The New York Times Style Magazine: Australia

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The New York Times Style Magazine: Australia

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THE PRODIGY • The latest art-world sensation alternates painting with playdates.

A Gallery Without Walls

PRECIOUS CARGO • With its imposing size, crisp lines and delicate features, IWC’s Portugieser remains a coveted watch in every iteration nearly a century after its creation.

LOCAL INFLUENCE, GLOBAL IMPACT • How luxury fashion houses are supporting the arts in remarkably diverse and localised ways.

THE THING • Time ticks by silently but, in the arcane universe of mechanical watches, sound is the ultimate achievement. While chiming clocks were pioneered in the

Lone Star • How the actor Josh Brolin made a home in a California town he’d long resisted.

Suede Shoes • The soft, supple hide lends both loafers and lace-ups a laidback attitude.

ANOTHER THING

IN VINO SPIRITUS • In a very Australian mashup, craft gin distillers are using wine grapes to add previously unexplored flavour dimensions — and rich colour — to the traditionally clear spirit.

A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND • A New Zealand jewellery brand that made its name with accessible stores and designs now has its sights set on red-carpet gems and sustainable stones.

Beyond the Pale • Crisp white — softened by drapey cuts and unabashedly pretty details — is the season’s freshest hue.

To Catch a Thief • One man has dedicated his career to catching the culprits behind a 1990 art heist that remains the biggest property theft in history.

THE ART OF GIVING • Treat the special carer in your life with a gift that’s less about parental sacrifice and more about indulgence.

IN THE LOOP • How Cartier’s genderless Trinity style became a cult classic worn over generations by celebrities from British royals to Hollywood stars.

The Essential Women’s Watches • A selective, subjective guide to collecting feminine timepieces.

The Artist Pipilotti Rist’s 2,000 Bags

Portrait of the Artist • Before Pierce Brosnan was an actor, he dreamed of being a painter. Now, at 70, he finds that his vivid canvases are garnering a wave of recognition, and his reputation as an artist has Bond-movie momentum.

Will She Make the Next Birkin? • A bag designer at Hermès has the fun — and formidable — challenge of creating a new icon. No pressure.

THE WALLS HAD EARS • A final look inside a legendary Milanese palazzo.

A SMOOTH FINISH • Long snubbed by serious pastry chefs, the most malleable of icings is making a comeback.

Self Portrait • From asymmetrical silhouettes to intricate tailoring, sculptural clothes with a strong sense of personality are front and centre this season.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIANTS • Nowhere but Palm Springs allows visitors to so closely retrace the movements of America’s greatest actors and artists — and live as they did.

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