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CONTENTS

Style

18 KEY PIECES

JONES PICK Gucci’s ‘Jackie’ bag is our favourite comeback of the season. First made famous by Jackie Onassis, channel her cult 70s vibe in 2020 by pairing it with linen and a silk headscarf.

GUCCI bag, $2335.

Add to cart now for the new season.

24 RADAR

Everything you need to know now.

28 NEW, NOW, NEXT FASHION 30 MASTERCLASS

How to work knits in the warmer weather.

32 THE TREND

Step out in chunky sandals.

34 THE MOMENT

Camping gear meets city chic.

38 INNER WORLD

French designer Magali Pascal’s Bali home.

40 M AKE IT WORK

Rationale CEO Shamini Rajarethnam.

42 #ASSEENATDJS

David Jones staffers’ favourite sunglasses.

92 SHOPPING

The style rules for our new world.

Mood

46 UNPRECEDENTED TIMES

How this year changed fashion.

50 MINDFULLY MADE

Clothing made with heart.

54 MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Fighting for Australian literacy.

56 AT THE FOREFRONT

Indigenous writers’ most important works.

58 CLASS OF 2020

The biggest movers and shakers to watch now.

Fashion

64 NEW DAWN

Adut Akech Bior celebrates Australia.

76 THE JOY OF DRESSING

Fill your wardrobe with pieces that make you smile.

84 THE BUSINESS

How to re-work office attire in the new world.

Beauty

124 BARELY THERE, DON’T CARE

No-fuss make-up and do-it-all products.

126 BEAUTY, UNWRAPPED

What we know about sustainable beauty.

130 JONES BEAUTY AWARDS

The winners of this year’s Awards.

Travel

138 GET THE GANG BACK TOGETHER

Local trips to take with friends.

Exclusively Yours and available at no other department store.

Mindfully Made, with at least one David Jones Sustainability Attribute. More at davidjones.com/ mindfully-made.

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Entertaining

142 NEW, NOW, NEXT FOOD 144 HOW TO ENTERTAIN NOW

The new rules for dinner parties.

STILL-LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY PABLO MARTIN

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The joy of shopping at David Jones Take advantage of the great range of offers online and instore to make every shopping experience easier and more enjoyable.

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Embrace the new day-to-day. We are here to make your extended homestay a little brighter. From playlists and downloadable activities, to live streams and storytelling, we’ve teamed up with our David Jones family to curate a content series to help you make the most of your time at home.

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Ralph Lauren has been supporting LGBTQI communities for over 30 years. I was recently snapped by photographer Hugh Stewart over FaceTime in support of their latest Pride campaign.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Justine Cullen Group Account Director BROOKE BICKMORE Senior Creative Lead LAURA AGNEW Managing Editor CASSIDY LOANE Account Partner HENRY KALAF ART Creative Director STEPHANIE HUXLEY Art Director HANNAH MARTIN Acting Deputy Art Director LEXI HENDERSON Contributing Designer PALOMA GARAY FASHION Fashion Director-at-Large RACHEL WAYMAN Executive Fashion Editor DANNIELLE CARTISANO Style Editor CLAUDIA JUKIC Producer TRIONA SINGH Product Manager DENISE GARCIA Fashion Assistant JORDAN BOORMAN Fashion Coordinator LUCY MILLER COPY Chief Subeditor RACHEL ELDRED Subeditors REBECCA VILLIS, HANNAH WARREN PRODUCTION Junior Managing Editor JESSIE AYLMORE Campaign & Catalogue Manager MORGAN ZHANG Editorial Coordinator PAISLEY CROZIER Production Manager CHRISSY FRAGKAKIS DIGITAL Multimedia Director SHANNON O’MEARA Senior Video Producer ANNA MENDOZA Video Producer SARAH TAN Digital Lead HANA JO CONTRIBUTORS MAXWELL ADEY, GEORGES ANTONI, TIM ASHTON, SEVAK BABAKHANI, VICTORIA BARON, TRAVIS BALCKE, OLIVER BEGG, DAREN BORTHWICK, MICHAEL BRUNT, GILLIAN CAMPBELL, BRIDGET DE MAINE, CHRIS FERGUSON, JOEL FORMAN, DEREK HENDERSON, EMMA KNOWLES, PETE LENNON, JASMIN LO, BENITO MARTIN, PABLO MARTIN, ELLE MCCLURE, MICHELE MCQUILLAN, FILOMENA NATOLI, EDDIE NEW, ANNA POGOSSOVA, ADRIAN PRICE, RORY RICE, RHYS RIPPER, ISABELLA SCHIMID, TENIELLE SORGIOVANNI, MASON STEVENSON, JAKE TERREY, TEANNE VICKERS, MADISON VOLOSHIN, MADELEINE WOON ADVERTISING Head of Sales ANNII HIRST MEDIUM RARE CONTENT AGENCY Co-Founder and Director GERARD REYNOLDS Co-Founder and Director SALLY WRIGHT Chief Operating Officer FIORELLA DI SANTO Head of Content, Fashion and Prestige JUSTINE CULLEN Digital Director KARLA COURTNEY Social Director SCOTT DRUMMOND Strategy Director LYNDSEY LONG Finance Manager LESLIE TO DAVID JONES General Manager, Marketing Communications GEORGIA HACK Head of Marketing Program SOPHIA BROWN Marketing Manager, Programs GABRIELLE GEORGE Marketing Coordinator, Programs CINDY LIM

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WELCOME

THIS ISSUE...

IS DEDICATED TO AUSTRALIAN TALENT AND BRANDS WHO HAVE NEVER NEEDED OUR SUPPORT MORE.

he last time I wrote a JONES editor’s letter, we were just coming out of a bushfire season that had ravaged our country but united our people.

We were looking ahead to a year of healing and recovery. Never in a million years could anyone have imagined what was going to happen next.

As I write this letter, six months on, it’s again hard to know what the world will look like when anyone reads it. If we’ve learned anything this year, it’s that things can change fast, just like our moods. (One minute we’re revelling in the enforced slowness, the next we feel more despondent than ever before – and why are we always so hungry?)

But Australia, and Australians, are nothing if not resilient, and this issue – starring Sudanese-born, Adelaide-raised supermodel Adut Akech Bior wearing some of the season’s best local fashion and shot in the majestic Blue Mountains of New South Wales – is dedicated to Australian talent and brands, who have never needed our support more.

Producing a fashion magazine during a pandemic made for an interesting process. The team and I asked ourselves questions we’d never had to think about before. Like, how much loungewear is too much loungewear? Can our newfound love of tracksuits join us in the outside world? When we style workwear looks, will we need to include anything from waist down? What even is a heel?

Like everything in this new world we live in, we don’t have any of the answers.

But one thing we do know, as we emerge from this strange hibernation, is that we can’t wait to get dressed up again. Flashy seasonal trends and fast fashion may have joined casual hugging and breakfast buffets as things that belong to another time, but the idea of well-made, beautiful pieces of clothing that promise to bring us joy and make us smile and feel good season after season, time and again, is really something to look forward to.

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BEHIND THE COVER

Tasting a local hero

TO EAT & DRINK

INTO THE BLUE

Hillbilly Cider Shane McLaughlin battled fire for two weeks to save his business last summer.

You’ll be grateful he did when you try it.

Place to be

Drinks with a view

High Hopes Roadhouse, Bilpin A culinary affair you’ll want to write home about, this charming eatery from the brains behind Bondi institution Sean’s Panaroma is the new place to see and be seen in.

Dryridge Estate, Megalong Valley Sure, practically every elevated point is a panoramic lookout in the Blue Mountains.

But one with wine and a ploughman’s platter? That’s unique to weekend visitors of Dryridge Estate.

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t’s a landscape that never fails to capture the imagination: the plunging, eucalyptus-hazed valley, ringed by soaring sandstone cliffs that change colour as readily as a mood ring. The beloved World Heritage area of New South Wales’ Blue Mountains – traditional land of the Darug and Gundungurra people – endures as one of Australia’s most beautiful and heritage-steeped regions.

Significant challenges to its very survival have recently overshadowed the region’s splendour, however. It was only earlier this year that some 80 per cent of the ancient landscape was destroyed in the devastating sweep of bushfires that decimated so much of the country. Following the tragedy, Blue Mountains communities have been working tirelessly to regenerate both the bushland and their local economies.

While donations from far and wide started the relief effort, ongoing support now leans more towards spending time as well as money in the area to continue the restoration efforts.

In short, it’s time to take a trip to the Blue Mountains.

Here are a few must-visit places to help you plan.  Visit destinationnsw.com.au for more inspiration.

Adut wears CAMILLA AND MARC dress, $799. GREGORY LADNER earrings (top), $19.95. LUV AJ earrings (middle), $89.

RELIQUIA earrings (bottom), $169. ALIAS MAE boots, $269.95.

A sleep-in with a view

The Hydro Majestic Hotel, Medlow Bath Boasting styling as colourful as its 100-plus-year history (which includes Sir Arthur Conan Doyleled séances and Dame Nellie Melba singalongs), it’s all about the plush rooms and high tea.

Breaking a sweat

Wentworth Falls loop walking track This five kilometre best-of route starts at the Wentworth Falls picnic area, treads past stunning views over the Jamison Valley, before descending into the verdant Valley of the Waters below.

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KEY PIECES

New season updates that are anything but ordinary.

PUFF SLEEVES In citrus, a dramatic sleeve dress feels bold instead of bohemian.

CAMILLA AND MARC dress, $499.

Photography by TIM ASHTON Styling by DANNIELLE CARTISANO

ENA PELLY top, $89.

LUV AJ earrings, $250.

MAX MARA necklace, $315.

BIG BLING

Swap out dainty gold for crystal encrusted necklaces and hoops – with a ribbed tee, it’s elegantly extra.

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BEC + BRIDGE dress, $260.

KURT GEIGER sandals, $225.

ADVENTURE SANDALS Printed straps and a rugged sole mean these shoes are dainty and heavy-duty.

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KEY PIECES

A POP OF PINK

If you’re not quite at head-to-toe-colour confidence, start with a polished trouser.

SCANLAN THEODORE blouse, $600, pants, $800, and bustier, $300. LUV AJ earrings, $99. MIMCO heels, $249.

$280.

BEC + BRIDGE dress, LUV AJ earrings, $99.

CUT OUTS

An unexpected sliver of skin at the waist, back, shoulders, elbows even – if there’s a cut-out in your outfit, the look is complete.

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KEY PIECES

THE POUCH BAG

Looking to elevate the classic clutch?

A gathered pouch is big enough for every day, small enough for occasions.

BOTTEGA VENETA pouch, $3930. THEORY jacket, $1069.

HAIR Rory Rice at Lion Artist Management MAKE-UP Isabella Schimid at Assembly Agency MODEL Alexe Woolley at Vivien’s Models

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Virginie Viard’s first Métiers d’Art collection for Chanel paid tribute to Mademoiselle Chanel’s very own Parisian apartment. From this, the bow tie pump emerged: the bows, the gold, the two tones, they are among the house codes honoured.

It’s the type of shoe the French would wear with denim and a crisp shirt; Australians with a long-sleeve silk dress. Universally we can agree, luxury always has a home in our wardrobes.

CHANEL heels, $1520.

RADAR The JONES edit of everything worth knowing this season.

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CHRISTIAN DIOR

RADAR

The ‘Magdelena’

MAGIC

MAKER

Stephen Name an iconic millinery moment Jones in popular culture and Stephen Jones was probably behind it. From fashion royalty Kate Moss to actual royalty Meghan Markle and countless collaborations with Dior, Valentino, Schiaparelli et al, Jones is a master of his craft.

Born in Cheshire, England, Jones started his business in 1980 after graduating from the prestigious Central Saint Martins in London. He was responsible for the great 80s hat comeback, shifting the idea that cocktail hats, berets and millinery were stuffy and reintroducing them as a playful, youthful addition to an outfit. The millinery veteran has crafted a new 16-piece collection titled It’s About Time, exclusive to David Jones in Australia and with only one of each style available. The pieces celebrate 40 years of whimsical millinery from Jones, inspired by everything from his first store in 1980, the sharp shapes of the 90s, frivolous and embellished noughties and his current haute collaborations. Buying a Stephen Jones piece is not just owning millinery, it’s a piece of history.

CHRISTIAN DIOR

See the artistry of haute milliner Stephen Jones up close at David Jones Elizabeth Street.

Kate Moss at the Met Gala, 2009

The ‘Karlie’

pure and simple

RADAR

How Jac+ Jack designers Jacqueline Hunt and Lisa Dempsey created the original slow fashion label and what happens next.

How would you define Jac+ Jack?

JH: I would say a stylish, easy wardrobe.

How has fashion changed this year?

LD: I think it will be great not to worry about seasonality. I’m looking forward to being more relevant by delivering the right product at the right time: when the customer wants to wear it.

How do you get inspired in this new world?

JH: Inspiration is within my own imagination.

I have spent a lot of time being still with a sketchbook, thinking about things in my own way rather than ferociously looking online or on Instagram. Looking at books and through our archives, I’ve gone back to basics and asked “What does the customer want? What is the world going to be like? How can I add value?”

We want everything to be of substance.

FIRST NATIONS FASHION

The inaugural National Indigenous Fashion Awards presented by the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation.

The vision of NIFA is to recognise the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and designers across the Australian fashion industry. With a shortlist spanning printmakers, jewellers, textile creators, sculptors, designers and models, it’s apparent that Australia is home to endless creativity. Winners include Peggy Griffiths for Cultural Adornment and Wearable Art; Julie Shaw for Fashion Design; and, pictured above, Maara Collective x Bula’bula Arts for Community Collaboration.

For more inspiring work of the DAAFF, follow the journey of the Pathways Program for First Nations Fashion Designers presented by David Jones as it spotlights cultural awareness, interactive workshops and mentor program of Indigenous fashion talent.

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As a label with so many wardrobe staples, what do trends mean to Jac+ Jack?

JH: It feels like we’ve been before the curve and on the curve as far as slow fashion goes ... but we’re consistent. We’re happy to make quality, beautiful clothing.

What can we expect from Jac+ Jack in the future?

JH: I think we’re going to do more of the same thing we’ve been doing.

