Your guide to

GLOWING
LARA
Worthington
SKIN On Sam, her sons
Latest treatments and life as a
you need to know style setter

THE GREAT
RESIGNATION
OR THE GREAT Meet the
REGRET?
RISING
‘WE WILL
NEVER FORGET’ STARS
EARTHQUAKE Samara Weaving
SURVIVORS Indy Yelich
SPEAK OUT Peyton List
and more!
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S H OT O N LO C AT I O N I N P O RTO F I N O , I TA LY.
 Lara wears Prada jacket
and skirt, prada.com;
Balenciaga shoes,
balenciaga.com.

F E AT U R E S
48 NEWSFEED
51 W E N E E D T O TA L K A B O U T
The abuse of boys, says
Shannon Molloy
54 R E P O R TA G E
Up front at Paris’ wild and
wonderful Haute Couture Week
62 SPECIAL REPORT
The earthquake that shattered
Turkish lives and dreams
66 INTERVIEW
Lara Worthington’s new lease
on a very full life
74 PORTFOLIO
Celebrating Sydney’s WorldPride in
all its rainbow-fuelled passion
82 WORLD REPORT

PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOLLY WARD. STYLED BY NAOMI SMITH.

ON THE COVER
Lara wears Christian Dior dress,
dior.com; Tiffany & Co. Lock
bracelet and ring, tiffany.com.au.
Photography by Holly Ward.Styling
by Naomi Smith. Hair by David
Colvin/The Wall Group. Makeup
by Stoj Bulic/The Wall Group.
Production: Robyn Fay-Perkins.
A teacher in Ukraine describes
swapping her pen for a pistol
86 REAL PEOPLE
Four women share the highs and lows
of being part of the Great Resignation
91 C U LT U R E
Peyton List, Lorinda May Merrypor,
Margaret Atwood, Indy Yelich and
Sam Claflin

GET THE COVER LOOK 174 L I F E S T O R Y

Re-create Lara’s cover look Lisa Marie Presley
with haircare by Kérastase and
skincare by Emma Lewisham. 178 W O M E N W H O M A D E M E
Kérastase Genesis Anti-Hair-Fall Melissa Barrera
Fortifying Shampoo and Reconstructing
Anti-Hair-Fall Conditioner, Elixir Ultime
Original Hair Oil, and Nutritive

66
8H Magic Night Hair Serum.
Emma Lewisham Illuminating Oil
Face Cleanser, Skin Reset Face Serum,
and Illuminating Face & Body Oil.

LARA
ON LIFE
We catch up with the
Aussie model and mum.
 FA S H I O N
33 THE LUXE LIST
Head-turning pieces for now, and ever
38 TRENDING NOW
Runway trends heading your way
44 DESIGNER DOSSIER
The Celine Triomphe bag’s glory
46 THE BUY

108
Hot off the press: the new Lady Dior
98 HOME FRONT
Local designers rise to the top
108 BUCKLE UP
ZIP IT UP All the world’s a stage for Samara
Actor Samara Weaving Weaving in Louis Vuitton ready-to-wear
+ Louis Vuitton. 116 DREAM SCAPE
Dior’s new take on the Renaissance
Louis Vuitton dress and
boots, au.louisvuitton.com. 124 101 I D E A S
Get initiated in bikercore

SAMAARA PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID ROEMER. STYLED BY NAOMI SMITH. INTERIORS PHOTOGRAPHY BY PRUE RUSCOE.
130 STYLE SPECIAL
Our fashion editors’ new-season guide

B E AU T Y
138 INTENTIONAL AGEING
New ways to tackle the signs of time
144 TA K E N O T E
The latest, greatest fragrances
150 NIGHT WORK
Getting better sleep is not just a dream
152 G R E AT F O R M
Face it, your body wants more love
154 B E AU T Y TA L K
Delta Goodrem on her new fragrance
156 TRIED & TESTED
Our beauty editor’s faves
158 THE EDIT
Beauty news

LIFESTYLE
164 INTERIORS
Nina Maya’s beach retreat
168 FOOD
Fresh fish and vegetables for Easter
172 THE EDIT
Lifestyle news

164 CALMING
INFLUENCE
Resort-style interiors.

138
A WRINKLE
IN TIME
If you want to look
how you feel, the
options are growing.

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MC
LOVES

BVLGARI
Serpenti Tubogas
watch, $8950,
bulgari.com.

opening extravaganza headlined by Kylie and Dannii

Minogue to the Mardi Gras parade to the emotion-
fuelled Harbour Bridge march, we were there to
document every magical minute. Flip to page 74
for our extensive portfolio, a kaleidoscopic memento
of this very special moment in time. “It’s great to be
part of something bigger that’s
striving for better,” says deputy
editor Melissa Gaudron, who
marched with her 23-year-old
queer son, Jack. “I also wanted
to show him we love him,
whoever he decides to love.”
Fashion director Naomi
Smith’s view of the (Visit marieclaire.com.au to
Ferragamo show at read about Jack’s journey,
Milan Fashion Week. from both mum and son’s
perspectives.)
On a more sombre note,

H
ectic is the only way the marie claire team in Türkiye
to describe life on were busy closing their mega
marie claire this The marie claire March fashion issue when the
past month. We’ve team get their catastrophic earthquake levelled
rainbow on for
practically zigzagged WorldPride. 11 provinces, killing more than
the globe to bring you this epic 50,000 people. On page 62,
issue filled with fashion, features three female writers who
and fabulous photography. witnessed the destruction
First stop: New York, where first-hand pen powerful
our fashion team spent the day accounts of the days following
with this month’s cover star Lara the disaster. Despite their
Worthington, who lives there with despair, editor Serli Gazer
her actor husband, Sam, and the Boyaci sees a glimmer of hope,
couple’s three sons. Lara, who was with locals rallying to help
jetting off to Milan Fashion Week survivors and fight the
the next day, has gradually government’s incompetency
become a style muse for multiple and complacency. Our thoughts
design houses. Case in point: our are with the people of Türkiye,
cover dress – a hooped Dior lace Mel and Jack as well as those in Ukraine
creation – was specially couriered march on the who just marked the first
in a human-sized cardboard box, Sydney Harbour anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
Bridge for
closely followed by bodyguards WorldPride. On page 82, we interview
carrying Tiffany & Co. jewels. teacher-turned-freedom fighter
That’s what I call pulling power. Yulia Bondarenko about her
Turn to page 66 to see harrowing year on the frontline.
photographer Holly Ward’s stunning images. Next In brighter news, our colleagues on marie claire
up: Los Angeles. There, the team photographed Ukraine have just published their first print edition
Aussie actor Samara Weaving for this month’s main since the war began. Welcome back!
fashion shoot, “Buckle Up” on page 108. Samara
worked the camera in Louis Vuitton’s latest collection
as she chatted about love, life and work (Scream 6 is
out now); scan the QR code on page 115 to read her
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NAOMI SMITH.

full interview online and see our behind-the-scenes

video. Then it was off to Milan for a dose of front-row
inspiration and celebrity spotting.
Meanwhile, the rest of us were back in Sydney Nicky Briger
busy getting our glitter on at WorldPride. From the EDITOR

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The stunning design delights the eye. Luxurious finishes
invite your touch. 3D acoustic soundscapes entice the ear.
And with its impressive range and convenient charging
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7
2

3
Stella McCartney dress,
stellamccartney.com;
Tiffany & Co. Lock
earrings, tiffany.com.au.

C OV E R S TA R S T Y L E 8

4 GET THE
LOOK
This month’s cover star, Lara Worthington,
9

PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOLLY WARD; EDWARD URRUTIA. STYLED BY NAOMI SMITH. WORDS BY SALLY HUNWICK.
is every bit our style queen
Known for her minimal aesthetic and natural glow, Lara
looked the quintessential Australian beauty at our shoot.
Snapped by Holly Ward exclusively for marie claire Australia on
Long Island, New York, the model stunned in a white Dior dress,
topped off with Tiffany & Co.’s striking Lock jewellery (she is
a friend of the house). Lara’s trademark bob was left naturally 10
healthy, thanks in part to her recent ambassadorship with
5 Kérastase. “I’m really particular about hair [but] when Kérastase
came to me it just felt right,” she says. She also recently signed
on as ambassador of sustainable skincare brand Emma Lewisham
(hence the dewy complexion): “We both have a strong
passion for the environment and giving back.”

1 KÉRASTASE Elixir Ultime Original Hair Oil, $72. 2 EMMA LEWISHAM

Supernatural Face Crème Riche, $140. 3 OSCAR DE LA RENTA skirt, $10,860, at
modaoperandi.com. 4 CHRISTIAN DIOR shoes, $1850, dior.com. 5 KÉRASTASE
Genesis Bain Hydra-Fortifying Shampoo, $54. 6 TIFFANY & CO. Lock necklace,
$30,300, tiffany.com.au. 7 DIOTIMA dress, $1660, at modaoperandi.com.
8 KÉRASTASE Nutritive 8H Magic Night Serum, $72. 9 TIFFANY & CO. Lock ring,
$7250, tiffany.com.au. 10 EMMA LEWISHAM Illuminating Face Exfoliant, $89.

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A DVERTI SI NG F EAT UR E

HE RE & NO W OUR PICK OF THIS MONTH’S MUST-HAVES

STAY BRIGHT F LO R A L S
Revlon ColorStay Suede Ink™ Lipstick delivers FO R FA L L
lasting vivid matte colour in one stroke. The no- Step into autumn with
transfer formula contains vitamin E and a built-in the beautiful wrap
primer to extend wear for up to eight hours. dress in stunning amber
$29.95, chemistwarehouse.com.au foliage print from
Marciano by GUESS.
(GCVWTKPICƃCVVGTKPI
silhouette and made
from satin charmeuse,
this is a must-have new-
season dress. $379.95,
guess.com.au

S M O OT H A ND
SI N GL E
The Glenlivet 12
Year Old Single Malt
Scotch will change your
whole view on whisky...
Enjoy its smooth, fruity
taste on its own or mixed
with Aperol and amaro
for a bitter, sweet and
tangy cocktail. $84.99,
bws.com.au
P EAC E O U T
Made from smooth
pumice leather, the
structured yet soft ECCO
Pot Bag Peace in Berry
Sorbet is embellished
with peace signs hidden
between all-over
bubbles. Carry your vibe
everywhere you go!
$239.95, au.ecco.com

SUMM ERY S CE N TS FA S H I O N
The ECOYA X Peppa Hart collaboration stems from A S A RT
years of admiration for Peppa Hart founder Sophie Bell Introducing Summer
and features three fragrances that perfectly capture 23 ‘Azulejo’: an ode
the summer vacay season: Mandarin Gin, Sunkissed to the artisans and
Lily and Summer Violets. $44.95 each, ecoya.com.au eternal beauty of the
Mediterranean and a
nod to the notion of
artistic storytelling.
The collection’s name,
‘azulejo’, is taken from
the Arabic language and
translates to the word for
‘small polished stone’.
$320, shonajoy.com.au
THE LUXE LIST
The head-turning pieces we’re longing for

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MASON STEVENSON STYLED BY JORDAN BOORMAN

THE SHOES
Hold court in Dior’s Aime shoes,
a baroque-inspired reimagining
of the classic Mary Jane.

Christian Dior shoes, $3690, top,

$3400, and skirt, POA, dior.com.
FA SH ION FI RST

THE IT- BAGS

Opt for a little ladylike chic
with the handbags of the
season. Then add some
cool-girl vibes with the
stomp-worthy Louis Vuitton
platform ankle boots.

Louis Vuitton
bags (model’s
right hand), $3800
and $5500, dress,
$24,700, and
boots, $2490,
au.louisvuitton.com.
 1 Camilla and Marc coat, $1200, camillaandmarc.com;
Miu Miu dress, $8700, skirt, $7200, and shoes, $3000, miumiu.com;
Prada bag, $6100, prada.com; Tiffany & Co. earrings, $1500, tiffany.
com.au. 2 BOSS top (tied over shoulders), $699, hugoboss.com;
Ferragamo top, $3750, and bag, $4090, ferragamo.com; Maggie
Marilyn pants, $695, maggiemarilyn.com; Cartier ring and bracelet,
both POA, cartier.com.au. 3 Hermès dress, $25,615, and bag (in
model’s left hand), $10,095, hermes.com; Saint Laurent by Anthony
Vaccarello bag (centre), $4420, ysl.com; Celine by Hedi Slimane bag,
$3950, and cuffs (from bottom to top), $870 and $1350, celine.com.
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 THE COLOUR PALETTE
Dress for the season with final-touch accessories
in autumnal hues, from a wine-splashed Celine
baseball cap to a sand-toned Fendi platform wedge.

1 Camilla and Marc dress, $850, camillaandmarc.com; Fendi shoes,

$1490, fendi.com; Tiffany & Co. earrings, $1500, and cuffs (model’s
left hand, top), $2350 and (model’s right hand, bottom) $3850,
tiffany.com.au; Dinosaur Designs bangles (model’s right hand, top),
$75, (model’s left hand, top) $75, (left hand, middle) $90 and (left
hand, bottom) $60, dinosaurdesigns.com.au; Georg Jensen
rings (index finger), $385 and (middle finger) $570, georgjensen.
com. 2 Viktoria & Woods dress, $990, and scarf, $200,
viktoriaandwoods.com.au; Celine by Hedi Slimane hat, $790,
celine.com; Omega watch, $11,250, omegawatches.com; Georg
Jensen bangles (top), $795 and $735, rings (index finger), $570
and $385, georgjensen.com. 3 Bottega Veneta dress, $25,770,
and shoes, $2310, bottegaveneta.com.

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HAIR BY LISA FULGINITI. MAKEUP BY TENEILLE SORGIOVANNI/AFTER WINTER AGENCY. MODELS: SESHNI/KULT; NIKKI/PRISCILLA’S.

bag, $7660, and

$15,970, top, $3670,
Chanel jacket,

1300 242 635.

earrings, $2790,
skirt, $4240,
FAS HI O N FI R S T
 TRENDING
Enter the season in style: take your sartorial
1 inspiration from the biggest runway trends
4
2

CHRISTIAN DIOR S/S 2023

3

13

5
12

11
10
THE LOOK

GILDED GLAM
Follow Dior’s lead and
embrace dramatic silhouettes
and shapes with an
emphasis on the hips.

9 8

1 Camilla and Marc dress, $850, camillaandmarc.com. 2 Loewe earrings, $925, loewe.com. 3 Bassike jacket, $995, bassike.com. 4 Mejuri necklace,
$1100, mejuri.com. 5 Zimmermann dress, $2850, zimmermann.com. 6 Omega watch, $36,800, omegawatches.com. 7 Guess necklace, $99.95, guess.com.
8 Christian Dior gloves, $3,900, dior.com. 9 Gucci heels, POA, gucci.com. 10 Ferragamo bag, $3950, ferragamo.com. 11 Holly Ryan ring, $3200,
hrjewellery.com.au. 12 Oroton top, $299, oroton.com. 13 Rosie Assoulin top, $1595, at modaoperandi.com.

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 FAS HI O N FI R S T

3
1
4
2

MARRKNULL S/S 2022

5

16
15

6 7

14
8

9
13

THE LOOK

SEA SPELLS
Marine is the new theme:
12 think sea shells, pearls,
aqua hues and sheer
and crochet separates.

10

11

1 Weekend Max Mara jacket, $845, world.weekendmaxmara.com. 2 Chanel bag, $14,580, 1300 242 635. 3 Camilla and Marc top, $300, camillaandmarc.com.
4 Tiffany & Co. brooch, POA, tiffany.com.au. 5 Chanel bag, $7690, 1300 242 635. 6 Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello jeans, $1290, ysl.com. 7 Stella McCartney
top, $740, at modaoperandi.com. 8 Grainne Morton bracelet, $895, at modaoperandi.com. 9 Camilla and Marc boots, $950, camillaandmarc.com. 10 Celine belt,
$1150, celine.com. 11 Mateo necklace, $1048, at net-a-porter.com. 12 Bottega Veneta bag, $10,630, bottegaveneta.com. 13 Celine dress, $2500, celine.com.
14 Camilla and Marc shoes, $550, camillaandmarc.com. 15 Simkhai bag, $495, at modaoperandi.com. 16 Eres bra $310, and briefs, $145, eresparis.com.
FA SH ION FI RST

5
2
4
1

BURBERRY S/S 2023

6

14

13

12

11
THE LOOK 8
P I L L O W TA L K
Go from the bedroom to
the bar with wearable
lingerie-inspired sets,
elevated by plush accessories.

10

1 Siedrés dress, $395, at modaoperandi.com. 2 Celine sunglasses, $750, celine.com. 3 Fendi bag, $4800, fendi.com. 4 Coach knit, $750,
coachaustralia.com. 5 Victoria Beckham dress, $1650, at modaoperandi.com. 6 Bottega Veneta boots, POA, bottegaveneta.com. 7 Sportmax
dress, POA, world.sportmax.com. 8 Chanel bag, $9480, 1300 242 635. 9 Fendi bracelet, $930, fendi.com. 10 Sportmax top, POA,
world.sportmax.com. 11 Weekend Max Mara top, $650, world.weekendmaxmara.com. 12 Swarovski necklace, $215, swarovski.com.
13 Eres bodysuit, $725, eresparis.com. 14 Celine shoes, $1850, celine.com.
 1 4

BOTTEGA VENETA S/S 2023

6

15
7

14

13

THE LOOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY IMAXTREE/SNAPPER IMAGES. COMPILED BY JORDAN BOORMAN.

12 FRINGE
BENEFITS
Fanciful feathers, textures,
fringing and tassels will
add a playful dimension
to your look.
9

10
11

1 Zimmermann dress, $995, zimmermann.com. 2 Ludovic de Saint Sernin top, $275, at modaoperandi.com. 3 Wanderers Travel Co. bag, $119,
wandererstravelco.com. 4 Bottega Veneta bracelet, $7880, bottegaveneta.com. 5 Loewe jacket, $38,100, loewe.com. 6 Van Cleef & Arpels earrings,
$44,200, vancleefarpels.com/au. 7 Staud dress, $495, at modaoperandi.com. 8 Anna Quan skirt, $340, annaquan.com. 9 Louis Vuitton bag, $5900,
au.louisvuitton.com. 10 Cartier earrings, POA, cartier.com.au. 11 Bottega Veneta shoes, $2310, bottegaveneta.com. 12 Hermès bag, $36,075,
hermes.com. 13 Anna Quan top, $205, and 14 dress, $315, annaquan.com. 15 Cartier necklace, $2950, cartier.com.au.

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 Celine’s spring/
summer 2023 show
in Saint-Tropez
featured the
Triomphe bag
in fabrications
including raffia.

SIGNER
DE
D
OS

The GREAT TRIUMPH

SIER

Timeless and elegant, Celine’s iconic Triomphe handbag is a

love letter to Paris and the brand’s legacy, writes Samantha Stewart
 FAS HI O N FI R S T

After an
absence of
nearly five
decades,
the iconic
symbol’s
comeback
has been
embraced by
the style set

ew fashion origin stories are

as fabulously French as Celine’s
Triomphe. When Céline Vipiana’s
car broke down in front of Paris’ Selena
Arc de Triomphe in 1972, the Gomez out
founder and then-creative director had an and about
with the
epiphany and, no, it wasn’t a solution for her Triomphe
stalled vehicle. As she waited for mechanical Classique
assistance, Vipiana couldn’t help but notice bag, $5600.
the intriguing design of the chains protecting ABOVE Celine
by Hedi Slimane
the iconic monument: two Cs back to back, Triomphe
perfectly linked. Immediately she sought Shoulder bag
permission from Paris’ city council to adapt with chain
strap, $4700.
this little piece of the city as her label’s BELOW The
emblem. It was soon emblazoned on Triomphe
Celine’s jewellery and prints. Shoulder bag
with leather
After nearly five decades, the iconic strap, $4700.
symbol made a celebrated comeback. First
at the maison’s spring 2019 show, titled
Paris La Nuit, where newly appointed
creative director Hedi Slimane used his
runway debut to reintroduce the Triomphe
as the emblematic centrepiece it once was.
Slimane’s Triomphe bag featured a shiny
metallic double C clasp in a golden finish,
reinforcing an extra luxurious feel to the bag,
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GETTY IMAGES; COURTESY OF CELINE.

which comes with a chain or leather strap.

