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How a recluse became the world’s most popular contemporary artist
Yayoi Kusama always wanted to be famous. Now the hugely in-demand but cloistered artist best known for dots and pumpkins has a major retrospective coming to Melbourne.
- John McDonald
The party planner who is already thinking about her last hurrah
Chyka Keebaugh, who organises some of the best parties in Australia, has every detail planned.
Boho is back, baby. Master its vibe for runway-ready looks
No need to wait for a summer music festival to embrace this free-spirited fashion revival.
- Lauren Sams
Hit films and now a hit hotel: The design genius of Luca Guadagnino
The director behind Challengers and Call Me By Your Name has a new movie, a new five-star hotel in Rome and a just-opened craft festival.
- Maria Shollenbarger
This sleekly designed Swiss Alps hotel is guaranteed to refresh you
At 7132 Hotel in Vals, Switzerland, healing thermal waters bubble below while star architecture rises above.
- Ryan Stuart
October
What it’s like to drive a hot lap in a $1m Ferrari
Daunting, nerve-racking and exhilarating. Behind the wheel of a $1m Ferrari for a course that mimics the most challenging racetrack corners.
- Tony Davis
She co-founded The Row – and now makes luxury jewellery
Danielle Sherman is reviving mid-century designs with her fine jewellery line that showcases a specially created gold.
- Lauren Sams
He once ran Omega, Tag Heuer and Hublot. Now he’s created his own brand
After a career with some of the world’s biggest watch companies, Jean-Claude Biver aims to build a family business that will last for generations.
- Bani McSpedden
At home with Plum Sykes, the author who skewers the rich and famous
The satire in the writer’s novels about wealthy and glamorous women is all the sharper for being written by an insider.
- Lauren Sams
How this company boss navigates style since becoming a parent
Glossier founder Emily Weiss loves brunch, Barbie and a Mediterranean island escape – and there’s one item she’ll never part with.
- Lauren Sams
Where a Greek restaurant owner eats when he’s in Athens
Jonathan Barthelmess, the top chef behind Sydney’s The Apollo, reveals his favourite spots for dining and drinks in the Greek capital.
- Jill Dupleix
August
This Aussie quit his career to open a luxury resort in Greece
It’s no coincidence that it took Australians to tackle the challenge of opening Gundari in such a secluded island location.
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- Kate Hennessy
This fashionista wants wailing and pasta at her funeral – but no black
New York-based media veteran Laura Brown doesn’t spend much time thinking about the great unknown; it’s going to come anyway.
- Lauren Sams
This cruise will change the way you travel
A voyage to the last frontier and a land of frozen dreams on the Celebrity Edge.
- Tim Johnson
260km/h? Porsche’s new Macan EV is its fastest ever
Porsche’s new fully electric SUV will entice those wanting the model with the biggest numbers.
- Tony Davis
425 stores in 54 countries: How this Aussie brand rapidly expanded
The first time Lesleigh Jermanus went to Australian Fashion Week, she was an intern. The second time, her label Alemais was the opening show.
- Lauren Sams
The luxury jeweller making architecture for your hands
Kia Schwaninger’s exquisite own-label jewellery is inspired by art deco shapes and bold gem colours.
- Lauren Sams
London’s hottest hotel will surprise you again and again
Discretion is a hallmark of all-suite hotel The Emory, where you enter a world of pitch-perfect luxury through a back alley.
- Maria Shollenbarger
Meet the designer whose $1k pyjamas are too fancy to stay in the bedroom
A pair of PJs for $1000? They must be from UK-based Olivia von Halle, who’s intrigued by how many customers she has Down Under.
- Lauren Sams
A Michelin star chef’s guide to the hottest dining in London right now
Chef and restaurateur Clare Smyth of London’s Core on the joys of dirty martinis, seasonal fare and Sunday pub roasts.
- Jill Dupleix
Shorts are back this summer. Here’s how to wear them
Briefs are the business for everyone this spring, and they are shorter than ever.
- Lauren Sams
The CEO who pairs kids’ snacks with Perrier-Jouet
Shamini Rajarethnam, who runs Melbourne-based skincare brand Rationale, shares a few of her favourite things.
- Lauren Sams
June
Emma McKeon on training for Paris: ‘Your head makes or breaks you’
Australia’s most decorated Olympian is getting ready for her final Games. But first she swaps her swimsuit for couture.
- Lauren Sams
Paris recaptures its position as global centre of contemporary art
Move aside London and New York. Post-Brexit, the French capital is reaping the benefits of major investment into its cultural identity.
- Brook Turner
This woman knows exactly what you should wear with your Birkin
Nadège Vanhee has re-energised women’s ready-to-wear while still honouring her fashion house’s classically elegant heritage.
- Lauren Sams