Our brand vision hasn’t changed. We strive to make beautiful, quality clothing with a sense of ease and style. We want to get even better at doing that. It feels like a good time for our brand and what we do, and we want to do it better. We’re staying focused.

The new to David Jones brands that have us excited.

CHARLIE HOLIDAY

FRESH START Alighieri

Sculptural, artisanal, imperfect: this London-based jewellery brand has a cult status for crafting modern, special pieces, made for everyday wear.

ALIGHIERI necklace, $370.

Elleme

Charlie Holiday For the wanderer who craves effortless Australian style, this label celebrates a sense of adventure, good times and relaxation.

Holiday wear for every day.

RYLAN bag, $649.

ELLEME bag, $780.

Paris Texas

ROTATE

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Playful shapes in pop colours to be loved forever. This Parisbased handbag label is adored by influencers the world over.

Rotate

This Copenhagenbased brand makes the party dresses of our dreams. Think vintage inspired shapes and prints made modern for the Instagram age.

Just as the name suggests, this Italian shoe brand is all about the concept of contrasts, like shoes that work just as well with ripped jeans as a slip dress.

PARIS TEXAS slingback heels, $469.

Rylan

Founded by stylist and influencer Brooke Testoni, you’ll find beautiful handcrafted handbags as chic and timeless as Testoni’s own style.

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new, now, next FASHION

CHRISTIAN DIOR

IT’S HIP TO BE SQUARE

Tired of plaid and gingham?

Try the checkerboard print trending on everything from bedspreads and bathroom tiles to nail art and blazers.

For a take that’s classic and cool, pair this Armani peplum tank with straight leg trousers and strappy white sandals.

SELF-MADE

If it looks like a weekend quarantine project, you’re onto something. Straw hats, tie-dye accessories, charm bracelets, fringing and crochet were rife on the runway. Start your summer DIY project or try one of these expertly made crafts.

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ARMANI top, $760.

BEC + BRIDGE one-piece, $200.

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JIL SANDER

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CHRISTIAN DIOR phone case, $790.

WOMAN OF SUMMER

Looking for a new summer muse? Turn to Jeanette Madsen, creative director and co-founder of cult party dress label Rotate Birger Christensen (new to David Jones). Her recipe for the perfect summer outfit includes an easy dress, pops of pink and strappy sandals. Copy, paste.

GREGORY LADNER hat, $49.95.

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SUMMER KNITS

Think knitwear is just for winter? These polo tops, co-ords and ribbed tanks beg to differ. We asked the experts how to weave knitwear into your summer look.

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PASTEL POWER

“Style your short-sleeve knit back with tailored linen pants or shorts, and channel Clueless with pops of pastels like lilac and baby blue when it comes to colour.”

– Jessie Ferguson, buyer for women’s young fashion and youth at David Jones

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MINKPINK top, $69.95.

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NIGHT MOVES

LITTLE GOODS

“It’s all about the accessorisation. While a knit can feel a little home-bound, you can throw on a statement earring or chunky choker and you’re good to go. Try a polo knit or buttoned cardi shrugged off the shoulder.”

– Rachel McRae, buyer for women’s Australian designer at David Jones

“Classic, quality knitwear in black, grey or white can absolutely be worn for dressier occasions.

Pair a tight fitting ribbed knit with silk trousers for an understated take on evening wear.”

– Rachel Wayman, contributing fashion director at JONES

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THEORY top, $489.

MATCH POINT

WITCHERY top, $129.95.

BOTTEGA VENETA

“Voluminous details like frills or puff sleeves make a knit feel special; I’d pair mine with wide-leg white denim or shorts. Just be sure to choose one in wool or cashmere so it lasts for seasons.”

– Claudia Jukic, style editor at JONES

THEORY skirt, $699.

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GANNI top, $579.

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DOWN THE LINE

“Bright stripes feel sporty, are easy to throw on with denim, leggings or trousers, and won’t look out of place with a chunky sneaker.”

– Dannielle Cartisano, fashion editor at JONES

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BIG IMPACT

“Matching knit sets are trending in a big way right now. I’m loving cropped matching sets and knitted bralettes styled back with denim.”

– Shannon Pilling, junior buyer for women’s international luxury and contemporary designer at David Jones

MIX MASTER

MORRISON top, $299.

“I love to style a feminine lace skirt with a chunky knit and my favourite sneakers.”

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KURT GEIGER sandals, $225.

the trend

Chunky sandals

ALIAS MAE slides, $199.95.

Techy, supportive and comfortable, sandals have sole this summer.

While fashion’s love affair with the chunky sandal is long standing (Teva, Birkenstock), this season there’s a fresh way to step into the trend. Look for vulcanised soles, velcro, big buckles ... then dig out ‘special’ pieces currently on standby: suits, silk trousers, pencil skirts, shirt dresses. Combine the two. The look achieves the outfit holy grail: put together but perfectly undone. 

STILL-LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY PABLO MARTIN

MARNI sandals, $849.

BIRKENSTOCK sandals, $164.

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Thank you.

Hanan Ibrahim — Radiation Therapist, VIC

Available at no other department store.

Reese Witherspoon gets back to nature in 2014’s Wild

ZENDURE portable charger, $79.95.

GARMIN GPS watch, $399.

GINGER & SMART jumpsuit, $599.

the moment

Happy camper

WITCHERY tank, $79.95.

SHONA JOY skirt, $220.

THERMOS travel mug, $59.95.

TEVA sandals, $69.95.

GINGER & SMART pants, $399.

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Labelled Gorpcore in 2017 (after Good Ol’ Raisins and Peanuts trail mix), the hybrid campinghiking-tech aesthetic fits perfectly in 2020. It’s all about considered, functional, utilitarian pieces that are built to last, whether you’re outdoorsy or prefer to stay within range of WiFi. Expect earthy tones, durable fabric and outerwear for braving the elements. Start with Tevas and work your way up to a boilersuit.

Don’t forget the reusable bottle. 

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A season spent inside has reignited our love of the great outdoors. Get equipped with these durable pieces.

An Australian Icon We celebrate Witchery, the timeless Australian brand, on the eve of a major milestone.

WITCHERY silk organza blouse (available in October), $199.95, and splitfront pants (available in October), $249.95.

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his year Witchery – one of Australia’s most treasured fashion labels – is celebrating 50 years of style. In a world in which businesses that can count birthdays on more than one hand, let alone those who passed double digits decades ago, are rare, it’s a milestone worth commemorating.

The beloved brand has retained a sense of enduring style and continued innovative designs from its early beginnings as a label by Robert Matthews, conceived for stylish working women in South Australia. It was later, following the acquisition by retail giant Peter Lew in 1987, that it really began its rise to stalwart status. This transition in the late 80s propelled Witchery to the forefront of local retail brands, expanding access to the kind of fashion that celebrates the ever-evolving modern Australian woman.

In 2003, Witchery expanded into David Jones, a partnership that cemented the brand’s status as the place to secure a staple piece. With this move, the label became ubiquitous, offering a global outlook with a local sartorial sensibility to an even wider customer base. Every successful season since the partnership has elevated Witchery further into its iconic position in the Australian fashion industry.

Although the name is now synonymous with style, Witchery’s reach extends far beyond quality clothing. The famed Witchery White Shirt Campaign has become a crucial part of the Australian fundraising landscape since its inception in 2008. A tireless effort to boost widespread awareness of the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF), the annual campaign also makes a considerable contribution with its commitment to pass on 100 per cent of gross funds raised, donating a staggering $13.5 million in the past 12 years.

More recently, Witchery has provided support to the Fitted For Work program by donating office-appropriate clothing to the cause. The organisation helps disadvantaged women in Australia secure sustainable employment by distributing clothing for interviews, helping with job preparation and mentoring, as well as offering free workshops to support women on their journey to employment.

There’s also the company’s evolving commitment to sharing positive progress with an increasingly engaged community. Earlier this year, Know Your Clothes was launched, a platform dedicated to educating customers on the environmental and social impact of Witchery’s material sourcing and production methods. Beyond brand efforts, the hub also offers advice on garment care, and encourages customers to support ongoing community investment.

After such a successful half century, what does the next 50 years hold for Witchery? An ever-sharpening focus on stylishly serving Australian women for one – as well as a pledge to serve its increasingly socially responsible customer. Like the brand’s pieces, it’s an evolving relationship. What doesn’t change is the way Witchery tells a new story, every season, of the multifaceted Australian woman through the very pieces that hang in her wardrobe.

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FROM TOP: Witchery’s 2018 White Shirt Campaign; the brand arrives in Marion; and Witchery through the years.

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INSPIRE “My favourite piece of art hanging in our house: Matt’s photography from our trip to LA last year. He’s really captured the texture here and I find the tones so soothing.”

MAGALI PASCAL dress, $419.

In Northern Canggu you’ll find creative director and fashion designer Magali Pascal.

After falling in love with Indonesia, she relocated her Australian-born husband and children to build a FrenchCaribbean style home and start her eponymous label in 2005.

INNER WORLD French designer Magali Pascal’s Bali home fuses Parisian charm with beachy ease.

“I found this vase in an antique market in Paris. I love collecting vintage pieces from my travels.”

“Designing embroidery for an upcoming collection. Contrast embroidery is a favourite of mine that is usually featured in my summer collections.”

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MAGALI PASCAL dress, $389.

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SHAMINI’S STYLE ESSENTIALS

POLO RALPH LAUREN jacket, $999.

Shamini wears her own clothes.

DIOR tote, $4600.

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SHAMINI RAJARETHNAM

As CEO of skincare brand Rationale, this executive has mastered the balance of business and play.

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last two hours of the day are blocked out so I can complete tasks. I’m disciplined about leaving on time so I can spend the evening with my daughter and be there for the dinner, bath, bed routine. After that, I’ll connect with family and friends overseas (WhatsApp makes me feel like I’m not missing out), get some work done or binge-watch something – my current obsession is rewatching The West Wing.

WHAT I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Something I never thought I’d say – the Thermomix. I can cook and bake while playing with my daughter or tidying up the house; it’s really the perfect sous chef.

And my daily Rationale Essential Six regimen.

I regularly have my skin reviewed by my Skin Consultant who helps with my skin goals – and I look forward to my monthly Rationale EpiNova PhotoSonic Facial. Ninety minutes of bliss. 

TISSOT watch, $500.

RATIONALE Immunologist Serum, $174.

AS TOLD TO CLAUDIA JUKIC

HOW I START MY DAY: I get up before my daughter and husband and head to reformer Pilates three times a week. Then breakfast, dictated by our daughter, is either an omelette with feta and spinach or porridge with fresh berries. My uniform is classic: pants and a knit in winter, jeans and a blazer in summer. When I’m travelling, I have an Excel spreadsheet with planned outfits for different days and occasions – a trick shared by a very organised friend.

HOW I GET IT DONE: I start by writing out my three most important tasks for the day followed by a huddle with my executive team – either over Slack, conference call or in person – then I’m in meetings until the early afternoon. There is an app called Productive that I’ve recently got on to where I set weekly goals. I’m big on ticking things off. The

INSTORE PHYLLIS “I love that a classic cat eye can transcend trends and occasions. I can pair them with both a cuffed-up shirt and silky evening dress alike. Just add a red lip and it’s the picture of polished chic.”

WEEKEND MAX MARA shirt, $410.

SAINT LAURENT sunglasses, $550.

OROTON earrings, $69.95.

#AsSeenAtDJs

GISELLE “Oversized 70s-style frames instantly add understated glamour to any outfit, even isolation sweatpants.

With a white blazer and jeans, it’s Bianca Jagger for the TikTok era.”

BRADLEY “The classic wayfarer shape feels fresh for summer when the lenses are brown tinged and a little sheer. It adds sleekness to light linen tailoring and flatters every face shape.”

ARMANI blazer, $1650.

SCOTCH & SODA T-shirt, $59.95. RAY-BAN sunglasses, $275.

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BIANCA SPENDER jacket, $475.

GUCCI sunglasses, similar styles available at David Jones. ALIGHIERI necklace (top), $700, and necklace (bottom), $400.

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Sunglasses are the accessory you never want to leave home without, essential for both sun protection and as the finishing touch. Three David Jones Elizabeth Street staffers show us their favourite pair.

TOMMY HILFIGER Polyviscose doublebreasted blazer, $429, tapered check pants, $229, and ‘Heritage’ crew neck graphic tee in white, $59.95.

Everyday Elegance Tommy Hilfiger masters the mix of athletic and chic in this edit of day-to-day essentials.

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TOMMY HILFIGER ’New Essentials Hilfiger’ crewneck T-shirt, $59.95, ‘Icon’ pleated skirt, $249, and ‘Essential’ sneakers, $119.

TOMMY JEANS Colour block logo sweater, $189, ‘Harper’ straight ankle jeans, $229, and ‘Leather City’ sneakers, $149.

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UNPRECEDENTED TIMES

Returning to days that require a little more than trackpants means returning to a world that requires us to think – and shop – a little differently. Here, we tap four fashion insiders – designers DEBORAH SAMS and MARY LOU RYAN of Bassike and LYN-AL YOUNG, plus entrepreneur HAYLEY BONHAM – for their inspired views on how to make the moment count. words by ELLE MCCLURE 46

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hile it might seem fashion should be the least of our concerns during a pandemic, as one of the largest industries globally, it became a site of reckoning.

Brands turned to digital presentations in place of physical ones. Some of fashion’s biggest names even declared the fashion calendar over, turning away from the pace and the format of what’s become an intense international show circuit. During isolation, several fashion houses, including Gucci and Saint Laurent, announced they’re diverging from the traditional schedule, paving the way for a leaner, more dynamic model of delivering new designs to customers. So, as we emerge from days spent in sweats and look forward to getting dressed again, we can finally embrace a chance to reconnect with what we’re buying and how we’re buying it.

MARY LOU RYAN AND DEBORAH SAMS, BASSIKE

Longevity and locality have long been a focus for this beloved Australian brand. Its founders talk about how that approach has served them during such a critical time and why it’s more important than ever.

“TRUE STYLE USUALLY TRANSCENDS TRENDS.”

What have you learnt from this time that you’ll take with you into the immediate future?

DEBORAH SAMS: I’ve reconsidered how fragile we are. Things can change so quickly.

I now know the importance of resilience. I have learnt to accept things more easily and let go.