A new classic, the house motif has since
been adopted and reimagined in various
styles and has garnered It-bag status among
the sartorial crowd and celebrities, with fans
including model Kaia Gerber and actors
Selena Gomez and Angelina Jolie.
For the maison’s recent spring/summer
2023 season, the versatile Triomphe was
spotted on the runway along the shores
of Saint-Tropez – making an appearance
in raffia and soft gelato hues reminiscent
of the noughties.

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FA SH ION FI RST
LADY’S CHOICE
Few handbags have stood the test of time quite like the Lady Dior,
and now the luxury French maison is back with a new edition
I
n autumn 1995, Princess Diana
stepped out at the opening of
the retrospective of artist Paul
Cézanne in Paris with an
unreleased, captivating
black handbag in tow. Little did
she know, a pivotal moment in
fashion history was occurring.
Initially called Chouchou (French
for “favourite”), the handbag was a gift
to the Princess of Wales from the first
lady of France. It soon became one
of Diana’s most-loved pieces – she
reportedly owned more than 20,
including a blue one to match her eyes.
Almost 28 years after its original
release on Diana’s arm, Christian Dior’s
CHRISTIAN DIOR’S
SIGNATURE QUILTING
IS REMIXED INTO  are dressed in leather and metal,
AN EMBLEMATIC
MAXICANNAGE
THE
BU
Y
creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri,
has put her signature touch on the
maison’s iconic accessory with the
birth of the Lady 95.22 handbag.
The name comes from the sartorial
fusion of the past and present, with
1995 as the date of the icon’s creation
and 2022 as the year of its revival.
Making its debut at the autumn/
winter 2022-2023 ready-to-wear
show, the revamped Lady Dior bag
showcased an updated shape and
curved edges, with modernity and the
maison’s heritage influencing the edits.
Unlike the original, Christian
Dior’s signature cannage quilting has
been remixed into an emblematic
maxicannage, further enhancing
its visual statement. The two handles
punctuated with the maison’s
signature lucky charms, reminiscent
of Monsieur Dior’s grigris.
The Lady 95.22 is available in
three sizes – small, medium and
extra-large – and two timeless shades,
black and latte. Finishes are either
precious ruthenium or pale gold.
For the first chapter of this new
release, the 95.22 campaign features
spirited women, including Nigerian
writer Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie and American actor
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIGITTE LACOMBE; COURTESY OF DIOR. WORDS BY SAMANTHA STEWART.
Anya Taylor-Joy, captured
by Brigitte Lacombe’s
influential lens.
Christian Dior
Lady 95.22 bag
(small), $10,000,
dior.com; and writer
Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie (inset) in
Dior’s campaign.
 NEWS FE E D
WO M E N L I V I N G F E A R L E S S LY A R O U N D T H E G L O B E

AU S T R A L I A

Wonder
WOMEN
Put your hands together
for the trailblazers, activists,
agitators and glass-ceiling
smashers, both in front of
and behind the lens. From
Marilyn Monroe to Mae
West, Tilda Swinton to
Zendaya, ACMI (formerly
the Australian Centre for the
Moving Image) is celebrating
120 years of women who
shaped their own roles and
fought tirelessly against a
system that tried to exploit
them. The exhibition,
Goddess: Power, Glamour,
Rebellion, also features
iconic outfits worn by
actors including Marlene
Dietrich, Margot Robbie
and Geena Davis.
Showing in Melbourne
from April 5 to October 1.

American actor and

LGBTQIA+ advocate
Laverne Cox pictured
in Paper Magazine
(in 2020).
 NE W S F E E D

LEBANON

FEMALE
GAZE
What do you want to show or hide? Where
and how do you want to be photographed?
Do you want to be present in it or not?
Beirut photographer Myriam Boulos asks
her subjects all these questions for her
project “Sexual Fantasies”. She challenges
the prevailing representation of women’s
bodies by giving her subjects ownership
of their portrayal. “I started this project a
month after the explosion at the port of
Beirut [in 2020]. In the midst of multiple
crises in Lebanon, I decided to work on
something that was present in me
independently,” says Boulos. She issued
an open call: “If you identify as a woman
and want to share your sexual fantasies,
An image from send me an email.” The ethos of Boulos, a
Myriam Boulos’ regional jury member for the 2023 World
ongoing project
“Sexual Fantasies”. Press Photo Contest, is to “use photography
to explore, defy and resist society”.

Janira Obregon,
who lives with
cerebral palsy, says
the device “gives me
back independence”.

GLOBAL

Uniform
DECISION
FIFA could be waving the white flag
in response to calls for more period-
conscious uniforms. “Starting [this year] GLOBAL
we will not be providing white shorts
to our female athletes,” said Puma after
Manchester City Women joined the FUTURE BEAUT Y
push to ditch white shorts, a move Millions of people around the world live with limited fine motor skills.
already embraced by the AFLW. This Helping them out (and bridging the inclusivity gap) is Lancôme’s smart
follows a 2020 survey of 4000 teenage makeup applicator, Hapta. Developed by parent company L’Oréal,
girls that found 78 per cent would the tool steadies the process of applying lipstick, so users can express
avoid sport when menstruating. themselves through beauty. It’s expected to be available later this year.

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 INDIA

Mother’s
DAUGHTER
After visiting her mother’s photo archives,
Calcutta-based photographer Riti Sengupta
began to wonder about women who did not
find their place in the family album. “Things
I Can’t Say Out Loud is a series that depicts
the different forms of patriarchy that my

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOSHUA KISSI; MYRIAM BOULOS/MAGNUM PHOTOS/SNAPPER IMAGES; RITI SENGUPTA; GETTY IMAGES; COURTESY OF L’OREAL; COURTESY OF FIRE & RESCUE NSW. WORDS BY HARRIET SIM.
mother and I experience within our domestic
space,” she says. “Through this work, I intend
to question the role of ‘giving’ as the absolute
pinnacle of achievement in a woman’s life.”
The series of photographs, taken in India in
2021, were included as part of the Expanded
exhibition in late 2022.

AU S T R A L I A

USA
GOLDEN AGE
Amid the weathered busts of male
lawgivers, a glistening 2.4-metre
female sculpture has carved out her
place on New York’s skyline. Created
by Pakistani-American artist Shahzia
Sikander, the sculpture is the first
female figure to adorn one of the 10
plinths outside the New York appellate
courthouse in Manhattan. “She is a
fierce woman and a form of resistance
in a space that has historically
been dominated by patriarchal
representation,” Sikander told
The New York Times. She said the
sculpture, which features Justice Ruth
Bader Ginsburg’s signature lace collar,
was part of an urgent and necessary
cultural reckoning that is underway.
Fired up
Women will be putting out more fires
soon, with the announcement that
Fire & Rescue NSW is upgrading fire
stations to entice more women and
provide suitable amenities for all
workers. Women comprise only one
in 10 permanent NSW firefighters, and
$50 million will be spent over 10 years,
initially to upgrade seven stations
stretching from Thredbo to Newcastle.
The works will add showers, toilets and
change rooms for female firefighters.

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W E N E E D T O TA L K A B O U T. . .
The abuse of boys
The journalist and author shines a light on the sexual abuse
of boys and why we all need to be part of the conversation
W
hy am I like this?
It’s something
I’ve found myself
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEON CHEN. AS TOLD TO HARRIET SIM.
wondering each
time my painful
and uncomfortable personality flaws
disrupt my happiness, my sense
of security, my wellbeing ... and
most parts of my life.
More often than not, I feel broken.
There are days those fractures in
my psyche feel beyond repair.
A chance conversation a few years
back made me realise that much of
those chips and cracks are the result of
something that began when I was five.
Shannon Molloy
In seeking to understand why I am
the way I am, I confronted my dark past.
I spoke about it for the first time. I
sought help. I opened up to my husband.
I told my mother. I let friends in.
I went looking for the insights of
men who have come from a similar
place and walked a near-identical path.
I went to a support group and I spoke
to experts in treatment, research and
survivor advocacy. I heard from the
loved one of a man who didn’t survive.
I spoke to men who had never told a
soul about what happened to them as
boys until they said it out loud to me
for the first time.
NE W S F E E D
After all of that, two things
became clear. The first was that it
doesn’t matter whether you are rich
or poor, set up for success or fighting
much harder for a place in the world,
child sexual abuse has an unimaginably
destructive impact on a young life.
The second realisation was that
only a little bit above bugger-all is
done to help men who were sexually
abused as children. Only some
non-government organisations exist,
largely run by volunteers and with
waitlists of hundreds of survivors,
desperate for a hand, yearning to be
heard, understood and believed.
The conversation about child
sexual abuse, when it’s had, tends to
focus on girls and female survivors
rather than boys and male survivors.
Perhaps it’s the perception that girls
are more likely to be the victims of
this crime. But experts tell me the
gender balance is almost equal. There
are a few who suspect sexual abuse
could even be higher in boys, but that
it’s not represented in the data because
many men don’t disclose it.
The abuse of boys isn’t more
worthy of our attention and sympathy
and rage than that endured by girls ...
But the fact is boys are likely to cope
with it – or not cope, as it happens –
in a unique way. We’re less likely to
ask for help and, when we do, we’re
likely to find there isn’t any.
It’s something society struggles
to comprehend and so chooses not to
talk about. And that’s understandable.
When something is too awful to think
about, why would you willingly start
a conversation about it?
To anyone reading this who is
struggling I say a new dawn always
follows even the darkest night. There
is always, always hope, even when
things feel utterly hopeless. You are
never alone, even if there’s not a soul
in the world you feel you can talk to,
and even if you believe there’s no-one
who loves you, who believes you or who
cares. There is. And they will.
Shame is most potent when it lives
unchallenged. Secrecy kills. Going it
alone is unnecessarily painful.
So speak up when you’re ready.
Seek help when the going gets tough.
And don’t believe what your demons
tell you. You can do this. You can
survive. I believe in you.
This is an edited extract from
You Made Me This Way
by Shannon Molloy
(HarperCollins, $34.99).
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R EPO RTAGE

From upside-down gowns to harlequin patterning, designers at

Paris’ Haute Couture Week once again unleashed their full creativity.
Bree Player reports on the front-row view of the fantasy spectacle
VIKTOR
& ROLF
The first few models
walked the runway for Viktor
& Rolf in perfectly pretty
pastel gowns, then everything
went awry. As though they
had stepped into Alice’s
Wonderland, the debutante-
style dresses appeared slightly
askew on the models’ frames,
until one appeared with
her ball gown completely
upside down. Crazy? Yes.
But also very beautiful and
oh so couture.
 ZUHAIR MURAD
It was all bright colours and bejewelled creations at the Lebanese designer’s salute to the glory days
of the French Riviera, circa 1970. Backstage after the show, the designer explained, “It was a time
of parties, beautiful celebrations and sunset colours ... the freedom of azure-and-gold days filled
with laughter, secrets and sensuality. It’s the remnant of nightlife from a bygone era.”
 R E P ORTAG E

DIOR
When Dior’s creative
director, Maria Grazia
Chiuri, discovered archive
photographs of Josephine
Baker performing in Christian
Dior couture in New York in
1951, she knew the dancer,
singer, actor and civil rights
activist would be the muse
for her couture collection.
“She was really an incredible,
empowered woman,” said
Chiuri. For the collection, the
designer studied lesser-known
looks Baker wore, rather than
the well-circulated images
of her in showgirl garb.

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 CHANEL
Animals were a hot – and
contentious – topic at Haute
Couture Week. However,
French artist Xavier Veilhan’s
giant sculptures of buffaloes,
horses, birds and a fictional
“croco-dog” were fanciful
enough to be couture,
without raising alarm bells
for animal activists. Models
emerged from the art in
tweed minis paired with
majorette-style white lace-up
boots, capped off with
top hats and bow ties.

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 R E P ORTAG E

ELIE SA AB
“I wanted to convey a
regal feel, a brilliance;
I love the idea of majesty,”
Lebanese designer Elie
Saab explained backstage
before his resplendent show.
Each glittering gown dazzled
with crystals, pearls, intricate
embroideries, appliqués,
passementeries and other
embellishments in gold,
cerulean and pale pink.
 FENDI
“This season, I wanted
to concentrate on the
techniques and craft
of couture, with the
lightness, fluidity and
attitude of today,” said
Fendi’s artistic director,
Kim Jones. The lingerie-
inspired gowns were a
lesson in understated
elegance, proving
simplicity and detail
do have a place at
Haute Couture Week.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY SONNY VANDEVELDE; IMAXTREE/SNAPPER IMAGES; GETTY IMAGES.

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ARMANI PRIVÉ
The famous diamond pattern
painted along the runway
heralded the harlequin theme
of the collection before a
single ruffle-collared model
even stepped out. The graphic
print was reined in by a muted
colour palette, ensuring the
couture gowns will be
destined for red carpets
rather than the Big Top.
On February 6, a catastrophic 7.8 magnitude
earthquake struck Türkiye, destroying
11 provinces and killing more than
50,000 people. Here, three journalists –
including the managing editor of marie claire
Türkiye – share their harrowing experiences
and hopes for the future
 S PE C I AL R EP ORT

ÖZLEM GÜRSES
FREELANCE JOURNALIST
AND TELEVISION ANCHOR

he night before the

earthquake struck,
I lay awake with
crippling insomnia.
Eventually, I took
medication and drifted off to sleep.
I had a real shock when I woke up in
the morning to find out the country
had just experienced what would
turn out to be the biggest natural
disaster of my lifetime.
As a journalist and storyteller I
wanted to instantly jump in the car
and go to the heart of the affected
area, but the roads were destroyed and
there was real chaos. Eventually after
four days I found a route to get
through, where I quickly learnt there
was a gap between what was being
told to us and the truth.
I headed to one of the worst-
affected regions – the Hatay province
in the south, which borders Syria. The
roads were full of cars as people who
had spent their entire lives in the area
had packed up all their possessions
and were trying to get out. The lines
for fuel seemed endless. I saw the pain
Historic Antakya had echoed across the faces of everyone.
a population of nearly They all shared the same expression:
400,000. Now it is empty nothingness.
“a city of ghosts”,
wrote a Washington The images of destruction and
Post reporter. debris were unimaginable. Destroyed
mosques, multistorey apartment blocks
that had folded in on themselves,

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SP EC IA L R EPORT
tulle curtains hanging from
intermingled floors, furniture
that seemed to hang in the air.
Piles of donated clothes and
children’s toys were strewn over
the streets – no organisation
or coordination of volunteers existed
in order to get these precious parcels
to those most in need.
We then headed to Samandağ
where people had been left to fend for
themselves. My sadness multiplied.
I came across a disabled person in
a wheelchair who had survived the
earthquake but he had nowhere to
go. An old farmer with a disability
had been pulled from the wreckage.
His walker was shattered but he had
survived. And the local people, whose
houses and lives were mixed with
dust, were sitting in plastic chairs
looking out at the destroyed squares
of concrete as though they were
watching a movie.
I spoke to a woman who had been
rescued. She was completely covered
in a cloud of white dust, her hair was
stiff with debris that looked like flour.
She kept saying, “I want to wash my
hair.” Nearby, there were a couple in
the same cloud of debris “flour”, lying
under a tree wrapped in blankets
they had found.
“We have a hygiene
problem,” the woman
told me. What she
“IT WAS LIKE
actually meant by WALKING
“hygiene problem” THROUGH
was that she needed DEVASTATION
a pad, but she was too OF WAR”
ashamed to say the – Özlem Gürses
words. Even when
nose-to-nose with
death, society has taught women to
be embarrassed by their periods.
Children are gathered around
us, some are playing while others are
still with grief and shock. Some are
with family, many are not. I don’t
know what could be more painful
than this.
I’ll never forget the haunting
sight of a 10-year-old boy walking
down a country road holding a toy
rifle. “What’s the deal with this
rifle?” I asked. “I need it to protect
the neighbourhood,” he told me.
I didn’t know what to say.
After Samandağ we went
further inland, back through other
neighbourhoods in Hatay. It was
like walking through the devastation
of war. There was no such thing as
streets anymore. Ruined houses
were overlapping and intertwining.
Who knows how many dead bodies
were under the dishevelled piles
of concrete? And there was a smell
I knew from the 1999 earthquake
… it was the smell of death. The
surrounding towns were the same
and everyone I spoke to brought
feelings of deep pain, helplessness,
loneliness, as well as anger.
National talk has
now turned
to construction. But
we have been in this
position before. In 1999
THE after the earthquake
killed more than 17,000
people, authorities
declared tougher
building regulations
would be introduced
to reduce the impact of inevitable
earthquakes. An “earthquake tax”
was even implemented. Yet here
we are again, 24 years later, and
people are asking questions.
Turkey doesn’t need to be rebuilt
with concrete, it needs to be rebuilt
with science, merit and conscience.
We can rebuild cities and we can
persuade people to return. But
we need to start first with nature
and with the land itself. We need
to reconcile. We have to fight to
do it right.
There is no doubt that none of us
are the same as before. Still, I choose
to be hopeful, not angry because
permanent change is only possible
with hope. I hope we can all do
it together.
ŞEL A LE K A DA K
FREELANCE JOURNALIST
AND ONLINE PRODUCER
W
e have experienced
a great disaster that
shocked not only the
people in the affected
earthquake region, but this time all
of Türkiye has been shaken. There
is great pain and anger inside all of
us. For even though earthquakes are
inevitable, especially in Türkiye,
we might not have experienced this
result of 50,000 deaths and hundreds
of thousands of people homeless in
a country that was prepared.
The city planning is completely
in the control of the government,
and we have every right to direct
our anger towards them. We do not
have to be resigned to this. At the
time of writing, the government
has not even apologised for their
lack of preparation and delayed
rescue response to the people of
Türkiye.
Of course the sector in
society who has been left most
disadvantaged by the earthquake
is women. The burden on women
has grown exponentially. The
housing crisis is the number one
concern in the country, along with
the education of children.

