Marie Claire Australia

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Marie Claire Australia

LOCK & LOAD • Described as the perfect city handbag, Louis Vuitton’s new Express PM is inspired by the maison’s travel heritage. Sized to fit daily essentials and designed to be worn multiple ways, the bag is elevated with a keybell and gold-toned padlock.

BIRTHDAY ISSUE! 30 YEARS of STYLE and SUBSTANCE

CURATED BY • We’ve selected the best pieces, places and events to light up your every day

WISH LIST • Step inside the living history of the latest dazzling high jewellery collections; celebrate 50 years of Giorgio Armani; and make a style statement all your own via masterful layering. Your playbook for effortless cool starts here

WORTH IT • It’s time to go back – way back – and bring the best of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Victorian England into the 2025 style mix

THE EMPIRE OF UNDERSTATEMENT • As Armani hits its half-century milestone, we look at the ethos and principles underpinning one of the fashion world’s greatest and most enduring success stories

full colour • When bold silhouettes meet radiant colour and unapologetic Italian flair, it must be Bvlgari

TAKING THE TIME • Elevate life’s briefest, most fleeting moments with an indulgent timepiece that makes every second special

ROSES. ROCKS. ROYAL GARDENS. • For the launch of their new high jewellery collections, Van Cleef & Arpels brings their signature sparkle to the Scottish Highlands

FRESH PERSPECTIVE • Forget everything you know about matching colours and textures. Embrace it all, because getting dressed each day should be fun

LOAFING ABOUT • If you’re looking for a shoe that goes with literally everything, you can’t go past the perennial black loafer. Opt for high-quality leather and you’ll love them for a lifetime

EASY BREEZY • The packing mantra of expert travellers, “light layers” have become a chic styling tactic for the fashion set. Here, the mc team shares their tips

Accessory of the Moment TO HAVE & HOLD • When it comes to the It bags of the season, anything goes: any colour, fabric, shape or size. It’s your call

The POWER List • For three decades, marie claire has celebrated women who inspire, agitate and champion change. To mark the occasion, we’ve selected 30 of the most powerful women in the country. Whether they’re smashing glass ceilings, swimming for gold or telling female-led stories on the screen, these are the women blazing a trail and bringing the next generation along with them

HOW TO BE A WOMAN NOW • Should you lean in or out, be a girl boss or tradwife, seek freedom or control? Kathryn Madden explores the landscape of feminism, and what it means to be a woman in 2025

THE STRENGTH OF SPORT • Quarantined in a Sydney hotel after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, sports journalist Tracey Holmes was horrified to see the Taliban sweep over Afghanistan. From her makeshift office, she helped coordinate an impressive feat: freeing the country’s female athletes. Here, she shares a powerful story of sport, community and freedom

THEN AND NOW • Fax or Facetime? Hedonism or housing crisis? After-work drinks or after-work side-hustle? Two marie claire staffers share what 30 looks like three decades apart

Body beautiful • The body-positivity movement was full of hope and inclusion, and for a while there it seemed like change really had been made. But, as photographer Lydia Hudgens says, it’s now completely stalled. Her new book, Plus, is a colourful...