Focusing on solutions and moving forward [instead of ] getting caught up in problems.

With a shift away from a traditional fashion week calendar, do trends feel as relevant anymore?

DS: Bassike has never been about following trends, we’ve always designed to feel timeless and work with other pieces in your wardrobe – old and new, Bassike or other. I think the discussions surrounding the future of the fashion industry during this time are healthy: we’ve uncovered flaws in the speed and pace at which fashion usually moves – on a seasonal cycle – which is necessary to see change for the better. True style usually transcends trends.

Are there takeaways for the Australian fashion industry as far as the benefits of producing locally?

DS: Bassike has been committed to sustainability and local Australian production since we launched in 2006. It comes at a far higher cost to making offshore but we knew what we wanted and that it was the right decision. We know our makers are paid fair wages and treated well and we work together to co-create our collections exactly as they were imagined.

What have been the benefits of that approach during the COVID-19 shutdown?

MARY LOU RYAN: We were lucky to be able to continue production with our makers in a health-conscious way. We’re grateful to have been able to partner with local manufacturers and fabric suppliers on re-phasing our deliveries to help navigate these past few months.

They believe in our brand and the future of our work together. I feel more connected than ever to our supply chain and the meaningful, long-term partnerships we’ve built.

How do you incorporate circularity into your processes and give consideration to a product’s end-use?

MLR: We’re conscious of the garment life cycle and approach our collections with a focus on durability and timeless design. Our organic jersey ‘t.shirts’ are a great example, as they’re made with a fabric that is anti-pill and maintains fit and quality for years. We want customers to have a piece in their wardrobe they look forward to wearing again and again.

One successful end-of-life initiative for us has been the ‘take back’ incentive at our annual warehouse sale, where we encourage customers to bring along their pre-loved Bassike jersey pieces that we then repurpose into cleaning materials by donating to a local supplier. We’ve partnered with a university to donate excess fashion fabric for students. We’re researching new initiatives and exploring new partnerships to prevent our textile waste going to landfill.

What pieces or trends have customers embraced that you’ll look to double down on in future?

DS: There has been a shift to the more casual side. Our knitwear, fleece and jersey have been the focus, and this has influenced the way I’m thinking about future Bassike collections.

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The fashion designer’s pieces of wearable art have an innate connection with the natural world, an approach she believes we’d do well to learn from.

Has isolation made you reconsider your approach to shopping?

I made an oath to myself to only buy ethical, sustainable, fair-trade or vintage clothing, so I’m more dedicated to researching local brands that align with my values. The whole fashion supply chain matters – someone manufactured the fabric, constructed the garment and so on – and each life is of value.

Broadening my awareness and consciousness has changed my approach and shopping habits.

What are some of the changes you hope we’ll see in light of the pandemic?

Some of the hidden blessings of this pandemic are that industries are needing to be innovative and reassess their systems, structures and traditional timelines – like the fashion week calendar, which shapes trends. This pandemic has shone a light on what needs to change. My dream is that more brands create clothing that is for life, and to produce and promote life throughout the entire supply chain: from designer to producer to marketing to consumer.

How do you hope people wearing your designs might form a bond with the land?

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hand painted and drawn from my country, markings, stories, totems, colours – they are a celebration of my culture. I paint in a good spirit: I always aim to find ‘nungurra’ (peace) when I paint. My hope is when women wear my designs, they connect with that spirit and good energy: grounded and empowered to be who they are.

How can the increased consciousness around Indigenous issues help people engage with Indigenous brands and aid representation in the fashion industry?

Conversations are necessary but action is required now. There have been hundreds of resources shared over social media, so being wilfully ignorant isn’t going to cut it anymore. The lack of Indigenous representation in positions of leadership has led to cultural appropriation in brands, insensitive content, unethical business practices and more. A lack of Indigenous models and faces in the media also results in poor self-esteem for our youth – I know this from personal experience. I strive to be a positive face and to promote other Indigenous people. My hope is that the Australian fashion industry becomes aware of every culture group – our multicultural society should be respected and celebrated. I hope that positive change is on the way.

HAYLEY BONHAM

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As one of the most stylish women we know, this creative director and hotelier has consciously created a sense of personal taste that is largely devoid of trends. She shares her approach to engaging with fashion mindfully.

Has isolation made you reconsider your approach to shopping?

I have been conscious of my consumption over the past few years and I didn't feel the need to purchase anything during isolation. I’ve shifted my shopping habits to support local artisans and businesses, by shopping at farmers’ markets, bakeries and florists, and by supporting local sustainable fashion brands that are focused on timelessness and longevity.

With a shift away from seasonality and a traditional fashion week calendar, do trends feel as relevant anymore?

I’ve tried to move away from conforming to trends and instead hone my specific personal style.

I believe trends will continue to circulate, however it will hopefully be in a more considered way where quality, timelessness, wearability and environmental responsibility are front of mind.

Has this time changed your relationship with what you wear?

I’ve really enjoyed this time as I’ve been pushing myself to re-wear pieces I have collected over the years and make a habit of putting something together I would not normally wear day-to-day. It’s been really liberating to explore and re-use pieces that I would have usually looked past in my wardrobe.

Has local travel taken on a new significance for you?

Isolation has given me the opportunity to review what we need from a local tourism perspective and create an environment where we can honour our own backyard. We’re introducing some unique elements to the hotel [Maison La Porte, which Bonham and husband Rory Elsom are set to open this year] that will hopefully make travellers rethink their reasons for overseas travel. Admittedly, much of my design inspiration has previously been from overseas travel, so once we can travel freely again, I’m excited to visit more Australian destinations for inspiration. What’s in our own backyard is really unique.

How have you been engaging with the fashion world at large during this time?

It’s been wonderful to have the opportunity to work with brands in isolation, from creating content for social channels to conceptualising and styling shoots from my computer. I’ve also been following brands locally and internationally doing exciting, innovative things through their digital platforms – there’s been some genius ways of engaging an audience. It’s been quite inspiring and has made me reconsider traditional ways of doing things. Things that I may not have thought twice about but in hindsight were quite labour- and material-intensive.

With the industry undergoing such monumental changes, what are you most looking forward to seeing take place?

I am most excited to see designers come up with ways they can weave sustainability into their brand DNA. To more create considered collections.

There is a social and environmental responsibility to make pieces that will last and can be re-worn season after season. 

“ISOLATION HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ... HONOUR OUR OWN BACKYARD.”

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AUSTRALIAN MADE BEC + BRIDGE dress, $250.

COMMUNITY MINDED SOKO necklace, $129.

Introducing

Mindfully MADE Helping you to make more meaningful connections with what you wear and use.

Words by ELLE MCCLURE

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his year has been one of immeasurable change, upending life as everyone knew it and challenging the very idea of ‘normal’. Whether it be in issues of social justice, health or the environment, the ways people engage with the world are shifting – and right now is the best opportunity to make those shifts count for the better.

No longer can the fashion footprint be ignored: it’s estimated to produce almost 10 per cent of total carbon emissions each year. If it were to keep going at the same rate, by 2030 the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions would surge more than 50 per cent. Crises like Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza collapse in 2013 also put into focus the human toll fashion can have – for the worse. But there are solutions, and many brands are taking necessary steps in pursuing more mindful and ethical alternatives.

Enter: David Jones’ Mindfully Made platform. Not only will it highlight the efforts that your favourite brands are making to

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operate more responsibly – across environmental, human and animal welfare – but you’ll be able to shop online for pieces that fit your ethos. The platform also seeks to dispel greenwashing through education and tips on clothing aftercare so you can live more mindfully in the pieces you buy long after you’ve walked out of a store or hit ‘checkout’ online. As a business, David Jones is working to reduce energy, water and waste across its stores – a continuation of the journey they started in 2015 towards becoming one of the most responsible retailers in the world.

Mindfully Made is dedicated to shining a spotlight on progress rather than perfection, and as brands continue their sustainability journey, you’ll find new ones added to the platform along with their products. Because with people increasingly bringing the same values to fashion as other areas of their life, making it easier to shop accordingly just makes sense.

The Revolutionary: EVA KRUSE

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va Kruse is a leading figure in the sustainability efforts of the fashion industry, and an expert in how style and consciousness can intersect.

She’s the CEO of the Global Fashion Agenda, a body that works to foster industry collaboration in an effort to mobilise its players towards more thoughtful practices in producing and marketing fashion.

Having partnered with both the United Nations and the European Commission, GFA’s annual Copenhagen Fashion Summit is considered to be the leading forum for sustainable fashion, and Kruse has received a coveted Human Rights Prize from the French embassy for her hard work. She shares her insights on the progress that’s being made and how we can each play a part in moving to a more sustainable fashion future.

“CONSIDER HOW PRODUCTS are made, where they originate, how you envision using a particular product and for how long. We’re buying 60 per cent more than 15 years ago – and we use it less than half as much. We need to use what we buy and consider creating additional value by swapping, reselling or renting clothes. And to upcycle and recycle clothes and fabrics to a much larger extent than we do today.

“I BUY CLASSIC styles that can bridge seasons and be used for a long time. I also look for quality fabrics that last (or look like they’ll be durable) and I buy mostly vintage. Of course, I’m always on the lookout for great styles from brands that I know have sustainability high on their priority lists. Sustainable brands such as Ganni, Stella McCartney, Allbirds, Everlane, Gabriela Hearst

WHAT DOES DAVID JONES MEAN BY MINDFULLY MADE?

With consideration and consultation, and according to best-practice measures, David Jones has developed five attributes relating to human, environmental and animal welfare.

All brands featured on the Mindfully Made platform must meet one or more of these sustainability attributes, with the aim of highlighting progress, not perfection, and ensuring you have a more meaning ful connection to what you wear and use.

Australian Made

Brands that support local industry by manufacturing right here in Australia, including: Bassike, Bec + Bridge and Viktoria & Woods.

Community-Minded

Brands that focus on supporting communities, supply chain transparency, the welfare of workers and fair working conditions, including: Soko, Outland Denim and Nobody Denim.

Sourced with Care

Brands that focus on responsibly sourced materials and mindful processes to minimise environmental impact, including: Veja, Country Road and Levi’s.

Reduce and Recyle

Brands that adopt innovative and conscious ways to upcycle and reduce waste, including: Neuw Denim, Bianca Spender and Nudie Jeans.

Kind to Animals

Brands that use cruelty-free production methods and ingredients that do not harm animals, including: Sans Beast, Nanushka and Arnsdorf.

Shop Mindfully Made at davidjones.com/mindfully-made.

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FEATURE AUSTRALIAN MADE ARNSDORF jacket, $790, pants, $420, and skivvy, $149.

SOKO necklace, $129, link bracelet (also worn below), $109, and cuff (also worn below), $99.

“It’s likely that consumers will want products with more meaning, consider buying less and try to use what they buy for longer.”

and Outland Denim all deliver product first – without compromising on style.

“I AM OPTIMISTIC that the COVID-19 crisis will drive more conscious decision making among consumers. We are already seeing initial signs: in a recent McKinsey survey, two thirds of the consumers responded that limiting the impact on climate change has become more important [to them]. It’s likely that consumers will want products with more meaning, consider buying less and try to use what they do buy for much longer. It is on the fashion industry to work together to rethink and rebuild, utilising this opportunity for change.

“I’M EXCITED BY innovations in material science: new fabrics that are being developed from algae, seaweed, citrus peel, even cow manure. What is most interesting is seeing if anyone can find a way to bring them to scale.

“THE COVID-19 CRISIS is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis and it has shed an unforgiving light on the social implications of fashion and its supply chains. I believe that consumers have become much more aware of the ethical and social sides to our industry and, as such, will demand more transparency and social engagement from brands.

“WE ARE FOCUSING on our new summit theme, Redesigning Value, and the opportunity to challenge the traditional constructs of value attached to fashion and why they exist. For example, how might we think differently about seasonality and trends without having to devalue products, the design and the work and labour Four favourite designers whose ethical that went into them, and ensuring that they are benevolent to the focus makes them worthy of your wardrobe. planet? We’re also exploring the impact of overstock and finding innovations that can help unlock this both short and long term.”

Doing GOOD ARNSDORF

After a four-year hiatus to take stock of her beloved Australian brand, designer Jade Sarita Arnott has returned with a reimagined approach. Now only creating styles in limited runs (so as to limit excess stock) and with an approach that doesn’t follow a seasonal formula, the brand offers complimentary tailoring and free lifetime repairs with the intent that a piece will be worn again and again rather than sit in your wardrobe. With almost everything from design to production carried out in-house in Melbourne, the brand is Ethical Clothing Australia accredited as well as B Corporation certified and was awarded a sustainability nod as part of VAMFF’s National Designer Awards last year.

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Designed to be the building blocks of your wardrobe (and thus innately trans-seasonal), Esse’s pieces are made from either sustainable fabrics such as organic cotton or lyocell (made from renewable plant materials) or deadstock – and the brand ensures

its scrap fabrics go to use elsewhere, too. The brand holds itself “accountable for the entire lifecycle of a garment”, and hence has a focus on educating customers about aftercare. In addition to responsibly considering every stage of its garments’ production, Esse is focused on improving the lifecycle of packaging and is exploring other ways to embrace more circular opportunities.

REDUCE AND RECYCLE ANYA HINDMARCH bag, $1399.

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Budapest-based label Nanushka is proving the buttery-soft look and feel of leather doesn’t have to come at the cost of being unkind to animals: its vegan ‘leather’ pieces (think versatile short suits and fierce dresses) are beloved by the style set and devoted customers alike. In addition to rejecting animal skins, Nanushka is committed to protecting the world’s forests. The brand has partnered with non-profit Canopy, pledging to help reduce the toll that cellulose-based fabrics, such as rayon, can have on global forests by sourcing exclusively from those certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

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For Spender, deadstock isn’t a dirty word: she’s been using it in her designs since the conception of her label in 2009 and has now committed to using a minimum of 50 per cent of the fabric in new collections. Outside of that, the brand utilises natural fabrics, vegan leather and is looking to innovations in recycled materials, such as for polyester – the production of which is typically burdensome on the environment. With Ethical Clothing Australia accreditation, the brand manufactures locally (having worked with many of the same makers for years), which guarantees quality working conditions and reduces its carbon footprint in the process. But above all, Spender is a firm believer in designing pieces you won’t want to part with.