Before the earthquake, there
were already tens of thousands of
unhoused women living in tent and
container cities. Life there was harder
than you can imagine. With the
earthquake destroying so many
people’s homes, the homelessness
will increase tenfold.
The government needs to
shoulder the blame and admit the
system is broken through all levels
of government. It is their fault people
are living in derelict and rotting
buildings that have no chance of
withstanding an earthquake.
While scientists in Eastern
Türkiye have for years warned that a
serious earthquake would cause such
destruction, was any action taken?
No. Were their warnings even taken
seriously? No. After this, nothing can
be the same as it was before. We will
not forgive and we will not forget.
We must listen to the scientists
and follow their instructions. Türkiye
is one of the most beautiful countries
in the world, brimming with a rich
COURTESY OF MARIE CLAIRE TÜRKIYE; GETTY IMAGES.
history and abundant culture. We,
the people of Türkiye, have been
through such a terrible ordeal and
we don’t deserve it. This beautiful
country needs to be made more
liveable. We have no other choice.
“WE WILL NOT FORGIVE,
AND WE WILL
NOT FORGET”
– Şelale Kadak
One of the 25,000
buildings that collapsed or
were severely damaged.
Türkiye has strict building
codes but enforcement
is lax and construction
often shoddy. FAR LEFT
A woman in Hatay
watches the search for
her relatives, a week
after the quake.
SERLI GA ZER
B O YA C I
M ANAGING EDITOR
MARIE CLAIRE TÜRKIYE
M
arch issues of fashion
magazines are considered
sacred periods. The
new-season trends and
cultural approaches are meticulously
selected by the editors and presented
to readers in what is traditionally
one of the most significant issues
of the year from a fashion standpoint.
This year was very different.
We were preparing for a day
at work as news of the earthquake
came through and, like many across
Türkiye and the world, we couldn’t
perceive the sheer magnitude of the
event. As those first few hours passed,
we began to understand the
seriousness of the situation. The
losses and wounded piled up and
A girl is rescued
from her home
by residents.
Thousands
of Syrians also
died in the
earthquakes, and
millions across
the region will
need outside aid
to survive.
“WE DEMAND A
DIFFERENT FUTURE”
¸IZga^=VoZg8dnVXÜ
for the rest of us, mental collapse had
begun. Those who had survived were
in mourning, deep in sadness but
also fuelled by anger. How can we
continue our lives wracked with guilt
that so many died but we survived?
All our emotions were intertwined
and – as a team – the marie claire
staff came together. Our traditional
March fashion content was cast
aside. Instead, we needed to talk
about the horrifying events that had
happened and, despite everything,
focus on the glimmer of hope we
now hold.
We want the world to know that
to be Turkish means to be thick-
skinned and to fight for ourselves.
I learnt this at a young age. I grew
up living through the disasters,
scandals, suppressed voices and
injustices that exist in our country.
But with every event that occurs,
we say “no more” and we live on.
Now, after the devastation
of February 6, instead of saying,
“no more” we now say “enough is
enough”. I liken it to being hit in
the face by a bucket of ice water.
We were woken up to the reality
that we need to band together to ask
the important questions we should’ve
been asking long ago, to put aside
our fear and give up our comfortable
little worlds. We need to do away
with complacency and demand
answers. We have come to understand
that it will make a difference if we
demand a different future.
Something should have changed
by now and as women in Türkiye we
need to work together. This is what
unites us. The destruction is what
is left behind and will be a note in
history but it will not be our future.
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I NTE RVI EW

U N F I LT E R E D
It’s been two decades since she stepped into the
spotlight, but the 35-year-old model, entrepreneur and
mother tells Harriet Sim she’s finally found her groove
PHOTOGRAPHED BY HOLLY WARD
STYLED BY NAOMI SMITH
 Ferragamo
top and skirt,
ferragamo.com;
Tiffany & Co.
Lock bracelet,
tiffany.com.au;
Lara’s own
earrings (worn
throughout).
I N TE RVI EW

“Sam and I try to

keep our lives as
normal as we can”

Stella McCartney
dress and shoes
(with fishnets),
stellamccartney.
com; Tiffany & Co.
Lock earrings and
ring, tiffany.com.au.
OPPOSITE PAGE Miu
Miu dress, top and
T-shirt (underneath),
miumiu.com.

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 BEAUTY NOTE
Lara uses
Emma Lewisham
Supernatural
Face Crème
Riche.
Sportmax bodysuit,
world.sportmax.com;
Tiffany & Co. Lock
ring and bracelet,
tiffany.com.au;
stylist’s briefs.
OPPOSITE PAGE
Sportmax bodysuit,
world.sportmax.com;
Tiffany & Co. Lock
bracelet, tiffany.com.au.

HAIR NOTE
Lara uses
Kérastase Elixir Ultime
Original Hair Oil. “My mum instilled
in me that it’s important
to maintain a little
bit of mystery”

n the opulent lobby of an
exclusive New York hotel,
an esteemed import has
gone missing. After thumbing
anxiously through guest
records, concerned staff
discover the “traveller” taking
refuge inside a private waiting
room. The VIP guest in question
was not marie claire’s celebrated
cover star Lara Worthington,
but rather the dazzling Dior
dress for her cover shoot. Such is
the pulling power of Australia’s
fashion darling, she can summon a designer dress
to New York from Paris via Sydney.
With the crisis of the missing gown averted,
the cover shoot on Long Island goes ahead and
Lara shimmies in and out of a series of looks like
a seasoned pro. And why not? When not being
snapped on the red carpet with her husband, actor
Sam Worthington, on his Avatar 2 press tour,
Lara has been cementing her fashion icon status
and is well and truly in with the cool crowd. “I had
dinner with Max on the weekend,” she flippantly
says of Ferragamo’s new 27-year-old creative
director, Maximilian Davis. “He’s so fresh and
directional and I love his use of colour. I always
enjoy wearing his designs; they feel like they
complement my personality.”
Since coming to fame in the early noughties,
Lara and what she’s wearing have always been
closely followed. “Fashion is something that,
without saying anything, you can show your
personality through,” she enthuses. The mum,
model and entrepreneur has undergone several
style transformations over the decades, and she
defines her current look as classic tailoring with
a uniquely Australian twist. It’s widely emulated
I NT E RV I E W
by her 1.2 million Instagram followers, but they’re
not the only ones watching – Lara’s personal style
has also caught the eye of some big-name brands,
such as Kérastase and Tiffany & Co. (she’s a friend
of the house).
Working with brands that align with her
values is a priority. In August, Lara announced
her partnership with cult skincare brand Emma
Lewisham. “I learn a lot from Emma. We both
have a strong passion for the environment and
giving back,” she says. “I can ask her almost
anything about skincare and life and she’ll
have the perfect answer.”
Similarly, Lara is passionate about lending her
voice to the creative process, especially when she’s
on set. From the growl of Rihanna tracks (echoing
through the studio) to the scrupulous moodboard,
every detail is carefully considered. “I am a very
visual person,” she says. “Anyone who knows me
knows I love a moodboard. I find being very
involved and invested in the concept from the
beginning keeps it exciting for me and everyone.
I’m a real team player. It’s rare that I’ll turn up
to a shoot blind on the concept.”
Lara takes a methodical direction with her
work but embraces a less-structured approach
to family life. “On weekends, we love walking the
city. That’s one of our favourite things to do as a
family,” she says of her three young sons, Rocket,
Racer and River. “I love the culture of living in
New York with the boys [the family moved there in
early 2022]. We don’t have a car, so they ride their
scooters home from school, which is a nice change
from the LA bubble. We often stop at museums or
an art gallery on the way home from school, which
I love because I didn’t get to experience that when
I was growing up. The boys love the Museum of
Natural History, although they’re also like, ‘We’ve
been there five times now, can we not!’”
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 “I try to keep things
pretty close to my chest.
I think there’s a certain
elegance to that”

Christian Dior dress,

dior.com; Tiffany &
Co. Lock bracelet and
ring, tiffany.com.au.
 I NT E RV I E W

CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT

Lara with Gabriella Brooks,
Georgia Fowler and Sarah Ellen
at a London Tiffany & Co.
event in June; at Milan Fashion
Week in February; and
with husband Sam at the
Hollywood premiere of
Avatar 2 in December.

A
side from
accommodating
a better work-life
balance around Sam’s
filming schedule, the
decision to uproot the family
from their home in Los Angeles
was also influenced by the allure
of better protecting their boys
with New York’s stricter
paparazzi laws. “We tend to
try to keep our lives as normal
as we can. I don’t think about
that stuff ever. I don’t make it my
reality,” says Lara of the tabloids,
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which she has navigated for more

than two decades. “My mum
instilled in me that it’s important
to maintain a little bit of mystery. I think it’s hard
in this day and age to achieve. I’ve tried to keep
things pretty close to my chest and I think there’s
a certain elegance to that.”
This is an increasingly complex time to raise
young boys, and the mother of three is conscious
of the role she plays in setting her sons up to
navigate the world as men. “It’s really important to
establish a good foundation from the beginning,”
she says. “Sam and I have always emphasised the
importance of those formative years, as it’s not
something that just happens overnight. Our boys
go to a very progressive school and we really
prioritised instilling good values.”
What conversations dominate their table talk?
“We often discuss our community and how we can
help,” she says. “We also love having conversations
with the boys about their day, their friends, what
inspires them and makes them feel happy and good.”
What makes Lara happy are thoughts
of home. The topic of Australia and its many
treasures comes up frequently, even though the
bone-chilling winters of New York feel a world
away from memories of salty ocean dips, sticky
summer Christmases and adventures with her
sons. “I do miss Australia,” she says. “The first
thing I do when I’m back is run into the ocean.
I’m a Cancerian and a real water baby. Getting
that balance of the beach is important in my
family, especially living in New York. The last time
we were there as a family, we visited Steve Irwin’s
zoo and really showed our kids around because
they hadn’t been to Australia properly. Sam takes
enjoyment out of that”
Turning back to the marie claire photoshoot
in New York, Lara recalls how when she stepped
into her final look – the ethereal white Dior dress
– the team “were all saying they would wear it to
their wedding”.
Reminiscing on her own wedding dress,
Lara confirms publicly for the first time that
when she and Sam secretly tied the knot in
Melbourne in late 2014, she wore the white lace
Louis Vuitton gown she had shared earlier on her
Instagram feed. “I bought it in London a couple
of days before we were about to get married,” she
reveals. “It was lucky they had something to fit me
because I was seven months pregnant with
Rocket at the time. I still have the dress and
would never part with it.”
Keeping certain things private and controlling
her own narrative feels like the defining start of a
new chapter for Lara, who is reflective about the
different phases of her career thus far. “I’m always
learning more about myself, my passions and my
journey,” she says. “I think the key is just to [try to]
feel good all the time, and do whatever you can
to make that your reality.”
With three kids and a slew of projects in the
pipeline, we’re coining Lara’s new era the age
of unapologetic living.

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P ORT F OLI O

Beaming with
Hundreds of thousands of rainbow revellers
hit Sydney from late February for WorldPride and
the 45th annual Mardi Gras parade. marie claire
captured the joy, stories and performances that
celebrated and honoured the LBGTQI+ community

Wo r l d P r i d e M a r c h
More than 50,000 people either
woke up early or came straight from
a night of partying to march together
on the final day of WorldPride on
Sunday, March 5. Joining the crowds
was Prime Minister Anthony
Albanese and Foreign Minister
Penny Wong, both of whom were
frequently stopped for selfies.
Albanese said, “It was incredible to
walk across the Sydney Harbour
Bridge, supporting human rights
campaigners from across the world.
No matter who you are, who you
love or where you live – you should
be valued, equal and celebrated.”

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 K im Petras
Ending the festivities
on a high at the
Rainbow Republic
closing concert,
Grammy-winning
artist Kim Petras
treated the crowd to
an erotic medley of
electronic dance hits.

Kelly Rowland had

everyone on their
feet with a Destiny’s
Child set at the
Domain Dance Party.

British pop star Charli

XCX performed her
infectious hits, including
“Boys” and “I Love It”
at Live and Proud.

Australian pop
princess Peach PRC
included her new
hit single inspired by
Paris Hilton’s “Stars
Are Blind” in her set
at Rainbow Republic.

Jessica Mauboy
donned a hot-pink
sparkly bodysuit and
“The queer sang her next single,
“Right Here, Right
community Now”, a few weeks
ahead of its release.
have kept my
career alive. I
owe everything
I have to them”
- Charli XCX

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 P O RT FO L IO

“Tonight was
a magic moment
celebrating love”
– Kylie Minogue

Ky l i e a n d D a n n i i
Who else but Australian icon Kylie
Minogue could have headlined
the official opening party of not
only the first WorldPride to take
place in Australia but the first
in the Southern Hemisphere?
Rumours of a special guest were
buzzing through the 20,000-
strong crowd and hopes were high
that the sisters would sing together
for the first time in eight years.
Audiences roared when Kylie
stripped off her boiler suit and was
joined onstage by Dannii to sing
“All the Lovers” in stunning custom
gowns by local designer Dion Lee.
P O RT FOLI O

M a r d i G r a s Fa i r D a y
It’s hard to believe this event started
as a small, queer, family picnic in 1982.
With visitors flying in from interstate
and around the globe, the annual Fair Day
saw a record crowd of about 70,000 pour
into Victoria Park in the blistering heat to
celebrate, dance and make new friends.

45th Mardi Gras Parade

From pollies and celebs to drag queens and
’78-ers, the 45th Mardi Gras was not just a
celebration of love and community but also
something of a homecoming. After being
derailed by Covid for the past three years,
the parade finally returned to Sydney’s
Oxford Street. As the first PM to join in,
Anthony Albanese proclaimed, “This is
a celebration of modern Australia.”
 “The atmosphere
along Oxford
Street was
electric”
– marie claire
art director
Lesley Jhoty
(pictured)

“Queer joy
is my love
language”
– Jessica Origliasso
(right), The Veronicas

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 “I wanted to honour
our shared belief
in a person’s right
to celebrate their
sexuality and gender
identity safely, truly
and proudly”
- Maria Thattil

Maria Thattil
Media personality and Miss
Universe Australia 2020 Maria
Thattil, who came out as bisexual
last year, worked with designer Con
Ilio on her custom outfit for her first
Mardi Gras parade. The cape featured
dates in history that have progressed
LBGTQI+ rights in various Australian
states, from the decriminalisation of
homosexual acts to the expunging
of convictions to correct injustice.
 P O RT FO L IO
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Rainbow revellers
thronged the parade,
including community
icons The Huxleys
and RuPaul’s Drag
Race star Maxi
Shield (top left).

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Yulia Bondarenko
(centre) weeps
quietly as she and
other volunteers wait
to be deployed to
defend Kyiv.

ON THE

More than a year has passed since Russian troops invaded Kyiv.
In February 2022, Yulia Bondarenko was a schoolteacher
and had never even held a gun. This is the story of what
happened when she left her classroom to defend her city
WO RL D R E P ORT

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WORL D REPO RT
J
ust over a year ago, Yulia
Bondarenko’s days were full
of lesson plans, grading and
the hormones of her 12- to
13-year-old students.
When Russian missiles shattered
that routine and Russian troops
threatened her home in Kyiv,
Ukraine’s capital, Bondarenko, 30,
volunteered to fight back, despite
her lack of experience, the grave risk
to her life and Ukraine’s apparently
impossible odds.
“I never held a rifle in my hands
and never even saw one up close,”
said Bondarenko. “In the first two
weeks, I felt like I was in a fog. It
was just a constant nightmare.”
For weeks, she had followed the
ominous news of Russian troops
massing on Ukraine’s border and
decided on February 23 to enlist
as a reservist. The next day, the
largest land war in Europe since
World War II began.
As explosions shook Kyiv,
Bondarenko took the subway to
report for duty, uncertain the
recruiting office would take her
without finished paperwork or
a fitness exam.
But officers asked no questions.
They handed her a rifle and 120 bullets
and assigned her to a unit expecting to
fight in urban combat if the Russian
Army broke into the capital. She was
only one recruit in a huge influx of
volunteers who swelled the size
of Ukrainian forces from about
260,000 soldiers to about one
million today, and whose lives
were transformed by the war.
In a recent interview, Bondarenko
recalled the intense stress of those
early days. Unaccustomed to the
sounds of artillery, she said she
expected to be hit after every blast.
She thought she would die.
On a visit to her
home village in
January, Bondarenko
had lunch with her
mother, Hanna,
before heading back.
Step by step she learnt how to be
a soldier. Fellow volunteers showed
her how to load, aim and fire her
Kalashnikov rifle. They practised
trench fighting and other tactics.
During the weeks-long battle for
Kyiv, Bondarenko and about 150 other
volunteers, almost all men, lived in a
shopping mall, rotating through shifts
at checkpoints in the city. She and
two other women
changed in a
bathroom away “In the first two
from the males.
It was so cold
weeks, I felt like
at night she slept I was in a fog. It
hugging one of the
female soldiers.
was a constant
Slowly, sleeping bags, nightmare”
mats and warm
uniforms turned up
and the unit made it to a barracks.
Not all of the new recruits needed
training. Eight years of fighting against
Russia-backed separatists in eastern
Ukraine has schooled a generation of
Ukrainian soldiers – about 500,000 –
in trench warfare on the plains, the
type of combat dominating the war
today. Many veterans returned to
active service when the full-scale
invasion began.
In the weeks after Ukraine
fended off Russia from the capital
and as Russian troops retreated in the
spring, the fighting shifted to the east.
Bondarenko was offered a chance to
resign or take a position in a desk job
or as a cook. She overcame her fears
and chose to stay with the infantry,
living in the barracks and training
for campaigns to come.
Like other recruits without
experience, Bondarenko learnt on the
job how to find trip wires and explosive
traps, to duck for cover from shells and
to provide battlefield first aid. At first
she had worried about her abilities.
Bookish and shy, she never had
any interest in
the military and
knew nothing of
weapons or wars.
But on patrols and
at the firing range,
handling supplies and
learning tactics, her
confidence grew.
“It was pleasant
when the guys said,
‘It’s working out with you,’” she
recalled. “And they said, ‘I would
go into battle with you.’”
Her brigade was stationed in a
village south of Kyiv, where soldiers
formed relationships with residents.
They frequented a shop for snacks
and Bondarenko grew close to a local
maths teacher. But at spring’s end they
had to say goodbye. They were heading
towards the north-eastern Kharkiv
region, towards the front.
In the north-east the unit came
under near-constant shelling by
Russian forces over the summer.
Bondarenko helped handle logistics
and supplies to keep Ukraine’s
forces fighting.
 “The guys said, ‘It’s working out
Bondarenko en route
with you’ and ‘I would go
to a training exercise,
and (right) with fellow
into battle with you’”
reservists in August,
preparing to deploy
to a frontline area.

