The New York Times Style Magazine: Australia

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The New York Times Style Magazine: Australia

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MAKE OR BREAK • As breaking, aka breakdancing, makes its Olympic debut in Paris, Australia’s representative B-boy and B-girl reflect on its singular blend of athleticism, musicality and bombast.

LET IT ROCK • While quartz has long been used in timepieces, new models by Chanel and Van Cleef & Arpels show it having a moment.

OUTSIDE INFLUENCE • Luxury outerwear label Canada Goose delivers bold, technical pieces for extreme style and performance.

THE LOW NOTES • For the singer known as Teddy Swims, whose soulful baritone voice has propelled him to success beyond his imagining, a stadium is the natural place to share personal pain.

Dream Machine • The Ethiopian American artist Julie Mehretu’s “rolling sculpture” for BMW was designed to thrill on the racetrack. Next, the collaboration will press the accelerator on African creativity.

COMPETITIVE SPIRITS • A high score at a respected bartending competition can supercharge the entrant’s career, changing the trajectory of their life — but it’s also a win for the drinking culture at large.

FRAGRANCE GOALS • Fronted by a trio of soccer stars, Triumph Elixir is the latest top scorer in the Boss Bottled scent range.

The Jungle Maker • In the cities of Brazil, a landscape architect creates abundant private gardens that rewild the terrain from which these metropolises grew.

Pale Blue Bags • Structured, ladylike purses look fresh in shades of sky and robin’s egg.

SPORTS MODE • With its latest timepiece, the Swiss watchmaker Tissot unites the best of fitness trackers and luxury watch design.

A Journey Into Sound • To realise her dream of becoming a luthier, 32-year-old Ayoung An moved from South Korea to Cremona in Italy, where she immersed herself in tradition — and emerged as a rising star.

STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE • Tasmania’s reputation for delectable produce — not least as the birthplace of Périgord black truffle growing in Australia — is well established. Now, the city of Launceston is fully owning its status as a culinary capital.

TIME WELL SPENT • The largely unsung Timepiece Museum in Matsumoto, Japan, houses clocks and watches in every conceivable form dating back to the 1400s — and many of them are still ticking.

A SONGBIRD COVERED IN SAPPHIRES. • Capturing one incredible piece in the middle of its creation. This month:

SPLIT SECONDS • The technology behind Omega’s Olympic timekeeping.

I Like the Way You Move • Stick the landing every time in flexible fabrications that encourage dynamic movement.

The Forest Among the Trees • Along Borneo’s Kinabatangan River, the needs of wildlife, tourists, palm oil farmers and Indigenous communities might seem irreconcilable. Yet new conservation efforts might benefit all parties, not least this jungle region’s orangutans and pygmy elephants.

THE REFUGE • In rural coastal Japan, the artistic director Nigo creates a minimalist concrete bunker in which he can hide himself and his collection of Modernist furniture.

LUCK BE A LADY • A new era of elegance emerges for autumn with polished, ’60s-inspired looks in glossy leather, luminous satin and saturated, solid colour.

Built for Bathing • From southern Japan to the English countryside, these new hotels and spas put...