KIND TO ANIMALS SANS BEAST bag, $199.

Long Live PLASTIC How Anya Hindmarch fashioned the perfect tote out of landfill.

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ack in the days when you’d leave the grocery store with bountiful fresh produce, using a plastic bag was your only option. In the spirit of disruption, Anya Hindmarch produced the now iconic ‘I’m Not A Plastic Bag’ canvas tote over a decade ago. It sold in supermarkets and her own stores, and quickly shifted the way we saw plastic bags. The story behind her new project is all about continuing the circular economy of plastic. Enter the ‘I Am A Plastic Bag’ tote, where repurposed plastic drink bottles are spun into fabric then coated in recycled windscreens.

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THE WRITE DIRECTION

Model Billie Jean Hamlet wears this season’s ‘Literacy is Freedom’ T-shirt, designed by P.E Nation. All profits from the sale of this exclusive T-shirt go directly to the ALNF.

For Australia’s marginalised communities, literacy is the first step in securing a pathway to independence.

Words by BRIDGET DE MAINE

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f you’re reading this article, consider yourself lucky. You’re an Australian who can competently read and, consequently, faces fewer obstacles to access adequate health care, potentially life-changing information and employment opportunities.

A number of Australia’s Indigenous population aren’t as fortunate. The release of 2020’s Closing the Gap report early this year revealed that in both literacy and numeracy skills, some 20 per cent of Aboriginal students trail behind the national standard. It’s a dire situation that David Jones’ Community Partner the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF), a charity focused on improving those literacy and numeracy skills in Indigenous and marginalised communities across the country, has been trying to tackle for decades.

“Yes, [our work is] basically teaching people how to read and write but it’s also about empowering parents, carers or anybody who sits around a child to be able to support them as well,” ALNF co-founder Kim Kelly explains. “We want people to be their own changemakers and to support their own children. [Our work] lifts the level of literacy for the children but also for some of the community members who might be struggling with their literacy skills.”

Founded in 1999, the not-for-profit organisation has worked tirelessly in Australian communities since then to increase language, literacy and communication skills, with a particular focus on the early years of a child’s life. When Kelly and her cofounder, renowned speech pathologist Mary-Ruth Mendel, set out to create the ALNF, there was no precedent. It was the first literacy and numeracy charity in the country. Nonetheless, the foundation was able to get off the ground and has been flying ever since.

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schools and into the wider community. “Mary-Ruth and I sat down and thought, ‘Who needs our support the most?’ And I think it was really in the Indigenous space; we wanted to make it an even playing field.”

A key feature of ALNF’s approach to cementing literacy and numeracy skills is in its celebration of the plethora of Indigenous languages already spoken. Before introducing English, for example, programs focus on developing literacy and numeracy competency in the existing Indigenous language used – a result of extensive discussions with those living in these remote communities.

“The community members were saying, ‘We want to learn to read and write in our own language because our languages are dying,’ and with the elders, the languages are dying … so [Mendel] came back to Sydney and she devised a template where you can drop any Indigenous language in and code it,” says Kelly.

Apart from laying the foundations for ALNF’s approach, this template was also the beginning of their multi-award-winning app, a revolutionary technological tool that allows the documentation

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“In Australia, we have such an obligation to support our Indigenous communities ...”

of dwindling Indigenous languages and the translation of them into English, all while acting as a wider learning tool, ensuring their preservation. It also releases Indigenous languages from long-held suppression.

“From an Indigenous point of view, if you lose language, you lose your connection to culture and identity,” Kelly says. “What is so beautiful about [the First Languages App] is that it strengthens communities, it bridges cultural divides, it encourages literacy in first languages and in English ... If you don’t understand how your own language is put together, as in a writing component, you have little hope of learning how to read and write a foreign language [in this case], English.”

This season, David Jones partners with Australian fashion labels Aje, Camilla, P.E Nation and Levi’s to produce limited-edition T-shirts, with 100 per cent of profit going directly to ALNF. “We’ve assisted families and children in APY Lands in remote South Australia and we’ve been able to augment delivery of resources to kids because of David Jones,” says Kelly. “It’s a partnership that I deeply value because it’s genuine and it gives us incredible opportunities to raise awareness around these issues facing so many Australians.”

According to Kelly’s own experience over two decades of outreach, the situation in remote Indigenous communities is not shifting fast enough – as supported by the recent reports from the Federal Government. In addition to this necessity, providing the freedom of literacy to Australia’s underprivileged is a pursuit of personal importance for Kelly, who was adopted, changing the trajectory of her young life. As a result, she’s resolute about lending a helping hand wherever she can.

“If I didn’t have those opportunities, my life would’ve been very different so I feel compelled to keep trying to give back. I think in Australia, we have such an obligation to support our Indigenous communities and education is the key to doing that.” 

HOW DAVID JONES CUSTOMERS CAN HELP In 2020, David Jones’ goal is to further amplify this important message with its bespoke line of T-shirts, on sale from September 21, which customers can purchase to raise money for ALNF and promote the cause. Since 2016, David Jones has raised almost $500,000 for ALNF. This has helped ALNF reach hundreds of vulnerable children across Australia, deliver more than 20,000 books to urban, regional and remote areas, and build two Share-A-Book libraries to provide books for whole communities to enjoy.

AJE T-shirt, $155.

This season, David Jones has partnered with some of your favourite brands on the latest from this special collaboration. Inspired by the campaign message ‘Literacy is Freedom’ – highlighting the impact literacy has on almost every aspect of our lives, including health and wellbeing, education, safety, success, employment and independence – Aje, Camilla and P.E Nation have designed women’s T-shirts, while Levi’s has produced men’s styles.

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At the forefront

While the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation continues its pioneering work in educating Indigenous students, some Australian authors are leading the way. These unique voices have composed some of Indigenous literature’s most transformative works.

Words by BRIDGET DE MAINE

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For Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin, a Wurundjeri Elder of the Kulin nation, writing successful children’s books is just one string in her bow. She’s also an honorary professor of Swinburne University, Chair of the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the Victorian College of the Arts University of Melbourne and a teacher of her language, Woiwurrung, at Healesville High School. And on top of that? She was made an officer of the Order of Australia in 2006 for her services to both her own community and Indigenous Australians more broadly, through her “significant contributions in the fields of social justice, land rights, equal opportunity, art and reconciliation”.

A familiar face to plenty of people as the leader of many traditional Welcome to Country openings at prominent events around the country, Aunty Joy wanted her message to go further. “Going out and doing public speaking is one thing and you speak to a very broad audience, which is great,” she explains. “But I wanted to express [my 56

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Lisa Kennedy illustrated both Wilam: A Birrarung Story (above) and Welcome to County (left)

culture] in a way that I could get it out to households, to families, to children, and get it across that audience who seem to miss out when you’re doing public speaking.”

In 2016, she was able to realise this dream by publishing her first children’s book, Welcome to Country. “I wanted to very

much continue on with what I’ve been doing for most of my life: promoting our culture and heritage.” Accompanied by Lisa Kennedy’s rich illustrations, the book invites readers young and old into the traditional welcome to country ceremony of the Wurundjeri people and was Aunty Joy’s opportunity to gently fold others into the fabric of her heritage, culture and country.

“I think one of the things I felt really sad about growing up is there was not that recognition for our community and it was another layer, a very important layer of traditional customs,” she explains.

“I wanted to bring that back. I wanted to

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Teacher and author AUNTY JOY MURPHY WANDIN is sharing the Woiwurrung language with the world.

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re-energise that feeling of having a place you felt connected to and that you were welcomed into that country.”

Wilam: A Birrarung Story followed in 2019, a tale that touches on an almost reverent love of the landscape and, especially, the Birrarung – or Yarra River. Both of Aunty Joy’s books are bilingual, balancing English with Woiwurrung – an often difficult task when it comes to capturing concepts that may not accurately translate. “[I thought] ‘OK, well, I can’t put every word into language’ but I [thought about] the most significant ones, particularly things about children, family, home – those very meaningful things that are part of our everyday life. Then venturing out into, for

“I wanted to reenergise that feeling of having a place you felt connected to ...” example with Wilam: A Birrarung Story, looking at what’s around us: the animals, the nature, the landscape ... so really a selection of [core concepts].”

Aunty Joy is driven by a desire to make her language as much a part of everyday life for others as it is for her and those of her community – a large part of her purpose for teaching Woiwurrung in Victorian schools.

Her delight at hearing students pepper speech with nulu (spoken words) from her language is palpable.

“I was not only teaching our kids, I was teaching non-Aboriginal children and they’d never known very much about Aboriginal culture and heritage,” she says.

“They just grasped that concept so beautifully to the point where these kids, maybe 12 months into teaching, they’d be riding their bikes around the supermarket and I’d hear these three boys call out to me and say, ‘Hi, malu!’ – the word for ‘aunty’ – and I’d go, ‘This is what it’s all about.’”

It’s her grandson, Alfie, who’s clearly her star student, however.

“He’ll call me and he says, ‘Hi, maloong (grandmother)!’ It just gets my heart.” 

AND A FEW MORE OF OUR FAVOURITE VOICES...

These Indigenous writers are helping promote their culture in inspiring ways.

Melissa Lucashenko A veteran writer of Goorie and European heritage, Melissa Lucashenko’s award-winning work spans novels, short stories and non-fiction. As a journalist, Lucashenko won a coveted Walkley Award and, as a novelist, won the Miles Franklin Award for Too Much Lip in 2019. Touching on subjects of class and poverty in contemporary Australia, Lucashenko leads the charge as one of the country’s sharpest writers.

Bruce Pascoe Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu, 2016’s NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Book of the Year winner, is about the agricultural heritage of Indigenous Australia; it garnered such popularity after its 2014 release that a children’s edition – Young Dark Emu – has also been published. Pascoe’s Bunurong, Yuin and Tasmanian descent informs much of his work, including young adult novels Fog a Dox and Mrs Whitlam.

Kim Scott A proud Noongar man, Kim Scott is one of a handful of Australian authors to have secured the prestigious Miles Franklin Award multiple times in his career: first for his epic work Benang: From the Heart in 1999, then with That Deadman Dance in 2011. His latest work, Taboo, published in 2017, was recently shortlisted for the same prize, indisputably proving his literary prowess.

Alexis Wright Alexis Wright, a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, was rejected by every major publishing house before securing somewhere to publish her 2006 novel, Carpentaria. Despite the difficulty, the book won the following year’s Miles Franklin Award, propelling her to literary fame.

Sally Morgan More than half a million copies of My Place, the autobiographical exploration of Sally Morgan’s Palku and Nyamal heritage, have been sold in Australia since its release in 1987, cementing Morgan’s status as one of the country’s most celebrated writers. In addition to novels, Morgan has also written a number of popular books for both children and young adults.

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Meet some of the biggest movers, shakers and dreamers.

Words by ELLE MCCLURE

From the climate emergency to health crises, cultural change and navigating the new normal, 2020 has demanded a lot of us all. Whether it be championing environmental action, inspiring the masses or pivoting in the face of adversity – here are some of the Australians who’ve stepped up to lead the charge and shape the moment for the better.

EVAN EVAGORA Born and raised in Melbourne, model and actor Evan Evagora this year landed in the midst of a mega sci-fi franchise, with a breakout role in Star Trek: Picard.

“I feel very appreciative of the opportunity, not only as a young actor but a mixed-race one as well,” Evagora, who is of Maori and Cypriot descent, says. “It’s important our entertainment and arts industry is as diverse as the audience we present to.” As he waits for filming to resume on season two, and to get back to making immersive horror video game The Quarry, he’s turned his attention to “making scones and getting better at making pasta!” Same.

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MAHALIA HANDLEY An activist and model signed to leading modelling agency Vivien’s, Mahalia Handley is also co-founder (along with model and presenter Shareefa J) of Shine 4 Diversity, a not-for-profit platform and social movement “dedicated to promoting racial inclusion in the media” and other spaces.

She’s also a business graduate and says “statistics show that [diverse] inclusion in organisations helps generate growth, and the education sector is teaching students that diversity is key to innovation and success. So why isn’t everyone harnessing it?”

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SOJU GANG

Having worked extensively in the Middle East as a correspondent, Sophie McNeill is one of Australia’s foremost journalists and an established documentary maker.

She released her memoir We Can’t Say We Didn’t Know in March, covering her work in conflict zones and calling to light major crises in Syria and Yemen, among others.

Of the book, she says: “The people I profile aren’t hapless victims, they are amazing heroes.” Hers is a voice that puts much-needed humanity back into issues that desperately need our attention.

Already a mainstay in the Melbourne music scene, Soju Gang (a name borrowed from a favourite Korean rice wine) is a DJ who leans heavily on 80s and 90s hip-hop and R&B. She tells us: “Indigenous mob have such a close connection to black music. We hear our own stories, our own fight, our own search for love and happiness.” Lately, she’s been a key voice in our own Black Lives Matter movement and says, “Now that we have so many eyes and ears, now that my community has finally been given the opportunity to be heard and understood, I want action … People need to stand up and work for this future.”

ANA PITEIRA Teaming her know-how as a fashion publicist with a keen eye for style, Ana Piteira founded jewellery label Reliquia in 2015, which quickly saw their spiral hoop earrings develop a feverish following. She’s replicated that same demand with accessory labels Valet and Respiro, and now a perfumed candle and incense line, Aeyre. Far from slowing down, Piteira says the key to navigating her businesses through such a turbulent year has been “focusing on our community and tapping into the collective thoughts at the moment”.

ZALI STEGGALL A former Olympian and lawyer, and now an independent federal member of parliament, Zali Steggall is a progressive force for a traditionally conservative seat. Big on clean energy, she unveiled her climate change bill to parliament earlier this year and supports the UN’s #racetozero emissions initiative.

She also called for an urgent national cabinet on Indigenous incarceration in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Steggall has her finger firmly on the pulse.

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MADISON DE ROZARIO Debuting on the Australian Paralympic team at just 14 years old (when she won a silver medal, no less), the now 26-year-old landed two medals in Rio and currently holds two world records, with her sights still firmly set on the rescheduled Tokyo games. This year Madison de Rozario was immortalised with a Barbie doll in her image. “It may be the highest compliment I’ve ever been paid!” she says. “I align so strongly with the values Barbie holds.

