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52 Standing strong for charity Page 158 The scent of a man Page 160 Linda Jaivin chills out

The Preatures’ Isabella Manfredi

wears Ellery jacket, $2650,

elleryland.com; Jac + Jack T-shirt,

$60, jacandjack.com; Asos hat,

$49, asos.com.au; Love and Hatred

necklaces, $600 (short) and $750,

loveandhatred.com.au

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As they play sold-out shows around Australia, The Preatures give us a glimpse into life on the road.

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G R A N D

T O U R

◖ (From left) Gideon wears Strateas Carlucci

jacket, $1890; Jac + Jack shirt, $299; Levi’s

jeans, $120; R. M. Williams boots, $475

◖ Jack wears Gucci jacket, $1870;

Annex T-shirt, $149; Levi’s jeans, $120;

R. M. Williams boots, $510

◖ Isabella wears Bottega Veneta shirt, $1473;

Burberry pants, $990; her own jewellery;

Dorateymur boots, $810

◖ Thomas wears Vanishing Elephant shirt,

$100; Levi’s jeans, $120; his own jewellery;


◖ Luke wears Levi’s vintage jacket, $170, and

jeans, $120; The Academy Brand shirt, $50;

his own belt; R. M. Williams boots, $475

S I M O N L E K I A S

M E L ISSA B OY L E

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PE TE R B E A R D

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◖ Isabella wears Gucci shirt, $855;

Love and Hatred necklaces, $600

(short) and $750

◖ Jack wears Topshop jacket, $132;

Jac + Jack T-shirt, $60

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“My quintessential travel experience was on the last tour: I went to see the Chanel show at Fashion Week in Paris. I hadn’t seen a lot of Paris on previous trips but I stayed right on the Place Vendôme. Afer the show I walked around to Karl Lagerfeld’s shop, which is kind of secret, and spent hours in there looking through his selection of photography books.”

I S A B E L L A M A N F R E D I

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◖ (From left) Jack wears Gucci

jacket, $1870; Annex T-shirt, $149;

Levi’s jeans, $120

◖ Luke wears Levi’s vintage jacket,

$170, and jeans, $120; Bassike

T-shirt, $120; his own belt;


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N O T- S O - L I T T L E P R E A T U R E S

They’re one of Australia’s hottest bands but The Preatures are fast becoming citizens of the world, writes Andrew P. Street.

THE life of a band – and the

travel it involves – isn’t all it’s

cracked up to be. “We were in

Omaha [in Nebraska] for fve

days,” says guitarist Gideon

Bensen with a laugh. “Omaha!

What are you going to do?”

Touring is one thing for

The Preatures – being tourists

is another. “You know that

musicians on tour barely get to

see anywhere, right?” says singer

Isabella Manfredi. “What sort

of recommendations can bands

make? ‘Don’t miss the gorgeous

backstage of this club…’ ”

The past two years have

been something of a whirlwind

for the Sydney-born pop/rock

quintet – a fve-album deal with

Universal Music, the worldwide

release of their debut album,

Blue Planet Eyes, major

airplay for their breakthrough

single Is This How You Feel?

(for which they won the

prestigious $50,000 Vanda

& Young songwriting prize in

2013) and, not surprisingly,

a lot of international travel.

It has been a period of

adjustment for all, especially

Manfredi, who is not only the

frontwoman but also plays

keyboards, writes all the songs

and nailed down the album’s

sound with her boyfriend,

Preatures guitarist Jack Moftt.

However, the band – now on

the road until October for their

Australian tour – seem to have

◖ Isabella wears Chanel jacket, $4590, and

shirt, $2360; Levi’s jeans, $120; Asos hat,

$49; Amy Tamblyn ball and chain necklace

(top), $75, crystal star necklace, $75, gold

beads bracelet (top), $40, and “Orbit” ring

(left middle finger), $80; all other jewellery

and belt, her own

managed the transition with

ease. They all declare their most

recent international tour to be

the easiest yet, having learned

a thing or two from their frst,

hesitant overseas jaunts: pack

light, look after your health,

never miss the chance to eat,

sleep or use the bathroom

and if you’re in a place for

a few hours, use that limited

time well – which means a lot

of eating at the same places.

“You can’t risk it,” says bassist

Thomas Champion. “Even

just getting your bearings

where you are staying takes

a day and you’ll still get lost

on your way to grab a cofee.”

