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For our annual The Yes Issue, there could be no other cover star than the model Ajak Deng. Captured in the season’s best by the photographer Georges Antoni, Deng embodies the maverick spirit that shapes this issue, whose pages are dedicated to the disruptors and rebels who dare to ask the difficult questions and spark change.

Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy shares his style evolution in pictures, the photographer Bharat Sikk captures refined spring fashion, shaped by expertly draped dresses and silk separates, while the writer Alexa Brazilia asks why a time-consuming confection (beloved by Queen Elizabeth I) is making a sweet, sticky comeback.

In beauty, Alison Izzo hits the gym – delving into their transformation from spartan sweat boxes into holistic wellness and social hubs and, increasingly, a place to flex interior design prowess. T Australia’s resident drinks expert Fred Siggins turns his gaze to gin – and the savoury and umami flavours making their way into your martini – and we turn back time for Watches & Jewellery, celebrating modern interpretations of vintage timepieces.

Plus, we introduce our first luxury travel special. Lee Tulloch steps aboard Silversea’s “game changer” Silver Nova cruise ship, and Craig Tansley sets sail for the majestic Kimberley. To grab a copy of Issue 14, either order the mag online, subscribe or pick up a copy at newsagents nationally.

T Australia #15 is available at newsagents nationally, and can be ordered online now, either as a single copy or as part of a subscription.

A cover by the legendary photographer Georges Antoni sets the tone for our just-launched Renewal issue, a magazine dedicated to the spaces where artists, writers and other creatives find respite. It’s our first collaboration with Antoni and we’ve gone all-out with a 14-page shoot. Full of artful draping, roomy tailoring and industrial grit, it’s our own take on urban renewal.

We also step inside a garage-turned-gallery in suburban Virginia and get to know Etro’s visionary creative director, Marco De Vincenzo. We catch up with Emma Lewisham and other entrepreneurs who are challenging “big beauty” with some pretty radical ideas. Then we meet the whisky-makers championing blends over single malts, and we get to the bottom of Penfolds’ curious new marketing strategy (hint: streetwear icon Nigo is on the payroll).

In art, Zoë Lescaze takes a look at the female painters challenging the male gaze with bold (and sometimes controversial) depictions of the female body. And our travel writers take us to the farthest reaches of the Americas, from Chile’s vast, bone-riddled Atacama Desert to Churchill, Canada — one of the best places on Earth to see the northern lights.

Plus, we quiz Daniel Riley, the new artistic director of Australian Dance Theatre, on his plans for the company. And our columnist, Lance Richardson, talks about moving house and finding renewal in the rituals of relocation (“I like to think of it as drafts of the same creative project: your life.”)

There’s also a special watches and jewellery lift-out, plus the chance to win your very own Breitling timepiece. To grab a copy of Issue 14, either order the mag online, subscribe or pick up a copy at newsagents nationally.

T Australia #14 is available at newsagents nationally, and can be ordered online now, either as a single copy or as part of a subscription.

T Australia issue 13, our “Structure” edition, is on sale today. A celebration of design, physical or metaphorical structures and collaborations from the worlds of visual arts, music, film and more, it celebrates the intimacy of mentorship among female creatives and the bonds shared by amazing women around the world.

Our special double cover features the formidable Australian actors Miranda Otto and Teresa Palmer. In an interview with the writer Helen Hawkes, the duo reflect upon the balancing their work and family lives (“I’ve turned down roles because I felt I couldn’t miss the last months of [my daughter] Darcey’s schooling,” says Otto), living in Los Angeles and its obsession with “presentation of self 24/7”, upcoming projects and changing the narrative of equity within the industry.

Off camera, the co-stars are a fascinating pairing: Otto with her signature red mane and regal poise, every inch the award-winning acting legend, and Palmer radiating a natural charisma that is evident in her string of Hollywood movie roles. Both women live in Los Angeles, but their paths, until now, have hardly crossed. It’s taken the chilling tale of a Melbourne cult accused of abducting and brainwashing children – brought to life in the Disney+ series “The Clearing” — to finally bring the two Australian acting exports together. As the writer Helen Hawkes discovers, their careers and perspectives may differ but there’s one thing the actors agree on: they’re done playing the love interest.⁠
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“I love watching films with a strong female lead,” says Palmer. “I still get stopped on the street by people saying what an impact that movie made on them.”⁠

Also in this issue, the writer Lance Richardson interviews the New York-based British DJ and producer Mark Ronson, who has crafted music alongside some of the world’s most talented musicians and writers (page 44), and the artist Tyrone Wight (aka Rone) selects three up-and-coming visionaries to know in the magazine’s T Faces series (page 24), including the muralist Kitt Bennett, the architect Jeremy McLeod (of Breathe) and the entrepreneur Annalise Knight (of Brother Nature).

The writer Victoria Pearson travels to Florence for the unveiling of Cartier’s new high jewellery collection Le Voyage Recommencé (page 38), Heidi Dokulil hits Milan Design Week for the best in internationally celebrated furniture, lighting and accessories (page 47) and we meet the bakers and food artists once again turning to meringue to create otherworldly decorative desserts that walk the line between kitsch and classical beauty (page 86).

There’s fashion, interiors, timepieces and design – all told with T Australia’s signature voice. We hope you enjoy this very special issue.

T Australia #13 is available at newsagents nationally, and can be ordered online now, either as a single copy or as part of a subscription.