[Particularly], creating a world where girls are able to see all the things they can be and believe they can pursue any of those opportunities.”

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ARETHA BROWN An up-and-coming Melbourne-based artist whose work has hung in the National Gallery of Victoria, it’s hard to believe Aretha Brown only graduated high school last year. She’s also a staunch activist: at the age of 16 she spoke in front of an estimated 50,000 people at an Invasion Day march in her home city and, in 2017, she was elected the first female prime minister of the National Indigenous Youth Parliament. With work ranging from politically charged paintings to embellished nods to pop culture icon Mariah Carey, hers is a formidable talent.

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EMILY ULMAN When lockdowns shuttered live music as we knew it in March, musician and festival programmer Emily Ulman was part of a group that leapt to support artists and the wider industry by setting up socially distanced music festival Isol-Aid. It manifests in regular 20-minute sets on artists’ Instagram pages, which Ulman says “became an opportunity to create community and, in doing so, to promote mental health and staying positive”. Something she hadn’t anticipated? “It’s also offered access to live music for isolated and marginalised people with physical, psychological and geographical barriers”, which is something she hopes to be able to continue to do, even as live shows resume.

PHOTOGRAPHY J FORSYTH (ULMAN), GETTIY IMAGES, RIALTO DISTRIBUTION (GREEN) AND PARALYMPICS AUSTRALIA (DE ROZARIO)

When skateboarding lands at the Olympics for the first time in Tokyo 2021, Hayley Wilson is on track to represent Australia, having made the preliminary squad as one of only three female street skaters. A four-time Australian champion and ranked in the top 11 female street skaters worldwide, she also has the backing of Nike (a sure sign of being a big deal). Watch this space.

SHONAE HOBSON A curator at Bendigo Art Gallery, Shonae Hobson’s appreciation of art came in part from her artist mum.

A Southern Kaantju woman from Queensland’s Cape York, Hobson is the gallery’s inaugural First Nations curator and has spoken about the lack of First Nations curators even in the Indigenous art space. “I think our stories should be told through our lens,” she has said. Later this year, she’ll curate Piinpi, an exhibition celebrating contemporary Indigenous fashion.

KITTY GREEN With documentaries on the JonBenét Ramsey mystery and Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMEN under her belt (the latter landing her an AACTA Award), Kitty Green’s first feature film The Assistant became the unofficial movie of the #MeToo movement when it was released this year.

Starring Ozark’s Julia Garner, it tells the story of a young woman working for a Harvey Weinsteinlike figure, bringing to light unimaginable sexual abuse and sadly all-too-believable instances of sexism in workplaces.

Whatever Green chooses to tackle next, we’re all eyes.

NICK WILLIAMS AND TRISTAN COLE Recognising that aid resources are often not fit for purpose or have roadblocks to access, Tristan Cole and Nick Williams (pictured, from left) used their backgrounds in finance and cryptocurrency to create Sempo, a blockchainbased platform for NGOs to distribute cash aid to those who need it. Williams says the app – estimated to have helped some 120,000 people in places from Vanuatu to the Iraq-Syria border – is “about empowering communities, rather than trying to dictate their lives”. Their partnership with Oxfam was recently awarded a grant of €1,000,000 to continue to do just that.

MEYNE WYATT An established AACTA Award-nominated actor, writer and director (you may have caught him in The Sapphires and Mystery Road), Meyne Wyatt made waves both here and overseas when he performed a now-viral monologue from his stage play City of Gold on the ABC’s Q+A program in June. Wyatt did not mince words when calling out the implicit and overt racism he’s experienced as a Wongutha-Yamatji man, saying “silence is violence, complacency is complicity”.

He’s currently working on a new commission for the Sydney Theatre Company and you can catch him in Triple X when performances resume.

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A FEELING OF CALM, A SMILE; EYES OPEN TO THE WONDERS OF NATURE, TO THE GROUND BENEATH YOUR FEET. THIS SEASON, THERE IS MAGIC TO BE FOUND IN EVERYTHING.

Styling by RACHEL WAYMAN Photography by DEREK HENDERSON

Australia’s beauty and resilience deserves to be celebrated. Who better to capture its spirit than ADUT AKECH BIOR? The internationally acclaimed supermodel knows there’s no place like home.

Words by JUSTINE CULLEN

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ZIMMERMANN tiered blouse, $995. GREGORY LADNER earrings (top, seen throughout), $19.95. LUV AJ earrings (middle, seen throughout), $89.

RELIQUIA earrings (bottom, seen throughout), $169. Opposite page: TONI MATICEVSKI dress, $2000.

RELIQUIA ring (seen throughout), $99. ALIAS MAE boots (worn throughout), $269.95.

STEVE MADDEN BIANCA SPENDER ‘Zora’ crepeboots, dress,$229.95, $XXX. SPENDER BIANCA ‘Bremmie’ dress, $625. and ‘Bremmie’ handbag, $119.95.

SHONA JOY balloon sleeve jumpsuit, $340.

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UST FOUR YEARS after her first appearance on a Saint Laurent runway, Adut Akech Bior’s story is already one of fashion folklore. Born in war-torn South Sudan, she spent five years living in a Kenyan refugee camp. At the age of eight, her family settled in Adelaide where – alongside going to school for the first time and learning to speak English – Akech Bior found a love of fashion. “I didn’t grow up with a lot of things,” she explains. “I grew up in a refugee camp. We didn’t have a lot of clothes, we didn’t have make-up. You go from not being able to have these things and now you’re in a place where you have access to all of that – it was really exciting for me.”

But not as exciting as what was to come. Akech Bior hasn’t just gone on to achieve the dream she’d had since she was 12 years old of being a model, she’s become the model of our times – celebrated as the face of muchneeded diversity in fashion, closing for Chanel, covering magazines and being named Models.com’s Model of the Year not once but twice. The girl who started without much, and who had already lived manifold lives, was suddenly thrust into another world.

One where she was living in New York City, flying to another country every few days, being mentored by Naomi Campbell and having Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli calling her mum, Mary, for a chat every now and again.

“I don’t think I’ll ever get used to this.

It’s been four years and I still can’t seem to wrap my head around it.

Every now and then I’ll have moments where I stop myself and think, ‘Oh wow, this is my life.’ Things happen so fast I don’t get time to process anything. I just go along with it.”

Despite her success, Akech Bior still finds being away from her family difficult, speaking to her mother four or five times a day and returning to Adelaide as often she can. (“When work is stressful, or it all just gets too much, I’ll tell my people I need a moment and I come home.”) Last year, she bought Mary a house.

When she speaks about it, her face glows – even more than usual. “Just seeing my mum smile, seeing her happy, that’s all I care about.

It’s not easy being a single mum raising six kids. I saw the sacrifices she made. I saw my mum struggle for me and my siblings and that gave me inspiration and motivation, so the minute I started making any money, I would give it to my family. I’m lucky that I’m in a

position to make sure my siblings don’t grow up the same way I grew up; that they can grow up in a comfortable space and environment.”

It’s not just talk. Last December, straight off the back of her British Fashion Awards Model of the Year win, she took a month off to go home and look after her younger siblings while Mary went back to Africa to see her own parents for the first time in 25 years. (Akech Bior dreams of going “one day when my country is peaceful and safe enough. [For now] my mum won’t let me. She’s like, ‘I will tie your feet down if you ever try to go!’ It’s sad, but I understand.”) I tell her I can’t think of many other 20 year olds who would put

“I don’t have to think about it. I missed out on job opportunities but it didn’t cross my mind for a second.

I’ll drop whatever it is. My family is the inspiration behind anything I do in life.” a glamorous supermodel life of parties and private jets on hold to go home and look after their four younger siblings – one of whom is just three years old – for a month.

“I know. I truly am the best daughter there is. Mum, I hope you read this …” she laughs, adding, “For me it’s not like, ‘Oh gosh, I have to go home and spend time with my siblings.’

It’s like, ‘Yes! A month at home with my siblings.’ I don’t have to think about it. I missed out on job opportunities but it didn’t cross my mind for a second. I’ll drop whatever it is.

My family is the inspiration behind anything I do in life.”

A couple of months later, she was back in Adelaide again on what was meant to be a fiveday trip to escort her little brother on his first

overseas trip to shoot a Valentino campaign in London together before commitments in Paris, LA, NYC and back to London in a matter of weeks. But COVID-19 struck while she was here and the world shut down. The day Akech Bior shoots for JONES is her last in Australia.

She’d been here for almost four months.

How does that feel, to be at the top of your game in an industry where the legs are long but careers are short and then to be forced to take a hiatus for such a long period of time?

“I’ve been going non-stop since I started and it just gets busier. So to go from being on a plane every two days, constantly in a different country, to just being in one place – it was really weird for me. The first three months were challenging from a work aspect. I’d get anxious about things and I was like, ‘What am I gonna do?

I’m losing my mind; this is crazy!’ But I haven’t had a break like this or spent this much time with my family in almost five years and I know for a fact I needed that break and I’m grateful for it because now I feel recharged.”

And how does an international supermodel spend her time when a coronavirus has her grounded in Adelaide, the fashion world on pause?

“I renovated my mum’s house and that was a good distraction for both of us. Once I got past the stage of having anxiety about the whole thing, I was like, ‘Well, I’m gonna be stuck here for a while.’ I just accepted it. I started just sleeping and reading and writing. For me writing is therapeutic. I suffer from depression and anxiety so that’s my way of dealing with it because I don’t like talking to people. I was eating a lot of my mum’s cooking. She’s an amazing cook. I was living my best life!

I was like, ‘This is the life I’ve been wanting for the past 20 years and I’m finally getting it.’ I can wake up whenever I want and, you know, I have nowhere to go, nothing to do, no one to see. It was good. I’m not complaining.”

Now, though, enforced downtime officially over, passport in hand, she has the future to look to – and it couldn’t be brighter. She’s leaving New York for London (noting she has “no interest in living in America while Trump is in power”), to be with her boyfriend and closer to Paris, where she is so often for work.

She still has goals to achieve: “I would love to go back to my country and build a hospital and a school and start a modelling agency there,” she reveals. “I’m excited for new adventures and experiences.” 

BEC + BRIDGE midi dress, $260.

ACLER dress, $295.

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SK-II Facial Treatment Mask, $150 for six.

CARLA ZAMPATTI shirt, $489, and pants, $599.

AJE top, $395.

CARLA ZAMPATTI pants, $599.

AJE top, $395.

GINGER & SMART jacket, $699, and pants, $499.

SCANLAN THEODORE bralet, $120.

JOSLIN dress, $659.

HAIR Pete Lennon at Vivien’s Creative MAKE-UP Victoria Baron at M.A.P MODEL Adut Akech Bior at Chadwick Models

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BASSIKE top, $130.

CAMILLA AND MARC skirt, $400. SCANLAN THEODORE boots, $1250. LUV AJ earrings, $250. Right hand: AMBER SCEATS ring, $159. Left hand: AMBER SCEATS ring (index finger), $129. ALIGHIERI ring (middle finger), $400 for set of two.

JOY Rediscover the art of getting ready with surprisingly classic pieces that promise to make you smile.

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BEC + BRIDGE top, $170. DIOR bag, $5800.

OROTON cuff, $129.

Styling by CLAUDIA JUKIC Photography by JAKE TERREY

BEC + BRIDGE dress (available late October), $240.

AWAKE shoes, $599. MAX MARA necklace, $315.

BEC + BRIDGE top (available late October), $180. SCANLAN THEODORE pants, $980.

ALIAS MAE boots, $269.95. Left hand: AMBER SCEATS ring (middle finger), $129. ALIGHIERI ring (ring finger), $400 for set of two. Right hand: AMBER SCEATS ring (top), $159. ALIGHIERI ring (bottom), $400 for set of two.

BOTTEGA VENETA dress, $3470, and boots, $1520.

LOUIS VUITTON dress, $4100.

AJE blouse, $325. Right hand: AMBER SCEATS ring (top), $159. ALIGHIERI ring (bottom), $400 for set of two. Left hand: ALIGHIERI ring (ring finger), $400 for set of two. AMBER SCEATS ring (middle finger), $129.

TONI MATICEVSKI top, $990. NEUW DENIM jeans, $179.95. AWAKE shoes, $599. OROTON earrings, $59.95. Right arm: OROTON cuff (top), $129, and bangle (bottom), $99.95.

Left arm: AMBER SCEATS bangle (top), $169, and bangle (bottom), $159 for set of two.

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Photography by GEORGES ANTONI Styling by RACHEL WAYMAN

THE BUSINESS In this brave new world, button ups, pinstripes and blazers are just as useful outside the office – this is workwear, reworked.

WITCHERY knit (around waist), $119.95. MAX MARA jacket, $850. VIKTORIA AND WOODS pants, $320, and top, $350.

BOTTEGA VENETA bag, $3200.

DIOR bag, $5800. ALIAS MAE shoes, $199.95 Model’s own earrings.

AJE choker (worn throughout), $175. ALIGHIERI necklace (worn throughout), $450. OROTON necklace (worn throughout), $69.95.

Right hand: AMBER SCEATS bracelet (top, worn throughout), $169, and bracelet (bottom, worn throughout), $159 for set of two, ring (middle finger, worn throughout), $129, and ring (index finger, worn throughout), $159. Left hand: ALIGHIERI ring (worn throughout), $400 for set of two.

Opposite page: MAX MARA jacket, $1335. CHLOÉ pinstripe pants, $3199.

THEORY top, $449. SALAR bag, $719. ALIGHIERI ring (worn throughout), $400 for set of two.

CHLOÉ pinstripe jacket, $3199, and pinstripe shorts, $1549. JAC+ JACK T-shirt, $110. DEMELLIER bag, $649. ALIAS MAE shoes, MATT & NAT backpack, $190. DIOR bracelet (worn throughout), $950. GUCCI watch (worn throughout), $1475. $199.95.

ST AGNI knit shirt, $269. AJE skirt, $495.

ALIAS MAE heels, $229.95.

CELINE bag, $1950.

THEORY jacket, $799.

OROTON pants, $399, and shirt, $279. BOTTEGA VENETA bag, $3200.

STEELE dress, $359. NEW BALANCE sneakers, $140. BOTTEGA VENETA bag, $6190.

