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THE POWER OF PASSION FILMMAKER JOSH LAWSON
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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' FLEA
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The model-actor-musician talks fame, family values and fatherhood.
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. These are the opening lines from Pulitzer Prize winning American poet Mary Oliver’s piece Wild Geese. It’s a poem that was widely shared last year when she died at age 83, and is something I thought about during time spent with the man on the cover of this issue, Lucky Blue Smith. Initially, I didn’t get a true sense of Lucky. He had a simplicity to his affections, which were many, and he spoke about them in company with ease. Coming from a more taciturn generation (Lucky is 21 and I'm 43), I wondered how genuine his beliefs were. As I spent more time with the Utah-born model, I realised I’d been inaccurate in my judgement. He is as honest and true as the day is long. I chastised myself. Why did I have such a cynical reaction to Lucky’s honest passions? I suppose a candid explanation could be that we now live in an age where false simplicity is often offered over a complicated truth, for the service of a powerful few. It is an age
where coal is sold as an answer to an overheating planet and the marginalisation of immigrants as an answer to industry migrations. Perhaps all of this has made me wary of things that are complex being presented as simple. And perhaps I have also forgotten that some things can only be enjoyed and expressed simply. A sunset isn’t enjoyed as mathematical data any more than a song is felt as a historical document. Passion is simple, and beauty is simple. All the vast affections we have for our families, our partners, our favourite places are best simplified into just one word: love. I think this is something that Lucky Blue Smith knows and I had momentarily forgotten.
Ben Mckelvey, editor
C O N T R I B U T O R S It’s a new decade – what was your favourite style trend of the last one?
JOEL FORMAN , grooming expert, who
LISA PATULNY , JONES senior editor, who
CHRIS FERGUSON , photographer,
“Oversized, fashion-inspired street culture.”
“I love linens and relaxed suiting.”
“Mullets.”
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IN THE ISSUE TH E P OW E R O F PA S S I O N I S SU E ( No. 7 ) AUTUMN/WINTER 2020
Mr.Jones EDITORIAL
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Justine Cullen EDITOR Ben Mckelvey MANAGING EDITOR John Agnew JUNIOR MANAGING EDITOR Jessie Aylmore SENIOR EDITOR Lisa Patulny CREATIVE DIRECTOR Stephanie Huxley ART DIRECTOR Hannah Martin PRODUCER Triona Singh SUBEDITOR Hannah Warren EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Paisley Crozier EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES E: davidjoneseditorial@ mediumrarecontent.com CONTRIBUTORS Laura Agnew, Tim Ashton, Sevak Babakhani, Oliver Begg, Jordan Boorman, Dannielle Cartisano, Rachel Eldred, Mat Faint, Christopher Ferguson, Joel Forman, Denise Garcia, Will Hartl, Kevin Hunter, Claudia Jukic, Duncan Killick, Madison Voloshin, Lucy Miller, Edward Mulvihill, Kim Payne, Anna Pogossova, Katrina Raftery, Rory Rice, Aubree Smith, Jake Terrey, Katerina Tsompanis, Simon Upton, Stephen Ward
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Bold and new
Don't be afraid to embrace adventure in these dynamic key pieces.
Marco Baldassari
Italian style rules, according to the Milanbased Eleventy founder.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist loves Australia.
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Fashion forward
New season styles that don't take a backward step.
66 Smart traveller
Get set for your next big adventure with new tech and sleek accessories.
Conscious clothing
Five industry leaders explain how they're doing right for the planet.
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The freshest bags, boots, sneakers and accessories.
Josh Lawson
The Australian writer and director on what happens after the credits roll.
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The man behind Take 3 for the Sea on how we can all help the oceans.
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Grooming
Feel good, smell great and take care of the beard.
Going green
Making vegetables great again, plus pro tools to manage your healthy life.
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Tailored gear that can be dressed up or down for any occasion.
The Olympic skateboarder in conversation.
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KEY PIECES
THE 80S SNEAKER A high-top lace-up feels 2020 fresh with neon accents. Wear with slouchy trackpants instead of acid wash.
Hugo Boss jacket, $999. Jag pants, $140. Polo Ralph Lauren sweater, $199. Gucci sneakers, $1265, and ring, $440.
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THE XL PARKA Cut in a supersized silhouette, the zip-up parka is ideal for wearing over a suit but the relaxed fit works just as well with a hoodie and denim.
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THE HEART MOTIF On shirts, caps and coats, hand-drawn hearts add a little tenderness to tailoring.
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KEY PIECES
THE SEETHROUGH BACKPACK For the commute, gym or weekend away, this fire-engine red PVC backpack makes carting your essentials a major style move.
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KEY PIECES
THE AUTUMN TONES Look to warm tonal colours – try rust, butterscotch and biscuit – for the cooler season’s new palette.
Grooming Joel Forman at Lion Artist Management Model Jai Piccone at Chadwick Models
Saba trench, $449. Levi's jacket, $249.95, and jeans, $199.95. R.M.Williams boots, $595. Milana scarf, $79.95. Gucci ring (right hand, ring finger), $335, ring (middle finger), $385, ring (thumb) $370, and ring (left hand, index finger), $440.
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SERIES 2 : ELEVATION PHOTOGRAPHED BY DARREN McDONALD AUTUMN.WINTER 2020
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STAY O N TR END
Shop the latest designer brands – Dolce&Gabbana, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga and Balmain – plus current favourites across fashion, footwear and more.
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clothes I wear need to stay looking the way they should even after a long flight or car journey. Our 14-micron wool, for example, is one of our travel favourites because it’s lightweight, comfortable and durable.
MAN OF STYLE
Which sector of the brand do you enjoy more: business or design? For sure it’s both. We believe in sourcing the best materials from the best mills; mainly, the fabric divisions at Loro Piana and Ermenegildo Zegna. The crucial element of our collections is tracking down the right materials. We then rework the combinations so the wearer can feel modern, comfortable and stylish. We want our products to last; having quality materials helps with this.
Marco Baldassari Italian design, travel essentials and Milan’s style influence with the Eleventy founder. When did you first discover your passion for style? Early on in my career when I started to travel for work, I found I needed a wardrobe that could travel with me: functional and practical but still modern and stylish. I’ve been in the fashion world for nearly 30 years now, but more than ever I’m fascinated by the ever-changing rules of dressing well. Your HQ is in your hometown of Milan. What makes the city so special? Milan is a melting pot of ideas, modern design and fashion; it has a rich history and heritage. It’s so global, and people here embrace other cultures and ideas. They’re happy to express their own personal style, too. It’s the place to invest in quality garments that will outlast passing trends and fast fashion. We’re very proud of our Italian manufacturing heritage at Eleventy, and we’re fiercely protecting it by nurturing our network of specialist suppliers. We’re 100 per cent made in Italy, always have been, always will be.
Do you think fashion brands have a responsibility to be more sustainable? We firmly believe it’s everyone’s duty to reduce negative environmental impact wherever possible. We’re continually pushing our partners to review processes, and we’ve made significant progress throughout our supply chain. For any brand, the most challenging part of the production process is to control where the materials come from. Our suede, shearling and leather colours are always achieved from natural dye, and our fragrance is chemical free. We’d love to be the number one brand for sustainable, responsible luxury. Each day we ask ourselves, “What can we do better? How can we improve?” What does the future of men’s style look like to you? It’s evolving rapidly. Rules are changing, norms are shifting and people now have the freedom to rewrite the traditional restraints around dressing – companies are becoming less strict about the office uniform. It’s a great time to have fun and to express your own style.
When you do get away from Milan, what do you never travel without? My Eleventy drawstring trousers are perfect pants to take on a trip; finished like a tailored trouser, they’re suitable for a formal shoe, boots, sneakers or even flip-flops. I don’t have time to steam or iron when I’m travelling, so the
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Eleventy blazer, $1719.
