Vogue Australia September 2022

Who is Emma Chamberlain? The Vogue office, and, I am assuming Vogue readers, are divided into two camps: those who are obsessed with the 21-year-old Californian YouTuber who has followers in the tens of millions, and those who need to google the answer. But whichever camp you fall into, you will find out – or find out more than you know – in our September cover story. From her highly imitated meme-y videos, which have been deemed the precursor to TikTok, the Gen-Zer has become a sensation for her candour on subjects such as mental health, body image and thrifting. As the New York Times reports: “Chamberlain invented the way people talk on YouTube now, particularly the way they communicate authentically.” Australian photographer Ned Rogers shot the podcaster, coffee entrepreneur and fashion muse…

Bruna Papandrea Boasting 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry, celebrated Sydney-based producer Bruna Papandrea is excited to debut her first reality series, Undressed. “I’ve never done anything in the unscripted space, so it’s a big deal for me, but it’s also so like what we do, in that the stories are compelling. It was a thrill to work on that canvas,” she says. In Vogue Voice, from page 58, Papandrea touches on the impact the new project has had on her own life and hopes to share “some insight behind why decisions are made to tell certain stories and why, to me, the show is so emotionally relevant”. Yalda Hakim “This piece comes one year since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban,” BBC presenter Yalda Hakim says of her interview…

Ask anyone who knows me well and they will probably tell you I’m the least likely of television producers to make a show revolving around fashion. My personal style, if one could call it that, has until very recently been based on comfort, minimal effort and the colour black. Fashion has meant putting on Birkenstocks instead of Havaianas and switching out my omnipresent black leggings for black pants, or a dress for more important occasions. My wardrobe, since giving birth to my twins nine and a half years ago, could only be called trendsetting to the extent that I’ve long been wearing what others reverted to while working from home during Covid. Not since my 20s have I put a lot of thought into my appearance in general, so one may wonder why…

DEFENSIVE DRESSING Muscle in. Pad up. Add some heft to your fashion game because a demanding world requires you take up space to get noticed. Try Prada’s robust, slightly sloping leather jacket or Rick Owens’s trapezoidal creations. Both built a formidable, squared-off shoulder that was a season headline. Or empanel yourself in the rigid, armour-like structure of semi-sci-fi bodices from Dior, Versace, Fendi and more. Corsetry to conquer in. GROWN-UP GLAMOUR Elegance in its most potent form shone through this season, with eveningwear stripped down to its elevated essence. That meant a lighter hand with embellishment and the slink of attenuated floor-length silhouettes that read of a soigné sophistication. Saint Laurent’s languorously narrow gowns will be remembered for their minimalist Parisian refinement. It’s all honouring the privilege of getting to dress up and…

Sheer joy Designers sensed a craving for levity this season spinning gossamer-thin transparency every which way from sheer shirting to shoes and sheath dresses made for layering. Want to shop Vogue's edit? Scan the QR code to shop the best leather jackets as selected by the Vogue editors. Slick as you like Add a fresh gloss to the enduring appeal of leather. Extra shine polishes oversized outerwear and accessories. Precious cargo A utilitarian mood advances this season borrowing from workwear functionality. Look for details rooted in practicality, such as clip belts, zips and separates in roomy silhouettes made to move in. Want to shop Vogue’s edit? Scan the QR code to shop Vogue's edit of the best of the trend. New tradition Pedigree fabrics get a new look in - think houndstooth, tweed. Prince of Wales check - speaking to a…

DOUBLE TIME Model Cecile Canepa wears a Thebe Magugu designer coat and pants repurposed by Pierpaolo Piccioli for Valentino. Valentino shirt and gloves. When South Africa’s fashion wunderkind Thebe Magugu first opened the mystery crate from Rome containing Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino haute couture garment, he recognised it at once as the dress that Tracee Ellis Ross wore to grace the 2018 Emmy Awards. This was the garment chosen by Piccioli that Magugu would be tasked with reimagining as the second chapter of Vogue’s dress-swap initiative: two designers working their individual alchemy to transform a fellow creator’s work. For Piccioli, the project has special resonance. “I love the idea of reinterpreting,” he explains, “but I love even more the idea of creating a moment between two identities, two cultures – this conversation creates…