LOUIS VUITTON dress, $5250, turtle neck, $1150, loafers, $1830, and bag, $5650.

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GROWN ALCHEMIST Body Cream Mandarin and Rosemary Leaf 120ml, $29.

SCANLAN THEODORE leather trench coat, $2200.

GINGER AND SMART wrap dress, $669. BEC + BRIDGE shirt, $170.

SALAR bag, $719.

HAIR Daren Borthwick at Artist Group MAKE-UP Gillian Campbell at Artist Group MODEL Zoe Barnard at IMG Models

The NEW rules of style

MIMCO bracelet, $89.95.

As we re-enter the world, this is what to wear and how to wear it.

ADD A CHAIN

It’s big and bold without being overbearing: meet the chunky gold chains that work with everyday attire as well as special-occasion wear. Our styling cue: try a statement single-chain necklace with an oversized shirt and trousers.

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AJE necklace, $175.

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LUV AJ earrings, $89.

BOTTEGA VENETA

SACAI

DIOR

ALIGHIERI necklace, $450.

A.W.A.K.E.

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SHOPPING

STEELE top, $199, and skirt, $249.

WITTNER shoes, $170.

DO STEP WITH PEP Zesty coloured kitten heel mules add punch to any palette, whether it’s beige, brights or black and white. Our favourite pairing is tan, cream and tangerine.

RETIRE THE MAXI FOR A TWIN SET

The maxi dress will always hold a place in our hearts but for a new take on the whimsical shape, try a matching top-and-skirt set. In a pastel palette, it’s more 90s than boho but still holds the same spirited feel. Try it with athletic sandals (like the ones on page 32) for a grounded take.

PARIS TEXAS shoes, $549.

MINKPINK top, $79.95, and skirt, $89.95.

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KEEP IT CLASSIC

Oversized 70s, micro 90s, cat-eye 50s and back again; sunglasses are on a constant carousel of shapes and sizes. In the midst of this, black face-framing slim shades have stood the test of time. The shape can be subtly winged or wayfarer-esque but the lenses must be dark, and they work with everything from a suit to swimwear.

REPURPOSE YOUR FAVOURITE BOOTS There’s a combat boot for every style, whether you like a square toe, classic lace-up or heavy-duty rubber sole. And the best part?

They go with everything.

Try a voluminous dress, tuckedin trousers or midi wrap dress.

We can’t go past Bottega Veneta’s creamy take.

LE SPECS sunglasses, $59.

BOTTEGA VENETA boots, $1590.

SAINT LAURENT sunglasses, $455.

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embrace butter Search the hashtag #stickofbutter and you’ll find a beige, brown and buttery yellow outfit brigade. Layer the tones for a mellower take on all-cream.

From top: CAMILLA AND MARC skirt, $330. NUDE LUCY tank top (available late October), $29.95. AMBER SCEATS x JADÉ TUNCHY earrings, $179. BIANCA SPENDER trench coat, $995. OROTON necklace, $69.95, and bag, $399.

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SHOPPING WITCHERY pants, $159.95, and jacket, $299.95.

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BIANCA SPENDER jacket, $795, and pants, $395.

DON A SUIT EVERYWHERE

From dinner parties to the supermarket and everywhere in between, a double-breasted suit is tried and true. Consider it a polished take on the WFH matching sweats. New to suiting? Start with a classic grey option. For a much needed mood-boosting alternative, try a suit in a pop of colour like burnt orange or sky blue.

BIANCA SPENDER jacket, $795, and pants, $425.

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RALPH LAUREN shirt, $249.

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ISABEL MARANT jeans, $580.

ISABEL MARANT shirt, $520.

Breathe new life into double denim by opting for small nostalgic details: acid wash, ruffles and flared shapes. Just add layers of gold jewellery and a chunky sneaker or sandal to bring the look into 2020.

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Movers and Shakers From pop colour pairings to sorbet twin sets, Australian designers have everything you need in your wardrobe this season.

CARLA ZAMPATTI ‘Sahara Sands’ safari jacket, $979, and shorts, $429. RYLAN Mini satchel, $649. LUV AJ ‘The Mini Twisted Chain’ hoops, $89.

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GINGER & SMART ‘Vortex’ dress, $699.

ALIAS MAE ‘Robin’ boots, SANS $269.95.

BEAST ‘Reader’ satchel, $199. GINGER & SMART ‘Impression’ long dress, $599. ALIAS MAE ‘Rome’ boots, $269.95.

MANSUR GAVRIEL ‘Cloud’ clutch, $1044.

OROTON ‘Reis’ cuff, $129.

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AMBER SCEATS ‘Delilah’ earrings, $219.

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KITX ‘Hemp is Future’ safari dress, $495, and ‘Solidarity’ pants, $395. AMBER SCEATS ‘Karmen’ earrings, $229.

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ACLER‘Bercy’ top, $250, and ‘Palmera’ skirt, $395.

ALIGHIERI ‘Unreal City’ earrings, $400.

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AJE ‘Entwined’ dress, $695, ‘Amulet’ cut-out mules, $275, and button studs, $85. SALAR ‘Winnie’ croco saddle bag, $549.

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BIANCA SPENDER ‘Lucerne’ jacket, $895, and ‘Svelte’ pants, $395.

LOEFFLER RANDALL ‘Daphne’ sandals, $379.

AJE ‘The Twirl Stud Drops’ earrings, $250.

ZIMMERMANN ‘Lucky’ shirred midi dress, $950.

AMBER SCEATS x JADÉ TUNCHY ‘Hally’ earrings, $109.

BEC + BRIDGE ‘Sorbet Summer’ midi dress, $220.

LUV AJ ‘The Martina’ earrings, $99.

BEC + BRIDGE ‘Aubrey’ long sleeve midi dress, $300. ELLEME ‘Baozi’ bag in lizard red $780. LUV AJ ‘The Baby Amalfi’ tube earrings, $85. AMBER SCEATS ‘Frances’ ring, $129.

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REBECCA VALLANCE ‘Brinkley’ dress, $699. WITTNER ‘Kylee’ shoes, $170.

RELIQUIA ‘Loire’ earrings, $119.

CAMILLA AND MARC ‘Corsica’ dress, $499. PARIS TEXAS Snake print knee boots, SARAH $899. & SEBASTIAN Large stinger earrings, $495.

Cloud Nine Button-ups, maxis, shifts and smocks: summer’s most wearable dresses are heaven sent in earthy tones and prints.

JAC+ JACK ‘Halliday’ dress, $449. OROTON ’Klara’ bag, $399.

AMBER SCEATS x JADÉ TUNCHY ‘Hally’ earrings, $109.

NATALIE MARIE ‘Calder’ ring, $270.

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MARLE ‘Anouk’ dress, $280. OROTON ‘Etta’ bag, $399.

AMBER SCEATS ‘Huxley’ earrings, NATALIE $99.

MARIE ‘Calder’ ring (bottom), $270, and ‘Faceted’ band (top), $160.

ACLER ‘Chase’ dress, $495. OROTON ‘Reis’ hoops, $69.95.

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MAGALI PASCAL ‘Lucille’ shirt dress, $429. AMBER SCEATS x JADÉ TUNCHY ‘Hally’ earrings, $109.

NATALIE MARIE ‘Naum’ pendant, $490, ‘Naum’ ring (middle finger, right hand), $280, ‘Dali’ ring (index finger, right hand), $270, and ‘Calder’ ring (left hand), $270.

CAMILLA ‘Short Bib Front’ dress, $699.

OROTON ‘Reis’, $69.95.

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JOSLIN ‘Marion’ dress, $579. ST AGNI ‘Basik’ slides, $179.

OROTON ‘Blair’ earrings, $59.95.

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Finishing Touch Summer’s finest accessories prove that gold accents and textured leather are forever investments.

RELIQUIA ‘Castela’ hoops, $139, ‘Brack’ necklace, $159, and ‘Cinco’ pearl necklace, $149.

AMBER SCEATS ‘Frances’ ring (index finger), $129, and ‘Astra’ ring (middle finger), $129. AMBER SCEATS x JADÉ TUNCHY ‘Hally’ bracelet set (top, only one shown), $159 for two, and ‘Astra’ bracelet (bottom), $159. ELKA COLLECTIVE ‘Odelia’ top, $229.

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From top: WANDLER ‘Georgia’ bag, $1249.

RYLAN High shine croc emboss bag, $799.

ELLEME ‘Raisin’ bag, $880.

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DEADLY PONIES ‘Mr Cub’ chain bag, $379.

LOEFFLER RANDAL ‘Penny’ knot mules, $569.

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PARIS TEXAS Stamped croc knee boots, $899.

JAC+ JACK ‘Luvis’ dress, $499.

DYLAN KAIN ‘The Lily Rose’ bag, $480, and ‘The Brooklyn’ belt, $110. SCANLAN THEODORE ‘Silk Shirred’ blouse, $450.

NOBODY DENIM ‘Lou’ jeans, $259.

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Clockwise from top left: LACOSTE ‘Carnaby Evo’ sneakers, $179.95.

TOMMY HILFIGER ‘Leo’ print sneakers, $189.

VEJA ‘Esplar’ sneakers in extra white/natural, SUPERGA $160.

‘2750’ organic cotton/ hemp sneakers, $119.95.

COMMON PROJECTS ‘Original Achilles’ sneakers in nude, $490.

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KURT GEIGER LONDON ‘Oslo’ slides in black and tan, $210 each.

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MIMCO ‘Vivid’ statement earrings, $149, ‘Rotate’ bangles, $139 each, ‘Lavish’ cuff, $139, ‘Vivid’ statement ring, $129, ‘Lavish’ ring, $89.95, ‘Vivid’ mules, $229, and ‘Vivid’ crossbody bag, $349.

NOBODY DENIM ‘Luxe rib’ top, $149.

CAMILLA AND MARC ‘Bailey’ cigarette pants, $420.

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A perfect match: cotton candy tones with chunky gold.

CHLOÉ ‘C Vanity’ bag, $1449.

Future Classic Meet the new highly coveted must-haves that will be treasured forever.

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STEVE MADDEN ‘Zora’ boots, $229.95, and ‘Bremmie’ handbag, $119.95. SHONA JOY balloon sleeve jumpsuit, $340.

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These white loafers are professional and playful.

BALLY ‘Janelle’ loafers, $920.

A supersized sole updates classic white sneakers.

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Oversized sneakers, $780.

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Fine Form Intimates that lift, accentuate and support can be as pretty as they are comfortable.

Here’s the proof.

PLEASURE STATE ‘Diamonique’ demi bra, $149.95, and mini briefs, NATALIE $79.95.

MARIE ‘Calder Drop’ earrings, $390.

ALIGHIERI ‘The Memory And Desire’ necklace, $370.

AMBER SCEATS ‘Frances’ ring, $129.

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CALVIN KLEIN Perfectly Fit ‘Iris Lace’ bra, $89.95, and ‘Iris Lace’ bikini briefs, NATALIE $49.95.

Quiatatur MARIE ‘Calder Drop’ earrings,abo. $390,Ipsuntin ‘Calder nostruntibus Chain’ necklace, $550, and fine quis stacking rings dolupta. (left hand), $95.

ALIGHIERI ‘The Real Exclusive City’ ringAJE set, $400 (right hand).

‘Overture’ button-down shirt, $225, ‘The Breeze’ studs, $175, and ‘The Grand Chain’ choker, $175.

CHANTELLE ‘Parisian Allure’ fourparts bra, $114, and shorty briefs, $59.95.

ALIGHIERI ‘The Night Shift’ earrings, $300. LUV AJ ‘Amalfi’ huggies, $130. ALIGHIERI ‘The Real City’ ring set, $400.

ELOMI ‘Matilda’ underwire plunge bra, $84.95, and full briefs, $49.95. ALIGHIERI ‘The Night Shift’ earrings, $300.

HEIDI KLUM INTIMATES ‘Geometric Lace’ full coverage bra, $49.95, and ‘Geometric Lace’ hipster briefs, $16.95.

ALIGHIERI ‘The Memory And Desire’ necklace, $370, and ‘The Real City’ ring set, $400.

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SIMONE PÉRÈLE ‘Promesse’ full cup control bra in aurore, $114.95, and ‘Promesse’ culotte in aurore, $74.95. ALIGHIERI ‘The Unreal City’ earrings, $400, and ‘The Real City’ ring set, $400.

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DITA VON TEESE ‘Evelina’ underwire bra, $89.95, suspenders, $89.95, and g-string, $49.95.

NATALIE MARIE ‘Calder’ drop earrings, $390, and ‘Calder’ chain necklace, $550. NATASHA SCHWEITZER Mini coin necklace, $379.

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f a full face of make-up was the first thing that you gave up when lockdown restrictions disrupted the everyday, an impending return to regular beauty programming doesn’t sound so exciting.

With the aid of skillful lighting and a dab of concealer, Zoom can hide a multitude of sins, but the prospect of IRL catchups with friends under the harsh glare of the midday sun? A touch daunting, to say the least.

Don’t fret. Prior to lockdown, the Milan and Paris runways were actually awash with the lo-fi make-up looks which championed the skincare-first approach we’ve all spent 2020 honing. It’s a look that honours dark circles and freckles in their truest form (yes, really).

So as the club of barely-there make-up enthusiasts welcomes all you quarantine converts – we’re happy to have you! – it’s time to update the essentials.

Having reviewed what we actually need in our beauty bags, there’s been an unsurprising move away from multi-step make-up routines.

Instead, there’s an increasing focus on products that promise to do it all. The desertisland pick is a cream duo. “A versatile product that can be used for eyes, lips and cheeks is a big win in my personal beauty bag and on-set make-up kit,” says make-up artist Teneille Sorgiovanni. “For an all-over fix that comes in the perfect, portable size, the MVP has to be the Chanel Palette Essentielle – a concealer, colour and highlight all in one.”

UEMURA Kushi Brow, $46.

KILIAN Le Rouge Parfum The Nudes Desert Rose in Matte (available midSeptember), $72.

And for the summer make-up look that’s barely there but just right, Sorgiovanni’s nobrainer is “blushed cheeks running across the nose, for a sun-kissed effect, and boyish brushed brows”. Products you can build and layer for depth and shine may see you through the season, but taking time to prep the skin remains a non-negotiable part of the process.