Eleventy pants, $439.
Eleventy shirt, $269.
From top: Ben Sherman house check shirt, $89.95, cross hatch shirt, $89.95, geo grid print shirt, $89.95, and textured tie, $49.95. James Harper corduroy shirt, $99.95, floral poplin shirt, $89.95, feather leaf dobby shirt, $89.95, and velvet bow tie, $74.95.
STYLE
Collar chameleon Look sharp and show some personality no matter the occasion with our pick of the best winter button-downs.
SHOPPING
SEEING GREEN With a reputation for being at the forefront of sustainable fashion, five brands share how they’re shaking up the industry in 2020.
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CLOSING THE LOOP
“We get consumer jeans back, the customer gets 20 per cent off [their next pair] and then we have a stockpile of worn-in jeans which we’re grinding down into new jeans, blankets and other products. We want your old jeans. I’m a co-owner of the company and I have access to thousands of new jeans and I choose to wear somebody else’s worn-in jeans when they come in. And I think that says a lot.” – BRYCE ALTON, NUDIE JEANS AUSTRALIASIA CEO
REFRAMING THE PROBLEM
“We’re emerging out of a broken paradigm... that the sole job of a business is to maximise profits for shareholders. We now see that is wrong. Businesses are like people; we have many motivations, many goals. Bellroy’s sole motivation is not money, it's how do we have a better impact on the world? How do we shape and influence and contribute to a world that’s moving towards a better state?” – ANDY FALLSHAW, BELLROY FOUNDER
always thinking: is this product for one season or is it a product you can pull out season after season?” – MARY LOU RYAN, BASSIKE CO-FOUNDER
PRACTISING LESS IS MORE
“[Our production] process is slow – we create two collections per year. We are producing on demand and we don’t hold onto any stock. Every product is sold before being produced so it reduces the costs and the loss. With every collection, we need to reinvent ourselves as a brand. We want to show that being transparent can be linked with strong design.” – FRANÇOIS-GHISLAIN MORILLION and SÉBASTIEN KOPP, VEJA CO-FOUNDERS
STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM
“We’re looking at things like buttons and zips, linings, studs, rivets and threads quite aggressively to see what we can do that’s sustainable. You’ve got to have your head under a rock if you’re not sourcing and guiding your teams to design sustainable fabrics and yarns. It’s very encouraging when we speak to a yarn supplier who has sustainable yarn, but didn't a couple of years ago.” – CHRIS VOGELPOEL, COUNTRY ROAD HEAD MENSWEAR DESIGNER
SHOPPING WITH INTENT
“As a business, we’re really scratching the surface of what’s possible and I think the customers are the same. What is best practice today might not be best practice tomorrow. For us, people want to buy into value and something that lasts. So when we’re designing we’re
Nudie Jeans jeans, $209.
Bellroy wallet, $115.
Photography Bartolomeo Celestino, Ludovic Carème and Getty Images
“OUR SOLE MOTIVATION IS NOT MONEY, IT’S HOW DO WE HAVE A BETTER IMPACT ON THIS WORLD?”
B U S I N E S S T R AV E L L E R
These up-and-coming cities are fostering start-up culture and investing in the future. HELSINKI
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Boundless nature, a buzzing food culture and new business incentives help to rank the Finnish capital as one of the world’s most appealing start-up cities.
The NT is investing in small and big companies alike (including a $300m business park), and is well placed for quick trips to Singapore, Indonesia and beyond.
While more famed business valleys reside north, this seaside city has had a soaring tech boom, partly due to its more affordable rent and nearby universities.
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Polo Ralph Lauren long-sleeve sport shirt, $159.
Polo Ralph Lauren long-sleeve knit, $249.
FIELD DAY
Inhale the fresh winter air wearing Polo Ralph Lauren's finest. Polo Ralph Lauren long-sleeve cable sweater, $229.
Polo Ralph Lauren Sayer canvas sneakers, $119.
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Scotch & Soda blazer, $389.95, chinos, $199.95, and turtleneck, $159.95.
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Australian filmmaker Josh Lawson loves movies and they’re beginning to love him back.
thought they would. He also starred in an American television pilot, which was picked up by CBS, only to be replaced by a local actor before it went to series. The Little Death lived on over those years as an Wo rd s by unexpected hit on pirate sites but no income made its BEN MCKELVEY way to Lawson, who started to wonder if he would even be able to continue in the industry. “I didn’t get into this business to get rich, but I did get into it to be able to keep doing it. That’s hard when no one’s paying for anything. I started “I CONSIDER MYSELF A CINEPHILE,” says Josh Lawson, to feel like I’d wasted five years of my life, if who is also an actor, writer and director. “I watch at least a not my whole life.” film every day and I think I will until the day I die. I don’t Enter Long Story Short, a high-concept think I’ll ever lose that love.” romcom script Lawson wrote in less than a In 2014, Lawson got his first opportunity to make his fortnight. It’s the story of a man who wakes own film, full length and released in cinemas. He wrote, up after his wedding to find out that every directed and starred in the comedy The Little Death, a few minutes he jumps a year further into his sweet and funny (and not particularly raunchy) movie that life and must decide what he wants to do told the story of five couples and their respective sexual with the seemingly limited time he has. kinks and desires. It was well received at international film “It was written quickly, but I’m really proud festivals but, as is too often the case, landed in Australian of it. I think it’s a bit more commercial, too.” cinemas with a muffled thump. That one took. After a refusal in the US, The Little Death had cost roughly $2 million to make, Australian producers gave Lawson the green but made less than $400,000 here in Australia. Thankfully, light to start shooting Long Story Short, which the film was sold across Europe and the US, and in some has now wrapped, with Noni Hazlehurst, markets became a hit (more people actually saw it in Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman and Ronny Poland than in Australia). Then, after it was released in Chieng starring, though not Lawson. cinemas worldwide, it received another welcome boon. When we meet for this interview, it’s at Fox International producers started contacting Lawson and Studios where he’s finishing the film’s edit. the other Australian producers about remaking the film “I’m neck deep in this movie right now,” he for their markets. So far four versions have now been says, “and it feels right. released, with the most popular remake being the “It feels like the universe is telling me to go Spanish version called Kiki, Love to Love. It sold a million in this direction – and keep going. The fact tickets in Spain alone. that it feels like the industry is pulling me in “[The] Little Death was a success any way you slice it,” the other direction and that it’s been so hard Lawson says. “Then I didn’t get work for four years.” and I still want it so badly makes me even After finishing the film, all Lawson wanted to do was more convinced that I have to keep going.” make another film, something he assumed he would be allowed to do. As each script he wrote turned to dust, sometimes after getting tantalisingly close to shooting, he realised how improbably the stars had aligned for the creation of his cinematic debut. “It’s a strange art form, film. You have to get someone to give you millions of dollars to express yourself. I was getting so close, only to be sent back to square one; after two years became three and three became four without being able to make anything, I was becoming terrified.” Even Lawson’s successes in those years were hollow on the inside. He made a short film, which was nominated for an Oscar and yet that didn’t open the doors he
“IT FEELS LIKE THE UNIVERSE IS TELLING ME TO GO IN THIS DIRECTION – AND KEEP GOING.”
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Turning the tide Ocean environmentalist Tim Silverwood's love of the water grew into global clean-up movement Take 3 for the Sea. Now, he’s making waves in the business of sustainability.
