The New York Times Style Magazine: Australia

T Australia is intellectually arresting, visually unique and culturally relevant. From news coverage to long-form journalism, T Australia reports on the most relevant stories in men’s and women’s fashion, architecture, design, culture, travel, art, food, wine, wellness, lifestyle, entertainment and beauty.

The New York Times Style Magazine: Australia

Star Gazing

In High Spirits • Tasmania’s whisky industry is booming, and some of its key players just so happen to be women.

THE THING

CHAMPION, CHALLENGER • Two elegantly alt takes on the summery blazer-and-slacks formula — one from a global brand and one by an emerging tailor.

PEEP-TOE SHOES • The sexy 1940s-era style is back in many forms, from sky-high stilettos to chunky mules.

TREE HUGGERS • The 12 sustainability gifts of 2025.

ANOTHER THING

BEGIN AGAIN • An Australian artist and photographer returns to Sydney after three decades to create a home where his past and future can run free.

MONK STRAPS • Buckle-topped men’s shoes — both sleek and chunky — are making a comeback.

The Great Connection • Forget the old clichés of mateship and trade. The modern relationship between Australia and the United States hums to a different rhythm — one scored by culture, innovation and soft power. In New York, the Consul-General for Australia, Heather Ridout AO, and the president of the American Australian Association, Steven Marshall, are redefining diplomacy for a creative century, turning conversation and collaboration into art.

OBJECT LESSONS • T Australia’s luxury editor visits three distinctly different businesses across Japan — and the people behind them — to learn more about the country’s living tradition of mingei, or ‘folk craft’.

OUTER LIMITS • Ponant Explorations takes comfort to extremes, cossetting guests in French style as it delivers them to some of the planet’s most remote and astonishing destinations.

FROM WATCH TO WEBCOMIC • The brand behind the world’s first equestrian-inspired sports watch retells a tale of the 1930s with the aid of a digitally native illustrator.

Rough Draft • Capturing one incredible brand on the cusp of something new. This month: A JAPANESE BEAUTY LABEL BEGINS ITS AUSTRALIAN JOURNEY.

IN RESIDENCE • The homes of some of the 20th century’s most influential and fascinating figures have been reimagined as hotels, offering guests a tantalising glimpse of how their former owners lived.

BEAUTIFUL STRANGER • More than 80 productions into her career and after two decades in America, the Sydney-born actress Rose Byrne still feels like an outsider. In her spiky and unconventional new film — her first as a lead — she once again embraces the unfamiliar.

GLENN CLOSE • The actress with nothing left to prove still wants one more shot at the role that helped make her a star.

SOMETHING WILD • From bags that drip with eye-popping toys to shoes decorated with feathery organza and fruits, the season’s most talked about accessories offer moments of wacky exuberance and unabashed fun.

THE 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL FRAGRANCES IN HISTORY. • T Australia writers nominate the scents that altered forever what we expect from perfume — and what it means to wear it.

Turning the Tide • Uninterested in beachy blue and white, the designers Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of Roman and Williams filled a traditional Hamptons house with rich wood and deep, saturated colour.

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