Start with La Mer’s The Perfecting Primer, then get like-you-only-better skin with a lightweight foundation (try Shu Uemura Unlimited Glow Fluid Foundation) and a creamy concealer, like the La Prairie Skin Caviar Perfect Concealer. Sorgiovanni suggests taking it one step further with “a strong element of textured colour, like a bold lip or a graphic quirky eyeliner” or just add a swipe of subtle lipstick and go.  SHU UEMURA Unlimited Glow Fluid Foundation, $80.

CHANEL Palette Essentielle in 160 Beige Medium, $96.

OROTON earrings, $59.95.

BEC + BRIDGE top, $170. ALIGHIERI necklace, $450.

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Beauty, unwrapped The world of sustainability in beauty is scaling up in a big way, but if you’ve just arrived at the party, it’s time you got up to speed.

WORDS MADELEINE WOON PHOTOGRAPHY MASON STEVENSON STILL-LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY SEVAK BABAKHANI

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ulti-step skincare routines may have been de rigueur of late but beauty lovers are increasingly seeking a less-is-more approach to help curb their endless consumption, with simplified routines and more conscious purchasing – especially around packaging.

No, sustainability isn’t a new buzzword in beauty, but it has transformed into a mindful and sweeping overhaul of the way brands do business. As more companies seek out innovative ways to minimise the impact they have on the world, sustainable practices are quickly becoming the norm. Even high-end skin care is in the game. “Luxury beauty has traditionally focused on high quality ingredients, cutting edge technology and results powered by science in its messaging [but successful brands] demonstrate an authentic commitment to post-consumer recycled packaging and transparency with their ingredients,” says Sarah Perkins, general brand manager of La Mer (they’re working towards SKANDINAVISK SKOG hand wash 450ml, $49.95.

making 75 to 100 per cent of their product packaging recyclable, refillable, reusable, recycled or recoverable by the end of 2025). It’s no surprise everyone wants a piece of the action – the global natural cosmetics market is expected to reach a value of $67.3 billion by 2025. Given the plethora of products on the market, though, it can be tough to know where to start.

Grown Alchemist founder Jeremy Muijs believes the pursuit of a green beauty cabinet should be about avoiding certain ingredients as well as searching for more eco-friendly alternatives. “Our body isn’t designed to easily recognise ingredients such as silicones, petrols and fertilisers (to name just a few), which are commonly found in the beauty industry.” And unlike the food industry, there are no legal standards around what can and can’t be labelled organic in the beauty industry. But getting started doesn’t have to be hard, especially with the incredible selection on offer these days.

Simply take the time to identify what issues you care about most, and remember to always read the ingredients list.” 

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Often the best solutions are also the simplest. Take the humble soap bar; whittle down your skincare routine and tackle plastic waste in one lathery stroke.

Best for your toiletry bag Christophe Robin Hydrating Shampoo Bar, $28, which is the perfect 2-in-1 travel soap (if only you were heading to Italy this year).

Best for never letting you down Dr Bronner’s Pure-Castile Bar Soap in Almond, $9.85, which has so many uses you’ll feel unimaginative just using it under your armpits.

Best for self-care in a hurry Theseeke Pink Clay Cleanse Bar, $24, which is the nourishing and detoxifying cure to your Sunday Scaries.

love it, never leave it A 2018 report by Zero Waste Week found that the beauty industry produces a mega 142 billion pieces of packaging each year, and there’s no telling how much of that actually gets recycled.

A leading solution? The move towards Earth-friendly packaging – and getting amongst it is easy.

New to David Jones, Skandinavisk uses recyclable aluminium and bioplastic packaging made from sustainably farmed sugarcane in lieu of conventional plastics. Clever and chic.

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It may have been a close competition, but only a select few beauty favourites can come out on top. Meet the winners of this year’s JONES Beauty Awards, sponsored

by David Jones American Express.

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Best in Body Hydration “Great for overnight hydration.”

– DAREN BORTHWICK, Hair Stylist CLARINS Tonic Body Treatment Oil 100ml, $72.

“It’s a treatment for the entire eye, including the brow. Genius!” – DR JOSEPH HKEIK, Aesthetic Physician LA PRARIE Skin Caviar Eye Lift (pictured on previous page), $710.

Go-to Serum for Great Skin “A high-powered antioxidant hit.”

– JOCELYN PETRONI ESTÉE LAUDER Advanced Night Repair Intense Reset Concentrate, $122.

Best in Men’s Grooming “A distinctive scent that’s so beautiful to wear.”

– DAREN BORTHWICK ACQUA DI PARMA Colonia Eau de Cologne Spray 100ml, $219.

JONES Editor’s Award

Hair Hero

“Beautifully feminine white flower notes that are both fresh and sexy.”

– JUSTINE CULLEN, JONES Editor-In-Chief

“One of the best dry shampoos created.” – MAX MAY, Hair & Make-up Artist

CHANEL GABRIELLE CHANEL Essence Eau de Parfum 100ml, $254.

Most Exquisite Niche Fragrance “As lust-worthy as a Marmont clutch.” – JUSTINE CULLEN GUCCI The Alchemist’s Garden A Song for the Rose Eau de Parfum 100ml (pictured on previous page), $495.

Best in Inner Health “Makes getting a daily dose of antioxidants so easy” – KIRSTEN KING, Pilates Expert VIDA GLOW Anti-G-Ox, $79.95.

ORIBE Gold Lust Dry Shampoo, $68.

Anti-ageing Skin Essential “The epitome of skincare luxury since its creation more than 30 years ago.” – JUSTINE CULLEN LA MER Crème de la Mer 60ml (pictured on previous page), $470.

Best in SPF “I love that it’s wearable every single day rain, hail or shine.”

– JOCELYN PETRONI, Skin Expert ULTRACEUTICALS Ultra UV Protective Daily Moisturiser SPF30, $84.

Best Newcomer

Best in Green Beauty

“Redefines beauty sleep.”

– RACHEL DUFFY-PACKER, General Manager – Beauty David Jones

“Certified organic and toxic free.” – RACHEL DUFFY-PACKER

GUERLAIN Orchidée Impériale The Sleeping Serum 30ml (pictured on previous page), $740.

GROWN ALCHEMIST Anti-Pollution Primer, $49.

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Hall of Fame Fragrance “Warm but mysterious, sexy and somehow spiritual at the same time.”

– JUSTINE CULLEN TOM FORD Oud Wood Eau de Parfum 50ml, $345.

Best Multitasker

Affordable Skin Hero

“There’s not much it can’t do.”

– ELEANOR PENDLETON, Beauty Authority

“Every time I apply it, my skin is instantly radiant, calm and thoroughly hydrated.”

– VICTORIA BARON, Make-up Artist

LANOLIPS 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm, $18.95.

WELEDA Skin Food Light, $15.95.

Flawless Foundation

David Jones American Express People’s Choice Awards

“Many have tried to match it and failed.”– MAX MAY GIORGIO ARMANI Luminous Silk Foundation, $100.

FRAGRANCE CHANEL COCO

Miracle-working Mascara “The Rolls-Royce of mascaras.”

– RENYA XYDIS, Hair Stylist YSL Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils, $60.

MADEMOISELLE Eau de Parfum Spray 100ml, $240.

MAKE-UP CHANEL ROUGE COCO Ultra Hydrating Lip Colour in Gabrielle, $56.

SKINCARE

L’OCCITANE Shea Butter

Hand Cream, $45.

Master of All Masks “A night mask is the perfect addition to any skin routine.” – VICTORIA BARON SISLEY Velvet Sleeping Mask 60ml, $170.

Most-loved Lipstick “Synonymous with style.” – ELEANOR PENDLETON

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CHANEL ROUGE COCO Ultra Hydrating Lip Colour in Gabrielle, $56.

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Do you believe in

MAGIC?

There’s something supernatural in the air at Jurlique Farm – and we’re not just talking about the crystals.

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t’s quite easy to forget just how much goes into making the everyday essentials that we love. But perhaps the new interests being fostered at home – from sourdough baking and radish planting to compost turning – bring to mind the rather intricate process that goes into creating, well, just about anything.

That same aha moment happens during a visit to the Jurlique Farm, a 42-hectare paradise in the bucolic Adelaide Hills (wouldn’t you know, they’re not just for great winemaking). Short of living out your pastoral fantasies, a tour led by farm manager Cherie Hutchinson is a reminder that the Rosewater Balancing Mist, used to help combat airconinduced dehydration, or the Activating Water Essence, which helps your serum sink in, is so much more than what it appears to be. That’s because, whether well-known or a little more exotic, the organic ingredients used – from calendula and lavender to marshmallow root and spilanthes – have all been hand planted and hand plucked by those who work on the farm (who we can only presume come home literally smelling like roses).

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includes – at one point – spraying a liquid formula imbibed with quartz crystal onto crops to help photosynthesis. That means, your Rare Rose Lotion isn’t just delicious to smell, it might be a little big magic, too.

In truth, it’s all very scientific; all the organic ingredients that go into Jurlique products are harvested at the height of their potency before being whisked off to the drying room for a stint. Next, each moves through a unique process of various stages of distillation, percolation and ashing (that’s right, they burn the biomatter to ash to draw out every last remnant of mineral goodness). The simplest part of the whole thing might actually be mixing it up into a lotion, oil or mist at the end.

And the nicest? Well, despite the divine orchestra that brings them to life, when they finally appear in our bathrooms is the part we like the most. 

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JURLIQUE Moisture Plus Rare Rose Lotion 50ml, $59.

JURLIQUE Moisture Plus Rare Rose Serum 30ml, $75.

JURLIQUE Activating Water Essence 150ml, $75.

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YOU HAVE TO HAND IT TO HIM

Though we’re well versed in the art of handwashing, enhancing the ritual remains ever front of mind. New to David Jones, the liquid hand soaps from Claus Porto – Portugal’s purveyor of wonderful-smelling things – will turn any stop at the sink into a decadent, self-care moment. It helps that the packaging feels distinctly ‘summer!’, too.

ISABEL MARANT

NO BAD DAYS

In the pursuit of reignited wanderlust, looking at pictures of exotic locales on Instagram (or in your own photo roll) can only get you so far. When it comes to complete sensory immersion, what you’re missing is this fragrance – it smells of Madagascan vanilla, immortelle flower and bergamot.

Inspired by a Nobel Prize-winning medical discovery, the new Sisley Paris Sisleÿa L’Integral Anti-Age La Cure is designed to revitalise your skin’s energy and effectively turn back the clock. Delivered over four weeks, the treatments sync up to your skin’s natural renewal cycle to give a super dose of revitalising, detoxing and protecting goodness. Sign us up.

SISLEY PARIS Sisleÿa L’Integral Anti-Age La Cure, $1450.

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2 HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU

We’d like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the R+CO Bright Shadows Root Touchup Spray ($39), a true lockdown hero. In seven shades, this clever spray disguises grey hairs and regrowth in lieu of a trip to the salon. For helping us feel polished (even while wearing slippers to a conference call), we salute you.

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R+CO Bright Shadows Root Touch-up Spray in Light Blonde and Medium Brown 50ml, $39 each.

SAME, SAME BUT DIFFERENT

Proving that you can top greatness, the scientists behind Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair have not only improved on the technology that delivers this goodness-packed serum into the skin, but they’ve also revamped the bottle.

In luxe recyclable glass, it looks as lit from within as you will.

ESTÉE LAUDER Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex 50ml, $159.

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L’ARTISAN PARFUMEUR Couleur Vanille Eau de Parfum 100ml, $219.

CLAUS PORTO liquid

TRAVEL

GET THE GANG BACK TOGETHER Swap the loungewear for something more adventurous: Australia’s vast backyard is ripe for exploration. Travel buddies welcome.

Words by BRIDGET DE MAINE

LILYPAD, New South Wales Has isolation lost its allure? Not if the site of your confinement is Lilypad, a blissfully private retreat bobbing on the water of northern Sydney’s Palm Beach.

Created by a Northern Beaches local who saw the benefits of staying on the water rather than traversing it, this unique property is the poster child for seclusion: the sleek cabin stationed at Sydney’s northernmost seaside point is only accessible by boat, runs on solar power and is completely selfcontained with a kitchen, Aesop-stocked bathroom and loft-style bedroom.

Expertly capitalising on the trend of tiny yet mighty accommodation, this property comfortably sleeps two with enough room for a couple more guests. Those extending their isolation with a loved one can have breakfast ferried over from nearby café The Boathouse, indulge in an on-deck massage, jump in the dinghy to explore neighbouring secluded beaches or enjoy the open wine cellar in front of a roaring fire. Then slip between linen sheets and let the water rock you to sleep.

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PHOTOGRAPHY IAN DAVIDSON (LILYPADPALMBEACH.COM.AU, @LILYPADPALMBEACH) AND SHOT BY THOM (BULLO RIVER STATION)

BULLO RIVER STATION, Northern Territory The Katherine region, an area about the size of France in the Northern Territory, is a place of harsh and desolate landscapes.

The earth bears the scars of an unfathomable two billion years of history in its craggy gorges, deep ravines, sandy deserts and abundant waterholes.

It’s here where Bullo River Station, a remote cattle farm an 8.5hour drive south west of Darwin, emerges as a stunning outback retreat for those seeking a different kind of holiday. At this sprawling property near the Western Australian edge of the Katherine, you’ll have more than a passing glance at rural life. Guests are invited to partake in the activities that the 4000 permanent residents – a herd of imposing Brahman-cross cattle – demand. Elsewhere on the 200,000-hectare site, there’s a lush, croc-free billabong, remnants of

impressive Miriuwung-Gajerrong rock art on ochre cliff faces and near-fenceless terrain to tackle on two feet, often with only the Kimberley boab tree as company.

There are 12 guest rooms (group vacay, anyone?) and while the interiors retain a rustic charm, they’re by no means the dust-veiled digs you’d expect from a working station. Designer Sibella Court has had a hand in the décor; think plush linen on wrought-iron beds, inroom mini bars and the salve of air conditioning for the relentless heat.

There’s a snack station that serves home-baked treats, and a palm-shaded outdoor pool, lined with loungers and hammocks.

Meals, included in the price of your stay, generally include spoils of the area, beef or freshly caught barramundi, often enjoyed around a campfire with new (or old) friends under the outback stars.