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With so much damage to the planet on a global scale, why should we focus on the oceans? We live on “planet ocean”. We forget we came from the ocean and, while many of us may never even see it or touch it, it touches us every single day. Who are we to think that we can live disconnected from it? The ocean takes a long time to change but it disrupts many stable and beautiful climate processes when it does. You launched Take 3 in 2010 with fellow environmentalists Amanda Marechal and Roberta Dixon-Valk. Where did your passion for the sea come from? I grew up in the bush. I used to resent it and wonder why I didn’t live in suburbia. But I got to really learn that nature was this incredibly intricate, complex thing that is so much bigger than me. I discovered that same appreciation after I started surfing. But it wasn’t until I travelled the world in my mid-twenties that I saw the way the ocean was being treated. At university, we didn’t learn about things like marine debris; it had been lying there in the shadows. That’s when I was introduced to Amanda and Roberta and their idea of Take 3. I was in, ready to inspire people to address the emerging problem. What is the greatest threat to the oceans right now? By 2050 there might be more plastic in the ocean than there is fish. Will you tolerate this or do all you can to prevent it? My ultimate goal is to use plastic as a Trojan Horse to make people wake up and realise that we’re actually living, breathing creatures and only one of many other living creatures on this planet.
As told to John Agnew Photography Will Hartl
Australia’s beaches and oceans are world famous. Do we have a greater responsibility than most to protect the environment? Ever since the world looked at us and said, “You’re letting the Great Barrier Reef die”, I feel like we’ve started to regress as a culture that was once revered for the saltwater in our veins and our capacity as a coastal community to stand up in defence of our oceans.
“THERE’S NO WAY YOU CAN BE AN ENVIRONMENTALIST AND NOT BE OPTIMISTIC.” Can you be a champion of environmental issues and an active consumer at the same time? Whether we like it or not, we are actually all consumers; but conscious consumerism means thinking about where your dollar goes. We’ve also got to live, particularly in advanced societies like Australia. We’ll pay more, we’ll do it all if we can make that move as corporates, governments and societies to actually provide solutions that are less harmful. The days of businesses and governments trying to pull the wool over our eyes and greenwash societies have to be numbered. We should be celebrating
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the leaders and companies that genuinely try to find ways of balancing the pragmatic appreciation of who we are as a culture of consumers with a much less harmful way of affecting people and the planet. What’s next for the environmental movement? As we’re seeing all around the world, there’s a huge divide between progressive and regressive. It's an ongoing problem so we shouldn’t assume we can change it in a heartbeat. But when it’s the planet at stake, we should be able to rise above our philosophical beliefs... Let’s at least look after the air that we breathe, the soil that grows our food and the species we interact with. In many ways, the conversation and the argument has been had and won at a social level – and that snowball is running down the hill. But I’ll tell you what’s not running away? It ain’t government and big businesses. That’s where your new project comes in, right? Ocean Impact Organisation is about rapidly accelerating solutions to solve the greatest threats our oceans and planet face. Rather than focusing on profit, we are seeking businesses and entrepreneurs that aim to generate positive impacts on the ocean. Our goal is to accelerate 100 positive ocean-impact businesses in five years. If we can build a new generation of corporations and leaders that are inherently good for people and the planet, then political and corporate leadership will most likely follow. The sustainable marine industry is projected to become a $100 billion a year contributor to the Australian economy by 2025. Our country has a remarkable opportunity to lead the world in innovative solutions as a driver of sustainability. Are you optimistic about the future? There’s no way you can be an environmentalist and not be optimistic. Professor Lesley Hughes recently said that hope is a strategy. And that’s where I really look towards the likes of David Attenborough, Sylvia Earle, and David Suzuki; they’ve known for many decades the perils we’ll face if we don’t tackle these big issues. I maintain hope as a strategy because the day you lose it is the day you forfeit your role as an environmentalist. In your opinion, what can the everyday person do? Think deeper. I really want people to be a bit more connected and better understand the predicament that we’re in. The way they talk about issues on social media, their purchasing behaviour – these are all things that we can act on now.
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C O V E R ST O RY
AMERICAN SPLENDOUR Lucky Blue Smith is the golden child of the modelling industry, but there are plenty more strings to his bow.
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All Saints shirt, $159.95. Outland Denim jeans, $209.90. R.M.Williams belt, $115. Simon Carter bracelets in onyx and tiger’s eye, $99.95 each for set of two. Rayban sunglasses, $269. Gucci necklace, $515, bracelet, $650, ring (index finger) $295, and ring (middle finger) $385.
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Here in the year 2020, it’s confusing when what’s being presented to you is actually what it appears to be. Take, for example, 21-year-old Lucky Blue Smith, who seems to be a piece of all-American perfection. He’s 191cm tall, with long limbs, broad shoulders, high cheeks and eyes so blue they seem backlit. His hair crests and falls like a perfect Malibu wave and he speaks in a masculine American drawl, which draws on John Wayne, John Kennedy, Sam Elliott and Matthew McConaughey. There’s a politeness and a general “aw, shucks-ness” to him that seems very American and sits in contrast to his ambition, which is honest and naked but also epic. This also feels very American. The thing is though, it’s an impossibility because the America that Lucky Blue embodies doesn’t exist any more. Not only have Jimmy Stewart, Norman Rockwell and Marilyn Monroe been replaced as avatars of America, but so too have the characters of The O.C., One Tree Hill and Friday Night Lights. “YOU EVER BEEN TO A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS EACH OTHER? Where nothing can be a secret? That’s Spanish Fork.” This is Lucky Blue talking about his hometown. “In the summer people would go to the baseball field and the high schoolers would take their girlfriends with their cars and look at the stars. There’s a pond where you can go fishing and I’d get up early, ride my bike there with my friends and fish. We’d skate a lot, too; there are these really long hills that aren’t that steep so we’d get these long rides and then would go to this diner called One Man Band, where our band would play.” Spanish (the nationality of the explorers who first colonised this part of the United States) Fork (after a split in the river that is also called Spanish Fork) is a town that lies just south of Salt Lake City in the Utah Valley. Lucky Blue tells me it was a nice place to grow up but far from perfect. “If you ever did something wrong, everyone would know all about it pretty quickly,” he says. I ask for an instance in which he did something wrong in Spanish Fork. He starts with, “Now, I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone this before,” and then gives an (admittedly PG) account of playing up at a water park for the benefit of his Vine viewers. The town, like many in the Utah Valley, is dominated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Lucky Blue’s parents are both Mormons as are his sisters Starlie Cheyenne, Pyper America and Daisy Clementine (yes, those are all their real names). All the girls are older than Lucky Blue. All are models. They are, he says, his best friends. Lucky Blue’s mother, Sheridan, was a model, like his maternal grandmother before her. Lucky Blue’s father, Dallon Smith, was also the son of a model but was never a model himself. Instead, he studied business at Brigham Young University and spent years as an entrepreneur and marketer, primarily using the American infomercial as a selling medium.
