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THE LUXE LIST • Command attention with the season’s standout pieces

TRENDING NOW • The key to staying warm and looking cool this winter? It’s all about textures

WINTER LUXE • In conversation with Longchamp artistic director Sophie Delafontaine, Anna McCooe discovers that the queen of equestrian chic is hitting her stride

The NEW CLASSIC • At the recent spring/summer collections, Chanel unveiled its newest Virginie Viard-designed carryall, and it seems destined for It-bag status

Treasure TROVE • In the middle of the last century, the world’s chicest women couldn’t be seen without a famed “Jackie bracelet”

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NEWSFEED • WOMEN LIVING FEARLESSLY AROUND THE GLOBE

Why your vote matters • If you’re feeling uninspired as we head towards the polls on May 21, an award-winning political editor offers some advice

ONCE UPON A TIME IN Cannes • This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, an event synonymous with megawatt celebrities, glamorous gowns and glittering jewels. Bree Player looks back at some of the most memorable moments on the world’s longest red carpet

SINGLE, FEMALE AND homeless • Today, there are 49,000 women who are homeless across the nation, with no means or assistance to have a home of their own. Michael Crooks reports on the increasingly fine line between being housed and unhoused for women in Australia

Pretty HURTS • One of Australia’s favourite cover girls in the ’80s and ’90s, Alison Brahe-Daddo sits down with Angela Mollard to speak for the first time about surviving sexual assault and rape at the height of her modelling career

One hot mama • With her latest project, actor Elsa Pataky is making a strong play for husband Chris Hemsworth’s longstanding title of the family’s action star

THE DARK WORLD OF PLAYBOY • While the star-studded parties and reality TV show The Girls Next Door portrayed buxom blondes fawning over the founder of the Playboy empire, Hugh Hefner, an explosive new docuseries exposes damning allegations of sexual misconduct from several former Bunnies

THE MAKING OF AN ICON • While stylists around the world went crazy over the nowfamous Miu Miu mini set, comments from the general public were divided. It seems those “in the know” get it, while others simply don’t. Divya Bala explores how a look or accessory becomes the industry’s most coveted piece

THE AGENT PROVOCATEUR • He was dubbed the King of Kink and changed the game of fashion photography forever. A new exhibition opening in Melbourne shines a light on Helmut Newton’s inimitable work and his surprising link to Australia

CULTURE • YOUR FIX OF FILM, MUSIC, ART & BOOKS

ON THE UP • Shake up your playlist with these up-and-coming female artists

BOOK CLUB

THE HIT LIST • Clear your schedule, these hotly anticipated new releases are perfect for your next night out (or in).

CAREERS for CAUSES • What gets you up each morning? We asked three industry changemakers how working with purpose is the secret to their success

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FASHION

COUNTRY COOL • Escape the winter chill by layering up colour clashes, bold prints and popping patterns

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