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SATELLITE ISLAND, Tasmania Head to Hobart. Drive to Kettering. Catch the ferry to Bruny Island.

Traverse The Neck to South Bruny, then meet the Island Keeper in the town of Alonnah for a five-minute trip across the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Proving the old adage that the journey really is the destination, Tasmania’s tucked-away treasure of Satellite Island is (almost) at the end of the world – in the most spectacular way possible.

If you’re craving a private island affair, this is it. Accommodating up to eight guests in a spacious home and boathouse for two, Satellite Island offers solitude with style. The main home harbours walk-in showers, stocked pantries and timber and blue décor, while the boathouse is practically immersed in the water, with both surrounded by thick native bush striped with hiking trails.

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The island will be your timepiece, your schedule turning with the tide rather than the clock; kayaking, oyster shucking, abalone hunting, fishing and paddleboarding are all on the agenda. Your friendly island concierge of sorts, Richard Roe, is around to help light fires, pluck mussels from the craggy coast or pack picnics for walks to secret coves.

In addition to the property’s egg-laying chickens and apple-eating deer, dolphin pods often leap past the shore, pied oystercatchers and majestic albatross regularly trawl the island edges, and lazy seals are known to take holidays right on your doorstep. Satellite Island is a place where memories are gently made then kept for many years to come. You can even hire Tassie born and bred Sarah Glover, whose open fire cooking has earned cult acclaim, to play private chef. 

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WHAT TO PACK

Lift your look with a palette of soft sorbet shades as dreamy as a holiday sunset.

PEONY bikini top, $110, and briefs, $90.

OROTON shirt, $399.

GREGORY LADNER hat, $49.95.

OROTON bag, $279.

PHOTOGRAPHY KARA ROSENLUND (SATELLITE ISLAND) STILL-LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY PABLO MARTIN

RELIQUIA earrings, $119.

GANNI dress, $379.

NOBODY DENIM shorts, $189.

TEVA sandals, $99.95.

RIMOWA suitcase, $1020.

R+CO dry shampoo, $44.

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LYRE’S SPIRIT CO Dry London Spirit 700ml, and Italian Spritz 700ml, $44.95 each.

Wouldn’t you know it, there’s a line of very handsome-looking spirits – primed for top billing on your bar cart – that contain no alcohol at all. Lyre’s Spirit Co has something for every tipple. Gin, rum, bourbon or a spritz; now you can sip cocktails in the sunshine without the next-day hangover.

A LITTLE SOMETHING TO SAY THANK YOU

If you’re an essential healthcare worker helping to keep our community safe, you’re welcome to a complimentary coffee. Just present your ID at the coffee counter of any David Jones Food location: Elizabeth Street, Bondi Junction, Malvern Central, Bourke Street, Capitol Grand, Carindale and Pacific Fair.*

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The trend towards veganism is here to stay (especially with the uptick in home gardening this year) but while you wait to harvest your radishes, fix lunch with a vegan-friendly whole bowl ($9.95) from David Jones Food instead.

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Did you know you can order your David Jones Food pantry and dinner essentials from BP via UberEats? It’s true, and with 21 new stores set to be open across NSW and Victoria by the end of 2020, you could soon be enjoying one of our rotisserie chickens from selected stores. Search UberEats for a location near you.

WORDS LAURA AGNEW *UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

CHEERS, DARLING

This manuka honey from The True Honey Co ($64.95) contains a healthy dose of UMF – that’s Unique Manuka Factor. Knowing the many health benefits of manuka honey, that’s good news. Whether you like it on toast or for its potent dose of antioxidants, you’ll reap the rewards of this wonderful honey.

Good for you, good for the bees.

From top: VILLEROY & BOCH plate 24cm (shown at bottom and throughout), $29.95. Stylist’s own blue plate and napkins (shown throughout). LAGUIOLE BY JEAN DUBOST 24-piece cutlery set (shown throughout), $245. VILLEROY & BOCH wine goblets (shown throughout), $79.95 for set of four. MAISON BALZAC mixed-colour glasses (shown throughout), $79 for set of four.

Stylist’s own blue plates (shown throughout).

How to entertain now It took a pandemic to make us reconsider the entertaining hacks we’d fallen so hard for. With the charcuterie centrepiece and family-style serving temporarily off the menu, this season’s Sunday lunch with loved ones inspires creativity – and rediscovering the joy of playing host.

Words by LAURA AGNEW

Styling by EMMA KNOWLES

Photography by BENITO MARTIN

ROYAL COPENHAGEN plate 27cm (far left and shown throughout), $149. Stylist’s own cake platter. MAISON BALZAC vase, $149.

ENTERTAINING SETTING THE TABLE

The prettiest way to ensure there’s no unnecessary sharing is to colour coordinate each place setting. Pair coloured glass tumblers with matching plates and napkins, and tie a complementary ribbon around each guest’s wine glass. Ditch the communal grinders and decant a generous serving of salt and pepper into a small dish – one for each guest – so everyone can season their meal to their liking. When it comes to serving food, plate up each dish in the kitchen before bringing them, two at a time, to the table. Bask in the glory of being star baker and pop the cake on the table for when guests arrive.

Squeals of delight will (probably) ensue. When you’re ready for dessert, simply remove the cake and plate each slice in the kitchen, away from the guest insistent on taste-testing.

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Not only is the individual cheese plate the most hygienic way to start the meal, it also takes care of some terribly familiar conundrums. You know, like when the cheese board has been looted and there’s one lone chunk of manchego left. You suddenly find yourself locking eyes with the person opposite. You both want to savour the last morsel but who is game enough to steal the bounty? An awkward dance of ‘you have it, no, you have it’ begins – or worse, you swoop in for the kill and earn yourself a rather unsavoury reputation. Makes you wonder why you didn’t start doing the individual cheese plate earlier.

Bask in the glory of being a star baker and pop the cake on the table.

BOTTOMS UP!

A languid lunch in the sun can very quickly turn disastrous after one too many tipples. Keep your head on (without sacrificing a fabulous photo opp) with the coolest new line of zero-alcohol libations. Crafted in Melbourne by an ex-NOMA chef, Non has a fizzy, fruity, sometimes umami tang to it that goes well with cheese, the main event, a sweet dessert or simply sipped solo.

Cin-cin, but make it sober.

Right: NON 1 Salted Raspberry and Chamomile 750ml and 2 Caramelised Pear and Kombu 750ml, $29.95 each.

This + That

Consider contrasting flavours and textures – something sweet, something salty, a little crunch and something juicy. Here are a few combinations to get you started.

SEMI-HARD CHEESE Such as manchego + prosciutto + rockmelon + grilled sourdough + candied clementine BLUE Such as roquefort + honey + walnuts + pear + linguette crackers WHITE-MOULD CHEESE Such as brillat savarin + David Jones Roast Almonds + red grapes + oat biscuits WASHED RIND Such as grand pont l’évêque + dried muscatels + apple + hazelnuts + baguette

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Tagliatelle with broccolini, almonds, mint and goats curd

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Tagliatelle with broccolini, almonds, mint and goats curd PREP TIME: 45 MINS COOK TIME: 5 MINS SERVES 4-6

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1 cup David Jones Extra Virgin Olive oil ½ cup each mint and flat-leaf parsley ¼ cup finely grated parmesan, plus extra to serve 2 tbsp David Jones Roasted Almonds, plus extra, coarsely chopped, to serve 1 garlic clove F inely grated rind of 1 lemon, juice of ½ or to taste 1 bunch broccolini 150g goats curd or ricotta Pasta dough 21/3 cups (350g) plain flour 4 eggs 1 egg yolk 1 tbsp David Jones Extra Virgin Olive Oil ½ tsp sea salt 1 To make the pasta dough, mound the flour on a work surface and make a large well in the centre.

Add eggs, yolk, oil and salt to the well and whisk with a fork to break up the eggs. Use the fork to mix in a circular motion, gradually bringing flour from the inner walls of the well into the centre.

Continue mixing until all the flour is incorporated into a shaggy dough. Knead for 8-10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Roll dough into a cylinder, wrap in plastic wrap and rest for 1 hour.

2 Cut pasta dough into 6 pieces and work with one piece at a time, keeping the others wrapped.

Roll on a well-floured surface, turning and flouring the dough occasionally, to form a long, thin sheet of pasta. Flour well on both sides, then accordion-fold into a 5cm wide piece (this makes it easier to cut). Use a well-floured knife to cut strips as desired then unroll and dust with flour.

Place in a pile on a lightly floured tray while you repeat with the remaining dough.

3 Combine olive oil, herbs, parmesan, almonds, garlic and rind in a food processor and pulse until herbs are finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl.

4 Bring a large saucepan of well-salted water to the boil. Add broccolini, cook for 1-2 minutes until bright green. Remove with tongs, refresh under cold water and drain well. Pulse in the food processor until finely chopped. Add to herb mixture along with lemon juice, stir to combine.

5 Add pasta to a saucepan of boiling water, stir well and cook for 3-4 minutes or until al dente.

Remove from the water with tongs and add to the broccolini mixture. Toss to combine and serve topped with a dollop of goats curd, and extra parmesan and almonds.

Double berry layer cake with white chocolate cream and gin-lime syrup

Double berry layer cake with white chocolate cream and gin-lime syrup PREP TIME: 40 MINS COOK TIME: 45 MINS SERVES 8-10 6 eggs, at room temperature 1¾ cups (375g) caster sugar 1/3 cup each plain flour, self-raising flour and cornflour 40g butter, melted and cooled Finely grated rind and juice of 1 lime ¼ cup (60ml) gin, such as Grown Spirits Garden Grown Gin, $89.95 2 250g punnets strawberries, halved or quartered, depending on size 2 150g punnets raspberries Icing sugar, to dust White chocolate cream 200g white chocolate, finely chopped 300ml pouring cream 400g crème fraîche 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Butter and line two 20cm-diameter cake tins with baking paper. Beat eggs, 1 cup sugar and a pinch of salt with an electric mixer until thick, pale and tripled in volume.

2 Sieve the flours together into a bowl, then gradually sieve flour mixture over egg mixture and fold to combine with a large metal spoon. Fold in melted butter and half the lime rind to combine.

Divide mixture evenly between tins, smooth top and bake, turning occasionally, for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and centre springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes in the tins then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

3 For white chocolate cream, place chocolate in a heatproof bowl and put in oven, stirring occasionally, for 15-20 minutes until caramelised.

Transfer to a blender. Bring cream to the boil in a saucepan, pour onto white chocolate and stand for 5 minutes. Blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl and refrigerate until thickened slightly. Whisk in the crème fraîche to form soft peaks; refrigerate until required.

4 Combine gin, remaining sugar and ¼ cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stir to dissolve sugar. Bring to the boil, cook for 1 minute, then remove from heat. Stir in lime juice. When cooled completely, stir in remaining rind. Set aside.

5 To serve, halve each cake horizontally with a large serrated knife. Place a cake base on a serving plate, brush lightly with gin-lime syrup and spread top with a third of the white chocolate cream and a quarter of the berries and top with another layer of cake. Repeat until all cake is used. Top with berries, dust with icing sugar and serve with gin-lime syrup drizzle.

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10 Full bloom

For the 32nd year, Seed Flora brings the Spring Flower Show to awe-inspiring life. Book at the Elizabeth Street concierge desk for a complimentary hourlong tour around the floral displays throughout the store, led by horticultural experts.

Tour dates: September 10–13 September 17–20

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The new season brings with it the completion of the Elizabeth Street Flagship. Step into spring and discover the best of the SS/20 collections along with bespoke instore experiences from September 9 to 13. Visit davidjones.com for full details.

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David Jones is proud to support the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation. Starting September 21, shop exclusive, limited-edition ALNF ‘Literacy is Freedom’ T-shirts by Levi’s, P.E Nation, Aje and Camilla, with all profits dedicated to raising language, literacy and numeracy standards in Australia.

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Pink Ribbon Day

Since 2002, David Jones, in partnership with BreastScreen Australia, has helped thousands of Australian women with the early detection of breast cancer through its Rose Clinic initiative. With six clinics in David Jones stores around the country, free health screening is available for women over 40. For more details or to make an appointment, call 13 20 50.

NOVEMBER ’Tis the season

Celebrate the beginning of the festive season with the launch of our handcrafted Christmas displays. For a tradition the whole family will enjoy, head to Elizabeth Street to watch the unveiling of this year’s window displays.

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Did you know...

For more Christmas cheer and to pick up something special for your loved ones, David Jones metro stores will host exclusive Christmas Shopping Events for American Express David Jones Card Members this season.

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Shopping Safely Together We have implemented the following measures to ensure customers feel comfortable shopping in our stores: CLEANING MORE FREQUENTLY We have increased our cleaning and hygiene program to ensure our stores are safe for you.

STAYING A SAFE DISTANCE

At least 1.5 metres inside the store, adding markers to guide you and instore signage and announcements to remind you.

LIMITING OUR SERVICES

Including pausing our on-counter and beauty services, lingerie fittings, alterations and dine-in services at this time.

PROVIDING HAND SANITISER At the store entrance and on every floor as a courtesy for customers.

INSTALLING HYGIENE SCREENS These are positioned at key customer service points to provide an additional level of safety and comfort.

OFFERING CASHLESS,

CONTACTLESS PAYMENT ONLY

Fast and convenient, and minimises touch points.

LIMITING CAPACITY

To allow customers a safe distance to shop.

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To our customers and community,

David Jones continues to operate in accordance with government health and safety advice and is committed to playing our part in controlling the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of our team, customers and the community will always be our first priority.

Most of our stores are open, and in all our trading stores, we have taken all necessary measures to ensure our stores are safe, hygienic environments for everyone.

We have also introduced social distancing wardens to assist trading stores in monitoring adherence to social distancing measures, and a number of guidelines have been developed to ensure health and safety regulations for fitting rooms and our Personal Shopping Suites.

If you prefer to shop from home, we’ve made it easier for you to shop online by currently offering free shipping over $50, contactless delivery via Australia Post and extended return periods. In the meantime, stay connected with us via #AtHomeWithDJs. For further information, please visit our Shopping Safely Together hub at davidjones.com/coronavirus.

However you choose to shop with us, we look forward to continuing to serve you safely and responsibly.

David Jones

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