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In the 90s, Dallon sold all-in-one exercise machines via infomercial and later developed another business selling Japanese health supplements, again via infomercial. Afterwards, Dallon started working for Knucklehead Music, a musical instrument and guitar string supplier. Lucky Blue says that’s the only business he knows anything about. “As long as I can remember, there has always been music in the house. Guitars... there have always been guitars around.” Lucky Blue says there was always music playing in the family home and in the car too, usually American rock, classic tunes from rock progenitors like Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis. Then, on Christmas morning in 2005, music went from being a passive exercise to an active one for Starlie Cheyenne, Pyper America, Daisy Clementine and Lucky Blue. There’s a video of the moment; perfect blonde children running down a staircase strung with lights, screaming and staring wide-eyed at the haul below: guitars, drums, amps, a bass, a microphone. “Someone was setting us up to be in a band together,” says Pyper America, the youngest of Lucky Blue’s sisters, recalling that Christmas morning in an infomercial promoting the band that essentially started that day. Lucky Blue says he doesn’t remember his father being a driving force for the band, but he does remember Dallon, a former drummer himself, teaching him how to play percussion. It only took a few years for the brood to officially become a band, later to be called The Atomics. They honed their skills at family gatherings and for church congregations, and then car shows up and down the Utah Valley, playing surf rock instrumentals from artists like The Surfaris and Dick Dale. A few clips and images can be found of those early gigs and show three pageant-ready little girls playing guitar and bass in front of a gangly boy, with more teeth than his mouth could handle, playing drums behind. By Lucky Blue’s own admission, they were just “okay”. “People didn’t care if we weren’t great. They had these blonde kids playing surf music; everyone was happy.” Lucky Blue says that, back then, he would rather have been skating than playing drums, but he didn’t mind being in the band. “I remember my mom [sic] saying, ‘You can flip burgers or you can play music. What do you want to do?’ Well, if you put it that way... ” Dallon had a vision for The Atomics, and as his daughters became ready to join the family business of modelling, he saw it as a way to promote the band and the band to promote the family. At age 14, Daisy Clementine was signed by a modelling agency after attending a casting call in Salt Lake City. When the agency asked Daisy Clementine if she and a guardian might like to go to Los Angeles to sign her contract, Dallon put all the kids in the family van and drove the entire brood over for a working holiday. “The rest of us were introduced to the agency and Dad told them about the band; we all got signed. I didn’t care about any of that then, though. I was in Southern California; I just wanted to go to the beach,” says Lucky Blue. The family went back to Utah and Lucky Blue says the period afterwards was marked by many long, boring drives from Utah to LA. “As far as my career then though, it was all about the music. Most of the bookings I got were part of the group.”
“I DIDN’T CARE ABOUT ANY OF THAT THEN... I JUST WANTED TO GO TO THE BEACH.”
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The girls got some jobs individually, but Lucky Blue in his early teens was neither fish nor fowl. He had the hands, feet and teeth of a man, but the arms and legs and mouth of a boy. Then one day, seemingly all of a sudden, Lucky Blue became the Smith du jour. “I really started working as a model at 16 and then things started to go well,” he says in a huge understatement. Lucky Blue had grown into his looks. He had found his face and his body; he had also found his style, a sort of K-pop rocker look, with its signature shock of white-blonde hair either hanging in front of his face or up in a rock and roll pompadour. The modelling careers of Lucky’s sisters were also progressing, and soon the modelling agency had installed the family in a Hollywood apartment. By 17, Lucky Blue was walking on Europe’s most notable catwalks. He had booked campaigns for Tom Ford and Balmain and was on a trajectory to become a top-tier male model. Then something else happened. “I started getting these messages under my Instagram posts that I couldn’t even read. Like, hundreds of them.”
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Very quickly, Lucky Blue gained a huge presence on Weibo, China’s version of Facebook. With Asian luxury goods markets booming, Lucky Blue wasn’t just a teen with potential, he was one of the most in demand models in the world. “So much happened so quickly I guess I didn’t really notice how crazy things were getting until one day, when I was at New York Fashion Week, someone called saying I was booked to be a guest on Ellen. That was when I had a moment and thought, ‘Holy shit dude, this is crazy. I’m only 17!’” IF LUCKY BLUE’S LIFE WAS A MOVIE THIS IS WHERE, flush with cash and celebrity status at the end of the first act, he would swerve off the rails towards teenage delinquency. Only that didn’t happen. Lucky Blue’s mum went to every shoot, no matter where he went in the world. He had a strict curfew of midnight which was only extended if he “gave Mom [sic] extra hugs that day”. Lucky Blue says the family talked daily about morals and values and how they could be tested in the industry. On the rare occasion the family could all eat together, they shared a prayer before the meal. “I never had any interest in doing any of that bad stuff. I just wanted to skate and surf and hang out with my friends and my sisters.” That lasted until he was 18, Lucky Blue says, when he wanted to feel a little more freedom, a little more emancipation, and that meant spending more time with his girlfriend, former Miss USA pageant winner and model Stormi Bree Henley. Lucky Blue is reluctant to talk about Stormi, but in a 2016 interview in
Grooming Joel Forman at Lion Artist Management Model Lucky Blue Smith at IMG Models
“I’M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN SO MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY DAUGHTER IS AS STRONG AS IT CAN BE.”
which Lucky revealed for the first time that he was seeing Stormi, he described her as “a musician and she models on the side”. In early 2017, Lucky Blue and Stormi walked down a Milan catwalk together, hand in hand, for Dolce&Gabbana. A few weeks following that, Lucky Blue announced he would soon be a father and, in July of that year, his daughter Gravity Blue Smith was born. “It’s been crazy, it’s been challenging, it’s been stressful, it’s been exciting. It’s been everything,” Lucky Blue says of his daughter. “Raising a kid is challenging. I split custody and raising a kid on your own is a whole other thing.” Shortly after their child was born, Stormi, then 27, and Lucky Blue, 19, split. Gravity Blue lives primarily in the Valley area of Los Angeles and Lucky Blue visits regularly. “Right now I’m doing everything I can so my relationship with my daughter is as strong as it can be,” he says. “She’s grounded me even more. I couldn’t imagine life without her.” Lucky Blue is now in a new relationship with Nara Pellmann, a 24-year-old South African model who is living in Germany. The pair connected on Instagram and were close well before they met IRL. It was also on Instagram that they announced, late last year, that they were engaged.
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LUCKY BLUE’S LATEST PASSION IS ACTING. “When I first moved to LA, fashion was never my goal. I moved to LA because I love the beach, and frankly I didn’t know what I wanted to do, even after I got popular. When I got older I’d watch movies and started to think: that’s really cool. When it became a possibility, I started taking classes and wondering what it would be like being an actor,” he says. Then, at the height of his fame, Lucky Blue got the opportunity to see what it would be like. A Utah-based Mormon filmmaker named Rob Diamond offered him the lead role in a Nicholas-Sparks-meets-the-non supernatural-parts-of-Twilight drama called Love Everlasting. “On set I was like, ‘Yes! This is what I want to do.’ You can become a whole other person when you’re acting – and there’s no judgement. Being a psychopath in a movie, having problems mentally, you won’t get shamed because of it.” Lucky Blue’s presence onscreen is undeniable. He says there are two reasons his acting career has been on hiatus since the film. One is that he’s been looking after his daughter, and the second is that he wanted to be better before presenting himself to the world outside the Utah VoD audience. “You only get to make a first impression with casting directors, and if you think you’re a little too green you can miss your prime years. Now I’m starting to feel comfortable and soon I’ll be ready to book some stuff and eventually win an Oscar.” He isn’t kidding either. His aspirations are to play very varied characters, never repeating himself, and he cites Quentin Tarantino (who he just calls Quentin) and Daniel Day-Lewis as examples of the kinds of career he wants. Another comes to mind, that of Brad Pitt. He came to Hollywood and eventually became not just a leading man but one of the most unique character actors Hollywood’s ever had. As I write, he has just been nominated again for an Oscar (his fourth acting nomination), something few would have predicted for Pitt at 21. Success in acting tends to have three parts. The first is talent, the second is opportunity and the third seems to be the ability to be suffered by others. Does Lucky Blue have the talent? Time will tell. Will he get opportunities? Of course. Is he a pleasure to work with? You betcha. Having spent a day shooting with Lucky Blue Smith, I can say that few models, of any stature, are more affable, and I’ve rarely seen anyone go around and shake every person’s hand at the end of the shoot. “That’s a thing my dad taught me,” he says. “Dad used to tell me, ‘You need to shake your coach’s hand after practice.’ I’ve transferred that to my career. I shake the hand of every person after a shoot because, just because the camera isn’t on them, that doesn’t mean they didn’t work really hard, too.” Sometimes what you see is what you get.
“I SHAKE THE HAND OF EVERY PERSON AFTER A SHOOT... JUST BECAUSE THE CAMERA ISN’T ON THEM, THAT DOESN’T MEAN THEY DIDN’T WORK REALLY HARD, TOO.”
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The only dark-haired Smith, Starlie Cheyenne (26) is the lead singer and sometime guitarist of The Atomics and is often known as “Queen Starlie”.
