The New York Times Style Magazine: Australia

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The New York Times Style Magazine: Australia

Creative Types

NATURAL WEAVE • A brief history of the raffia bag, a stylish summer staple that’s having another season in the sun.

THE T AUSTRALIA LIST • This season’s most coveted finds.

FANCY FOOTWORK • Boots are having a moment, on hiking trails and city laneways alike — so why is replacing a beloved pair such a slog?

LISTEN UP! • Vinyl records, vintage speakers and obsessively curated music have the ear of modern bar culture.

Clear and Present • With floor-sweeping hems and bold fields of monochrome, this season’s fashion isn’t messing around.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE • Fashion designers discuss the films that continue to inform their aesthetics, from ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ to ‘The Exorcist’.

Poetry in Motion • A new exhibition highlights rare and archival jewels that shimmy and shape-shift as much as they sparkle.

Gold Dust • In an increasingly disposable world, is there a way we can create responsibly? From traceable cotton to salvaged precious metals, fashion and jewellery designers are sharing ideas.

TWO SIDES OF THE COIN • For the fashion designer Stella McCartney, who refuses to use PVC, leather, feathers, fur or skins in her clothes, luxury and sustainability are not opposing forces but essential partners.

A Fresh Coat • Pops of pink and yellow, and flashes of sheer mesh, make traditional tailored outerwear feel new.

THE THING

The Bigger Picture • Public art does more than brighten gritty city streets or attract tourists — it humanises the urban landscape and forges a shared connection to our collective history.

FOR THE ART • The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain is known for its blockbuster exhibitions in Paris, but its creative branches reach as far afield as the sails of Sydney Opera House.

CULTURES COMBINE • Japanese-style luxury infuses this Victorian-era “restaurant with rooms” in Tasmania’s historic Huon Valley.

A Study in Time • The choreographer Lee Serle contemplates this most enigmatic life force in his latest performance.

THE CHANGE AGENT • As the Greek island of Patmos continues to evolve, one local designer considers just how much history to incorporate into her own historical home.

Sweet Precision • Watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre reminds us that true craftsmanship crosses boundaries.

STORY TELLING • How to revive an 18th-century farmhouse without resorting to cliché? By imagining a made-up person lives there too.

ANOTHER THING

MAIA GOES TO THE MOVIES • The actress Maia Mitchell knows what it means to disappear into a character — and what it takes to come back to yourself.

OFF THE WALL • Celebrating the groundbreaking, challenging and political works that have shaped Australia’s cultural legacy while redefining the way we look at art.

THE SOUND OF NOW • A group of young women singer-songwriters have risen to the top of the music industry by reinventing R&B.

It’s No Wonder • After years of sourdough dominance, the greatest thing is white bread.

The Little Things • At Cempedak Private Island on Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago, the wildlife — whether hornbills, rare pangolins or fly larvae — is both a focal point and a reminder to be humble.

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