FRESH IS A FEELING BY KATHRYN MADDEN
Across fashion and pop culture, ‘fresh’ is used interchangeably with ‘new’, often misleadingly. Because while new is about time, fresh is about a feeling.
STACY CLAUSEN BY DEAN PODMORE AND ABBY BENNETT
You get the sense that Stacy Clausen can get away with a lot. He has the kind of easygoing charm that disarms you, then wins you over.
COME INTO MY WORLD BY ELLIE LOUISE COKER AND NICHHIA WIPPELL
Independent artistry takes on multiple lives in the world of Sam Quealy, each as meticulously constructed as it is scintillating to witness. The Australia-born, Paris-based performer has been shaped by perpetual motion, her career spanning hemispheres and disciplines.
CHANGE OF SCENERY BY NOELLE FAULKNER
In an age where travel is no longer discovered but served via an algorithm of recommendations, seeking the experiences less posted – and enjoying them in the moment – is becoming an increasingly radical act.
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? BY ELLA O’KEEFFE AND LAURA AGNEW
If you’ve stepped into a movie theatre, or scrolled Instagram, or lived anywhere but the ends of the earth, you’ll have encountered the work of graphic designer Teddy Blanks in the past few years.
SHALOM BRUNE-FRANKLIN IS OUR DIGITAL COVER TALENT, BY MICHAEL BRUNT AND BIANCA FARMAKIS
Speaking to Shalom Brune-Franklin feels like reconnecting with someone you’ve known forever. It’s a quality she carries not only in conversation but also in her performances, which are marked by striking vulnerability and authenticity. Her ability to weave together complex roles, spanning from sci-fi to dark dramedies, makes her a captivating presence.
NO BIG DEAL – ACNE STUDIOS’ JONNY JOHANSSON ON NOVEL EXPRESSION
Johansson’s brazen approach is perhaps what has kept the buzz around his brand so consistently since 1996, when a 27-year-old Johansson and three colleagues, restless and creatively charged, formed Acne Studios. A creative collective, a playground for its acronym today, ‘Ambition to Create Novel Expression’, the vision was for a label that transcended every part of art and culture.
THE FLAME WILL FIND IT’S OWN WAY BY – OTTOLINGER’S CHRISTA BÖSCH & COSIMA GADIENT BY LOTTE THOR
There’s a universe of otherworldly sources that fuel Ottolinger’s creativity. From urban imagery to mythical undertones, theirs is a space in which disparate elements find communion.
YOU DON’T OWN ME BY BRETT CLARKE AND EMMA KALFUS
To mark a decade of elevated staples, Elka Collective has released a 10-piece capsule that embodies its signature take on soft tailoring.
CHANEL IN HONG KONG – CRUISE 2024/2025 COLLECTION SHOW
From the beaming show lights erected throughout the ninth floor podium of the Hong Kong Design Institute, to the glistening backdrop of Hong Kong’s cityscape, it was hard to imagine a collection in any other context.
THE FIRST TIME BY CLAUDIA SMITH AND KARLA CLARKE
In 1987, CHANEL created its first watch: the Première. This year the evolution continues with the release of three new icons – the Première Sound Watch, Première Cuff Watch and Première Sautoir-Belt Watch.
YOU USED TO BE SO AMUSED BY ROCKET WEIJERS AND NICHHIA WIPPELL
Inspired by the Psychedelic Geometrics of the '60s French of Art Movement, Gherardo Felloni presents Roger Vivier's Fall/Winter '24 Collection.
SUSPICIOUS MINDS BY EDWARD MULVIHILL AND EMMA KALFUS
Celine’s Fall/Winter ’24 collection – an expression of the founding spirit of the house and an homage to the 1960s.
ICONS ONLY BY BLAKE AZAR AND EMMA KALFUS
In its 57-year history, Ralph Lauren has never gone out of style. These are the pieces that have stood the test of time.
ON OTTO BY OTTO, BY BIANKA FARMAKIS
You do not need to understand the legacy of Barry Otto to understand why the documentary exploring his life is so important. In a heart-breaking depiction of her father’s battle with Alzheimer’s, director Gracie Otto captures the incredible power of creativity to preserving a man’s memory.