“A lot of what we know

about cities is based around

eating or washing,” adds

Manfredi. “We know a lot of

pubs, a lot of restaurants and

a lot of laundromats.”

So life as a rock star isn’t

quite the whirlwind of exciting

travel that it appears? “No, we’re

always just missing stuf!” she

exclaims. “Like in Amsterdam,

we get into the city and are told

about the Rembrandt exhibition

and the Van Gogh Museum. So

we rush in and, of course,

they’re closing in half an hour.

We ended up just watching kids

skate out the front.”

Of course, even that outcome

is kind of rock ’n’ roll.

thepreatures.com

Stockists

Amy Tamblyn amytamblyn.com

Annex theannex.com.au

Asos asos.com.au

Bassike bassike.com

Bottega Veneta bottegaveneta.com.au

Burberry au.burberry.com

Chanel chanel.com

Dorateymur dorateymur.com

Gucci gucci.com

Jac + Jack jacandjack.com

Levi’s levis.com.au

Love and Hatred loveandhatred.com.au

R. M. Williams rmwilliams.com.au

Strateas Carlucci davidjones.com.au

The Academy Brand academybrand.com

Topshop topshop.com/australia

Vanishing Elephant vanishingelephant.com


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Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation ambassador

Catriona Rowntree knows a thing or two about resilience

– much of it learned, she says, from the women she has

encountered during her decade-long association with the

foundation. “One woman in Australia dies every 10 hours

from ovarian cancer,” says the presenter of the Nine

Network’s Getaway program.

For many women and their families, a diagnosis of

ovarian cancer – which has a lower survival rate than

breast or cervical cancer – “is a position they never would

have thought they’d fnd themselves in”, says Rowntree.

She says research funds are needed to create an early

detection test as well as to fnd a cure. “With breast

cancer, it might present as a lump in the breast but with

ovarian cancer, there are virtually no obvious indicators

that something is awry.”

To add its voice – and funds – to the campaign, Danish

design company Georg Jensen has released a bespoke

Jacqueline Rabun-designed pendant called Ofspring,

which symbolises hope. The company will donate $50

from each pendant, on sale in stores and online for $195,

to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

Here, flmmaker Gracie Otto, actor Marta Dusseldorp,

fashion designer Alexandra Smart and social entrepreneur

Holly Ransom proudly show of the pendant and refect

on the importance of resilience.

Life forceWorn by four inspiring women, a delicate pendant becomes a symbol of hope in the

crusade against ovarian cancer

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H U G H S TE WA R T

JACK I E S H AW

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Gracie Otto

FILMMAKER,

THE LAST IMPRESARIO

“When I was working on my

documentary about [theatre and

film producer] Michael ‘Chalky’

White, I saw him show great

resilience. At 79, with so many

health challenges, he’s still at

parties – he’s out every day living

life to the fullest. I think having

determination and asserting

yourself is as important as being

around family and friends who

support you. Our family is very

close and I draw strength from

my mother, who can multi-

task a million things a day and

never complains. Sometimes

as a woman, you feel you do

twice the amount of work for

half the recognition.”

◖ Gracie wears Prada dress,

$2580, prada.com; Georg

Jensen “Offspring” pendant,

$195, georgjensen.com


Alexandra Smart

FASHION DESIGNER,

GINGER & SMART

“We describe the woman we

design for as a woman of

contrasts. She is, at any one

moment, a mother, a daughter,

a businesswoman, a lover,

a friend and a wife. She plays

so many different roles in her

life, most often with grace

and dignity and inspiration.

It has been a 13-year journey

for us and that’s taken a lot

of resilience. We try to juggle

it all but we are really lucky

to have been able to grow

a business and have children

at the same time. [My sister]

Gen and I were inspired by our

mother, who showed incredible

resilience during her battle

with cancer. She showed so

much courage, strength and

so much fight. I think when

you lose a mum or someone

close to you, it puts a lot of

things in perspective. As life

gets chaotic, it’s important

to take yourself back to

those important times in life.

Your family and friends are

the most important things.”

◖ Alexandra wears Ginger & Smart

top, $399, gingerandsmart.com;

Georg Jensen “Offspring” pendant,

$195, georgjensen.com; other

jewellery, her own

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Marta Dusseldorp

ACTOR,

A PLACE TO CALL HOME

“I have had a lot of cancer in my

family and among dear friends;

I don’t really know anyone who

hasn’t. So I walk for them and

I walk with them. I want to give

them my strength, my resilience

to help them go through what

I think is one of the hardest

things you’ll ever have to face in

life. At 42, resilience has changed

for me over the years. At first

you think that nothing can touch

you, that you are impervious to

anything – not just mortality but

you also have a sense that the

world is your oyster. I think, as

you get older, you realise that

the shell you are given as a child

serves to grow that pearl! For me,

culture feeds my resilience; it gives

me ideas, hopes and dreams. We

need to be exposed to as much

as we can as young as we can.

