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ALL GOOD THINGS…
contributors • THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS ISSUE REVEAL THEIR HOT LISTS
SEA CHANGE
10 things • GET AROUND THEM, ALREADY
new wave • Surf culture has dropped in on fashion’s resort collections. Get on board
UP CLOSE: LADY BLOSSOM • Long, loose and layered: florals get a fresh update. Press print
IN FOCUS: free radical • The face of fashion’s future talks smart design and carving out her own path
IN A SPIN SLAVE TO YOUR DRY-CLEANING BILL? EXPERTS SAY IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH
think big • Why it’s time to reclaim the muu-muu
INSIDER: art & soul • Photographer, artist and the brains behind style destination Oracle Fox, Amanda Shadforth’s wardrobe and treasures are (unsurprisingly) just as chic offline
FILM: predict a RIOT • Rising star Sasha Lane is wowing Hollywood with her no-compromise, kick-ass attitude (and it’s paying off)
BAD GIRLS
MUSIC: queen of hearts • One of this year’s biggest breakouts, King Princess (aka 19-year-old Mikaela Straus) is taking young love to new heights
LIFE: get the memo • It’s time to embrace the voice note
DRINK: that’s amaro • The traditional Italian liqueur is finding new life at a bar near you
5 VARIETIES IN 5 WORDS OR LESS
TV: REAL BUSY • After two decades of sticking to Hollywood’s rules, Busy Philipps threw it all away and started playing her greatest role yet: herself
BOOKS: fine days • Unbreakable (and witty) Ellie Kemper has a memoir out this month. Lucky us
MAN: CAN’T WAIT TO BE KING • British actor Finn Cole is carving out a place for himself in Hollywood with a string of dark, gritty roles – but really, he’s one of the good guys
PERSPECTIVE: “This isn’t just a drought, it’s a humanitarian crisis” • EDWINA ROBERTSON STARTED THE ONE BUCKET CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF WHAT MAY BE AUSTRALIA’S WORST DROUGHT IN HISTORY. SHE SHARES HER STORY FROM THE FRONTLINES
ALL COFFEE GREAT & SMALL • FROM A LARGE AND ROBUST ALTO TO A CHEEKY ESPRESSO, THE NESPRESSO VERTUO MACHINE GUARANTEES OUTSTANDING COFFEE FOR ALL TASTES – IN FIVE DELICIOUS SIZES.
THE ELLE MANUAL: HOW TO DO SWIMWEAR • Little pieces that capture the big summer mood
THE MOTHER LOAD • Is it possible to have a child and still be the woman you always thought you’d be? Rachel Hills wanted to find out
the GOOD FIGHT • CLEMENTINE FORD’S NEW BOOK IS A DAMNING LOOK AT TOXIC MASCULINITY. IT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT YOU’LL READ THING THIS YEAR
GIRL, INTERRUPTED • AUTISM WAS ONCE CONSIDERED A MALE CONDITION – BUT AS NEW RESEARCH COMES TO LIGHT, A GROWING NUMBER OF ADULT WOMEN ARE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISORDER
SWEET RIDE • We want wheels that are as character-filled and stylish as they are high-performance. Here are three reasons why you’ll love the new MG3 Auto
Who wants to be the voice of a generation anyway? • WOMEN WHO SAY IT LIKE IT IS ARE OFTEN SEEN AS SPEAKING FOR A GROUP MUCH LARGER THAN THEMSELVES. BUT THAT COMES WITH A PRICE, SAYS DOLLY ALDERTON
GOOD GIRLS GONE BAD? • Is there an expiry date on a point of view? Sarah Ayoub analyses why it stings so much when we feel our feminist poster girls have let us down
START ME UP • Meet the female tech entrepreneurs leading the sex-toy revolution
FASHION • SWING INTO SUMMER WITH FASHION THAT’S READY TO PLAY
HANGING OUT •...