P
atriotism and learning
the history of Moscow’s
repression of Ukrainians
had motivated her to enlist
in the first place, she said.
She had moved to Kyiv from
a village in central Ukraine for
university studies, arriving shortly
before mass street protests toppled a
pro-Russia president in 2014. During
the political awakening that followed,
she re-evaluated her family’s history
and found injustices from Russia’s
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Ukraine, where she had grown up
speaking Ukrainian in contrast to
the Russian spoken in Kyiv’s cafes.
But her anger at Russia had simmered
as Moscow fomented fighting over
the past eight years, and she had
long switched to speaking Ukrainian
in public.
Bondarenko’s mother said that
when Russia invaded, she at least felt a
sense of relief that her daughter would
not be drafted. “I was happy I didn’t
have a son because I didn’t have to
The backpack she carried held
a small part of her life as a teacher:
books. Some were children’s books
that she sometimes read to cheer up
fellow soldiers.
But she said that she needed to
serve her country, meaning that,
before long, she had to make another
round of goodbyes.
Parting with her boyfriend in
Kyiv, Bondarenko thought of his
daily fears and their hopes for the
future. The relationship, she said,

long rule in Ukraine. worry about him going off to war,” she “shows me that even in the dark,
During Soviet times, she said, said. “I never imagined my daughter there can be light”.
a hydroelectric dam had flooded her would sign up.” Of the many volunteers she
village, Khudyaki, but the authorities Bondarenko said she feels guilt has met over the past year, many
did nothing to relocate residents. about her mother’s fears for her. were deployed to eastern Ukraine,
Villagers had to salvage what they She also misses teaching and her where fighting is raging and
could from their homes and rebuild boyfriend. She keeps a box of letters Bondarenko knows some who
on higher ground. from former students at home. have been killed.
“When I became older, I Bondarenko tried to stave off some She has not yet fired her rifle
understood how history was taught feelings while her unit was deployed: in combat, but if her platoon is sent
incorrectly in schools,” she said. “When I am away on the base or in the to the front she feels ready to fight.
As inexperienced soldiers swelled field, I try to shut down emotionally.” “I am an infantry soldier now.”
its ranks, Ukraine adopted dozens
of new, Western-donated weapons.
By autumn, it had gained strength.
Ukraine counterattacked and,
upending long-held ideas of the
balance of military force in Europe,
defeated the Russian Army on the
battlefield in two successful offensives,
in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions.
Over the New Year’s holiday,
Bondarenko was given a respite. She
returned to Kyiv, where she got to
indulge in joys from before the war:
a new haul of books delivered to
her apartment; coffee with friends; Bondarenko with her
and time with her sister and brigade before they
four-year-old niece. deployed to the Kharkiv
region, where they came
She also used her leave to visit under near-constant
her 67-year-old mother, Hanna Russian shelling.
Bondarenko, at her village in central

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After the great
RESIGNATION Four women who gave up their day jobs in the post-lockdown global career
crisis reveal the realities of chasing their dreams. As told to Harriet Sim

SHELLEY
GINZBURG
From publicist to
Pilates instructor
There was a time when I tied
so much of my identity to
having a career in the music
industry. I’d been with the
same company for eight years
and loved it. I was turned
down for the job three times before they took me
onboard. That was a really big moment for me.
During my time there, I was lucky enough to
live all over the country, work with awesome talent
and have some incredible once-in-a-lifetime
experiences. It really was a dream job but at
the end of last year I decided to give it all up.
At the time, I had a lot going on in my personal
life and felt like I couldn’t give my job everything it
needed. But it took a lot of hard conversations with
my husband and asking myself what I want out of
life and for my family before I made the call to step
away. After hitting send on the resignation email
to my boss, I remember just bawling my eyes out.
Up until that last moment, I had worried I’d
made the wrong choice. I’ve never had something
I was so emotionally attached to. I also didn’t have
a clear idea of what I wanted to do next and that
was scary, but I trusted the process and allowed
myself the time and the headspace to answer
those important questions.
After a short break, I signed up for a course to
teach Pilates and put myself out there for freelance
public relations work. Since resigning, I’ve
definitely had moments of doubt where I have
asked myself, “Have I just left a really stable
career, plus a role and colleagues that I love?”
It’s easy for your job to become all-
encompassing. For me, it became such a
huge part of who I was. I still catch up with
former colleagues and they tell me about all
these amazing things they’ve been working on.
Truthfully, I still feel an element of missing
the job but I know that there are other
“I CATCH UP WITH opportunities out there for me.
FORMER COLLEAGUES AND Now, I feel like I’m approaching everything
I STILL FEEL AN ELEMENT OF with fresh, hungry eyes. It’s been a nice surprise
MISSING MY OLD JOB” to be able to prove myself again. To rely solely on
my abilities and realise that I can do this has
given me a whole new level of confidence.”

N AO M I YO U N G
From flight attendant
to business owner
I was on a surf trip with a friend
in Bali when I ripped a hole in the
sleeve of my rash vest. I’d become
conscious of sun damage after
noticing the pigmentation on the
back of my dad’s hands [he is
champion surfer Nat Young]. After
that trip, I went searching for a wetsuit that would properly
cover my hands but no-one was selling them. I decided
I was going to have to draw up a pattern and make one
myself, and my business YoungSurf was born.
At that point in my life, I’d been a flight attendant
with Qantas for 27 years. I loved that job and had no
desire to give it up. I lived and breathed my role and the
opportunity it afforded me to travel the world. When
the pandemic hit, everything changed. I was offered an
optional redundancy payout and my boyfriend at the time
said, “Naomi, take that money and build your business.
Take a leap of faith.” So I did. It was the scariest thing
I have ever done. I told my girlfriends to come over and
we opened a bottle of Veuve Clicquot. Then the three of
us pressed the button together accepting my redundancy
and I took the payout.
RE A L P E O PL E
“I WASN’T READY
TO GIVE UP MY CAREER
AND I SUFFERED FROM
POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS AS A RESULT”
Starting the business has been incredibly challenging.
I’ve had to learn how to create a website, register a business,
organise the budget and navigate the supply issues that
came with the pandemic. I also work part-time as a waitress
at a restaurant on the Northern Beaches [of Sydney].
If it wasn’t for Covid, I have no doubt that I would
still be working at Qantas. I wasn’t ready to give up my
career and I suffered from post-traumatic stress as a result.
I’d been with the company since I was 21 and it was such
a big part of who I was. Last year, I was offered a job at
Virgin airlines. I did the training and received my first
roster but after much deliberation I turned down the job.
I decided that if I was going to make the business work,
I had to follow my heart and back myself.
A small business is definitely not for the faint-hearted.
I keep myself motivated with daily gratitude over the small
wins, like someone browsing my website. People often
ask me, “Why are you doing this? You know most small
businesses fail.” I reply, “Yes but some succeed too.”
It’s been really tough but it’s also so rewarding to
know that my business is saving people’s skin and also
empowering women in the surf community. If I could go
back and give myself a piece of advice, it would be to stay
resilient. There will be many bumps in the road but those
bumps are like falling off your surfboard: you’ve got to get
straight back on, even if you wipe out. Just keep going.
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R E AL PE OPLE
K AT E AV E L I N G
From teacher
to makeup artist
When the pandemic hit, there was a
real lack of empathy towards teachers.
I’d been a primary school teacher for
about 11 years and I felt like we had
become part of the government grind.
At the time, a lot of us started to feel
like we had become a number and
that really impacted me.
I started thinking about what else I could do. I’d
done makeup artistry on the side for nearly 20 years,
so I decided to turn my side hustle into a full-time gig.
Choosing to take the leap and leave my full-time job
was terrifying, especially as teaching was considered
an essential-worker job, while makeup artistry was
certainly not pandemic-proof. But I thought to myself,
“You only get one life and therefore you only get
one chance to shoot your shot.”
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“LEAVING A SECURE AND
STABLE INCOME WAS ALWAYS
GOING TO BE SCARY”
Leaving a secure and stable income was always going to
be scary. Building a proper business has been an ongoing
challenge, especially in a wedding capital like Byron Bay.
There’s a lot of amazing artists here who I am constantly
competing with for work.
That said, I have no regrets. The flexibility and better
work-life balance that comes with freelancing outweighs
the security of a full-time job for me. I have a young
daughter, and freelancing means I can organise to
be there for her athletics carnivals, attend assemblies
and drop her off and pick her up each day.
If it wasn’t for Covid, I probably would have stayed in
teaching, just because it was so secure. But I have found
fulfilment in other areas of my new job. I’m predominantly
a bridal makeup artist and I find it so rewarding to be part
of someone’s special day.
For anyone worried about what change would look like,
I empathise. It’s unsettling to give up your security but if we
don’t take a chance on ourselves then we’ll never know what
great things lie in the unknown.
 SA MA NTHA
BRETT
From TV reporter to
beauty entrepreneur
I wanted to be a news
reporter ever since I was
10 years old. The idea of
being at the forefront of
breaking news stories
seemed so exhilarating to me.
When I finished school, I did work experience at a
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television network and then I moved to New York

to complete an internship at the Fox News
channel. I’d never been to the United States before,
and here I was in the middle of Times Square.
I felt like I was at the centre of the universe.
When I returned to Sydney, I worked in
numerous parts of the Channel 7 Sydney
newsroom before I landed my dream job
on Sunrise [Channel 7’s breakfast show]. It
was everything I’d imagined. There were some
weeks where I would work seven days in a row
on it and I loved every minute. I volunteered for
every spare shift and I didn’t want to leave.
Then Covid arrived and we went straight
from reporting on the bushfires to covering the
pandemic. I reported on it for two years straight,
day in and day out, until one day I couldn’t do it
anymore. I asked my boss for a break to spend time
with my daughter. During that time off, I got to do
all the simple things, like take her to kindy, stay at
home if she was sick and I even had time to meet
friends for coffee. I knew it was time for a change.
I’d been working on my sunscreen brand
Naked Sundays as a side hustle. The idea came
about because I needed sunscreen that I could
put over my makeup at work. At the time, I didn’t
know anything about manufacturing or being a
CEO or doing financials or business plans, but
I knew that I liked my product and I knew that
there was a huge gap in the market.
My job now is fulfilling in a new way. I do
a lot of charity work, including fundraising and
spreading awareness about melanoma and
reminding people how prevalent it is in Australia.
It’s incredibly rewarding and I don’t have to set my
alarm for 3.30am, which is a huge perk!
My advice to people looking to take a big career
leap is that the first time is always the scariest. “I REPORTED ON COVID FOR
After you’ve done it once you realise that it’s not TWO YEARS STRAIGHT, DAY IN
that bad and you will get back on your feet again. AND DAY OUT, UNTIL ONE DAY
Ask yourself, “What’s the worst that can happen?” I COULDN’T DO IT ANYMORE”
That often alleviates some of the stress that comes
with having to make those big career changes.

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School Spirits
is streaming now
Peyton LIST
on Paramount+.
The young American actor shares the power of visibility
When a film script lands in
Peyton List’s lap, there’s an
important scale she uses to
determine whether or not the
show is the right fit: a cringe
barometer. “It’s rare that I read
a script and I don’t cringe,”
says the 25-year-old of what
drew her to Paramount+’s new
murder thriller, School Spirits.
“The writers really understood
the age group and captured
the awkwardness and the
otherness of high school.”
Authentic storytelling is
important to Peyton who,
since departing from the hit
Disney show Jessie, has been
finding her voice on and off
screen. “The impostor
syndrome I felt [after leaving
Disney] was pretty strong,”
she recalls. “I was at an age
where people are trying to tell
you who you are, which is
really confusing.” Fortunately,
landing a role in the highly
anticipated Karate Kid reboot,
Cobra Kai, was the perfect
VIN
G A
A
MO
ME
N
T
antidote to the actor’s self-doubt.
Despite coming into her
own as an accomplished actor,
Peyton admits that allowing
herself to speak out publicly
was a harder challenge. “I used
to feel that it wasn’t my place
to speak out on political
issues,” she says. “Then I asked
myself, ‘Why do you think that
your voice matters less than
anyone else’s?’ I decided that if
I was going to have this platform
[20.8 million Instagram
followers and counting] I need
to use it, because I want
women to have freedom and
be better protected.”
When asked how she
would feel if she were granted
the power of invisibility (like
her ghostly character in School
Spirits) Peyton reveals that
when people comment
horrible things on her posts she
often feels invisible. “Social
media can make you feel like
you are a ghost sometimes.”
– Harriet Sim
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C ULTURE

Curtain
CALLING
A shake up of a Shakespearean classic, & Juliet
moves the famous love story to the dancefloor.
Lorinda May Merrypor takes the lead and opens
up about the uniting power of the jukebox musical

“For never was a story of more woe [Romeo and Juliet] in this way feels
than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” really cool because it’s the same
This rendition of Shakespeare’s characters but in a much more
tragedy, however, is less about woe digestible way,” says May Merrypor.
and more about wow-factor ballads. “It also opens up the characters to
David West Read, the Emmy-winning just exist in a different universe
writer and producer of than they were able to
Schitt’s Creek, mixes before, which allows for
glittering pop anthems “JUKEBOX more representation,
with a timeless tale MUSICALS ARE such as race and gender
of self-discovery and SO IMPORTANT. diversity. [It’s cool to be]
second chances, inviting THEY BRING telling such an old story
a new generation of PEOPLE INTO and totally flipping it on
audiences into the world THIS WORLD” its head.”
of theatre. After playing
“There’s this term Shakespeare’s leading
that is used often, which refers to lady, what does the rising star have
jukebox musicals as gateway musicals her eyes set on next? A production
for audiences,” says Lorinda May that hasn’t been made yet. “I would
Merrypor, who plays Juliette. love to be [Disney princess] Moana.
“Gateway musicals are so important. That would be a dream ... [that]
They bring people who wouldn’t see would be great!”
a show otherwise into this world.” While a princess might not be in
The show features a dazzling melody the pipeline yet, you can find May
of hits remastered by Grammy Merrypor stepping into the spotlight
award-winning songwriter/producer of the gorgeous Juliet balcony at
Max Martin, and audiences can the Regent Theatre in Melbourne.
expect to sing their hearts out to
renditions of Katy Perry, Britney
Spears and Pink. “My favourite song

PLAYBILL
in the show is ‘Stronger’ by Britney
Spears,” says May Merrypor. “It’s such
a dramatic and pivotal moment in the
show where the stakes are very high.”
Growing up in Queensland’s
Rockhampton, May Merrypor
often dreamed of taking centrestage,
so after finishing high school the
proud Aboriginal and South Sea
Islander woman moved to Brisbane to
study musical theatre. “Landing this
role felt like a dream come true,” she
says. “I’ve been able to bring so much
of me to the character of Juliet and so
much of her is me. They gave me so
H A I R S P R AY TINA TURNER
much licence to play around and make
the character my own.” S Y D N E Y LY R I C T H E AT R E THE MUSICAL
Welcome to the ’60s! The eight- T H E AT R E R O YA L S Y D N E Y
It’s no easy undertaking to adapt a time Tony Award-winning musical Experience rock star Tina
16th-century play to a 21st-century invites you to let your hair down (or Turner’s triumphant story of passion
audience, so making the show do it up) for a night of iconic hits and and resilience live on stage.
accessible was front of mind. “Telling fabulous fits. On now until April 2. From May 4 to October 1.
 BOOK CLUB . . .W I T H M A R G A R E T AT W O O D
The best-selling author of The Handmaid’s Tale is still writing at 83: her
new book is Old Babes in the Wood. Here are some of her fave reads:

What questions are currently

FAVO U R I T E V I L L A I N stewing for you?
I N A N OV E L Will people stop reading? We
TRE A SURE did this future-library project in
ISL AND Norway, where one writer a year
– ROBERT LOUIS contributes a secret manuscript
STEVENSON and in 2114 all the boxes will be
“Long John Silver. He opened. That’s pretty hopeful.
is very badly behaved, Most challenging moment
but at least he is of your career so far?
charming. His author [I was once told] “Now you’re a
does let him off and target and people will shoot you.”
doesn’t kill him at And that just happens to be true.
the end. Maybe he The advice is to be prepared.
couldn’t bear to.” What’s a question you wished
you were asked more?
Questions that you get asked are
always pretty interesting because
T H E B O O K T H AT B O O K YO U they go in waves. In the ’60s it
C H A N G E D YO U R L I F E W I S H YO U C O U L D was, “When are you gonna kill
NINE TE EN READ FOR THE yourself?” Because I was known
EIGHT Y- FOUR FIRST TIME mostly as a poet and there were
– GEORGE ORWELL WUTHERING high levels of female suicide in
“I got to interview HEIGHTS poets at the time. In the ’70s it
George Orwell [who – EMILY BRONTË
was “Why do you hate men?”
also wrote the novella “It’s very cleverly What question is everyone
Animal Farm] in one put together. Though asking you now?
of my short stories for I’m sure Heathcliff Is there hope and are we doomed?
Old Babes in the Wood. deluded a lot of That gives you an indication that
I made it so that he’s young people into people are really pretty anxious
allowed to smoke thinking they want a right now.
in the afterworld.” bruting romantic. I Old Babes in the Wood
don’t recommend it.” (Penguin, $45) is out now.

TICK, TICK... BOOM! B E AU T Y & & JULIET

S Y D N E Y LY R I C T H E AT R E
Fans of the beloved 2021
Netflix movie starring Andrew
Garfield should add this theatre
rendition to their calendar.
From April 20-26.
THE BEAST
C A P I T O L T H E AT R E S Y D N E Y
A theatrical take on a classic,
this production is sure to
delight adults and children alike.
From June 14.
R E G E N T T H E AT R E
MELBOURNE
A musical mashup of a
Shakespearean love story, &Juliet
hits a high note with glittering
pop anthems. Until May 14.

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 SU PP ORT AC T
Through the decades with our favourite
pairs of sisters who forged solo careers

AC K S O N
O YA J
T
A

L
T&
JA N E
Sisters Lorde
and Indy Yelich
at the 2017
MTV Music
Awards.
1980s

KY
L

IE
&
DA N
NII M
INDY MUSIC

INO
1990s

G
U
E

Poet turned musician Indy Yelich chats to Bree Player

about her new EP, ’90s fashion muses and the best
advice her older sister Lorde gave her PS
N
O
JESSIC A SIM

Your EP Threads is out now. What have you learnt from

As a poet turned songwriter, what watching your sister go through
themes have you explored through the music industry?
your music? To truly forge my own path. My sister
&

2000s
E

This EP is specifically about moving has been really helpful with advice
LE

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JONES CROW; JOHAN PERSSON/DISNEY; GETTY IMAGES. ADDITIONAL WORDS BY HARRIET SIM.
from the suburbs to a big city but it’s and by reminding me that we’re two H
AS
also very much about love and loss. I’m different entities. I’ve lived my own
24 now and I like to think of myself as experiences, especially in New York,
a four-year-old adult. I give myself a so to write for myself [is key] … and SOL
AN
bit of grace for my naivety as an adult [know] that you can’t write what you G
and this EP is all about owning those think people are going to like or ...
E
&

years. It does scare me a bit! relate to, because then you’re selling
BEY

How do you feel about social media? yourself out as someone who has
ONCÉ KN

It’s strange because I really love lived those experiences.

