Marie Claire Australia

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Marie Claire Australia

BOW TIE • Inspired by the bow of the Dior Bow bag, the new Bow pouch can be worn crossbody, over the shoulder or held by hand, and comes in Blue Dior Oblique Jacquard or lambskin in Songe Pink, Tourmaline Blue, Camel, Buttercup, and Black.

EDITOR’S LETTER

CURATED BY • We’ve selected the best pieces, trends and events to light up your every day

Industrial revolution • Inspired by pilots, posties, mechanics and more, new-season workwear will get the job done

ONE BOOT FOUR WAYS • If you invest in one item this autumn, make it a great pair of boots you can wear with everything

all TIED UP • The humble necktie. Who would have thought a single strip of fabric could be so transformative? Tie your own or opt for a detachable collar that’s pre-tied and watch your sartorial points go from zero to 100

CHIC ON A BUDGET UNDER $500 • The strings might be tight but the purse can still be on point. Let us be your guide

BY WOMEN FOR WOMEN • Gender-based violence is not a woman’s issue to solve, and yet they continue to try. To mark Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, we spotlight three women who empower victim-survivors and drive meaningful change

INVISIBLE PRISONS • With the release of her second novel, Shellybanks, the investigative journalist turned author Louise Milligan reflects on Epstein, intergenerational abuse and the unseen but very real restraints that keep women from freedom

A MIND OF HER OWN • We know Alexa Leary as the bubbly, blonde dancing on the podium at the Paralympic Games, but life isn’t all smiles for the gold medal swimmer. Here, Lex shares the truth about living with a traumatic brain injury

A-Z of pleasure • Silly, simple or sexy: here are 26 of the best things life has to offer

MIND THE (PLEASURE) GAP • Women are just as capable of reaching orgasm as men, yet many in midlife experience less satisfying sex. Dilvin Yasa looks at why and, more importantly, how we can change course

The PrObLEM WItH PoRn • Australia’s new age-verification laws are designed to prevent kids from seeing adult content online. However, sex industry workers are warning that the rules don’t do enough to protect kids and are also stripping adult-content creators of income and safe working conditions

EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK • It wouldn’t be the pleasure issue without talking about S-E-X. Here, our four trusted advisors - an author, a sex historian, a sexologist and an Only Fans creator TBC - get honest about getting down and dirty

WHAT’S YOUR FLAVOUR? • Sexual fantasies are as varied as the women having them. Here, we analyse the 10 most popular

GOOD VIBES • The market for high-tech vibrators is worth $50 billion – and rising. Julia Llewellyn Smith talks to the researchers, engineers and inventors mixing business with pleasure

the little THINGS • The marie claire team share the micro-moments that bring them pleasure

SHE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU • For 51-year-old mother-of three Noémie, sexual pleasure and love had always been intertwined. That was until heartbreak led her to the sometimes brutal but electrifying world of feelings-free one-night stands

BEST IN BUSINESS • Before Emma Grede was heading up billion-dollar businesses, she was a high school dropout living in a London council house

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH STRAIGHT WOMEN? • Dee Salmin can’t help but wonder why women...