Voltaire says that creativity is

judicious imitation, so we need to

see and feel and hear so we can

copy it – and there is nothing

wrong with that. Everything

comes from something.”

◖ Marta wears Gucci shirt, $2575,

and pants, $1320, gucci.com;

Georg Jensen “Offspring” pendant,



Holly Ransom

CEO,

EMERGENT SOLUTIONS

“My grandmother has lived through the Depression, war and raising four kids. She even made it through a scare with ovarian cancer. She has incredible resilience. I marvel at her ability to be positive, to always be focused on others. It’s an incredible attitude and character trait that I hope has rubbed off on me. I want to make the best choices I can by being around people who get you to focus on the upside. It’s all about attitude – keep positive and remain optimistic. If you can’t do that as a leader then the team working around you won’t. I am lucky to be surrounded by an amazing group of leaders who continually inspire me. We’re not an island; we need to know that one of the most important things is reaching out to others when we don’t know what to do and we’re feeling like everything is against us. As humans, we are meant to support each other.”

◖ Holly wears Karla Špetić shirt,

$560, karlaspetic.com; Georg

Jensen “Offspring” pendant,


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Oh, Man...Who said fragrances were just for women? Scents for men have never been more sophisticated or alluring...

E L S A M O R G A NMake-up director, L’Oréal

Paris Australia

How do you stay fresh

on a flight?

I eat very lightly. No salty

foods or anything that’s

going to cause water

retention. I try to go

vegetarian and eat lots

of leafy greens. I also

make sure that I do a bit

of back-of-the-plane

yoga! Also, there’s nothing

worse for me than drinking

alcohol while flying. I just

stick with water.

What’s an instant fix if

you’re looking tired?

Do one thing that brightens

up your look and do it

extremely well. Try applying

a matte, bold lip colour

– in an orange or red – for

a quick, easy fix.

Is there a budget beauty

buy that’s best in class?

The L’Oréal Paris

Voluminous Butterfly

Intenza Mascara ($26) –

I swear by it. It’s not a huge

investment but it gives

a very high-end finish.

When it comes to skin care,

what do we get wrong?

Not preparing the skin

before applying make-up.

You need a light, effective

hydrating moisturiser and

primer that agrees with

your skin. Also, always apply

foundation before concealer.

Light foundation and then

a strategic concealer is

the best way to achieve

perfect skin.

U N D E R T H E S K I N

Tom Ford Tuscan Leather

EDP (50ml) $298

davidjones.com.au

Designed, as Tom Ford says, for

“true fragrance connoisseurs”,

Tuscan Leather is smooth, smoky

and very addictive.

Perfect for… a whisky bar

Chanel Allure Homme EDT

Spray (100ml) $132

chanel.com

If you’re partial to clean, classic

scents, add this inviting mix of

mandarin and cedar to your

grooming kit.

Perfect for… an alfresco lunch

Byredo Oliver Peoples

EDP (50ml) $194

mecca.com.au

Niche perfume house Byredo

is popular with the fashion set,

who are drawn to the musk and

patchouli in this summery scent.

Perfect for… a coastal break

Bottega Veneta Pour Homme

EDT Travel Spray (20ml) $80

bottegaveneta.com.au

This peppery EDT has a place

in every carry-on – and not

just because it comes in a flask

designed for travel.

Perfect for… a business meeting

Aesop Tacit EDP (50ml) $110

aesop.com

A brand-new fragrance from cult

Melbourne brand Aesop, Tacit is

spicy and citrusy at once.

Perfect for… a dinner date

Kiehl’s Original Musk Blend No. 1

EDT (50ml) $72

kiehls.com.au

A powdery, retro scent with

bergamot and ylang-ylang,

this is highly wearable.

Perfect for… every day

Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Giò

Profumo (75ml) $110

armani.com

This classic Armani favourite

has been reinvented with

incense and patchouli.

Perfect for… a nightclub

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Wellness

Well, well, well…A country spa retreat with yoga, meditation and wine?

Breathe in, drink up and feel the serenity.