TikTok. I think it’s a great tool. Talk to me about your fashion
You come across things that are so sense, because I’m detecting a
niche and interesting but I also don’t cool ’90s vibe …
2010s
OW

want to spend my twenties glued to Yes! Do you know [the character]

LE
a screen. It’s important to me to find Prue Halliwell from [the ’90s TV S
that balance so I don’t grow up online. series] Charmed?
Your older sister is Lorde, so I sure do.
was your household a musical She is literally my style icon. But US
one growing up? I would also say it’s [a mix of] YR
C
Oh, yeah. My dad’s got a great voice Prue from Charmed meets Carrie
Y
LE

so we were always singing with him [Bradshaw] from Sex and the City
AH & MI

when we were young. And my mum’s
a writer. I played clarinet very badly
when I was younger … my poor
neighbours! I was truly terrible.
meets Rachel Green from Friends,
with a dash of Phoebe Buffay
[from Friends] thrown in.
NO

I was always in choirs and Indy Yelich’s debut EP Threads

drama productions too. is out now.
2020s

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OF T
AN H
E never set foot in a recording studio
M
M
ON
SAM
TH
CLAFLIN The star of book-turned-miniseries
Daisy Jones & The Six reveals what it was like singing
with Riley Keough. Interview by Bree Player
You are fantastic as rock star Billy
Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six.
How did the role come to you?
I actually met with [production
studio] Hello Sunshine for – and I
hope they don’t mind me saying this –
but I met with them for a role in the
second season of The Morning Show.
When I asked my agent about the
feedback that came from that
meeting I was told they had sent me
another script, which was Daisy
Jones. I have to admit, I was really
disheartened. I’d had my heart set on
The Morning Show, but then I read
the first episode of Daisy and
immediately got lost in the world of
Billy Dunne and the ’70s. And I was
so enamoured by all the characters.
How did you prepare for the music?
Well, here’s the thing. I had to fly to
LA to audition, which involved me
learning a ’70s rock song, and I knew
very little about ’70s music. I grew
up listening to Fleetwood Mac but
my knowledge of rock’n’roll from
that era didn’t really expand much
beyond that. I googled ’70s rock
songs and landed on Elton John’s
“Your Song”, which is the least
rock’n’roll song you’ve ever heard
but I prepared that anyway and
sang it at my audition.
Well it obviously worked!
[Laughs] They immediately asked
me to sing something else!
CU LT U RE
“I’D NEVER SET FOOT
IN A RECORDING
STUDIO, BUT
NEITHER HAD RILEY”
Had you read the book before
auditioning?
No, I hadn’t read the book … I’m not
much of a reader. If I’m 100 per cent
honest, I don’t have time for it. It’s not
that I don’t like reading – I really relish
the opportunities that I do get to sit
with a book. They are just few and
far between because I’m a dad and
because I’m quite busy with work.
Had Riley Keough been cast already
as Daisy when you were auditioning?
I think she’d been cast for a full year
by then. They’d been auditioning the
entire world for Billy Dunne. I reckon
I was the last person. The way I saw it
was not that I was the right person,
it was that I was the last person. I’d
before this but neither had Riley
so I think there was this kindred
connection between the two of us
knowing we were doing this together.
The storyline has a lot of similarities
to Fleetwood Mac making the album
Rumours in the ’70s and being able
to put out amazing music, while also
being completely dysfunctional
behind the scenes. Did you draw
upon knowledge of Fleetwood Mac
for the role of Billy?
Absolutely. Stevie Nicks was always at
the forefront and that’s certainly the
vibe we went for with Riley’s Daisy.
Lindsey Buckingham was very reserved
… almost stoic next to her. I think
we all took little pieces of them and
then other musicians. A big one for me
was Bruce Springsteen. I spent hours
and hours watching footage of
him performing live.
What does life look like for you
when you’re not working?
I’ve got two kids and they’re both very
full on and energetic and boisterous.
I’m a single dad, so I’m outnumbered.
Their mum lives close by and we’re a
family despite being in two households.
But it’s the best. It’s always an
adventure and I wouldn’t have
it any other way.
Daisy Jones & The Six is out now
on Amazon Prime.
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 N E W D AW N
Update your wardrobe
with the latest looks from
international and local
designers. Toughen up with
this season’s hottest trend –
bikercore – and see what
our fashion editors are
shopping right now.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICOLE BENTLEY. STYLING BY NAOMI SMITH.

Christian Dior
top, $2300, skirt,
$18,000, socks,
$770, and shoes,
$3690, dior.com.
Upcoming and established local designers head to the fore with
prints, patterns and textures that evoke the Australian landscape
PHOTOGRAPHED BY SIMON UPTON
STYLED BY JANA POKORNY
 Christopher Esber dress,
$695, and necklace,
christopheresber.com.au;
Esse shoes, $550,
essestudios.com;
stylist’s headscarf
(worn throughout).
Albus Lumen jacket,
$1500, blouse, $550,
and skirt, $750,
albuslumen.com;
Esse shoes (worn
throughout), $550,
essestudios.com;
Christopher Esber
earrings (large hoops,
worn throughout),
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au; Sarah & Sebastian
earring (small green,
worn throughout),
sarahandsebastian.
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Dinosaur Designs
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PAGE Camilla and
Marc dress, $750,
camillaandmarc.com;
Dinosaur Designs
earrings and rings,
dinosaurdesigns.com.
au; Sarah & Sebastian
ring (large, model’s
right hand), sarah
andsebastian.com.
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 OPPOSITE PAGE
Dion Lee jacket, $890,
and pants, $690, dionlee.
com; Esse shoes, $550,
essestudios.com; Sarah
& Sebastian rings, sarah
andsebastian.com.
THIS PAGE Joslin Studio
coat, $780, top, $220, and
pants, $320, joslinstudio.
com; Dinosaur Designs
rings (model’s right and
left hands), dinosaur
designs.com.au; Sener
Besim rings (model’s
left hand, ring finger),
senerbesim.com; Sarah &
Sebastian ring, sarahand
sebastian.com.
Bassike blazer, $995,
and shirt, $595,
bassike.com;
Matteau pants, $480,
matteau-store.com.
OPPOSITE PAGE
Common Hours cape,
$7200, top and briefs
(sold as set), $1200,
commonhours.co.uk;
Sarah & Sebastian
rings (model’s right
hand, ring finger and
index finger), sarah
andsebastian.com;
Dinosaur Designs
rings, dinosaur
designs.com.au.
 OPPOSITE PAGE
Lee Mathews
blouse, $549, dress
(underneath), $799, and
skirt, $649, leemathews.
com.au; Dinosaur
Designs earrings and
rings, dinosaurdesigns.
com.au; Sarah &
Sebastian ring (base of
index finger), sarahand
sebastian.com.
THIS PAGE
SIR. dress, $580,
sirthelabel.com;
Ngali scarf, $275,
ngali.com.au; Dinosaur
Designs earrings,
dinosaurdesigns.com.au.
Hair by Ashleigh
Carpenter/Hart & Co.
Makeup by Kylie
O’Toole/Hart & Co.
Model: Evie Ashby/ Kult.
Production: Robyn
Fay-Perkins and
Kaz Kingdon.
Louis Vuitton
dress, POA,
au.louisvuitton.com.
OPPOSITE PAGE
Louis Vuitton
top, $8000, and
skirt, $8600,
au.louisvuitton.com.
BUCKLE
UP
Actor Samara Weaving plays
with proportions in Nicolas
Ghesquière’s surrealist Louis
Vuitton ready-to-wear looks
PHOTOGRAPHED BY DAVID ROEMER
STYLED BY NAOMI SMITH
OPPOSITE PAGE
Louis Vuitton
top, $20,500,
pants, $3050,
and boots, $3500,
au.louisvuitton.com.
THIS PAGE Louis
Vuitton (sleeveless)
jacket, $9350,
and boots, $3500,
au.louisvuitton.com.
 OPPOSITE PAGE
Louis Vuitton
dress, $22,200,
au.louisvuitton.com.
THIS PAGE Louis
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pants, both POA,
and boots, $3500,
au.louisvuitton.com.
Louis Vuitton top,
$8000, skirt, $8600,
and boots, $3850,
au.louisvuitton.com.
OPPOSITE PAGE
Louis Vuitton
dress, $22,200,
au.louisvuitton.com.
Hair by Renato
Campora/The Wall
Group. Makeup by
Georgie Eisdell/The
Wall Group. Manicure
by Jolene Brodeur/
The Wall Group.
Production: Robyn
Fay-Perkins. Special
thanks to Ryan Lucca.
To read an interview
with Samara, visit
marieclaire.com.au.
Christian Dior shirt,
$3400, skirt, $6700,
earring (model’s right
ear, worn throughout),
$1300, and ring (worn
throughout), $1300,
dior.com; model’s own
earrings (left ear and
smaller earring in right
ear, worn throughout).
OPPOSITE PAGE
Christian Dior dress,
$24,000, socks, $770,
boots, $3350, and rings
(model’s right hand,
worn throughout),
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hand, worn throughout),
$1300 and $650, dior.
com; stylist’s briefs.
dream

Inspired by France’s
s c ap e
Catherine de’ Medici,
Dior adds a contemporary layer
to its Renaissance-led collection
PHOTOGRAPHED BY NICOLE BENTLEY
STYLED BY NAOMI SMITH
Christian Dior top, $2300,
skirt, $18,000, socks, $770,
and shoes, $3690, dior.com.
OPPOSITE PAGE Christian
Dior top, $2900, and
shorts, $4200, dior.com.
Christian Dior top, $2300,
and skirt, $9400, dior.com.
 Christian Dior top,
$2900, skirt, $9400,
shorts, $2300, socks,
$770, boots, $3350, and
necklace, $5600,
dior.com. OPPOSITE
PAGE Christian Dior
jacket, $5400, and
shorts, $2700, dior.com.
Hair by Koh/Vivien’s
Creative. Makeup by
Nadine Monley/Saunders
& Co. Model: Anastazja
Romel/Chic Management.
Production: Emily
Gittany. Shot on Worimi
Conservation Lands, Port
Stephens, NSW. Licensed
through Screen Hunter.
SHOPPING
101
ideas
Bikercore is this season’s
hottest trend. Here’s
how to join the pack
PHOTOGRAPHED BY OLIVER BEGG
STYLED BY JORDAN BOORMAN
Zara dress, $129, zara.com/au;
Billini boots, $169, billini.com;
Poppy Lissiman bag, $235,
poppylissiman.com; Anna Rossi
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annarossijewellery.com;
Dinosaur Designs rings, $195
each, dinosaurdesigns.com.au.
 S HO PP I N G

Upgrade your after-five look by

embracing leather in non-traditional forms –
think dresses and long-line skirts.

1 Cue top, $165, cue.com;

H&M skirt, $299, hm.com;
Mimco bags (from left),
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com.au; Anna Rossi
Jewellery earrings, $69,
annarossijewellery.com.
2 Zara jacket, $259,
zara.com/au; Anna Rossi
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Swarovski rings, $325 (top)
and $500, swarovski.com.
3 Henne dress, $229,
henne.com.au; Anna Rossi
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and $59, annarossijewellery.
com; Dinosaur Designs
bangles (from top), $495 and
$375, and rings, $195 each,
dinosaurdesigns.com.au.

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H&M jacket, $499,

hm.com; Redrew dress,
$280, redrewclothing.
com; Anna Rossi Jewellery
earrings, $69 (long) and
$59, annarossijewellery.
com; Dinosaur Designs
rings, $195 each,
dinosaurdesigns.com.au.
 Elevate your leather look with
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1 H&M top, $289, hm.com;

Meshki top (underneath),
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com. 2 H&M dress $34.99,
hm.com; Country Road
belt, $129, countryroad.
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$499.90, latribe.co.nz;
Szade sunglasses, $99.99
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Alexander McQueen bag,
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Anna Rossi Jewellery
earrings, $69, annarossi
jewellery.com; Dinosaur
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dinosaurdesigns.com.au.
3 Zara dress, $65.95, zara.
com/au; H&M belts, $19.99
each, hm.com; Anna Rossi
Jewellery ear cuff, $69,
and earrings, $59,
annarossijewellery.com.

1 2

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 Your fly is showing: visible zippers add
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1 2

1 Redrew top, $369, redrewclothing.com; Glassons skirt, $49.99, glassons.com;

Szade sunglasses, $79.99, szade.com.au; Anna Rossi Jewellery earrings, $69,
annarossijewellery.com; Dinosaur Designs rings, $195 each, dinosaurdesigns.
com.au. 2 With Jéan dress (worn as top), $289, withjean.com; Country Road
skirt, $199, countryroad.com.au; Wittner boots, $480, wittner.com.au; Anna
Rossi Jewellery ear cuff, $69, annarossijewellery.com; Dinosaur Designs rings,
$195 each, dinosaurdesigns.com.au. 3 Meshki dress, $99, meshki.com.au;
Senso shoes, $249, senso.com.au; Anna Rossi Jewellery earrings, $69, annarossi
jewellery.com; Dinosaur Designs rings, $195 each, dinosaurdesigns.com.au.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY OLIVER BEGG/SAUNDERS & CO. HAIR BY GEORGIA RAMMAN. MAKEUP BY CARLY LIM. MODEL: SARAH/PRISCILLA’S.

H&M jacket, $449,

hm.com; Par Moi top,
$209, par-moi.com;
Bec + Bridge skirt, POA,
becandbridge.com;
Charles & Keith shoes,
$169, charleskeith.
com/au; Anna Rossi
Jewellery ear cuff, $69,
and earrings, $59,
annarossijewellery.com.
 STYLE SPECIAL

Editors’ CHOICE The editors at marie claire share their essential pieces for autumn/winter

Lee Mathews Chanel shoes, $1500,

pants, $599, 1300 242 635.
Bvlgari ring, leemathews.com.au.
$3160,
bulgari.com.

Camilla and Marc

Camilla and Marc
blazer, $750,
camillaandmarc.com.
Louis Vuitton shoes,
$1490, au.louisvuitton.com.
coat, $850,
camillaandmarc.com.
EDITOR
NICKY BRIGER
“This season, I’m
committed to building out
a capsule wardrobe.
You can’t go wrong
with clean lines and
monochrome staples
paired with elegant
accessories with hints
of gold. The two-tone Max Mara
Chanel flats will take me dress, $1345,
au.maxmara.com.
from desk to drinks.”

Christian Dior bag,

$5500, dior.com.
Zimmermann
top, $330,
Bianca Spender zimmermann.com.
top, $325, bianca
Georg Jensen
spender.com.
earrings, $1200,
georgjensen.com.

Max Mara sunglasses,

$375, au.maxmara.com.
 S HO PP I N G

Loewe scarf, $270,

at net-a-porter.com.

Weekend Max Mara vest, $715,

world.weekendmaxmara.com.

Bottega Veneta shoes,

$2310, bottegaveneta.com.

Celine jeans, $1650,

celine.com.

Alaïa blazer,
$4420, at

PRADA A/W 2023

net-a-porter.com.

Loulou Studio
jumper, $581, at
net-a-porter.com.

Oliver Peoples x Khaite

sunglasses, $773.73,
at net-a-porter.com.

Tiffany & Co. bangle,

$21,200, tiffany.com.au.

HommeGirls
shirt, $346.85, at
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FA S H I O N D I R E C TO R
NAOM I S M ITH
“I’m all for everyday
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a lifetime. Think items
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look, from bangles to
stackable bracelets.”

Cartier bracelet,
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Burberry skirt, $1550,
au.burberry.com.

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Mejuri
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mejuri.com. Melissa shoes, $349.95,
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COS blazer,
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With Jéan
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EDITOR
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Ganni skirt,
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Tory Burch
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Esse Studios
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Poppy Lissiman
sunglasses, $120,
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Tory Burch belt, $430,

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toryburch.com.au.
Senso boots,
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senso.com.au.

Wynn Hamlyn
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 H&M pants,
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COS boots,
$490, cos.com.

Third Form
coat, $420,
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Viktoria & Woods

vest, $390,
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Wanderers Travel Co.

bag, $199,
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Sarah & Sebastian

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“Beiges are a game
Guess wallet, $79,
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pieces. It’s also great for
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$49.90, approx $443.30,
uniqlo.com. eu.thefrankieshop.com.

Country Road
shoes, $179,
countryroad.com.au.
Forever New top,
$39.99,
forevernew.com.au.

Miu Miu sunglasses,

$566, at
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 Welcome to the new era of
INTENTIONAL
AGEING
More women are skipping facelifts and opting for less- or non-invasive
treatments to refresh rather than change how they look. Sally Hunwick
looks at some of the most accessible ways to address the signs of ageing

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T R E ATM E N T # 1
MORPHEUS8 STRIVECTIN
Great for: Tightening Peptight Tightening
& Brightening
ot so long ago, anti-ageing What it is: Using a Face Serum, $154.
was very much part of the combination of
vernacular. Ageing was radiofrequency heat
feared and youth was the waves and tiny needles, DERMALOGICA
goal. We chased a younger which penetrate under Dynamic Skin
version of ourselves with the skin to a depth of Retinol Serum, $149.
major facelifts and arguably far too much 0.5 to 7mm, this hugely
botulinum toxin and filler. But instead of popular treatment
getting our fresh, 20-year-old face back, (Gwyneth Paltrow
INGREDIENTS
what stared back in the mirror was an is a fan) can help treat FOR
overtightened, over-filled face that only the appearance of fine INTENTIONAL
barely resembled its owner. lines and wrinkles, acne
AG E ING
Lately, though, there has been a shift. scars and pore size. It
Women are still seeking out surgeons and can also help improve DR DENNIS
cosmetic physicians, but rather than major the appearance of GROSS We ask Elly Seymour,
15% Vitamin C founder of Saint
facelifts often they are opting for non- or loose skin and fat. Firm & Bright
minimally invasive treatments to refresh Number of treatments: Serum, $141. Louve Skincare,
rather than alter how they look. One, with maintenance what ingredients we
Why the paradigm change? Experts follow-ups once a year. should have in our
theorise that some women could be looking Price: $550 (small area). SAINT LOUVE skincare routine.
to their mothers or grandmothers, whose Get it here: Pavilion
Vitamin B3, B5 and RETINOL “It’s hands
Hyaluronic Acid
quest for youth has resulted in less-than- Cosmetic Medicine, Hydrating Serum, down the most effective
natural results. Or it could be the pictures pavilioncosmetic.com.au. 30ml, $119.95. ingredient in preventing
on our social feeds showing certain the signs of ageing, such
celebrities, once the epitome of beauty, as wrinkles, sun spots,
now looking tight and painfully over-filled. to bypass surgery. “These new technologies rough texture and
This aesthetic backflip where women’s offer not the surgical equivalent but pretty loss of collagen
primary goal is not youth at all costs but darn close,” explains leading Canadian and elastin.”
a better version of themselves also comes plastic surgeon Dr Stephen Mulholland. VITAMIN C ”This very
from an increased supply of options. “More and more women are saying, ‘You powerful antioxidant
A new wave of technology know what? I’m OK with protects against
– including buzz- good results’. They think environmental damage,
treatments such as “Technology is to themselves, ‘I can do it evens out skin tone by
Morpheus8, IPL, Matrix now so advanced under a local [anesthetic] reducing pigmentation,
PDO and HIFU – and I don’t mind a little and has pro collagen
promises real results
that many people redness, swelling and properties. The most
without surgery. And are no longer downtime. But I don’t effective formulations
range from 8 per cent to
we’re booking in droves. choosing to go want the scars, stigma,
20 per cent vitamin C,
Dr Joseph Hkeik, the cost and the recovery
a high-profile cosmetic under the knife” of excisional work.’ That’s and airless packaging
doctor in Sydney, says what resonates.” is non-negotiable to
– Dr Stephen Mulholland,
that women are keen for But keep expectations ensure your product
plastic surgeon
a more natural result and of what tech can do in will not oxidise.”
are increasingly looking check. “[A surgical] facelift PEPTIDES “This is
to tech and injectables to get it. “As and a tummy tuck still gets the best results,” the way of the future
most women are starting the rejuvenation explains Mulholland. So, yes, you may have in skincare. Peptides
journey earlier, less is required as they a few more wrinkles and less tautness than help in supporting
face the ageing process,” says Hkeik. you would from surgery, but experts say you collagen production,
We are at the stage where results are can still realistically shave about 10 years hydration and even
arguably so good that women can choose off your appearance. wound healing.”