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Daisy Clementine (24) was the only Smith fufilling a childhood dream when she became a model. Daisy was spotted at 12 and signed at 14, and has been modelling ever since.
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Pyper America (22) is a model and the most in-demand of the girls. She dated Pamela Anderson's son before meeting and marrying Australian Quaid Rippon Holder.
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Flea at home onstage.
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On fathers and motherlands FLEA
Before he was Flea in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Michael Balzary was just another kid who called Australia home.
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I WAS BORN MICHAEL PETER BALZARY IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, on October 16, 1962. My father told me that on the day of my birth, “It was so bloody hot you could fry a bloody egg on the sidewalk, mate!” My older sister Karyn had come into this sad and beautiful world two years earlier than me. We kind of look alike but she is smarter and prettier. Most everyone who reads this knows me as Flea. That name is in a far and distant future. As a kid, I am Michael Peter Balzary, a small blond child from Australia. Australia is a strange place. I’m struck by the massive open space, the endless sky, the life-giving yet oppressively scorching light. Everything is more alive there, the food, the wildlife, the ocean. But it feels foreboding, like every beautiful thing has a meanness to it that will kill you, take you down, leave you as dusty bones. When I walk its bush trails, I’m uplifted and intoxicated by the smells, the silent and watchful animals, yet always alert that I could be killed by some kind of spidersnakemonster, or have my throat slit by a lunatic zapped by too much of that bright light, too much space and time to let his maniac mind wheels spin. Even in its cities, I feel that way. Film directors Roeg, Weir and Kotcheff got it right, so much peace and vibrant energy, but always the brutality, the terror, I feel it. A gorgeous, rejuvenating, friendly, terrifying, poisonous place. Is it cursed? The disenfranchised and ethnically cleansed aboriginal people put a whammy on whitey, retaliation for genocide and years of systematic abuse? It is without doubt haunted. I always feel an umbilical connection to my birth-land. It’s a pillar of my life, no matter how long I’m away. My first four years shaped me profoundly, yet early childhood is a funny dream and murky memories hard to decipher. Australia’s openness and dirt roads, the smell of eucalyptus forests, kangaroos dozing lazily in secret shady spots snapped to alert wakefulness by the sound of me and my dog crunching through the trail. Ahh, the taste of a meat pie from the local baker, tomato sauce dripping from its warm flaky crust. My homeland’s colours and feelings are etched deeply into who I am. When I was four, my father Mick Balzary, who had gone straight into government service from high school, got a four-year assignment at the Australian consulate in New York City. I confess I’ve never truly understood what he did at work. Something to do with the customs department; imports and exports. I’m certain he was an excellent custom official, without doubt he was a hardworking and sensible man, and he’s never taken half steps in getting things done. He lived modestly and supported his family. The trip to New York was a highly coveted position, my dad nailed it, our family was excited, and in 1967, my mother, father, sister and I up and moved to New York, ostensibly for four years, after which we were slated to return to Australia. In March 1967, we travelled to America by sea, a two-month journey on a fancy cruise ship, the S.S. Oriana Express. Ship memories... I was confronted with a bizarre challenge when told that as tradition has it, when the ship passes over the equator, King Neptune magically appears and selects one child to be painted green and dunked in the ship’s swimming pool. It was an uncontrollable, unavoidable and mystical event. I was selected to be
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the sacrificial child for this ceremony a week before it happened. I lived in fear for days, constantly asking the adults questions about it. How long would I be held under? Was King Neptune a benevolent or malevolent god of the sea? Who was going to paint me? What would I be like after? Did children always survive this? After days of trepidation and never getting a straight answer, the big day finally arrived. Some potbellied balding guy I’d seen wandering around the ship nurturing a beer had put on a super cheesy fake beard and brandished a lame plastic triton. He gave me a green ice cream and I waded around in the pool’s shallow end while he bullshitted with the grown-ups. My first feelings of existential despair. My sister and I were left to our own devices in our cabin most evenings, she six and me four. The ship supplied a babysitter, but bizarrely we never met her, she was only a voice coming through a wall speaker, telling us to “go to bed, and be quiet”, her ghostlike
the wonders of a psychedelic crab cavorting about in a kinetic tide pool. Those times we shared stoked the fire and desire in me to commune with nature at every chance. “That man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest,” said Thoreau, and my father taught me early on to realise this most important truth. On the flipside, as a child I was terrified of him. He would speak very softly when he was angry, and then suddenly explode in a fit of violent yelling that traumatised the f*@# outta me. I often ended up over his knee to receive a robust spanking. I had a knot of fear in my stomach around him, worried that I was in trouble, that I was doing something wrong, that something was inherently wrong with me. Always a feeling of impending doom. Dad and I have the same body. We are short, fast, slim and strong. But that’s where comparisons end. We have completely different heads. My father’s head is hard and handsome, his ruddy complexion often reddened with alcohol and anger. His blue eyes pierce in a stabbing glinting kind of way, his nose classic and straight, he also stands straight and keeps everything in order. His nose is very unlike the soft round noses my sister and I share, and I don’t know why because my mother has a normal straight nose too. My head is simian, monkey-like and akin to the ocean, which pokes through my eyes; a head that comes from a time when we lived in the ocean, before we crawled and slimed our way to land. I live to float in the ocean, to surrender and be tossed around like any other fish or mammal, but my father likes to stand outside it, catch the fishes, his belly full of beer and his sharp hooks pulling up a delicious fresh breakfast for us. He never goes in the ocean.
Dad now lived in the Australian capital of Canberra, where he worked in the government customs offices. He had remarried. His new wife Margarethe was a kind and friendly German woman, and they seemed to have a lovely life, working hard and spending weekends camping and fishing at the coast with their two labradors. We loved getting into nature with them, taking bushwalks along the Murrumbidgee River and warming up by a campfire in the sand and roasting sausages after a romp in the cold boisterous ocean. When we stayed in a small cinderblock cabin in the small coastal town of Dalmeny, I woke up early while everyone else was sleeping to walk through the morning stillness of the forest, eager to see a wallaby. Ahh the koo koo koo of the kookaburras and the dew drops on the beautiful banksias flowering in the rising sun! Karyn and I frolicked freely through the bush and beaches with the dogs, discovering secret places and tripping on the glimmering swirly patterns in the abalone shells. As part of a crazy Australian ritual, Dad won a meat raffle at the local pub and came home buzzing high and happy, cradling an enormous quantity of sausages and chops. He barbecued ’em up in the backyard,
Flea’s father Mick Balzary never really acclimatised to life in New York in the 60s. Flea’s mother Patricia Balzary, however, was a different story. She loved the pulse of New York, and the attitude and sounds. Especially the sounds. Especially jazz. Especially Miles Davis. Mick Balzary left his family and moved back to Australia in 1969. Patricia and the kids stayed in New York. Flea says the moment when his father left was the moment that normal life ended.
his pet mallard dabbling ducks skiffling around and quacking at his feet. He would also prepare a tantalizing fish soup that we sopped up with thick hunks of sourdough bread. Everything was so comforting, normal and good in Oz compared to the confusing chaos of Hollywood. There was one testy evening in Canberra when Karyn and I were watching the TV news. US President Richard Milhous Nixon was resigning before he could be forcibly impeached, and we were laughing and cheering that the evil weirdo was getting the hook. Our father walked into the room sternly scolding us, saying we had no idea what we were carrying on about. “Richard Nixon is a good man, being railroaded by the system and it’s sad,” he said. I didn’t buy it; I was convinced Nixon was a lying racist who’d been busted cheating the American people. Despite all my youthful naiveté, I was convinced of that. Political differences aside, it was a great trip. I knew I’d always be an Australian and my father’s son.
