Vogue Australia

Charli XCX arrived at our shoot in LA in her Porsche 911 Carrera, music blasting. The perfect entrance for the architect of Brat summer. She has been a pop phenomenon for more than a decade, but it is Brat, her sixth studio album, that is making huge waves globally. The record has had a riveting rollout, both sonically and visually, generating more excitement than most artists have managed in recent years. Brat has become a movement and Charli has struck a chord, empowering generations of people around the world. She's hit her highest ever position on the US charts, her recent 'Guess' remix featuring Billie Eilish debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart, her first number one single in Australia, and she has dominated social media and news…

AMY TROOST “I'm very excited to collaborate on this project with Charli XCX. I'm really into her energy and sense of fun,” says Ontario-born, New York-based fashion photographer Amy Troost of her first project with Vogue Australia, one that sees her also working alongside the Brat singer-songwriter for the very first time. “I got inspired by Charli's sense of style and how she presents herself,” says Troost, adding that the shoot also involved “the team and I going through multiple creative exchanges and then trying to find something that is true to Charli and her amazing energy.” HANAN IBRAHIM Somali-Australian model and January 2023 Vogue Australia cover star Hanan Ibrahim returns to the pages of this issue in a fashion feature titled 'Strike a balance', from page 136. “Working with Vogue always brings…

This may be Charli XCX's first cover of Vogue Australia, but it's not the first time the singer-songwriter has appeared in the title. For the March 2019 issue, Charli was styled and photographed by our team while visiting Sydney as the opening act on Taylor Swift's Reputation tour. Five years on, and the 32-year-old is the cover star of our September issue, while her latest album, Brat, is one of the most talked-about releases of the year. “From the moment Charli rolled up on set in her black Porsche with party tunes blaring, until we finally wrapped a long day of shooting, she was friendly, down-to-earth, and hardworking,” says executive producer and talent director Rikki Keene of the day on set in LA. “The concept was to capture Charli's authentic energy through strong…

In a year that proliferated with consequential elections for major global powers and held instability and economic slowdown, fragility reigned. A level of impermanency and insecurity that has made itself uncomfortably present in our lives is powering a new craving, and it's making its way into our wardrobes. Enter the familiar and the recognisable for autumn/winter '24/ '25. Style codes we are already acquainted with hold a new comforting appeal, providing a framework for the path forward. “Antecedents literally fashion the present,” Prada's show notes read. But dispense with any expectation of ho-hum sameness. Wearable, recognisable clothes became rock-solid guardrails within which designers brought to bear their creativity. Innovation and novel ideas came in the foil of existing style tropes. The familiar, remixed. It is why heritage fabrics, from hunting tweeds to heavy-wearing…

New romantics One of the most pronounced changes this season was the bohemian mood breezing onto runways. A romantic dress in airy fabrics, lace and ruffled trims is the style circuit breaker of the moment. Channel its free spirit by fearlessly layering accoutrements. Sc an the QR code to shop Vogue's edit of the trend. Know the drill The contrast between khaki's practicality and the new crop of sophisticated silhouettes makes for the season's most compelling combination. Muted moss, sage and olive lend an edge to polished pieces. Strike a posey Florals have undergone their seasonal rework, this time through subverting tradition. Think heirloom wallpapers and dainty pastoral botanicals recut into everything from oversized jackets to slinky dresses with fresh attitude. Scan the QR code to shop Vogue's edit of the best Australian hat brands. Top stuff In line…

An immortal parallel exists between a tiny 17th-century village in Catalonia and a young Italian model arriving in Manhattan in 1968. The same year Elsa Peretti lit the fuse on a glittering career as a model and creative in the throes of the decadent 1970s, she also embarked on the project of a lifetime: restoring a tumbledown gathering of buildings in Sant Martí Veil, one of the first of which she bought shortly after for US$8,000. “There are many Elsa Perettis and Sant Martí Vell encompasses them all,” says Stefano Palumbo, director of the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, which safeguards her legacy and furthers her many philanthropic pursuits. The Elsa most know best was one of Tiffany & Co.'s most prolific and influential designers. She joined the jeweller in 1974…