O U R E X P E R T PA N E L

Dr Chris Moss Dr Stephen Elly Seymour, Saint Dr Joseph Hkeik Dr Van Park Sheryl Perez, Inge Theron,
Mulholland Louve Skincare Beauty Hub FaceGym
B E AUTY
“A lot of people are wanting the less-is-
more approach,” says Dr Van Park, a sought-
after cosmetic doctor in Sydney, known for
her precision injecting work. “Making no
change at all is almost our goal,” she explains.
“If we took a photo of someone today and
a photo of them 10 years down the track,
they should look exactly the same.”
For those who want natural-looking
results without even a skerrick of downtime,
there are device-based treatments that
promise results in your lunchbreak. Sheryl
Perez, managing director of Beauty Hub
Sydney, says, “The main goal for our clients
at Beauty Hub Sydney is to achieve a natural,
youthful look. They want to feel tight without
going under the knife.”
At this point, there is no technology that
does everything all at once, so combining
therapies is the way to get results.
Mulholland recommends a combination
of filler (but less filler than we have seen
previously), photo rejuvenation (such as IPL)
to correct red and brown discolouration
in skin and Morpheus8, a new tech that
Mulholland has been instrumental in
developing, which aims to tighten skin and
avoid the need for over-lifting with filler.
“That means you can dial back on the
Botox and you don’t need so much filler
because you’re not trying to lift with too
much volume,” explains Mulholland.
For the past few years, Perez has been
offering her clients High-Intensity Focused
Ultrasound (HIFU). This tech has seen
many of her clients ditching injectables
altogether. “They’ve seen dramatic
improvements in their facial features,”
she enthuses. “They look youthful and
have indicated they feel that time has
turned back for them naturally.”
But that is not to say that facelifts are no
longer necessary or on the wane. If sagging
skin, volume loss and muscle wasting are
your issues, the experts agree that tech
and injectables can only go so far. “With
ageing, there is usually a loss of facial volume
combined with true stretch and sag in skin
and deeper tissues,” says Dr Chris Moss, a
Melbourne plastic surgeon who looks after
many high-profile faces. “If skin laxity and
facial sagging is more advanced, injecting
fillers to smooth folds and wrinkles usually
just makes the face look odd and unnatural.”
Moss says “filler burnout” is a common
reason women come to his office. And it
could be the reason why, despite greater
choice of high-tech treatments, the rate of
facelifts has actually increased. Between
2020 and 2021, the American Society for
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reported that the
number of facelifts increased by 54 per cent,
while neck-lifts rose by 74 per cent.
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Age intentionally with these skin additions:
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Serum, $67. 7 ALLIES OF SKIN Peptides & Antioxidants Firming Daily Treatment, $188.
And there are younger women booking in.
Not prepared to wait for the signs of ageing
to appear before they commit, Moss says
women in their thirties and forties are
asking for what he calls “maintenance “Patients regularly
facelifts”, which offer a “completely natural tell us that they
look and virtually imperceptible scars”. G1>DD?1F?94V<<5BC
“Women want maintenance surgery to
address the early signs of ageing before for fear of unnatural
it is detectable to others,” he explains. looks such as the
“Therefore their surgery also goes
undetected.”
dreaded trout pout,
There have also been advancements in chipmunk cheeks
injectables that can help with more and pillow face”
deliberate ageing. “Patients regularly tell us
that they want to avoid fillers for fear of – Dr Chris Moss,
unnatural looks such as the dreaded trout plastic surgeon
pout, chipmunk cheeks and pillow face,” says
Moss. He adds that women (and men) are
opting for advancements such as a new-to-
market injectable that stimulates, remodels
and hydrates without changing the features T R E ATM E N T # 2
of the face. EMFACE
So where once there was nothing Great for: Definition
between facelift and no facelift, there and contouring.
is now a vast (and growing) choice of What it is: A non-
treatments that can realistically fill invasive, no downtime,
the gap without causing us to lose sight hands-free treatment
of our own faces. And far from making us that uses a combination
strive for perfection, this new era of of energy to target the
technology has caused the zeitgeist to pivot deeper layers of muscle,
and change our goal from unrealistic youth skin and connective
to a fresher version of ourselves. tissues. The needle-free
Mulholland, who has performed “3000 pads attached to the
facelifts and a couple of thousand tummy face are intended to
tucks”, confirms that in the past decade or so, tone and lift.
the sentiment has changed to more women Number of treatments:
wanting to age with intention. “Now women Four, one week apart.
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T R E ATM E N T # 3
HIFU
Great for: Toning
and tightening.
What it is: Using High
Intensity Focused
Ultrasound, this
treatment helps to
stimulate collagen and
energise the deep layers
of the skin to lighten,
tighten and tone areas
such as the forehead,
eyebrows cheeks, jowls,
neck and décolletage.
Number of treatments:
Two sessions, about
four to six weeks apart.
Price: $850 for full face
and neck.
Get it here: Beauty Hub
Sydney; beautyhub
sydney.com.au.
T R E ATM E N T # 4
LASER GENESIS
Great for: Skin clarity.
What it is: This
no-downtime laser
gets skin glowing by
tackling issues such as
acne, scarring and “Now women are saying, ‘I’d
pigmentation. You’ll like my skin to look youthful
be in and out after
30 minutes, meaning and natural.’ More women
you can book in during now don’t mind a couple of
your lunch break or tack
it onto other in-clinic
wrinkles here and there”
treatments to boost – Dr Stephen Mulholland,
collagen, improve
plastic surgeon
textural impurities and
smooth out scarring.
It’s also safe for all skin
types and can be used
on any part of the body.
Pain level: So enjoyable,
you may even fall asleep.
Number of treatments:
Between two and six,
four weeks apart.
Price: $300 per
treatment.
Get it here: All Saint
Skin; allsaintskin.com.au.
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T R E ATM E N T # 5
IPL SKIN
THE BENEFITS OF REJUVENATION
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Theron, founder of FaceGym, explains. massage help kickstart collagen fragment pigmentation
production, says Inge Theron, on the skin, which is
What areas of the face are most prone and can easily be done at home. then absorbed by the
to ageing? “As we age, our skin cell turnover
body within weeks
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post- treatment. Suitable
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this can lead to the sagging of the skin, FACI A L W H I PPING treatment can be used
on any sun-exposed
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Take Note
If you’re on the hunt for a new signature scent,
get up to speed on the latest trends and discover
your perfect match. By Sally Hunwick

I
n the world of fragrance there’s a renewed optimism in
the air. “[This year] marks a change in direction,” says
Rohan Widdison, CEO of cosmetic manufacturing firm
New Laboratories, which works with many well-known
beauty brands. “People are looking for a fresh start.
We know that scent has the power to uplift our moods and
create a positive frame of mind, so the summer and spring
fresh theme is a big vibe shift.” Clayton Ilolahia, who works 2
at the Fragrances of the World database says, “Scent is closely
connected to memory, so fragrances can remind us of special
moments, holidays and locations.” Here, we look at 2023’s
big trends and the fragrances to put on high rotation.

1 BOSS The Scent Magnetic for

Her EDP, $152. 2 AMOUAGE
Guidance EDP, $499. 3 BDK
PARFUMS Tabac Rose EDP,
100ml, $385. 4 GUERLAIN
Tonka Impériale EDP, $550.

S U LT R Y A M B E R
Warm and inviting, amber scents are fit for any occasion where you seek a
bit of grounding – from the office to lunch on the weekend. “Tonka bean and
tobacco are trending notes,” says Clayton Ilolahia, of Fragrances of the World.
 BE AU T Y

1 ISSEY MIYAKE L’Eau

d’Issey Eau & Magnolia
EDT Intense, 100ml, $202.
2 PACO RABANNE Fame
EDP, 80ml, $215. 3 FLOWER
BY KENZO L’Absolue EDP,
100ml, $232. 4 VIKTOR &
3 ROLF Flowerbomb EDP,
100ml, $257. 5 MAISON
CRIVELLI Patchouli
“Popular key notes this year will Magnetik Extrait, $349.

include citrus, fresh fruit, coconut

and light floral tones echoing
a summer and spring theme”
– Rohan Widdison, New Laboratories

EXOTIC FLOR ALS

“Expect to see fragrances showcasing exotic floral notes with fruity
accents like magnolia and osmanthus,” says Ilolahia. “These floral scents
smell luminous and are perfect for wearing outdoors and by the beach.”

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“Fragrance can
help you maintain
your post-holiday glow”
– Clayton Ilolahia,
Fragrances of the World

1 GOLDFIELD & BANKS

Pacific Rock Moss perfume
extract, 100ml, $235. 2 DOLCE
& GABBANA Light Blue Italian
Love EDT, 100ml, $147.
3 DIOR J’Adore Parfum D’Eau,
100ml, $267. 4 ACQUA DI
PARMA Colonia EDC, $249.
5 D.S. & DURGA Plumes
EDP, 50ml, $286.

BE ACHY NOTES
“There are no rules when it comes to holiday scent pairing,” says Ilolahia.
“Simply wear fragrances that make you feel relaxed and bring you joy.
Zesty citrus or marine notes pair nicely with coastal holidays.”
 FINDING
YO U R M AT C H
“Fragrance is a personal
experience; they’re
connected to memory
and emotions. To find
your signature, wear one
for the day: think about
2 how it makes you feel and
blends into your body’s
natural scent.”
– Rohan Widdison,
New Laboratories

1 JIMMY CHOO I Want Choo

Forever EDP, 100ml, $203.
2 GRAFF Lesedi La Rona VI
EDP, $511. 3 LANCÔME Idôle
EDP, 50ml, $156. 4 YSL Libre
Le Parfum EDP, 50ml, $210.
5 SERGE LUTENS Un Bois
Vanille EDP, $217.

DELIGHTFUL GOUR MAND

Gourmand notes such as vanilla, caramel, chocolate, coffee and cognac make for a magnetic
personal scent. “They can be paired with almost every fragrance family,” says Ilolahia. “If floral
gourmand is your go-to, why not try an amber gourmand or woody gourmand scent for a change?”

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 1 ROCHAS Girl
Blooming Edition
EDT, 100ml, $155.
2 JULIETTE HAS
A GUN Ego Stratis
EDP, 100ml, $209.
3 BURBERRY Her
Elixir EDP, 100ml,
$233. 4 GIVENCHY
L’Interdit EDP, 80ml,
$215. 5 CHANEL
Coco Mademoiselle “An alternative way to
Fresh Hair Mist, $85.
wear fragrance is to use
a perfumed hair mist or
2 apply your fragrance to
clothes instead of skin”
– Clayton Ilolahia, Fragrances
of the World

1 3 4

FRUITS & CITRUS

“Popular key notes include citrus, fresh fruit, coconut and light floral tones
echoing summer and spring,” says Widdison. These flattering
fruity notes also pair well with other notes on the fragrance wheel.

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1 MATIERE PREMIERE
French Flower EDP,
100ml, $349. 2 MARC
JACOBS Perfect EDP,
100ml, $225. 3 CHANEL
Coco Mademoiselle EDP,
100ml, $275. 4 BVLGARI
Rose Goldea Blossom
Delight EDP, 75ml, $213.
5 LE LABO Lys 41
EDP, 50ml, $320.

1 4

5
PHOTOGRAPHY BY EDWARD URRUTIA. STYLING BY SALLY HUNWICK.

FEMININE FLOR AL
If you’re a die-hard floral fan, change up your signature with the addition
of fresh notes. “A fan of white florals might stay close to what they love but
look for fresher or crisper interpretations of the theme,” says Ilolahia.
NIGHT WORK
Putting off bedtime to fit
more in? Your skin might be
paying the price. We ask the
experts about the complexion
benefits of catching more Zs.
By Sally Hunwick

W
ith life back in full
swing and our diaries
bursting, it’s little
wonder we are once
again slicing into our
sleep schedule to cram in a bit more.
The juggle is real but the downside
of regularly cutting back on the
recommended seven to nine hours
of sleep each night is not only the risk
of falling asleep at your desk at 3pm.
Turns out that having good sleep
hygiene and keeping a regular bedtime
delivers a better complexion in both
the short and long term. We spoke to
the experts to learn what we can do
to get the most out of our pillow time.

THE NIGHT SHIFT

Habitually hitting “next episode”
on Emily in Paris into the wee hours?
It might pay skin dividends to stick to
a regular bedtime instead. “Studies
prove that sleep deprivation takes
a toll on our skin,” says Dr Helen
Knaggs, head of global research &
development for Nu Skin. “Not getting
enough sleep for a prolonged period
of time can cause us to look tired and
older, increasing the appearance
of fine lines and wrinkles as well as
affecting skin tone and texture.”
That’s because skin on the night shift
behaves differently from skin during
the day, switching from its protective
daytime mode to repair mode while
we sleep. “Many of our body’s repair
processes occur when we rest, so not
getting enough sleep deprives our repair
processes and can have a knock-on
effect on our skin,” explains Knaggs.
Night-time is also when our skin’s “NIGHT-TIME SKINCARE
defences are down, so it’s the moment PRODUCTS CONTAIN ACTIVE
when our complexion is more receptive
to actives such as retinol, enzymes and
INGREDIENTS DESIGNED TO
AHAs. It’s also a great time to boost HELP REPAIR SKIN WHILE THE
hydration levels with ingredients such BODY IS IN ITS REPAIR PHASE”
as peptides, ceramides and hyaluronic – Diandra Politano, local skin
acid. So, deprive your body of sleep and expert for Dior Beauty
you’re also precluding your complexion
of time with skin-boosting ingredients.
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STRESS AND SLEEP says dermal therapist Diandra Politano,

If you’re staring at the ceiling long  who is also local skin expert for Dior
after you have turned out the lights, Beauty. “It is best to use them at night
2 when they are not exposed to the sun
it’s important to recognise the cause.
“Consider why you aren’t getting and other environmental stressors that
enough sleep,” says Knaggs. 3 can interfere with their performance.”
Clinical psychologist Nancy Sokarno A serum can be a good way to get
at psychology portal Lysn explains actives into your skin at night. “I often
further. “Unfortunately, what happens advise my clients to invest in a quality
in our waking lives can often negatively evening serum and cream, as these
affect our ability to sleep, causing a products can work more effectively
4 while you sleep,” says Politano, who
vicious cycle,” she says. “Any form
of stress, worry or anxiety can keep us recommends the new Dior Capture
up at night or cause interrupted sleep.” Totale Le Serum. “It’s an intelligent
Calming down things in your life night-time skincare product because it
will also pay dividends to the way your contains ingredients that are designed
skin looks, notes Knaggs. She adds that to work with the skin’s natural repair
a prolonged lack of sleep can trigger processes that occur during sleep.”
changes in our body’s biology, which The serum contains fermented longoza,
can translate to issues such as dullness, a plant extract, and centuline, which
dark circles, puffiness and fine lines. help to boost radiance and plumpness.

GOOD SLEEP HABITS 5

Why does the ageing of skin vary so THE HOURS
There is strong evidence to say we should
much between individuals? Some 60 be sleeping at night (as opposed to clawing
per cent can be attributed to genetics, it back on the weekend). The reason comes
but the remainder (a substantial down to our body’s strong biorhythms. “Our
6 biology is programmed to do certain things at
40 per cent) is due to lifestyle and certain times of the day,” says Knaggs. Here’s
environment. Sleep is one big lifestyle what happens when you’re in the land of nod.
factor we can wrangle to slow down
the effects of ageing. Putting in place BEFORE BED senses slow down
good sleep habits such as winding About an hour before too, preparing you
sleep is the best for deep sleep.
down half an hour before bedtime, time to cleanse skin
doing facial massage skincare routines, 7 thoroughly and do DEEP SLEEP
and practising deep breathing and your nightly skincare The third stage of
routine, so that sleep is when the body
stretching pre-sleep will set you up products have time and skin is repairing
for a better night’s rest. Need more to sink into skin. itself. Tissue repair
incentive? Night is when our body happens during this
releases the important growth hormone NODDING OFF 20-40-minute period,
8 The dozing-off stage so it’s an important
that supports collagen production. of sleep lasts about time for skin to reboot.
Boosted collagen levels translates five to 10 minutes.
to plumper skin and the reduced Your body and brain
are slowing down to REM SLEEP
appearance of fine lines. 9 A crucial period
get you ready for sleep.
for skin recovery.
This dreaming stage
FOOD AND SLEEP
PHOTOGRAPHY BY EDWARD URRUTIA; CIHAN ALPGIRAY/BLAUBLUT-EDITION.COM.

LIGHT SLEEP is when all muscles

Another downside to endless scrolling This stage lasts about (aside from our
25 minutes and is breathing muscles
at midnight is that we want to eat non-rapid eye and eyes) are deeply
more when we’re tired – and often it’s movement (NREM) relaxed. Cortisol
unhealthy food. “When you don’t have sleep, where eye levels decrease and
movement stops skin cools, allowing
enough sleep and you’re trying to keep and brainwaves collagen production
going, we [tend to] reach for food with a slow down. Your to kick in.
lot of sugar in it or caffeine drinks,” says
Knaggs. She adds that “large amounts
of sugar and caffeine can negatively
impact our skin’s appearance.”
1 TOUCHÉ Vegan Eucalyptus Silk Eye Mask,
MASK IT $35. 2 DR BARBARA STURM Super Anti-
Get ready for sleep with Aging Night Cream, $454. 3 NU SKIN ageLOC
N I G HT WO R K I N G a few minutes under a LumiSpa iO in Rose Gold, $360. 4 MEDIK8
H.E.O. Mask, 2 x 50ml, $104. 5 HABITUAL
SKINCARE stress-busting quartz mask BEAUTY Hydrating Sleep Mask, $95. 6 DIOR
There is good reason to use night-time or a calming self-warming Capture Totale Le Serum, 30ml, $185. 7 CAW
products while you sleep. “Active mask. Then, block out the Crystal Eye Mask, $149. 8 ALPHA-H Beauty
light all night long with Sleep Power Peel, $132. 9 LULA The Self-
ingredients such as retinol, AHAs and Warming Eye Mask in Jasmine, Lavender
a vegan silk eye mask.
BHAs can help stimulate cell renewal,” and Rose, $29.99 (for a pack of 5).

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 ENDOTA
New Age Body
Firming Lotion,
$70, and Body
Firming Serum, $85,
endotaspa.com.au.

