On the rise. The platform that launched the likes of Alexander Wang and Hood by Air, MADE brings its fresh brand of culture to Sydney for the first time this weekend. MADE Sydney presented by Mercedes-Benz will fuse fashion, art, music and skate for a weekend of showings, pop-up retail venues, DJ sets from the likes of Pelvis and Otis Prinz, the premier of The High Life: Slim Aarons and luxury Parisian streetwear label Faith Connexion’s runway show.
Think bigger: large scale and oversized bags took over this season. From Céline, to Loewe, and Balenciaga of course, SS 17 was built for more.
Barely-there beauty meets statement-making features with eyes that pierce and lips to set hearts aflame.
We’re holding on to what’s golden. Make like Langley and Steffy and multiply your chains.
Heat rises and the days, they call for denim. Opt for cool shades and washed out hues in those languid moments that might last forever.
With pop art scenes and those iconic swimming pools – artist David Hockney’s influence has travelled far beyond his discipline and into the realms of fashion, film and our cultural makeup.
Miu Miu, Missoni and more were swim fans for SS 17. This season, bikini tops are a staple to be taken far beyond the beach.
There’s no time to suffer through a burn. Keep one of these sunscreens on hand and apply on the regular. No excuses.
Red hits refresh. On SS 17 runways from Kenzo to Giambattista Valli hearts were ablaze with a fire of rouge.
The Pink City: home to vibrant, colourful architecture, chaotic streets and dotted with remnants of Jaipur’s majestic past, all intermingling in a sensory immersion unlike any other. RUSSH fashion editor Bridie Gilbert discovers where to stay, eat and shop to take in the jewels of the Rajasthan capital.
A career spent “photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places”: there’s no one who made the sweet life of the 50s, 60s and 70s look quite so delicious as image-maker Slim Aarons.
The new guys in town have already made their mark on Paddington’s Oxford Street. Merivale’s latest additions, the restaurant Fred’s and its basement bar Charlie Parker’s, combine the kitchen experience of Miami-raised Chez Panisse alum Danielle Alvarez with the bar knowledge of Sam Egerton and Toby Marshall, to bring Sydney an experience akin to dining with your loved ones – intimate, unpretentious, with a menu derived from what’s freshest on any given day.
We took her to Upstate New York for our Adventure issue and she took us on a tour of her beauty cabinet. Model Amanda Wellsh lets us in on her secrets from far-off lands and why she’ll always take her sweet time.
Not just for the 90s nostalgic. From MATIN’s linen offering to Rolla’s’ figure-hugging denim, overalls have resurfaced as a wardrobe staple. Rise up.
Entrance through the past. Reliquia creates jewellery that blends modernity with nostalgia, like a piece found in you mother’s jewellery box that becomes a personal talisman. You know those signature hoops, now fall fast for the rest.
Take your cues from the femme fatales at Christian Dior and Lanvin. For SS 17 the little black dress was both tailored and free flowing – and not afraid of a subtle sparkle or glimpse of skin.
The final touch. Shot by long-time collaborator Glen Luchford, Alessandro Michele’s Pre-Fall 16 jewellery and timepiece collection film evokes the whimsy and majesty of the quintessential Gucci world.
A uniform for the very best days. Channel the likes of Montana and Georgia and streamline the sunshine with the essential straw hat.
When Melbourne duo ALTA get together to create their tripped out and dreamy brand of soul, it’s not only sound that gets recorded. “When we write music we usually have an old camera floating around to take candid shots of each other and things that inspire us,” they explain. Here, band members Hannah Lesser and Julius Dowson share those taken across their home state during the recording of new EP, Sincere.
Sunset hues were streaked across runways for SS 17. On lips, cheeks and eyes, this colour works like clockwork.
