME.
Aussie actors coming through you are excited
to see succeed?
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ASHLEIGH CUMMINGS.
2019 will be...
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