GREAT

FORM
With body formulations being elevated to active skincare status, there’s renewed
reason to add a step or two to our daily beauty routines. By Sally Hunwick

o longer is our
body playing second
fiddle to our face in
skincare. Products
designed for limbs,
stomach and
bottom are now
so souped-up with actives, they make
applying bodycare a legitimate step
in our skincare routine.
“Often as women we’re so
committed to taking care of the skin
on our faces, we don’t pay attention
to the rest of our body,” says Charlene
Ward, product development manager
at endota.
Helen Robb-Lacey, endota skin
expert, agrees, adding that neglecting
the skin on our body can lead to much
the same issues as not nourishing our
face. “As we age, everyone will
experience wrinkling on both their
face and body,” she says. “Wrinkles can
be caused by slow skin cell production,
thinning skin layers and reduced
collagen levels.”
To help get us into a more diligent
bodycare routine, endota has released
a new body duo. It promises smoother
skin with better texture in both the
short and long term. The brand’s new
Body Firming Serum and Lotion are
an extension of its much-loved New
Age skincare range. And what’s
exciting is that both are formulated
more like a face product than the
body fixes of old.
“By utilising the power of natural
and cosmeceutical-grade skincare
on the body just as we would on the
face, we can deliver a whole raft of
PHOTOGRAPHY BY EDWARD URRUTIA; COURTESY OF ENDOTA.
nourishing ingredients to help us
age consciously,” says Robb-Lacey.
And they’re not just talking about
hydration (although there is loads
of that too, in the form of plumping
ingredient hyaluronic acid, which
can hold up to 1000 times its weight
in water). In the ingredient lists
there are also high counts of firming
peptides and other can-do actives.
The result is formulations that help
to improve the appearance of skin
tone and cellulite.
The latter is a big win, considering
about eight in 10 women will have
cellulite at some point. “Cellulite is
more prevalent in women [than men]
due to the different distributions of fat,
muscle and connective tissue,” explains
Robb-Lacey. “A combination of factors
including genes, hormones and changes
to the fat stored under our skin contribute
to the appearance of cellulite.”
The ingredient helping to smooth
out skin is a naturally derived three-
in-one complex of unroasted shea
butter, avocado seed extract and
bentonite clay. “This unique cosmetic
active complex has a triple-action
formula aimed at helping to reduce
the appearance of both cellulite and
stretch marks,” explains Robb-Lacey.
Helen
Robb-Lacey
“WE CAN DELIVER
A WHOLE RAFT OF
NOURISHING INGREDIENTS
TO THE BODY TO HELP US
AGE CONSCIOUSLY”
– Helen Robb-Lacey, endota
BE AU T Y
Inside endota’s
popular South
Melbourne spa
(here and left).
The serum is designed especially
for trouble spots such as the bottom,
thighs, abdomen, breasts and upper
arms. To get the most out of it, Ward
suggests working the serum into these
spots with circular motions.
The lotion, meanwhile, comes with
its own set of skin-boosting elements.
“You can’t underestimate the power
of a good lotion,” says Robb-Lacey.
Dosed with caffeine, hyaluronic acid
and botanical butters, it helps
reinvigorate the skin, leaving limbs
feeling softer and smoother. Mineral
pigments also lend skin a luminous
glow, lessening the obviousness of
any blemishes or imperfections. Your
senses will get a boost too, thanks to
the added rose, citrus and vanilla
essentials oils, which meld to a
dreamy, freshly feminine scent.
To address the early signs of
ageing in the body – usually in the
form of loss of volume, fine lines,
wrinkles and laxity – the serum and
lotion have been revved up with
Adifyline, a trademarked hexapeptide
that helps to plump the skin. “Adifyline
is a secret weapon for helping to slow
down the signs of ageing,” says
Robb-Lacey. “The redefining
hexapeptide ... enhances volume ...
[to smooth] fine lines and wrinkles.”
So if you’re not playing fair by
your body, now is the moment to
up your game. Yes, the two steps of
bodycare will probably be an addition
to what you’re currently doing each
morning and evening. But when you
tally up the benefits, the few extra
minutes a day seems worthwhile.
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B E AUTY
TA L K
Y
AUT
DELTA GOODREM
BE
The songstress tells us why she wanted
her latest fragrance to help you be the star
T H E R E WA S A M E S SAG E A N D
A R E A S O N around my new scent,
Power. It’s about having fluidity in
the moment, moving forward, climbing
and having resilience. The mood now
is that people want a lot of colour, they
want to feel fresh (at least that’s what
I want) and this fragrance is about
harnessing the strength and self-
confidence to be who you want to be.
I WA NT E D T HI S FR AG R A N C E to
feel like you are wearing it – it’s not
wearing you. I love that it has notes
like the dreamwood and cedarwood.
And the milky musk [is so good],
while the vanilla bourbon has a bit
of a richness to it, which is nice.
The idea is that Power is not
intrusive so you can be the star.
I FE E L MY M O ST P OW E R FUL
at times when [my team and I have]
all worked really hard and it all comes
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“THIS FRAGRANCE
IS ABOUT HARNESSING
THE STRENGTH AND
SELF-CONFIDENCE TO BE
WHO YOU WANT TO BE”
together. The concerts we did in 2022
in London were sold out, and [in those
moments] when I’m singing it can feel
powerful. I also feel really grateful.
Power and gratitude can go together.
B E ING ON TO UR AND D O ING
MY H A I R A N D M A K EU P MYS E L F
has meant I’ve started to really focus
on products and what works for me.
I’ve started using Olaplex, which was
important for my hair, as I wasn’t
getting my colour done [with stylist
Kirby Lago at Pélo by Lago in Sydney]
on the road. [I’m now applying] a lot
more hair masks. I’ve been using
one by Oribe and a leave-in
conditioner by Goldwell.
W H E N I T CO M E S TO MY
S K IN C A R E , I keep it pretty simple.
I’ll use a Cetaphil cleanser and a
moisturiser. I love hydrating serums
and vitamin C serums, which have
been really good for my skin.
I F I CO U LD O N LY H AV E T H R E E
M A K EU P PRO DU C T S in my kit,
they would all be Revlon. I would
1 say my eyelash curler because – if
I have nothing else – at least I can
PHOTOGRAPHY BY EDWARD URRUTIA; SIMON LEKIAS/FAIRFAX. AS TOLD TO SALLY HUNWICK.
3 curl my lashes. And [ColorStay Skin
Awaken] concealer by Revlon, because
it can double as a foundation. And a
2
blush. I have forgotten my brow pencil!
So I’d just brush up my brows instead.
MY B E S T B E AU T Y T I P is prep work.
Before I do major makeup for something
4 – or even just [an everyday] natural
look – prepping things like eye drops,
eye cream, moisturiser and a hair
mask before you blow-dry really
makes everything easier.
5 4
1 POWER by Delta Goodrem EDP, 75ml, $44.99.
2 ORIBE Signature Moisture Masque, 175ml, $92.
3 REVLON Beauty Tools Lash Curler, $12.95.
4 GOLDWELL Kerasilk Reconstruct Restorative
Balm, $38.95. 5 REVLON Glow Powder Blush
in Oh Baby Pink, $27.95. 6 REVLON ColorStay
6 Brow Pencil in Auburn, $22.95.
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 IN FULL BLOOM
It’s very hard to be blue when you’re
wearing the new Miss Dior Blooming
Bouquet. This latest iteration of the
much-loved fragrance is brimming
with fresh flowers – think sweet pea,
bergamot, damascena rose, peony
and patchouli – and built with love,
femininity and freedom in mind.
If, like me, you’re a fan of florals
and a romantic at heart, this
scent is for you.
DIOR Miss Dior Blooming
Bouquet EDT, 100ml, $237.

TRIED &
TESTED
Our top five picks of the latest products,
by beauty director Sally Hunwick

R EV ER SE THE DA M AGE
After a summer at the beach, my strands were looking
lacklustre, so I enlisted this new cuticle restorer from
R+Co. Dosed with softening turmeric plant milk, plus
reishi and chaga mushrooms and almond milk to
protect hair and scalp, this lightweight liquid treatment
is designed to help lower pH (that’s where the apple
P E N PA L cider vinegar comes in), detangle and banish frizz.
I am partial to The result? Happy soft hair.
a natural skin finish, R+CO Lost Treasure Apple Cider Vinegar
so it’s great news Conditioner, $45.
that digital filter
perfection is on the
wane. That’s not BRUSH UP
to say I don’t want Hair brushes are often more functional
even, clear, healthy than they are attractive. Yes, they get
CHANEL the knots out, but you probably aren’t
Le Vernis and radiant skin keen to include them on your socials.
Nail Colour in though – duh. To get French brand Bacha (which has just
Watermelon, launched here on frenchbeautyco.
$43; MAVALA the happy medium,
com.au) brings form and function
+Silicium I am enlisting this together with this lovely boar bristle
Nail Color new concealer from and nylon combo brush. It looks like
in Portland heaven on my dresser (and in a selfie)
(above) and Sisley. Slimline
and is particularly suited to add
Malapascua, (so I can take it shine and manageability to fine,
$8.95 each. anywhere) and straight and dry hair.
double ended for BACHA Wooden Detangling
TUTTI FRUTTI and Smoothing Brush, $60.
seamless and
PHOTOGRAPHY BY EDWARD URRUTIA.

As the warm weather begins to

fade, I’m embracing a last-ditch hygienic blending,
attempt to keep summer going with this lightweight but
some fruity shades of nail polish.
I don’t know about you but bright
full-cover stick SCAN
improves the look of
watermelon – like this one from
Chanel’s new spring/summer 2023 dark circles, redness, & SHOP!
collection – and pretty mauves THIS MONTH’S
spots and pores.
(I love Mavala’s reformulated B E S T B E AU T Y
version, which boasts a gentle SISLEY PARIS Stylo
B U YS
organic silicon) are giving my Correct Concealer Pen
world a little lift right now. in N°3 Medium, $82.

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Y O U, R E N E W E D
ADAPT YOUR REGIMEN TO YOUR SKIN’S EVER-CHANGING NEEDS
WITH OUR ADVICE ON CARING FOR THIRTY-SOMETHING SKIN
F
act: your skin changes with your
life stages. As you move into and
beyond your thirties, you may
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redness, sun damage, pigmentation
and volume loss. These signs are normal
– but that doesn’t mean you have to
just take them as they come. With the
wisdom of increasing age comes the
experience to make skincare choices
that are right for you, right now.
Dr Naomi McCullum, cosmetic doctor
and founder of Dr Naomi Skin and
The Manse clinic, explains the variety
of options available and how they can
help your skin appear clearer, brighter
and smoother.
TOPICAL TREATMENTS
Dr McCullum says you should think of
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containing power ingredients and
actives – such as retinol, niacinamide
and vitamin C – which are designed to
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skin. There are also plenty of excellent
at-home facial and skin peel products,
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can’t be understated. Sunlight causes
damage to the collagen and elastin
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ageing process. “Putting the effort in
at home will make a big difference
to your skin,” says Dr McCullum.
EN ERGY- BASE D D EV I CE S
“If the skin concern is more severe,
measures beyond basic skincare
may be more appropriate,” says
Dr McCullum. Options include intense
pulsed light therapy (IPL) for sun
damage, which works by targeting
uneven skin tone. Other energy-based
devices include radiofrequencing (RF)
microneedling to stimulate the growth
of healthy new skin, vascular laser
to target unwanted blood vessels,
and ablative laser to remove the outer
A DV E RT I S IN G F EATU R E
layer of aged skin and stimulate
new collagen production.
COS M E TI C I NJ EC TA BL ES
For issues with skin texture and shape,
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concerns by adding volume and lift to
facial features such as lips and cheeks,
and can help enhance symmetry.
A softer version, known as a ‘skin
booster’, can improve skin structure
and restore moisture loss. To reduce
stubborn lines and wrinkles, anti-wrinkle
treatments may be an option.
If you’re unsure which option is the right
one for you, Dr McCullum suggests
consulting a healthcare professional
for a discussion about your skin needs
and how best to manage them.
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ADEAM S/S 2023

IN THE PINK
Both flattering and
near foolproof, shades
of pink are set to be big SMOOTH
news this year. Take this LANDING
eyeshadow and blush Blending glycolic and
palette from Chanel. lactic acids with manual
Generous in its exfoliants, this cleanser
proportions and pulls double duty by
balanced with a gentle hydrating as it polishes
bronze, it may well be skin to a glassy finish.
all the colour your Work into dry skin
makeup bag needs. for one minute before
CHANEL Les 4 Rouges rinsing, for an instantly
Eyeshadow and Blush palette softer, more plump
in Tendresse, $150.
looking complexion.
ENDOTA Glycolic
Exfoliating Cleanser,
100ml, $50.

the

P O W E R P L AY
With a built-in primer (genius) to help
extend the wear up to eight hours,
Revlon’s new range of featherlight
lipsticks offers 12 attention-grabbing,
no-fade shades, lasting hydration
PHOTOGRAPHY BY EDWARD URRUTIA; IMAXTREE/SNAPPER MEDIA.

(thanks to vitamin E) and a

non-transfer formula.
C U LT B U Y
BRIGHTEN UP If you don’t know about Payot’s
After a summer of sun, zit-zapping Pâte Grise then get
pigmentation can annoyingly into this new stick version.
come to the surface. Tackle it REVLON ColorStay With natural ingredients
with this supplement by Vida Suede Ink Lipstick including zinc, hemp seeds
WORDS BY SALLY HUNWICK.

Glow. Dosed with SkinAx2, in Bread Winner,

vitamin C and zinc, a daily
capsule will boost luminosity by
helping to reduce the look of dark
spots, circles and acne scarring.
VIDA GLOW Radiance, $90 (30 capsules).
$29.95. and Chilean mint, this once-
a-week treatment will gently
exfoliate and help draw out the
gunk that causes blackheads.
PAYOT Pâte Grise Purifying Exfoliating Stick, $46.

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 A DV E RT IS I N G F E AT U RE

WHITE ON WHITE
While colour comes and goes in the
fashion landscape, white is eternal
in our homes and wardrobes. Create
a space layered with covetable
homewares in various iterations of
textured white – from a boucle bench
seat to blown glassware and gorgeous
chunky, caramel-white knits.

Maglia Throw, $199; Parc Planter Large

$129; Soloman Table Lamp, $299; Eyre
Vase 16cm, $29.95; Eyre Vase 30cm,
$79.95; Cobble Occasional Chair in maya
ivory, $999; Mia Bench 150cm in boucle
ivory, $599. All available at Freedom.

TRENDS AHEAD
Taking cues from fashion’s latest directions, this season’s newest homewares
are inspired by texture, clean lines and colour. Go forth and style.
 ALL ABOU T
CHROME
One of the most notable colour
trends of the season, silver takes
centre stage and deserves to shine.
Capture the moment with
a chrome statement piece that
sets the mood, for sophisticated
look-at-me style at home.

Dome Table Lamp in chrome, $299.

Available at Freedom.
 IN TO T HE BLUE
Channelling oceanscape hues
and snippets of cobalt, blue steals
attention as a home accent in
Freedom’s homewares this season.
Make a splash with vases in powerful
geometric shapes or soften the mood
with blue-tinted glassware. Punctuate
your tablescape with gorgeous hand-
blown, speckled blue tumblers or
host and serve on stoneware plates
with a striking blue-glazed finish.

Sculpt Vase in cobalt blue, $49.95; Reve

Tumbler Set of 4 in blue, $39.95; Reve
Hi Ball Set of 4 in blue, $39.95; Alturas
Vase 28cm in celestial blue, $29.95; Otis
Vase, $49.95; Florentine Tumbler in blue
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Dive right into

Nina Maya’s
elegant Sydney
beach house.

THE LIVING’S EASY

PHOTOGRAPHY BY PRUE RUSCOE.

From chic interiors to succulent seafood, we’re

embracing the good things in life this month. First up,
we step inside the laidback-luxe home of interior
designer Nina Maya. Then it’s delicious dining with
our selection of effortlessly healthy recipes.

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Top interior designer Nina Maya invites us into her beach retreat

ina Maya loves a neutral – in
her wardrobe, on her skin and
in her weekender on Sydney’s
Northern Beaches. Granted,
all of the celebrated interior
designer’s projects are havens
of non-colour, but this beach
house takes her signature palette to the resort,
OPPOSITE PAGE via the pool, fire pit and outdoor bathroom.
The dining table “We live a very busy life in ... our city home,
and kitchen stools so we wanted this one to make us feel like we
are bespoke Nina
Maya Interiors pieces, were on holiday,” she explains. (The city home
while the dining Maya refers to is an equally stylish, swoon-worthy
chairs are Cassina. haven in Sydney’s Paddington.) It’s at this point
ABOVE Nina Maya
strolls past her resort- in the interview when the niggles of envy could
inspired pool. really start to take over. It would be easy to resent
L I F ES T YL E
Maya if she wasn’t so lovely and if the atmosphere
she has created here wasn’t so soothing. Instead,
it’s hard not to find yourself craving more time
at her place.
Lucky for us all, she is working on a concept
called Nina Maya Residences, a collection of
properties designed for clients and her own
family, and offered as luxe short-term rentals.
In the Nina Maya universe, home and
wardrobe are one. There’s the well-versed love
of neutral dressing, of course. Then there’s
a lot of attention paid to accessories and fine
jewellery, such as the Van Cleef & Arpels pieces
on her wrist and neck. It’s an approach that
extends to interiors. “I see lighting as the jewellery
and artworks as the accessories,” she says.
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 Maya (wearing Albus
Lumen) in her kitchen,
where brass accents
and grey marble create
depth. Pendant light
by Randy Zieber.
“They are definitely worthwhile investing in. They are
the things we get enjoyment from over and over again
but we can change them.”
If anyone can attest to the intersection of fashion
and interiors it is Maya. Before starting her design
firm she cut her teeth at Italian fashion house Grazia
Bagnaresi, and then for six years ran her own fashion
label, which was worn by the likes of Cate Blanchett.
The shift to interiors occurred during a year-long
sojourn in Europe. No doubt she drew on that
experience when designing this abode, known
as Pavilion House.
More than just a post-pandemic reaction,
Maya and her husband, Martin (who works in
finance), had rough plans for an Avalon weekender
for years. After searching for 18 months, they spotted
this property on a Saturday and bought it on the
Monday. Just a few months later, the vision – right
down to the curved furniture – was complete.
“It was very fast,” recalls Maya.
“My whole team thought I was a terrible client.
And we were so busy at the time, balancing 12
other projects. But it was something that had been
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percolating for a few years, just waiting on the right
house – the right canvas.” That vision is manifested
in the softness of the curves and the way the ceiling,
walls and floors flow together. Maya and her team
put a lot of effort into surfaces: a combination of
limewash, micro-concrete (on floors) and Euro wash.
“And that, to me, is what gives it that sense of
serenity,” she explains. “Every other piece of furniture
and art was bought in to complement, not detract.”
The holiday house doesn’t fall into any of the
prototypical traps of beach house cliché. Maya didn’t
want it to be defined by its location. “We wanted it to
feel like you could be anywhere in the world. I like
the idea of an interior that can’t quite be placed.”
Here, the lighting and furniture are mostly
designed by Maya and made by craftspeople.
Even the art is bespoke: Maya commissioned a few
of her favourite artists – such as Max Patté, Marcus
Piper and Marisa Purcell – to create one-off pieces
for the house. “It’s very rewarding to have one-offs
from all these great artists we admire,” she says.
“And I love each and every piece so much. They
give me so much joy.”
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“I SEE LIGHTING
AS THE JEWELLERY
AND ARTWORKS AS
THE ACCESSORIES”
– Nina Maya

The sofa, coffee table and rug

are by Nina Maya Interiors.
ABOVE, FROM LEFT A sense
of flow continues into the
bathroom, which features
a Candana bath, Brodware
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PRUE RUSCOE. INTERIORS STYLING BY KERRIE-ANN JONES. FASHION STYLING BY

tapware and Cerastone

surfaces; a light installation by
Max Patté introduces a wash
JORDAN BOORMAN. HAIR AND MAKEUP BY MIA HAWKSWELL. WORDS BY ANNA MCCOOE.

of colour to the dining room.