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“My homeland’s colours and feelings are etched deeply into who I am.” admonishments causing us no end of laughter. Hijinks continued when I broke my arm in the cabin. I fell while crossing from one upper bunk bed to the other by means of a Little Rascals–style bridge we’d constructed. I ran crying to the infinite vastness of the adults’ dining area to sound the alarm. I ran into that room and felt like I had entered another dimension. Deliriously past my bedtime, this monstrous neverending arena full of besuited voyagers clinking their cocktail glasses to the sound of Stan Getz blowing The Girl from Ipanema stunned me, stopping me in my tracks. Standing there with my broken arm like I was floating away into space. The four Australian immigrants took their first steps onto American soil. As we got in a cab at the ship’s port, the cabbie promptly slammed the door on my head; blood gushed everywhere, I was ushered into an ambulance and stitched up. Welcome to the USA! I’ve always admired my father. He is a hardworking, intelligent, kind and humorous man, with a profound connection to the nature he feels at peace in, and also a hard drinking, occasionally mean-spirited man, if you catch him at the wrong time. My father doesn’t tolerate bullshit, and no one ever crosses him more than once. He grew up in a tough no-nonsense world of lots of beer drinking and fists meeting faces. A world where a man minds his own business and holds true to his word, or he better take a f*@#ing hike. For him, success is measured by how strong and diligent you are. He’s suspicious of people whose ambitions ring false. No patience for people feeling sorry for themselves... go out and get a f*@#ing job. My dad is hard. His encyclopaedic knowledge and oneness with the Australian bush has inspired me profoundly. My relationship to nature has given me the most contentment and joy, and I thank my father for this, the fishing, the hiking, the camping at an early age,
One summer after seventh grade, Karyn and I flew to visit Dad in Australia. We called the plane food “chicken feed” and couldn’t stop laughing. We laughed even more when Karyn found a half-smoked joint in her pocket mid-flight. I was thrilled to be getting together with my father for the first time since I was seven, and I’ll never forget my eruption of joy and love, disembarking from the plane and seeing him down the other end of the long cavernous airport terminal. Arms outstretched, I sprinted toward him. Dad broke character, busting out of the prison of his proper businessman’s suit and gleefully running at us, weaving through the crowd of people with a huge grin on his mug. He met me and Karyn in a massive loving hug.
Left: Young Michael Balzary. Below: With Karyn, Dad and dogs in Australia, 1972.
Excerpt from Acid for the Children: A Memoir by Flea, available now from Hachette Publishing.
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Tommy Bahama Tobago Bay half zip sweater, $168, Boracay five pocket chinos, $178, and Prickly Pear Palms shirt, $178.
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SHARP FOCUS Sporting all-American heritage gear, influencer and vlogger Josh Heuston is winning in the modern age of celebrity.
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS Neuw Denim
The most useful layer you can own right now is a do-anything jacket: it works over sweats, tees and shirts like this one. Neuw Denim East Village jacket, $199.95, Lou slim jeans, $179.95, and Ikat shirt, $99.95. R.M.Williams Comfort turnout boots, $595.
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
Saturdays NYC
The caramel tones of this ultraversatile overshirt makes it a transeasonal staple. Saturdays NYC Kurlick jacket, $280, and Canty shirt, $250.
Helly Hansen
The grey hoodie is made slick with a navy logo and lining – wear under an anorak for errands and with a blazer for dinner. Helly Hansen Dubliner jacket, $179.99, and logo hoodie, $119.99. G-Star Droner cargo pants, $220. R.M.Williams Rickaby boots, $595.
Levi’s
The classic bomber shape gets a fresh new look in denim. Levi’s hooded trucker jacket, $399.95, 501 ’93 straight jeans, $149.95, and logo crewneck, $99.95.
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THE ART OF CULTIVATING FAME has changed a lot in the past few decades. Once it meant being papped on the LA strip and appearing on a billboard in your Calvins; now it is going to a restaurant, ordering one of everything on the menu and eating it while a mate records the experience for your legion of dedicated fans – a trend dubbed mukbang that originated in South Korea. This is fame, according to Josh Heuston. “I guess I see myself [as a brand], but it’s always changing so it’s hard to pinpoint what it is,” he says. “I’d say that I’m more of a ‘creative’ and I try to figure out whatever outlet fits best for what I’m trying to express at the time.” What he’s trying to express might be how much fun he had on his European holiday, how to fly a hot air balloon or how spicy the noodles in a spicy noodle challenge really are. Trivial as they sound, his YouTube fanbase clocks in at more than 71,000 subscribers. The 23-year-old – first scouted while working in a Sydney bar – strikes a balance between personal and professional. Intimate videos featuring his family or closest friends are interspersed with vlogs of his travels to Tokyo with Louis Vuitton or Milan with Tommy Hilfiger. Then there’s Instagram, where he drops a steady stream of enviable content focusing on travels and fashion – though mostly selfies – to more than half a million followers. His talent on both sides of the lens is palpable (he films and edits much of his own content). That, plus his large social following, has given Heuston branded content opportunities with real leverage, like the Burberry modelling gig he just did in Korea. While it sounds as simple as hitting record and letting the magic happen, the reality of life as a content creator requires long hours behind the scenes. Thankfully, editing is his favourite part of the creative process. “It could take me a couple of hours to get a five-second sequence, or it could take me half an hour to do a minute-long edit. It depends on what you want, how many cuts there are, how intense the edits are… I’ve got a bit of a team at the moment and we’ve got a system.” Being in the driver’s seat allows Heuston more flexibility and freedom than a young up-and-comer might normally get. “I’m happy with the freedom I have, without 10 different people being like, ‘I want it to look like this’.” Is there a secret to online success? “You can kind of get a vibe for what has a higher chance of popping off,” he muses. “But there’s also times you post something out of the blue, not even being serious, and it performs ridiculously well. One time I posted a video of me holding a goat and it got so many views and I was just like, ‘Are you kidding? It’s a goat’.” He’s careful not to get caught up in trends, conscious of the speed something can be “over” in the online realm. “I prefer just to stay in my own lane and run my own race. Otherwise you just get lost in the numbers or ‘this person is doing that’, instead of just making the stuff you want to make.” Heuston’s planning to dive into the world of acting next – he’s got two years of classes under his belt. In the meantime, he leaves budding social stars with some advice: “Keep making stuff that makes you feel happy. And keep improving. Because your first 10 videos are going to suck, but then your eleventh might be the one that pops off.” He’s got the stats to prove it.
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS Nautica
This block coloured rain mac has us excited for a downpour. Nautica lightweight jacket, $249, trackpants, $139.95, and hoodie, $89.95.
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS Nudie Jeans
Black and khaki may go with everything but an embroidered silky pink bomber carries an entire outfit (even jeans and a tee). Nudie Jeans Mark bomber, $499, Tight Terry jeans, $239, and Roy T-shirt, $79.
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS Diesel
Consider this a lesson in straight-leg denim. High-top sneakers and a moto-jacket add poppedcollar freshness. Diesel Shiro jacket, $259, Thommer jeans, $349, logo T-shirt, $69, and D-string Plus sneakers, $230.
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Tommy Hilfiger
This nautical-style stripe sweater has vintage charm – pair it with a straight leg chino for 2020 cool. Tommy Hilfiger bomber, $299, chinos, $169, sweatshirt, $189, and Essential sneakers, $169.
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EXCLUSIVELY YOURS G-Star RAW
Puffer vests, sweaters and cargo pants are practical-but-cool weekend mainstays (whether you’re outdoorsy or not leaving the couch). G-Star RAW vest, $220, Droner pants, $220, and Record Reel sweater, $130.
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FASHION FORWARD
DOLCE&GABBANA Heavily inspired by the designers' Italian heritage, Dolce&Gabbana showcases vibrant accessories, sportswear and daywear in a luxurious and iconic way.
