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DAN ROOKWOOD SAYS PUT. DOWN. THE. PHONE.
Angus Stone’s side hustle • AFTER HUGE SUCCESS WITH SISTER JULIA, STONE IS BACK WITH SIDE-PROJECT DOPE LEMON, BOASTING A NEW ALBUM, A REFINED SOUND – AND PLANS FOR HIS OWN BOWLING ALLEY.
Just splendid
VIRGIL ABLOH IS EXPANDING HIS VOCABULARY • FOR HIS THIRD OUTING AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR LOUIS VUITTON MEN’S, ABLOH SET HIMSELF A RATHER GRANDIOSE CHALLENGE: TO DECIPHER THE MEANING OF LUXURY CLOTHES.
Return of the shirt • ONE OF THE OGs OF SHIRTMAKING RETURNS TO MAKE US FALL IN LOVE WITH THE HUMBLE SHIRT ALL OVER AGAIN.
THE COOLEST STRANGER THING • NOW THAT SEASON THREE OF NETFLIX’S COMING-OF-AGE MEGA SERIES IS OUT, CALEB McLAUGHLIN CAN CHILL. BUT DON’T EXPECT THIS TRIPLE-THREAT TO SIT STILL FOR LONG.
Red carpet moves • THE STRANGER THINGS KIDS DON’T SHY AWAY FROM A BOLD RED CARPET STATEMENT, McLAUGHLIN ESPECIALLY. WE REVISIT HIS BEST FASHION FLEXES.
NEW TV • FOUR SHOWS THAT DESERVE CANCELLING YOUR WEEKEND PLANS FOR. PLUS, SOMETHING TO WATCH THEM ON.
Streams worth the subscription
MAKE IT RAIN • AUSTRALIA’S TRENDIEST NEW HOTEL GROUP IS ALSO HOME TO THE CONTINENT’S MOST SURPRISING COLLECTION OF MODERN ART. PROOF IS IN ITS LATEST POSSESSION.
Killer collection • THE ‘RAIN ROOM’ IS JUST THE MOST RECENT DRAW IN THIS INTRIGUING STABLE OF WORKS.
NOT JUST ANOTHER WAR MOVIE • LONG TAN MARKS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST HEROIC BATTLES. BUT AS THE CAST OF DANGER CLOSE DISCOVERED, EVEN THE BIGGEST VICTORIES COME AT A COST.
Goodes’ new project
Aussie battlers • IF THERE’S ONE THING OUR LEADING MEN DON’T MIND, IT’S A ROLE IN A WAR FILM. HERE’S FOUR OF THE BEST.
SINGER. SONGWRITER. AUTHOR. • KNOWN FOR LYRICS THAT BLEND THE PROFOUND WITH THE PROSAIC, THIS MUSICIAN’S MEMOIR IS AS ENTERTAINING AS HIS SONGS ARE CATCHY.
Three new biographies
Michael Pollan • THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND ACTIVIST IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING AUTHORITIES ON FOOD. THIS TIME, HE’S TURNED HIS ATTENTION TO PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS WITH A NEW BOOK THAT MAY BE HIS MOST AMBITIOUS – AND IMPORTANT – YET. WE SIT DOWN WITH THE WRITER TO DISCUSS HOW TRIPPING OUT MAY BE THE FUTURE OF MENTAL HEALTHCARE.
LIFT YOUR COAT GAME • WE TAKE TO THE STREETS TO TEST DRIVE SOME OF THE SEASON’S MOST ICONIC OUTERWEAR, PIECES THAT WILL TAKE YOUR WINTER WARDROBE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
The trucker cap
The ultimate Fendi man • AS THE ‘GUEST ARTIST’ FOR THE AW19 COLLECTION, KARL LAGERFELD’S FIRST DESIGNS FOR FENDI MEN’S WOULD ALSO BECOME HIS LAST.
Baguette for the boys • For AW19, Silvia Venturini Fendi reconfigured one of her most iconic designs for the Fendi man.
YOUR NEW CUT • We draw on the latest alum of Netflix’s star-making TV series Riverdale, for a little winter hair inspo.
Marie Kondo your grooming kit
Matt finish
Michael B Jordan • The ridiculously busy star of Black Panther, Creed and Coach’s menswear campaign walks us through the brand’s latest fragrance.
Coach ‘Platinum’
DRESSING TO THE LEFT
STICK OR TWIST? • THESE BRAND-NEW MODELS PUT PAID TO THE WHOLE ‘IF IT AIN’T BROKE, DON’T FIX...