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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.

Inspired by the “quiet radicals”, T Australia’s ninth issue celebrates the visionaries turning odds into opportunities, trade dream jobs for financial risks and count their failures as blessings.

Our cover story (page 56), written by Jen Nurick, profiles six visionaries who’ve defied the doubters, including artist and creator of our cover, Vincent Fantauzzo, Great Wrap’s Julia and Jordy Kay, the co-founder and creative director of Park, Sam Davy, founder of Who Give’s A Crap, Simon Griffiths, and founder and CEO of Culture Amp, Didier Elzinga.

The rest of the issue is a vibrant exploration of grit, resilience, and the Australians not taking ‘no’ for a final answer. Columnist and activist Bri Lee experiments with the consequences of saying yes, exploring the vulnerability of being seen for your truest form of self (“Sitting Target”), and Victoria Pearson speaks with a cohort of pioneers fighting for the wine industry’s future (“Glass Half Full”). Stylist Virginia van Heythuysen conjures the Wild West and a sugared confection of diamonds, sorbets and cookies (“Before The Sun Sets” and “Sweet Dreams”).

Tom Lazarus sits down with Conrad Sewel, as the musician reflects on his son, a dream band and a new album that mines the influences of his childhood (“Soul Searching”), Fred Siggins tries the minimal-waste cocktails bringing root-to-stem cooking principles to the bar top (“Not So Wasted”) and photographer Trent Davis Bailey captures a new take on corsages (“Say It With Flowers”).

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

Driven by the theme of “Renewal”, this edition – T Australia’s inaugural Culture issue – looks at the regeneration of art in Australia and beyond, as seen through the eyes of early career artists as well as established arts identities.

Our cover story reviews how, after the decimation of the past two years, the arts sector is cautiously welcoming back audiences. For the rising dance star Rhys Kosakowski, the hiatus set the stage for a celebration of unapologetic originality. Kosakowski is one of a kind and the true epitome of what T Australia is about; his positivity, curiosity and ability to pivot during challenging times shines through in the story and photographs (page 52), which was styled by Virginia van Heythuysen and shot by Levon Baird (“State of the Arts”).

The rest of the issue is an equally arresting, lush visual creation with deeply layered tales of inspiration, ingenuity, reinvention and the strength of the human spirit. The author Kathy Lette reveals the private side of her close friend the acclaimed artist Cressida Campbell (“Portrait of an Artist”). Lee Tulloch profiles four Australian women at the vanguard of ceramics (“A Woman’s Work”). And we track down that very 2022 cultural player, the celebrity book stylist (“Searching for the Notorious Book Stylist”).

Michael Snyder chronicles the restoration of exquisitely painted churches that are stirring debate about Mexico’s colonial past (“Faded Glory”), and Bri Lee cautions how this return to what we call normalcy feels perilously close to burnout (“An Artificial Spring”). Fred Siggins tries port and sherry’s locally-produced counterparts (“Strong Showing”) and Zoë Lescaze pleads for contemporary artists to confront the need to address the climate crisis (“World on Fire”).

There’s fashion, travel, food and homewares – all told with T Australia’s signature voice. We hope you enjoy this very special issue.

T Australia #8 is available at newsagents nationally, and can be ordered online now, either as a single copy or as part of a subscription.