TROYE BY TROYE – BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE COVER SHOOT
Double-denim Balenciaga, leather Gucci and Celine, oversized Prada, skin-baring Ottolinger and Şener Besim. In what has become something of a model tradition, we asked Troye to document the looks, the day and everything in between. Take a look at Troye for SIDE-NOTE by Troye for SIDE-NOTE.
PEOPLE OF NOTE: LYNA TY AND MELVIN TANAYA ON SONG FOR THE MUTE
The Australian label Song for the Mute, founded by Lyna Ty and Melvin Tanaya, weaves narratives of the disenfranchised and down-on-their-luck into their garments. Their influences spring from sound, material, people, and the ethereal cadence of untold stories.
PEOPLE OF NOTE: SEAN VENTURI – ON VENROY BY OLIVER BEGG AND DIVYA VENKATARAMAN
Sean Venturi is the man behind the Australian label Venroy, known for its well-made basics and nonchalant take on vacation-ready luxury. Here, Venturi treads over the brand’s winding journey, how it’s evolved alongside its hometown of Bondi, and just how calculated that easy breezy holiday feeling really is.
LOST IN THE MOMENT BY JESS RUBY JAMES AND EMMA KALFUS
Lost in the Moment featuring Chanel Spring 2024 Makeup, Coco Crush Jewellery Collection, and Chanel Premiere Watch Collection by Jess Ruby James and Emma Kalfus.
WE HAVEN'T MET BEFORE BY ELLEN VIRGONA AND EMMA KALFUS
Cartier marks 100 years of its Trinity collection, and a century of celebrating infinite love in WE HAVEN'T MET BEFORE by Ellen Virgona and Emma Kalfus.
PEOPLE OF NOTE: NICK WARD BY JAKE TERREY
“Nick Ward grew up playing classical piano and recording albums in his bedroom. He’d wait for the weekend to release anything to avoid schoolyard criticism. Now rising to acclaim, he has been labelled a ‘true music-lifer’ and a darling of the emo-pop revival scene.” - Bianca Farmakis
INTERFACE BY ORSON HEIDRICH AND THOMAS MCCAMMON
Mixed-media artist Orson Heidrich presents his first solo exhibition ‘Interpreter’ - a body works produced by large-scale manufacturing systems.
AT THE HIP BY JOE BRENNAN AND TABATHA TURNER
Late nights spent talking in the dark. Days spent borrowing each other’s things, and only rarely giving them back. It’s something like sibling rivalry.
HUMAN FORM BY LEWIS STEVENSON AND BIANCA FARMAKIS
Every day we find ourselves moulding - at times, physically, it’s to bend and break to meet expectations. Other times, it’s an expression of emotional architecture, constructing our personalities around an evolving landscape of social interactions.
THE BECOMING OF A MOTHER FT. POLINA SOVA BY ADRIAN PRICE AND MARIELA SUMMERHAYS
It’s an alchemy that has occurred billions of times before, the becoming of a mother –an indiscernible compounding of the minutes spent being responsible for another human – yet it never happens the exact same way twice.
HUMAN STORY BY DAN ROBERTS AND BIANCA FARMAKIS
ENTJ? Type A or B? Aquarius rising, cancer moon, virgo sun: classifying a personality adopts numerous forms, online quizzes and associations with Sex and the City characters. Battles are drawn along the lines of nature vs nurture, and fortunes for our lives are sought out in multiple-choice questionnaires.
STUMBLING INTO EXCELLENCE – JAPAN BY JAKE TERREY
Just keep moving until the inexplicable reveals itself through its own inertia. In Japan, it's a lot more like fumbling into excellence.
THE AGE OF AUTHENTICITY BY KELLY GEDDES AND MARIELA SUMMERHAYS
There are those who stopped coming by the altar, and instead, took the ability to be one’s most genuine or essential self as their prevailing moral compass. Steph Carta found the altar worth visiting is in the stillness, in the centremost of your soul.
UNFRAMED – SARAH ELLEN BY PIERRE TOUSSAINT AND BIANCA FARMAKIS
Sarah Ellen, a multi-hyphenate of multiple artistic pursuits, with a presence that has carved out the public space for over a decade now, speaks to SIDE-NOTE about the human condition and the recasting of a character inherent to ageing, developing and immersing oneself in life’s experiences.