Looking to boost your style cred? Shop the latest designer brands, coming soon to David Jones Elizabeth Street and davidjones.com.
BALMAIN With rebellious leathers and sleek silhouettes taking a front seat, Balmain remains your go-to brand for sophisticated military and rock-star inspired pieces.
BALENCIAGA Where street meets couture. Make Balenciaga your destination for the season's most coveted sneakers and for tailoring of unexpected shapes with a clean, modern edge.
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Collections driven by pristine tailoring with a luxe gothic edge. From digital prints to strong suiting, Alexander McQueen is easily identifiable by the trademark skull adorned across clothing and accessories.
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WELCOME TO THE NOW Classic shapes with modern twists create the ultimate new season wardrobe.
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS Rag & Bone
Start with your favourite tee then add an unbuttoned shirt and denim jacket; you just layered like a pro. Rag & Bone jacket $499, jeans $349, shirt $329, and T-shirt $249.
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS Theory
Take a break from stiff collars: a ribbed knit is just as sharp. Theory
jacket, $999, and sweater, $289.
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EXCLUSIVELY YOURS MSGM
Stripes, print or a statement block colour, the camp collar shirt worn over a tee is a pitchperfect transeasonal look. MSGM shirt $499, jeans, $399, and T-shirt $149. Common Projects Original Achilles low sneakers, $490.
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EXCLUSIVELY YOURS All Saints
A leather jacket gets back to its rockabilly roots when paired with high-waist trousers and a print shirt. All Saints jacket $749.95, pants $249.95, and shirt $159.95. Axel Arigato Clean 90 sneakers, $320.
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ROB MILLS FOR JOE BLACK
ROLL LIKE A LEADING MAN
IN TRANSIT
When it comes to travel accesories, it’s less about where you’re going and more about how you get there.
DELSEY & SAMSONITE
Sturdy suitcases and versatile backpacks make perfectly matched travel companions. Samsonite Locus Eco laptop backpack, $129. Delsey Clavel 71cm suitcase, $329. Nudie jacket, $299. Levi’s Jeans jeans $149.95. Saturdays NYC hoodie (available late March), $190. Veja V-10 sneakers, $195. Fossil Townsman watch, $329.
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BOSE
With the drone of engines and the babble of other passengers replaced with high-quality audio, you're already half way home. From top: Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, $599, Frames Alto audio sunglasses (available in M/L and S/M global fit), $299, and SoundSport Wireless Headphones, $229. Nudie Jeans  sweater, $179. The Daily Edited passport holder, $69.95.
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T R AV E L
STOW AWAY
Travel light but pack your carry-on with the sleek travel essentials you need and love. Clockwise from bottom: Simon Carter bracelet in tiger’s eye, $99.95 for set of two. Fossil watch, $219. Marvis toothbrush, $8.95, and toothpaste 25ml, $39.95 for set of seven. The Daily Edited passport holder $69.95. Grown Alchemist  Matte Balancing Moisturiser Acai-Berry & Borago 60ml, $65. Sennheiser wireless earphones, $499.
Sound investments Ultra-modern personal audio is music to our ears.
E8 TRUE WIRELESS EARPH ON ES Make no compromise with these expertly weighted, superb performing bluetooth buds. Bang & Olufsen Beoplay E8 True Wireless In-Ear Earphones, $400.
M O M EN TUM W IR ELESS HEA DP HONES With state-of-the-art audio fidelity, perfect phone integration and noise cancelling funtionality, these retro-styled headphones are your yesterday, today and tomorrow. Sennheiser Momentum Wireless Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones, $599.
TOTA L LY WI R EL ESS EA R PHO N ES
N O I S E CAN CE L LI N G H E ADP H O N ES
Mobility is the focus here, with earphones that somehow retain all the sound quality expected from Beats.
Right atop the Sony range, these headphones adapt to your environment like no other, utilising the latest in hardware and software.
Beats Powerbeats Pro Totally Wireless Earphones, $349.
Sony WH1000XM3B Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones, $549.
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DEVIL IN THE DETAIL The freshest bags, boots and accessories of the season.
From top: R.M.Williams Urban Turnout boots, $595, Comfort Turnout boots, $595, and Comfort Craftsmen kangaroo leather boots, $645.
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ACCESSORIES
From left: R.M.Williams Traditional belts in chestnut and black, $115 each, and 1½-inch Drover belt, $120.
From left: Lacoste flat crossover bag, $129, Chantaco zip credit card holder, $119, and canvas belt, $79.95.
R.M.Williams overnight bag, $795.
From top: Tommy Hilfiger Modern slingpack $169, Tommy crossbody bag, $119, and Downtown mini credit card holder, $99.95.
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ACCESSORIES
From left: Axel Arigato Clean 90 sneakers, $320. Diesel D-String Plus sneakers, $230. Common Projects Original Achilles low sneakers, $490.
Ted Baker Chelsea boots in black and tan, $289 each.
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From left: Julius Marlow Holster Chelsea boots, $199.95, and Kick Chelsea boots, $179.95.
From left: Abelard knitted tie, $79.95. Simon Carter stripe knitted tie, $89.95. Ben Sherman animal motif tie, $49.95.
GROOMING
SHAVING
CUTTING EDGE
From grooming facial hair to nailing a fade, these high-tech gadgets have you covered. 1
LEVEL UP YOUR HOME HAIRCUTS
Ace a DIY trim your barber would be proud of with the Philips HC9450/15 Hair Clipper Series 9000. This novice-friendly kit comes with three adjustable hair combs that are programmed with 400 length settings, from 1mm to 42mm, for consistent results. Or use it without a comb for a super-close 0.5mm buzz cut. NOW $119.
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PERFECT FOR SENSITIVE TYPES
Is looking at a razor enough to bring you out in a rash? Try Philips’ S9711/41 Series 9000 V-Track Pro Digital Shaver. Designed to groom hair one to three days old, the trimmer positions your beard in the best cutting position for a sleek finish. Toggle between sensitive and normal mode to suit your skin or choose fast for a speedy shave. NOW $379.
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FOR YOUR CLOSEST DIY SHAVE
Braun’s intelligent 8370CC Series 8 Shaver “reads” your beard, adjusting power and pivot for an ultra-smooth finish. Individually floating foils mean the shaver never leaves your skin (even in tricky areas) and micro vibrations get you as close as 0.05mm without irritation. Plus, it’s totally waterproof so you can use it in the shower. NOW $379.
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If you switch it up between scruff and a clean shave, Braun’s BT5060 Beard Trimming Kit is right up your alley. The trimmer comes with two combs that offer 39 cutting lengths to keep both short and long beards tidy, with an included five-blade razor for a closer finish. A bonus: a five-minute charge will last you a whole shave. NOW $119.
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FRAGRANCE
MY TOP FIVE
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Josh Heuston shares his all-time favourite scents.
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I've been wearing this peppery, woody scent for years – it's a classic. EDT 100ml, $149.
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DO LCE & G AB BAN N A K BY DO LCE & G AB BAN N A
The freshness of the blood orange and lemon takes me back to summer. EDT 100ml, $140.
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TO M F O R D O UD WO O D
The oud and cardamom notes remind me of vibrant and aromatic Marrakesh. EDP 100ml, $480.
SKIN CARE
Winter is coming
Offset the drying effects of wild weather and indoor heating with these hydration heroes. 1 ClarinsMen Super Moisture Balm, $52. Like a tall drink of water for your face, this balm sinks in fast to deliver a moisture boost in minutes. Perfect for parched skin, it also helps to shield it against water loss.
2 Clinique For Men Cream Shave, $32. Specifically engineered to soften facial hair for a smooth, gentle and dragless shave, this buttery lotion nourishes at the same time. Apply a thin layer to a damp face.
3 Patricks EB1 Triple Correction Eye Balm, $95. This easy-to-use eye stick works to tackle lines, dark circles and puffiness, packed as it is with hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, plus protective antioxidants.