The saltwater infinity plunge pool at Gaia Resort & Spa’s luxurious Komala Villas accommodation


MY USUAL “wellness regimen”

consists of eating green and

purple things – not all of them

jelly snakes – and getting the

odd massage from the dollar-

a-minute shop down the street.

My sole experiment with Pilates

was when a Chinese flm star

invited me to a private class:

just her, me, her personal

instructor, three assistants,

a minder, a guard and a gaggle

of fans to whose high state of

excitement I contributed by

accidentally kicking her

miniature poodle across the

room. Meditation? I have an app.

So arriving at Gaia Retreat &

Spa in the Byron Bay hinterland

of NSW is not so much ascending

to a higher plane of wellness as

it is turning up in a new solar

system. One with a magnolia-

scented atmosphere never

shaken by the trill of a mobile

phone and where the natives

have been bred to make every

guest feel at home. And I do

– despite my actual home not

featuring a personal infnity

plunge pool or views across 10

hectares of landscaped grounds.

“Breathe with me,” says Tim,

the king of Kahuna massage at

Gaia’s spa. He dances around

the table, rhythmically kneading

me into submission as I match

him inhalation for inhalation.

(“I liked the heavy breathing,”

I later say to another guest, who

looks at me dubiously and replies:

“I think of it as quite paternal.”)

In another round of treatments,

I am steamed like a dumpling

and polished by the regal, steely

haired Angelika. She informs me

that the scrub combines wattle

seed, macadamia oil and brown

sugar. I say it’d make a nice

salad dressing. “We put nothing

on the body that would be bad to

put in the body,” she responds.

Post-spa, I recline like

Scheherazade among silk-

covered pillows in the harem-

like alcove of Kukura House.

The zhooshed-up Samoan-style

longhouse is the communal

heart of Gaia. I’m in a near-

stupor of wellness.

Some of my new friends

gather for a pre-dinner glass

of organic wine. This is no

boot camp and thank goodness

for that; wellness goes down so

nicely with the odd glass of

wine or cup of cofee, I fnd. That

said, tonight I forego the aperitif

and make my way through the

evening mist to the hilltop yoga

studio for a meditation session

led by an ethereally serene

young woman called Grace.

Legs on the wall, backs on the

mats, we guide our breaths to

the soles of the feet… and an

hour has passed, somehow, and

it’s time for a three-course dinner.

The food here is both insanely

delicious and absurdly healthy.

In my post-meditative state,

I understand that to resist the

pistachio crumble would be

unenlightened. I eat everything

placed in front of me over the

next three days and mysteriously

return to Sydney a kilo lighter.

Chef Dan Trewartha is clearly

a magician. When he ofers a

cooking class, 15 of us show up

and take dutiful notes on the

making of kale chips and

healthy chocolate mousse.

I also take every other class

going. The reclining nude I make

at clay sculpture has feet like

Grandma’s slippers. And I’m

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quite sure the yoga teacher is

talking to me when she gently

observes that the dog in the

downward-facing dog pose is

not a chihuahua. But there’s

no pressure, no judgement.

There’s so much to do that

I retire to the outdoor hot tub

to work out how to ft it all in.

My plush, mink-hued bathrobe

hangs on a peg. A breeze rustles

the top of an umbrella tree. The

air flls with the whistle-and-

crack of eastern whipbirds…

what was the problem again?

What else does Byron Bay have

to offer? Find out in our City Guide

at travelinsider.qantas.com.au.

Samira Lookout (above)

has magnificent views

out to the Pacific Ocean

and the ranges of the

Nightcap National Park

Kukura House

(left) is a Samoan-

styled communal

relaxation space

Olympus “OM-D E-M10”

camera | $899 |

olympus.com.au

Tod’s “Gommino”

leather loafers

| $675 | tods.com

Thom Browne

sunglasses | $875 |

(03) 9975 7177

Montblanc

Meisterstück

Platinum “LeGrand”

rollerball pen

| $610 |

montblanc.com

Trent Nathan hat

| $50 |

myer.com.au

Fossil “Myles” belt

| $60 |

myer.com.au

Breitling “Avenger

Blackbird” watch

| $6620 |

breitling.com

Luxe List


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Louis Vuitton

passport cover

| $420 |

louisvuitton.com

Victorinox “RangerWood

55” Swiss Army knife

| $189 | victorinox.com

Louis Vuitton

“Christopher PM” backpack

| $4600 | louisvuitton.com

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