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FRESHLY PICKED: SPAQ

qt_sydney_spaq_reception-mBars? Been there. Fancy gym? Seen it. Of all the perks of a luxury hotel, a solid day spa trumps any facility – unsurprisingly, it’s nothing less than five-star service from the moment you set foot onto the mezzanine at QT Sydney, home to the hotel’s award-winning designer day spa ‘SpaQ’.

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Soul Of A Scent

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If it were not for Ernest Beaux, the world may never have experienced the phenomenon called Chanel No.5, nor would you have discovered Ralph Lauren’s ever popular Polo had it not been resurrected from a ‘reject’! We revisit legendary perfumers who make your fragrances everlasting memories. READ MORE

HIS FRAGRANCES FOR HER

Girls who are boys who like boys to be girls… in a scent, that is

For the non-floral females among us, sifting through the fragrance department is a cruel taunt to the tomboy within – the spectrum can generically span from light and airy to heady and sexy without too much variation in between. The solution? Think like a man and try a cologne on for size.

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Taking FLIGHT

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Under the design direction of Chopard’s co-president Caroline Scheufele, the Geneva workshop artfully assembled a bestiary crafted with extraordinary skill by master goldsmiths and jewellers using a veritable cavalcade of gems. READ MORE

On the Verge of Global Styledom: CHARLOTTE BLAKENEY

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Charlotte Blakeney is one of Australia’s most in-demand makeup artists. For almost 20 years she has worked her magic on covers, campaigns and countless celebrities. By Charlotte began as a side business: “I have always wanted to make women look and feel beautiful and I guess jewellery is another way of achieving this.” It’s now booming to the point where Blakeney is putting away her makeup brushes for good.

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MBFWA Portraits: Local Heroes

The style identity of the nation lies not in its past but in its present. The fashion industry is a melting pot of AUSTRALIAN TALENT bringing rich views and diverse perspectives.

On the eve of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, L’Officiel meets the movers, shakers, achievers and influencers of our country.

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Time Travel with Louis Vuitton

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The world, figuratively speaking, is getting smaller. The planet’s inhabitants are more immediately and intimately connected than at any time in history. In truth, human beings have less need to travel than ever before—but wanderlust is a powerful thing. READ MORE

Shades of Jungle

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Vivid colour snakes, buzzing dragonflies and blooming flowers.  Jungle glasses from Fendi’s latest Spring/Summer 2016 collection takes inspiration from exuberant tribal colours of woods and wild. The large frames, both in a chic and appealing square version and cat-eye, are modern and transparent with a camouflage decoration. READ MORE

MANUS X MACHINA

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The exhibition ” Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology ” organized by the Metropolitan Museum  of Art in New York at the Robert Lehman Wing and Anna Wintour Costume Center raises the question of their own on the current relationship between the “hand-made” and the use of the machine, both in haute couture and in ready-to-wear. The visitors will be surrounded by more than one hundred and twenty creations, ranging from 1880 to 2015. READ MORE