4 Dermalogica UltraCalming Barrier Defense Booster, $102. A concentrated oil you add to your moisturiser, it reinforces the skin’s barrier against damage from your environment. Can help if skin is sore or sensitive.
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Charles + Lee Pre-Shave Oil, $24.95. A nourishing blend of jojoba and grapeseed oils that softens stubble to ward off razor burn and irritation. Like your beard long? It’s just as good for grooming.
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L’Occitane Ultra Rich Lip Balm, $16. Made with nourishing shea butter (that's sustainable and fair trade to boot), it's the answer to chapped lips, particularly if you like a balm sans gloss.
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PACO R ABAN N E 1 M I L LI O N
7 Hunter SPF50+ Facial Sunscreen, $48. Lightweight: tick. Non-greasy: tick. Travel friendly: double tick. Made with zinc oxide, the gentlest of sun filters, this aloeinfused formula nourishes as well as protects.
It smells as luxe as it looks – orange, cinnamon and blond leather. EDT 100ml, $135.
B UR B E R RY M R . B UR B E R RY I N DI G O
I spray this one whenever I feel like escaping city life; it was inspired by sea breeze. EDT 100ml, $130.
GROOMING
As enticing as the ancient city itself. Rose and sandalwood give it guts, while vanilla, saffron and incense lend sex appeal. EDP 100ml, $329.
HO L L A N D: ATK INS ONS TULIP E NOIR E. Inspired by a Dutch love story, it’s got more sizzle than a Sunday BBQ. You’ll pick up hints of seductive musk and spicy coriander. EDP 100ml, $218.
IN DON ESIA : ERMEN EGILDO ZEGN A IN DON ESIAN OUD.
USA : LUBIN ITASCA .
Imagine touring a Balinese temple at prayer time; this blend of soft rose, sweet ’n’ smoky patchouli and woody notes is like that. EDP 100ml, $305.
What do Minnesotan woods smell like? Red pines, tobacco and wild berries, that’s what. Wear with a flannelette shirt and your favourite blue jeans. EDP 75ml, $169.
CH IN A : GUCCI TH E EYES OF TH E TIGER .
ITALY: CREED MILLESIM E I M P E R I AL .
Named for a Chinese myth that links semi-precious amber to the soul of a tiger, it smells like honey, leather and expensive vanilla. EDP 100ml, $495.
The Sicilian seaside in a bottle. It’s all sea salt, citrus and sunshine, but the aromatic base notes of musk and woods give it enough heft to last the day. EDP 100ml, $389.
FRAN CE: L’ARTISAN PARFUMEUR UN AIR DE BRETAGN E . A tribute to the Brittany coast, whispers of citrus, orange blossom and sea spray make this one a breath of fresh air. EDP 100ml, $209.
FRAGRANCE
Down to Earth Looking for a ticket to paradise? These spritzes capture the essence of your favourite destinations.
Words Lisa Patulny Photography Anna Pogossova
EGY PT: P ENHA LIG ON’S CA IR O.
WELLNESS
Work smarter, not harder Ace your workout with clever gadgets and apps that support mind, body and soul.
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Apple Watch Series 5 GPS 44mm, $699. Apple Watch Series 5 has something for everyone, whether you’re training for a marathon or just want to be more active every day.
Eat More Vegan! by Luke Hines, RRPμ $27.99, is available now at David Jones.
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HOW TO GO (ALMOST) VEGAN
Vitamix A2300i Ascent Series High Performance Blender, NOW $699. Kitted out with a 2.2 horsepower motor, this high-tech food processor means business. It comes programmed with three modes (Smoothies, Hot Soups and Frozen Desserts) that automatically adjust to the container size you select and stops blitzing when the job is done.
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The message is loud and clear: eating less meat is good for you. Nutritionist Luke Hines has some advice. FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW
LONGING FOR BBQ? GET JACKED
“So many people say they want to eat more like a vegan but are scared they will starve. It couldn’t be further from the truth. The more nutrients a meal has, the fuller we will feel and for longer. When we update our diet with food that is minimally processed and as close to nature as intended, we boost nutrient density, which is the key. Combining healthy fats, quality protein and wholefoods, unrefined carbohydrates along with increased vitamins, minerals and fibre leads to a healthier microbiome, brain function, energy regulation and mood.”
“Jackfruit is very fleshy and replicates the texture of meat – particularly chicken, pork and shredded beef. You can use it as chunks and make jackfruit nuggets, curries or burger patties, or shred it and slow cook it down to make a jackfruit version of shredded roast chicken, barbecue pulled pork or pulled beef brisket. It is available fresh but it's much more commonly accessed and ready to use from a tin in brine. Find it at all major supermarkets and health food stores.”
TAKE IT STEP-BY-STEP
“The humble cauliflower is popping up on menus all across town and for good reason – the possibilities are endless. Turn it into a gluten-free pizza base, cauliflower cookies – or slice it into steaks and serve with roasted dukkah. When we reduce our meat intake we contribute to a larger worldwide movement, reducing our impact on the earth and improving our wellbeing. At the end of the day, we could all be eating more real food.”
“Start with one plant-based day per week. Once you’re comfortable with navigating your diet with those ingredients and cooking techniques, increase that to two or three days per week. You may find yourself balancing an ethically sourced animal protein-based diet for half of the week, with an abundance of colour, vibrancy and nutrients from vegan options for the rest of the week.”
WHEN IN DOUBT, TRY FLOWER POWER
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3. Theragun G3PRO Therapy Massager, $849. Like a personal sports therapist, it speeds up recovery by releasing muscular tension and increasing blood flow. Designed by a physician, the six attachments treat knots, relieve stiff muscle, improve mobility and more.
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You started skating in Melbourne but for the last few years you’ve lived in Los Angeles. What prompted the move? It wasn’t a choice I made overnight. I was coming to Los Angeles for six or seven years on and off. LA is where everything is for skateboarding, or at least the type of skateboarding I do, as well as lots of business stuff. It was an easy decision. Skate culture often crosses over into the fashion world and vice versa, sometimes famously. Yeah, it does. There are companies in our industry that cross over a little bit into the high fashion world, then they come back. People skate sometimes in designer shoes, too. Sometimes you see designers taking cues from skaters. Actually, I think more than ever now. Virgil [Abloh, artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear and CEO of Off-White] is doing it at the moment. What’s the fashion going to be like at the Olympics? Not bad. The Australian Olympic Committee did show me a couple of things and let me give some input about what we’d like to wear. Athletes in other sports are used to wearing what they have to wear, but it’s not like that in skateboarding. They’ve been pretty cool about catering to what we want. No green and gold Lycra? There will be some green and gold but, I can confirm, no Lycra. How are you training for the Olympics? Pretty much just by skating. You can get in five to eight hours a day, just thinking about your tricks and practising them over and over. You do a bit of gym work to be able to skate as much as you want, but it’s not really like other sports.
Rolled gold Shane O’Neill is considered one of the best skateboarders in the world. This year, as the Olympics welcomes the sport, we may find out for sure.
Do you let other people skate there, too? My friends skate there all the time. There are some high schools around; [the students] heard about it and they try to get in. I’ve let a couple of people skate it, but here in America things are different than they are in Australia. How are they different? Just, like, socially and legally. Mostly legally. Liability is an issue. Do you think skating culture might be changed by being included in the Olympics? I don’t think so. I hope not anyway. Skateboarding has such a good, positive, individual culture, I hope it doesn’t become homogeneous. I don’t think it will; I don’t think it could. It may change people’s perceptions of the sport – parents might think a bit differently about their kid taking up skating – but a skater is always going to be a skater.
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Where do you usually skate? At home. Probably about five years ago I decided to buy a house and the dream was always to have a skate park. Now it’s a dream come true.
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