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FISHES AND

THE LEAVES
Need some fresh inspiration for easy seafood and vegetable dishes
to share this Easter? Let Tom Walton guide the way

CRISPY BRUSSELS
SPROUTS WITH
TA H I N I , M A P L E ,
C H I L L I , Z A’ATA R
AND MINT
SERVES 4
60ml olive oil
500g small brussels sprouts, cut in half
Sea salt flakes
1 cup (375g) crispy roast chickpeas,
(see below)
½ long red chilli, deseeded and
finely chopped
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 lemon, juiced
1 cup (280g) garlicky whipped tahini,
(see below)
Handful mint leaves
2 tbsp za’atar
CRISPY ROA ST CHICK PE A S
Rinse and drain a 400g can of
chickpeas and thoroughly dry them,
uncovered, on paper towels in the
fridge overnight. Heat oven to
210°C. Toss dried chickpeas with
1 tablespoon olive oil, half a teaspoon
each of ground cumin and sweet
smoked paprika, some salt flakes and
pepper. Scatter on a lined baking tray
and roast for 25–30 minutes, until
crisp. Set aside to cool.
G A R L I C K Y W H I P P E D TA H I N I
In a bowl, combine ½ cup (135g)
hulled tahini, juice of one lemon,
2 cloves well-crushed garlic, salt
flakes and black pepper. Slowly whisk
in 170ml water until smooth, then
transfer to an airtight container.
1 Preheat oven to 210°C. Place an
ovenproof frypan over high heat
and add olive oil, brussels sprouts
plus a good pinch of salt. Fry sprouts,
tossing regularly, until they begin to
colour, then transfer pan to the oven
and roast for a further 10 minutes,
until caramelised.
2 Remove brussels sprouts from
oven and add half the crispy roast
chickpeas, chilli, maple syrup
and lemon juice and toss through.
Top with remaining crispy roast
chickpeas, garlicky whipped tahini,
mint leaves and za’atar, and serve.
K I N G S A L M O N B I RYA N I
SERVES 4
1 cup natural Greek-style yoghurt
1 tbsp butter chicken spice mix (or any
spice mix), plus 2 tsp extra
60ml olive oil
Finely grated zest of 1 lime
1 x 800g (or 2 x 400g) NZ king
salmon fillets
Sea salt flakes and ground
black pepper
3 brown onions, thinly sliced
2 cups basmati rice, rinsed
4 cardamom pods
6 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
2 fresh or dried bay leaves
Handful coriander leaves, roughly
chopped
Handful mint leaves, roughly chopped
Large pinch of saffron threads soaked
in ½ cup water
Tomato, red onion and coriander
salad, to serve
Lime halves, to serve
1 Combine yoghurt with spice mix,
1 tablespoon of olive oil and lime zest.
Place salmon in a large dish or tray,
season with salt and pepper, then
spoon yoghurt marinade on top and
gently rub it all over fish. Refrigerate
for 2-3 hours or overnight, then
L I F ES T YL E
remove from fridge 30 minutes
before cooking.
2 Place onion in a saucepan with
remaining olive oil and a good pinch
of salt. Stir, cover with a lid and cook
over medium heat for 10 minutes,
until onion begins to caramelise.
Remove lid and cook for a further
5 minutes, stirring until deeply
caramelised. Set aside.
3 Bring a saucepan of water to the
boil with 2 teaspoons salt. Add rice,
cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and
bay leaves and return to the boil.
Cook for 4 minutes, then drain rice
and set aside.
4 Preheat oven to 220°C. In a large,
deep ovenproof dish or pot, place
marinated salmon skin-side down,
along with any remaining marinade.
Combine rice with onion, herbs
(reserving a quarter for garnish) and
extra spice mix and spoon over fish.
5 Drizzle saffron-infused water evenly
over rice, cover rice with a sheet of
baking paper, then cover again
with a lid or foil.
6 Bake rice in the oven for
25-30 minutes, then rest
for 5 minutes. Remove lid and
scatter over remaining herbs.
7 Serve biryani with tomato,
red onion and coriander salad,
and lime halves.
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C R I S P Y- S K I N F I S H A N D V E G G I E C H I P S
WITH GARLICK Y BUT TER BEA N DIP
SERVES 4
4 x 150g firm-fleshed fish fillets, such as
barramundi, blue-eye trevalla, ling,
Spanish mackerel or NZ king salmon
6 carrots, peeled and cut into quarters
4 large parsnips, peeled, cut into
quarters and cores removed
80ml olive oil
Sea salt flakes and ground
black pepper
1 tbsp za’atar
Handful flat-leaf parsley leaves,
finely chopped
½ lemon, cut into wedges, to serve
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This is an edited extract
from More Fish, More Veg
by Tom Walton
(Murdoch Books, $39.99).
Photography by Rob Palmer.
1 Place fish fillets on a board, skin-side
up. Gently run the back of a knife
down the skin to release any moisture,
then pat dry with paper towel. If you
have time, let fish sit in the fridge,
uncovered and skin-side up, for at
least 2 hours to further dry out.
2 Preheat oven to 220°C and line a
large baking tray with baking paper.
Combine carrots and parsnips in a
bowl and drizzle with 2 tablespoons
of olive oil, then season with a little
salt and pepper. Scatter them over
the tray in a single layer and roast
for 20-25 minutes, until they are
slightly charred.
3 Meanwhile, make the garlicky butter
bean dip by combining all ingredients
in a blender with 1/3 cup water and
blending into a smooth puree. Adjust
seasoning to taste with salt and
pepper, then pour into a small
serving bowl and top with half the
za’atar and drizzle with extra olive oil.
4 Season both sides of fish with a little
salt. Heat a non-stick frypan over
medium-high heat. Add remaining
olive oil, then carefully add fish,
skin-side down. Season flesh with
pepper, then firmly press down on fish
with the back of a spatula for 10-20
seconds. Cover with a lid, reduce heat
to medium and cook for a further
GARLICKY BUTTER BEAN DIP 3-4 minutes. This allows the flesh to
1 x 400g can butter beans, rinsed cook gently and the skin to become
and drained very crispy. Keep a close eye on the
1 clove garlic fish, as cooking time may vary slightly,
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle depending on thickness.
¼ cup hulled tahini 5 Turn off heat, flip fish over and
½ lemon, juiced let it rest in the pan for 1-2 minutes.
Transfer to a plate and keep warm.
6 Scatter parsley and remaining
za’atar over vegie fries and serve them
with garlicky butter bean dip,
crispy-skin fish and lemon wedges
to squeeze over.

I S TA N B U L F I S H S A N D W I C H E S
MAKES 4
1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
½ lemon, juiced, plus extra
60ml olive oil
½ tsp sumac
Sea salt flakes and ground black pepper
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
4 x 120g blue mackerel fillets
¼ iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced
Handful dill sprigs, roughly chopped
Handful mint leaves, roughly chopped
4 long crusty bread rolls, cut in half
2 vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced
4 large or 8 small store-bought pickled
chillies (optional)
⅓ cup sumac yoghurt (optional, below)
1 Preheat a barbecue, chargrill pan
or large frypan to high.
2 In a bowl, whisk together
pomegranate molasses, lemon juice,
30ml of olive oil, sumac, salt and
pepper. Add onion, stir through
L I F ES T YL E
and allow to stand at room S U M A C Y O G H U R T (Makes 1¾ cups)
temperature to macerate.
3 Season fish with salt and pepper 1½ cups natural Greek-style yoghurt
and drizzle with remaining olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, crushed
then grill or fry it, skin-side down, 1 tbsp sumac
for about 2 minutes. Flip over and 1 lemon, juiced
cook for 1 minute, then transfer 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
to a plate and spoon a little of the Sea salt flakes and ground black pepper
pickling liquid from the onion over
the top to keep it moist. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and
4 Combine lettuce and herbs season to taste. Transfer to an airtight
in a small bowl with a squeeze container or jar and store in the fridge
of lemon juice. for up to 1 week.
5 Toast bread, cut-side down, on
the hot barbecue or pan. Top bun
bases with lettuce and herb mixture,
then follow with some tomato,
fish and pickled onion, spooning
any reserved pickling liquid over
the top. Finish with pickled chillies
and sumac yoghurt (if using)
and tuck in.
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here was not one single
moment in her entire
life when Lisa Marie
Presley was not globally
famous. Born on
February 1, 1968 – nine months to
the day after her father, Elvis, married
her mother, Priscilla – she not only
inherited his fame and fortune but
also those lips that helped make him
possibly the most successful singer
of all time.
When her father died in 1977, the
world became even more fascinated
with Lisa Marie. Would she carry on
his legacy? Did she also inherit the
voice? She was nine years old.
Elvis lived a fantasy life fuelled
by enormous wealth. After he and
Priscilla divorced, he spoilt their
daughter rotten with kid-sized fur
coats, a pony, theme parks shut down
She had the attention to everyone but her, and even a private
of the world before she jet (christened Lisa Marie) to fly her
was even born, and to play in the snowfields. The King
introduced his baby girl to his
she spent a lifetime anything-goes world, and that
in the spotlight. With included a nocturnal schedule of
staying up all night, sleeping all day.
her death in January, Credit goes to Lisa Marie’s far
Cameron Adams stricter mother. Priscilla set rules,
charts the highs and even though Elvis ignored them,
and she tried to protect their young
lows of Elvis and daughter from the glare of publicity.
Priscilla’s daughter But Lisa Marie didn’t miss out on any
ABOVE Lisa Marie in 1970, aged
two, with her dad. RIGHT Elvis
and Priscilla with their four-day-
old daughter in February 1968.
The couple separated just four
years later. OPPOSITE PAGE
Lisa Marie in 2013, aged 45.
LI F E S TORY
of the perks of her A-list gene pool.
She’d see the band Queen at the end of
the ’70s as a youngster and was given
an audience with Freddie Mercury
backstage, where she gifted the Elvis
fan one of her late father’s scarves.
Inheriting an immense fortune
– especially once Priscilla resuscitated
the cash-strapped empire by opening
Elvis’ Memphis mansion Graceland
to tourists – brought Lisa Marie time.
What we didn’t know in the decades
before social media and celebrity
stalking was that while Lisa Marie
inherited her mother’s model
cheekbones, she also struggled
with her father’s addictions.
As a rebellious teen she developed
a taste for weed, cocaine and the same
kind of opioids her father took daily,
delighting in shocking her mother.
(But, remember, Priscilla was dating
Elvis when barely a teenager.) Priscilla
apparently shipped the young Lisa
Marie off to Scientology for their rehab
facilities – the entry point for many
celebrities who’d go on to praise
Scientology and part with much
of their wealth. Lisa Marie later
left the church.
In 1988, a 20-year-old Lisa Marie
married musician Danny Keough, who
she had met in rehab. They’d go on
to have two children, daughter Riley
Keough, now a 33-year-old actor, and
son Benjamin Keough, who took his
own life in July 2020, aged 27.
The media gleefully reported
that just weeks after divorcing Keogh
in 1994, Lisa Marie would marry
Michael Jackson. Yes, the King of Pop
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L I FE STORY

“I’M TOO EXTREME

FOR PEOPLE TO
HAVE A MEDIOCRE
REACTION”

wed the daughter of the King. It was

so unbelievable many simply couldn’t
accept it wasn’t a stunt – including
a disapproving Priscilla – especially
given Michael was in the throes of
defending himself against claims
of sexually abusing children.
However, the couple had a lot in
common, in particular their early and
unimaginable fame. They’d share OTT
PDAs by awkwardly kissing on award
shows and appeared together semi-
naked in one of Michael’s music videos.
Interviewers at the time directly asked
if they’d had sex, and Lisa Marie
insisted that what was happening on
screen also happened in the bedroom.
They even discussed having children,
years before Debbie Rowe would fulfil
that wish for Michael. CLOCKWISE FROM
ABOVE Danny Keough
The marriage lasted just (with Lisa Marie in 1990)
18 months, Lisa Marie later calling it a remained her “best
“big mistake”. However, when Michael friend in the world”, she
said nearly a decade
died in 2009 of a drug overdose, she after their divorce; with
released a statement saying, “I am third husband Nicolas
heartbroken for his children, who Cage; and her marriage
to Michael Jackson
I know were everything to him.” (with her in 1995)
After her second divorce, Lisa was acrimonious.
Marie’s private life continued to be
public fodder, but she sought solace
in her role as a mother.
voice – and she did have the rasp from album sold modestly by Elvis

I
n 2002 she made more headlines
when she married actor Nicolas
Cage, a lifelong Elvis fan. She liked
that he’d changed his surname to
distance himself from the Coppola
family film dynasty – she’d toyed with
the idea of not using the Presley name
her father, singing words she’d penned
over many years. The main problem
was scouring through her lyrics to
find the least dark ones that radio
stations might play. “I’m too extreme
for people to have a mediocre
reaction,” she had said.
standards, it did achieve
critical acclaim.
Lisa Marie was hiding her past in
plain sight. The hit single “Lights Out”
was about her father and living her life
surrounded by his legacy (the chorus
says Memphis is “where my family’s
PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRANK CARROLL/SYGMA VIA GETTY IMAGES; GETTY IMAGES.

for her music career, but figured
nobody would be fooled. Lisa Marie
claimed the media exaggerated Cage’s
Elvis fascination, but the marriage
didn’t last beyond 107 days because
“one pirate shouldn’t marry another”.
In 2003, Lisa Marie surprised
everyone when, aged 35, she finally
released her first album, To Whom It
May Concern. She had actually signed
her record deal nearly five years earlier
and had even turned down another
one a decade before. She knew that
first impressions were crucial. “I didn’t
want to learn the ropes publicly,” she
told Playboy. “I couldn’t afford that.”
She worked with songwriters who
had helped Alanis Morissette find her
In interviews she stated she had
no desire to be a pop star, noting, “I’ve
had plenty of money and attention;
I’m doing this for credibility.”
While she would achieve a
modest level of musical credibility,
the private-life attention she loathed
would never leave her. But for the first
time in her life she was doing interviews
because she had something to talk
about that wasn’t her “upbringing”.
Lisa Marie toured Australia in
2004, something her father never
managed. Journalists were warned
that questions about her father and
ex-husbands were off limits. Yet as
she was refreshingly honest, the topics
usually came up anyway. While her
buried and gone”).
There aren’t many people who get
to launch a music career at 35, let
alone sing in public for the very first
time at that age, but Lisa Marie’s
surname meant she’d never been able
to cut her teeth on the live circuit
like most musicians. Obviously her
audience was filled with curious Elvis
fans, but she’d run her career on her
own terms and her own timetable.
Lisa Marie’s second album, Now
What, came out in 2005. It featured
a duet with Pink, the two becoming
fast friends. Her third and final album
would arrive seven years later: Storm
& Grace, on which she worked with UK
indie musicians for a change of scenery.

It barely scraped into the US Top 50.
Priscilla had warned her that while
the family name could open doors, it
could shut them just as fast. Being the
child of a household name may secure
a healthy bank balance and guarantee
attention, but success isn’t a given.
Julian and Sean Lennon are still
haunted by the life and death of their
father, John. Paul McCartney’s son
James has dabbled in music, while
his daughter Stella wisely forged her
own path in fashion. And for every
Miley Cyrus, whose fame is on track
to eclipse that of her father, Billy Ray,
there’s a Jakob Dylan, Ziggy Marley
or Nancy Sinatra, who found that a
famous surname added a unique level
of scrutiny that never went away.
While many fight it, Lisa Marie
would come to embrace her lineage.
Just like Natalie Cole, whose biggest
hit came from duetting with her late
father, Nat King Cole, Lisa Marie
would use the power of technology
to duet with her father several times,
including on “In the Ghetto” in 2007 to
mark the 30th anniversary of his death.
Sources claimed Lisa Marie had
inherited several of her father’s bad
traits: extreme spending habits,
questionable business decisions and
costly lawsuits. She controversially
sold 85 per cent of the Elvis estate
for some $US100 million in 2004, but
Graceland remained hers to pass on
to her kids. However, a bitter split in
2016 from fourth husband, guitarist
Michael Lockwood (they had married
in 2006 and in 2008 had announced
the birth of their twin daughters,
Lisa Marie on January 10,
two days before her death.
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT With
Priscilla in 2013; performing in
New York in 2012; and three
generations of Presleys (from
left), Harper Lockwood, Lisa
Marie, Priscilla, Riley Keough
and Finley Lockwood in 2022.
fans were worried about her and sadly
their fears were valid. Lisa Marie died
“I’VE DEALT WITH DEATH, on January 12, 2023, just three weeks
GRIEF AND LOSS SINCE before her 55th birthday, after
THE AGE OF NINE. suffering a cardiac arrest.
I’VE HAD MORE THAN In her final Instagram post, in
ANYONE’S FAIR SHARE August 2022, Lisa Marie said the
IN MY LIFETIME” death of her son two years earlier
had “destroyed” her. She wasn’t
Harper and Finley), reportedly put exaggerating. She wrote an essay
a significant drain on her finances about grief, noting the topic was
at a weak point in her life. uncomfortable but must be discussed.
At age 45, Lisa Marie became “Grief is something you will have to
hooked on opioid painkillers, which carry with you for the rest of your life.
had been prescribed after the birth You do not get over it, you do not move
of her twins. She would later open up on, period,” she wrote. “I’ve dealt with
about her addiction, noting in 2019 death, grief and loss since the age of
that even watching drugs end the lives nine. I’ve had more than anyone’s fair
of her father and ex-husband Michael share of it in my lifetime and somehow
Jackson couldn’t stop her falling prey I’ve made it this far. Death is part of
to the epidemic. “It is time for us to say life –whether we like it or not – and
goodbye to shame about addiction,” so is grieving.”
she said. “We have to stop blaming In the song “Lights Out”, Lisa
and judging ourselves and the people Marie sang about Graceland’s “damn
around us ... That starts with sharing back lawn”. “How many people have
our stories.” a family grave in the backyard?” she
In 2022, Baz Luhrmann’s lavish asked when it was released. “How
biopic Elvis rebooted her father and many people are reminded of their
her family for a new generation. It fate, their mortality, every fucking
was made with the family’s blessing, day? All the graves are lined up and
without whitewashing their history, there’s a spot there, waiting for me,
and Lisa Marie resurfaced on red right next to my grandmother.”
carpets to praise the film. She’s now buried next to her son,
That was where the world last saw Benjamin, a reminder to the world of
her: not at her best but still leaving the extreme highs and crushing lows
home to promote the movie, support of being a part of the Presley family,
her family and greet her fans. The and its continued curse of grief.
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“I COME FROM A FAMILY

WHERE THE WOMEN
ARE THE LEADERS, THE
CARETAKERS AND
THE PROVIDERS”

the caretakers and the providers. My

grandma helped out my mum and our
family at a time when we really needed
it. It was because of my grandma that I
was able to get the education that I did
and go to school in New York. She
passed away in August last year. At her
funeral, the church was packed – you
couldn’t fit a single extra person. She
left behind a beautiful example of how
to live with kindness and grace for my
sisters and me. I feel very fortunate that
I got to spend so much time with her.
At my house in Austin [Texas] I gave my
grandma my guest bedroom on the
first floor as she couldn’t get upstairs.
The room had a bathtub and when she
couldn’t get inside it, I had the whole
bathroom remodelled so that she could
be comfortable. I was very lucky that
she visited me twice before she passed.
My grandma never missed a birthday,
THE WOMEN WHO MADE ME
an anniversary or important date of any
of her grandchildren. The relationship

MELISSA she had with us was so beautiful and

rare. You could just feel her love for
you, which was such a beautiful thing.

BARRERA REGINA, ROSSANA AND

The actor opens up about how her
matriarchal family shaped her
ROSANA MARTINEZ so many incredible memories of going
My mum [has made me] everything that to work with her. Mum worked her
I am. She’s the most spectacular human whole life but she was a very present
being on this planet and the best mum. mother. She’d always turn up to every
I’m the oldest of four sisters and Mum basketball tournament, every dance
M AY E L A H B A R R E R A
My three sisters are my biggest
inspiration and fuel. I’ve always felt that,
if you’re lucky, having siblings is like
having best friends. Even though we
all live far apart, we find time to talk
every day. Recently, the four of us took
a sister trip to Mexico [where we grew
up]. It was so beautiful to be able to
reconnect and rediscover things about
the people you love most in life. Quality
time with your loved ones really is the
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SARAH KRICK. AS TOLD TO HARRIET SIM.

always taught us that the only limits are
those that we impose upon ourselves.
Mum had a very ambitious and
competitive spirit. I think I inherited that
from her. I remember going to work
with my mum when I was younger.
She worked at my great-grandfather’s
factory, where they made notebooks
and paper. It smelt incredible. I felt like
I was living in Willy Wonka’s world.
Mum would sit me down by her desk
and assign me tasks to do and that
would entertain me for hours. I have
recital and every parent-teacher
conference. It was beautiful to
grow up seeing a woman who could
do everything. It was very empowering
because I learnt that if she can do it
all, then I can do all of that too.
ROSA MARIA GARCIA
My grandma was my second mother.
I grew up eating at her house almost
every day and travelling with her.
I come from a very matriarchal family
where the women are the leaders,
best investment. One time, we went
away together for New Year’s [Eve] and
we drank and laughed so hard. [At one
point] we raced down the hallway back
to our room but, by accident, my sister
bumped me into the wall and I cut my
arm. I still have the scar and every time
I look at it I remember the fun we had.
That night was something very special.
It was a different kind of connection.
Melissa Barrera’s new film, Scream 6,
is in cinemas now.

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