InStyle Australia Magazine

From fashion and beauty, to lifestyle and social issues, InStyle Australia is a place to discover the ideas, trends, people and products that are in style now. We write about the individuals who decide what tomorrow will look like and deliver thought-provoking reads, celebrity interviews and inspiring fashion and beauty stories. With a curious mind, a point of view and an appetite for newness, InStyle Australia knows how to have a good time.

BEHIND THE ISSUE • We asked our CONTRIBUTORS, what do you want to make more TIME for?

InStyle Australia Magazine

EDITOR'S LETTER

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SMELLING THE ROSES • Niche remedies for counteracting the GREAT EXHAUSTION, as heard around various WISE CORNERS of the internet.

DISPATCH FROM THE FASHION CUPBOARD • Cool new DROPS and need-to-know tidbits from the WORLD OF STYLE.

ONE AND ONLY • When it comes to smart sartorial INVESTMENTS, make your NEXT BUY one of these key pieces.

THE GUIDE TO effortless STYLE • How to dress, shop and live with an ADMIRABLE EASE

Ask yourself, how effortless is my outfit?

This old thing • Shopping SECOND-HAND has never been more accessible, but, as Noni Reginato learns, IT’S AN ARTFORM.

How to shop second-hand online • ACTUALLY USEFUL TIPS FROM PEOPLE IN THE KNOW.

Buyers' guide: vintage watches for beginners

When you're short on inspiration…

5 luxury handbags to set alerts for • SNAP THEM UP SECOND-HAND AND YOU’LL BE SITTING ON A GOLDMINE.

Second-hand icons to mark on your map

The vintage find that changed my life

Some Facebook Marketplace etiquette (BECAUSE VINTAGE ISN'T JUST FOR FASHION.)

STYLE INSIDER: Ella Richards • When your grandpa’s a ROLLING STONE, your godmother’s KATE MOSS and your great-aunt was muse to Yves Saint Laurent, whose WARDROBE do you raid first? We asked the It-Brit model.

A matter of TASTE • “Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing… the ENEMY of creativeness!” So said Picasso. But what does taste even mean? And, asks Kathryn Madden, are we losing the ability to CULTIVATE our own?

Taste test • Totally subjective but well-informed expert opinions.

Brats! Babies? BRAINROT. • Club life or housewife? Clean or dirty? MORALITY or DEBAUCHERY? We’re living in a world of contradictions, of OPPOSING FORCES pulling us towards polarities. Although in 2024, you don’t have to pick a side…

R.I.P. rizz • Dating apps are dying and SINGLES are hungry to meet people OUT IN THE WILD. But after years of relying on digital forms of connection, can anyone banter IRL anymore? Courtney Thompson investigates whether you can master the LOST ART OF FLIRTING.

Pop culture flirt school

THE SS24 FORECAST

Crop it, IT'S HOT • The MIDRIFF HAS BEEN FREED – cropped polos and shirts breezed down recent runways at Loewe, Miu Miu and Prada, and girls and guys alike are BARING THEIR BELLIES with pride. DIY is one option, but this summer, look out for cropping stations at parties, protests and concerts (already big in New York), allowing you to have your merch tees SLASHED on the spot. It all points to wild times ahead; you know what they say about rising hemlines.

Return of the matte • In recent years, it was all about having skin and nails that resembled a glazed donut or perfectly smooth glass. But now, matte is back – and pressed powders in particular are set to reign supreme. Rare Beauty and Hourglass have both released new pressed powders that are designed to reduce shine and lock in makeup for hours with just a few light touches, while the skincare-infused By Terry and Kosas formulations will care for your complexion, too. It signals a happy medium between dewy overglow and heavy baking.

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