Alex Duffy

Each year the Festival brings together industry leaders from across Australia, dedicating their runways, presentations and consumer events to celebrating icons of Melbourne fashion and supporting emerging and Indigenous designers. This year’s Melbourne Fashion Festival also marks 25 years of the Fes…

What does a N°5 woman wear on a night out? An alluring fragrance, complemented by monochromatic tweed, a calfskin flap bag, and according to Chanel’s latest celebration, an elevated smokey eye.

As Anthony Vaccarello reflects on the year that was, and imagines our reentry to society, the Creative Director of Saint Laurent took inspiration from the expansive space, time and isolation of the desert. “The desert, to me, symbolises that yearn for serenity, open space, a slower rhythm. The clothes are also softer, the spirit of the collection is more gentle, stripped back,” muses Vaccarello.

Joining Estée Lauder ’s timeless lineup of international talent, South Sudanese-born, Australian-raised and now LA-based model, Adut Akech, is the latest model to grace the beauty brand’s iconic makeup and skincare campaigns.