T Australia issue 12, our “Artistry” edition, is on sale today. A celebration of those at the cultural vanguard from the worlds of visual arts, music, film and more, it doubles as a fashion issue and is packed with shoots and profiles that spotlight major trends.

On the cover is the charismatic performer and erudite cinephile Jacob Elordi. In an interview with Victoria Pearson, the Brisbane-raised, Hollywood-based actor spoke candidly about the redemptive nature of television, collaborating with his sister, the photographer Isabella Elordi, and the artistic intensity of his acting idols. “It’s quite an eclectic bunch of people,” Elordi says of the through line connecting his professional heroes Brando, Olivier, Bale, Ledger and McQueen — screen legends whose oeuvre and success he one day hopes to emulate. “I think the thing that carries through is a kind of respect, and a respect for — if there were to be such thing as a craft — a dedication to this singular thing which is performance.

“I appreciate that bravado in all of them,” he continues, “choosing this performance to be their religion and their faith, and the kind of intensity in the way they pursue it.”

Also in this issue, the writer Ellie Pithers takes us inside Christian Louboutin’s holiday compound on the Portuguese coast — complete with a colour-shifting party tower (page 68), the golfer Adam Scott speaks candidly about his hopes to democratise the game that made his name (page 74), and we launch a new section, T Faces – a platform to profile up-and-comers from across the artistic spectrum as part of our commitment to unearth and promote young Australian creatives. This issue we introduce the 2023 Archibald Prize finalist Julia Gutman, the dancer Tsehay Hawkins, the actor Sophie Wilde and the singer-songwriter Zeppelin Hamilton.

The Australian journalist turned US-based author Lance Richardson kicks off a regular column for T Australia reflecting on the tailors of Savile Row, and their portals to less imperfect worlds (page 36), Fendi’s artistic director of menswear, Silvia Venturini Fendi, shares the ways in which her work and family have always been synonymous (page 84) and the Italian designer Giorgio Armani looks back at his life in pictures (28).

There’s fashion, interiors, timepieces and design – all told with T Australia’s signature voice. We hope you enjoy this very special issue.

T Australia #12 is available at newsagents nationally, and can be ordered online now, either as a single copy or as part of a subscription.

T Australia issue 11, our “Journeys” issue, is on sale today. An ode to travel, escape and inspiration in all its forms, the issue takes readers to far flung locales and inside the minds of some of our favourite thinkers. 

On the cover is the formidable Ajla Tomljanović. In an interview with Victoria Pearson, the country’s top female tennis player spoke candidly about the highs and lows of a sport that continues to test her spirit, her mental health, playing the “villain” in Serena Williams’ Grand Slam swan song, and all she’s wishing for in the next decade. “No matter who retires, tennis goes on,” she says of the game that has shaped much of her life. “And that’s almost the cruellest part of the sport: the train doesn’t stop for anyone.”

Also in this issue, the #2023VisionaryAwards and an interview with its inaugural disruptor of the year Joost Bakker (page 62) , author and activist Bri Lee takes a surprisingly moving road trip (page 28), and Ligaya Misha reflects on the ways in which a cultural identity be defined by its food (page 88).

Kate Hennessy travels to Greenland and discovers an Inuit population on the precipice of irreversible change (“Melting Point”),  Mark Harris writes about the evanescent, ever-evolving tributes to those we lost — and continue to lose (“We Were Here”) and Fred Siggins explores the tropical revival of the once obscure aperitif from Normandy, mistelle (“Mistelle, My Belle).

There’s fashion, interiors, timepieces and design – all told with T Australia’s signature voice. We hope you enjoy this very special issue.

T Australia #11 is available at newsagents nationally, and can be ordered online now, either as a single copy or as part of a subscription.

T Australia’s tenth issue celebrates “The Greats”: those living with ethics, legacy, purpose – committing spectacular acts of defiance and never, ever taking no for an answer.

Our cover story (page 66), written by Luke Benedictus, profiles one of the country’s most enigmatic and compelling sports personalities, Lance “Buddy” Franklin. He has grit, good looks and a golden boot – an irresistible combination in a country that adores a humble sporting hero. But as he transcends the football code that made his name, T Australia discovers that the man who kicked 1,000 goals has plenty more to achieve of his own.

The rest of the issue is a vibrant exploration of grit and innovation, and always with a bit of magic. Our digital content director Victoria Pearson interviews 20-year-old pop icon Billie Eilish (page 82), columnist and activist Bri Lee asks what it takes to be great in the age of overexposure (“Too Much Information”), and Jen Nurick speaks with the singular musician and social advocate known as Jack River (“Play The Changes”). Stylist Virginia van Heythuysen styles Australian modelling sensation Nyadak “Duckie” Thot in a sculptural take on the season’s goddess look (page 72).

Lee Tulloch explores the idyllic – if vulnerable – archipelago of the Maldives (“Into The Blue”), Mariela Summerhays visits Louis Vuitton’s globe-spanning travelling exhibition, See LV (“Emotional Baggage”) and Fred Siggins turns his eye (and taste buds) to native rock oysters (“Shell Shucked”).

There’s fashion, interiors, timepieces and design – all told with T Australia’s signature voice. We hope you enjoy this very special issue.

T Australia #10 is available at newsagents nationally, and can be ordered online now, either as a single copy or as part of a subscription.