Marie Claire Lifestyle

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Marie Claire Lifestyle

EDITOR’S LETTER

TRENDING NOW • From runway to room: take your interiors inspiration from the latest haute couture collections

TRADE SECRETS • For a city whose staples are art and style, it’s no wonder that Milan Design Week is where tastes are made. Here’s everything you need to note from the world’s most important design fair

THE GREAT OUTDOORS • Plan your best alfresco life as we look towards summer

living the LUXE LIFE • Enter through the seashell-pink door and discover the oasis Tammy Soglanich calls home

Tropical POWER • Model Jesinta Franklin opens the doors to the much-talked-about Gold Coast home she and husband Buddy bought last year

CHIC IN THE CITY • Entrepreneur Alyce Tran has one motto when it comes to interiors: think pink!

natural beauty • Step into the warm, earthy Brisbane home of Frankie4 founder Caroline McCulloch

MY STYLE obsessions WITH DESIGNER ZARA FONG

CALA COOL • This holiday home combines timeless Mediterranean style with a sense of ease

ELECTRIC TOUCH • Fittingly located in the design capital of the world, this vibey home is an explosion of prints and colour

force of nature • Designed to invite the outside in, this pared-down space provides a peaceful weekend retreat on South Africa’s West Coast

RENAISSANCE REVIVAL • Neighbours with George and Amal Clooney, a Danish design duo lovingly restored this romantic Italian villa to its former glory

Barefoot LUXURY • If you’re fond of sand dunes, salty air and a cocktail or two – with the best beach views in the world – consider your next seaside getaway sorted

BYRON BAY • In her new book, interior designer Shannon Fricke pens a love letter to the idyllic NSW destination

CHATEAU MARMONT • The “castle on Sunset” is the stuff of Hollywood legends, and the facts are more fanciful than fiction

The GUEST LIST • Hollywood’s hideaway has been a home away from home for the rich and famous since it opened

STYLE BITES • If you like your lunch with a side of fabulous fashion, luxury houses from Dior to Gucci now have signature restaurants where you can wine and dine in style

FEAST on THIS • Indonesian-Australian chef Lara Lee serves up simple Asian cuisine chock-full of irresistible flavour

date night in • Impress your love (or the whole fam) with these fast and fabulous dinners and dessert

YES TO VEG • Lucy Tweed, creator of the Instagram account Every Night of the Week, whips up vegetarian dishes so good carnivores won’t miss the meat

PARTY with Pip • To celebrate marie claire Lifestyle’s seventh issue, cover star Pip Edwards invited her closest friends for a long lunch

MY JETSET LIFE: JOSH HEUSTON • Since becoming Hollywood’s next big thing, the Heartbreak High actor has been spending more time in the air than he does on home soil