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Last October, Nicolas Ghesquiere Lit Up The Louvre – Literally…

FOR HIS SS19 LOUIS VUITTON SHOW, Nicolas Ghesquière commissioned set designer Es Devlin to construct a luminous, space-age tubular structure that made the cobblestone Cour Carrée feel like the inside of a spaceship.

Of The People

IT’S HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL THE ACCOLADES NORMAL PEOPLE – THE NOVEL THAT’S BEEN A TALKING POINT OF ALMOST EVERY BOOK CLUB THIS YEAR – AUTHOR SALLY ROONEY HAS RACKED UP IN RECENT MONTHS. WRITER AND CRITIC A. N. DEVERS DISCOVERS THAT THE IRISH LITERARY PHENOM IS NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF THEM HERSELF

Soft Power

IN AN AGE OF NOISE, NEWNESS AND INFORMATION OVERLOAD, ACTOR, MOTHER AND LOUIS VUITTON MUSE MICHELLE WILLIAMS EMBODIES A QUIET CONFIDENCE. FROM REBELLIOUS TEEN IN DAWSON’S CREEK TO BROADWAY DANCER IN THIS MONTH’S FOSSE/VERDON, SHE’S CARVED A CAREER MADE ENTIRELY ON HER OWN TERMS. AND WE LOVE HER FOR IT

Let's Begin

WITH TWO TED TALKS, AS MANY BOOKS AND A WILDLY POPULAR PODCAST, ESTHER PEREL IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL RELATIONSHIP THERAPIST OF OUR TIME. WE PICK THE BRAIN OF THE WOMAN WHO SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO READ YOURS

Yvonne Strahovski On Strong Women & Saving The World

You might recognise her as the chillingly manipulative Serena Waterford on cult series 'The Handmaid’s Tale' but this Australian-born actor is anything but icy. Genevra Leek meets the woman behind the mask.

Stressed For Success

Fear of failure has long dominated our career conversations, but what if, in reality, it’s the dread of success that’s bringing your goal-chasing to a halt?

Acting Up

Tom Ford cast her in nocturnal animals, Disney had her pirouetting for its take on the Nutcracker and Chanel has tapped her as an ambassador. Now, Ellie Bamber is set to rule your tv screen in a new adaptation of Les misérables.

Coming Up Rosie

From supermodel to savvy businesswoman and mother – Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is in full bloom.

On The Power Of Praise

Compliments are writer Susie Boyt’s biggest vice – but while she craves the high they give, she knows they’re not always good for her.

Going Clear

From Chanel to Céline, transparency ruled the shows this season. Véronique Hyland submits, fashionably, to prying eyes, testing see-through items fresh offthe runway.

The New Normal

As luxury shopping increasingly moves online, MatchesFashion.com is spearheading a strategy that makes people the priority (and must-have fashion paramount)

Waiting For Gadot

Would the real Wonder Woman please stand up? 

Bali Belly

A decidedly non-Bali person goes in search of dinner

Spoiler Alert

Those friends you’ve been hanging out with on Netflix? We’ve got some bad news...

Sorry Is The Hardest Word

...but it may also be the most useful one. Psychologist Harriet Lerner schools us in the art of the apology

By Appointment Only

“Tested on celebs, not animals” rings especially true for the latest in extreme dermatology. Ning Chao reports on the innovative, VIP treatments available around the globe

Modern Masterpieces

Meet the beloved beauty faithfuls getting a fresh reboot, making them even more worthy of your time

Go Here, Try This

The don’t-miss events at this year’s Melbourne Food And Wine Festival

Three's A Charm

A trio of Australia’s brightest young stars are the grounding force in this month’s out-of-this world remake of Picnic At Hanging Rock

The Vagina Dialogue

We’ve had Pussyhats and Instagram accounts dedicated to “Snatch” lookalikes, but 22 years after The Vagina Monologues, it’s time we started talking openly about the V-word, say medics and bloggers Nina Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl

Up In Smoke

For the first time since the anti-smoking movement was launched almost three decades ago, the number of quitters is stalling. When we’re more well-versed than ever on the risks, why is it still finding favour?

Stick A Pin In It

Microneedling May Be The Internet’s Favourite New Clear-skin Cureall, But How Big Is The Gain In That Pain? Keziah Weir Gets Pricked

All In The Family

Cousins Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam, of electronic duo Kllo, first played together at a family party. Two EPs and an album later, they’re now an act to be reckoned with. As they hit the stage at this month’s Laneway Festival, we catch up with Kaul

Follow That Bird

Indie darling Greta Gerwig scores an immediate coming-of-age triumph from behind the camera

Licence To Wed

Only just shaken off last year’s wedding fatigue? Well, get ready to back it up because they are about to go big

Smart Mouth

The key to good health may just start inside your mouth

Growing Pain

Misuse OF PAINKILLERS is on the rise, even though most of us don’t really know HOW THEY WORK. With tighter regulations in place and a global crisis on our doorstep, is it time we PUT DOWN THE PILLS?

Girl Interrupted

While second-wave feminists paved the way for women to delay having children, millennials are rerouting – and discovering motherhood offers a new kind of liberation, writes Anna Christensen

The Auto Shift

Driverless cars are closer than you think and intend to change our lives in ways we haven’t yet imagined

The Doctor Will See You (Online) Now

Is virtual therapy the way of the future for our psychological needs?