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H O R O S C O P E S P E C I A L THE
YEAR OF
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Contents








































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C OV E R
Jennifer Lopez


































F E AT U R E S FA S H I O N W E LL N E S S
33 N E WS FE E D 23 T H E LU S T LI S T 20 for 2020 152 H OW TO T R A I N S M A R T E R
40 R E P O RTAG E The decade 30 D E S I G N E R D O S S I E R Max Mara
that defined women 96 LO N G H OT S U M M E R LI F E S T Y LE
48 AU S TR A LIA N R E P O RT Get ready for the holidays 156 I N T E R I O R S 2020 trend forecast
The big beauty con 108 LO S T I N TO K YO Natasha Liu 160 F O O D Nourish yo’self

52 I N T E RVI E W Jennifer Lopez Bordizzo in classic cool pieces 164 E S C A P E Luxe family holidays
58 C R I M E Highway of horror 116 101 I D E A S 168 E S C A P E Off the beaten track
64 R E L ATI O N S H I P S Make or break 122 S H O P P I N G New-season sunglasses 170 T H E E D I T Lifestyle news
68 R E A L PE O PLE Party like it’s 1999 125 S H O P P I N G Party special

72 S E X The rise of podcast porn
B E AU T Y
77 2 02 0 S TA R S S PE CI A L G E T TH E COV E R LO O K
132 S UM M E R H O LI DAY B E AU T Y Re-create Jennifer’s cover look with make-up by
85 CULTUR E Writer Kiley Reid and this L’Oréal Paris. ON FACE True Match Foundation
summer’s latest book releases 138 IN FU LL B LO O M in Honey; Wake Up & Glow Life’s A Peach Blush;
90 C A R E E R Nicola Kilner’s rise and fall 140 FAC I A L S TO T RY I N 2 0 2 0 Joli Bronze La Terra Sun Powder. ON BROWS
Unbelieva’brow in Brown. ON EYES Paradise
175 LI FE S TO R I E S Demi Moore 145 T H E E D I T Beauty news Mascara in Black. ON LIPS Color Riche Plump
178 L A S T WO R D Miranda Tapsell 148 ( S E L F ) TA N N E D & T E R R I FI C and Shine Lipstick in Coconut. FRAGRANCE J.Lo
Promise Eau De Parfum. Photography by Peggy
150 B E AU T Y RU LE S Rebecca Judd Sirota/Trunk Archive/Snapper Images.



Nicky Briger
E DITO R
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The latest drop of Christian ART & PHOTOS
Creative director SARAH HUGHES
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Photo editors ROBYN FAY-PERKINS
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COVER-STAR ST YLE

JENNIFER





LOPEZ






The actress-slash-singer-slash-
Acne Studios businesswoman swapped her signature
dress, $1600, at
net-a-porter.com red-carpet glitz for stripped-back glamour


he’s had her fair share of
iconic fashion moments:
that plunging emerald
Versace gown; a candy-pink
SJuicy Couture tracksuit in
her single “I’m Real”; shimmering
nude Elie Saab at the 2015 Academy
Awards. But for this month’s cover
shoot, J.Lo switched her trademark
razzle-dazzle for easy simplicity:
a humble white shirt and black
Emma Willis swimsuit, hair slicked back into a
shirt, $527.45, at ponytail with flawless, glowy make-up.
net-a-porter.com
On set, Lopez struggled to pick a
scent from her top-selling fragrance
collection. “It’s impossible to choose!” PHOTOGRAPHY BY EDWARD URRUTIA; COURTESY OF J.LO; COURTESY OF TIFFANY & CO.
she said, ultimately settling on her
newest eau de parfum, Promise, a
sublime floral, woody blend. “It opens
with Italian tangerine, pink berries
and nashi pear, and unravels to orris,
jasmine sambac, honeysuckle and
eventually, sandalwood and cashmere
Ephemera
swimsuit, $320, at Tiffany & Co. wood infused with crystallised amber,”
matchesfashion.com said Lopez. “It’s something that makes
bracelets, from $2900
each, tiffany.com.au you feel sexy and beautiful.”




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EDITOR’S LETTER
















an you imagine life without iPhones,
Instagram, hashtags, podcasts, Uber,
Netflix, Kindle or the Kardashians? Or a
time when Trump, climate change, ISIS,
CBrexit and The Bachelor didn’t dominate
our newsfeeds? As this decade draws to a close, it’s
mind-boggling how much the world has shifted in
such a short space of time.
This has definitely been the decade of disruption,
with every facet of our lives challenged and changed,
from the clothes we wear (sustainable, pre-loved,
dresses-for-hire) and food we eat (quinoa, vegan,
tahini, couscous, poke bowls) to the entertainment we
enjoy (live-streamed 24/7, when and where we want).
We’ve also seen the rebirth of activism, where people
can protest from the comfort of their couches. When
terrorism tightened its vice-like grip on the globe, giving
rise to racism, fear and the far right, the world rallied to
support human rights, equality and diversity, one click
at a time. And when Weinstein’s predatory ways were
exposed, women united to end sexual harassment.
From #MeToo, #TimesUp, #MarriageEquality,
#HeForShe to #BlackLivesMatter, we’ve hashtagged
our way to a better, fairer future.
But for me, the rise of the revolutionary women’s
movement has been the most game-changing
advancement of all. We stormed the streets (more than
7 million in 370 marches on six continents); became
world leaders (hello Julia Gillard, Angela Merkel and
Jacinda Ardern); decriminalised abortion; stood up
to sexual abuse; dominated the sporting arena (surely
Serena Williams is now the greatest athlete of all time);
and looked on in wonder as pint-sized female activists
Dive into the challenged the world (Greta Thunberg, Malala
spirit of summer Yousafzai and Emma González, we salute you).
on page 95.
To celebrate this electrifying era, marie claire
catalogues the moments that mattered in this
month’s reportage; turn to page 40 to find out what
MY FIVE UNSUNG made the cut (and message us if we’ve missed anything).
HEROES OF THE DECADE Disruption aside, what hasn’t changed is the

We’re not worthy... unstoppable force that is J.Lo. At the age of 50,
our January cover star is as fabulous, fierce and famous
as ever, having just broken the internet (again), finished
a sold-out world tour and starred in yet another
blockbuster. I was front row in Milan for her spectacular
Versace moment (excuse the bragging), and I can
hand-on-heart report she looks just as incredible IRL.
KEANU Turn to page 52 for our unfiltered, funny interview.
REEVES As you all embark on your end-of-year break, we’ve
For reminding
us that nice compiled a jam-packed issue for you to savour and
guys do exist. devour with a glass of Aperol Spritz in hand (my Xmas
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CORRIE BOND; GETTY IMAGES.
drink of choice). Sit back, relax – and see you in 2020!









J.LO’S GREEN JULIA GILLARD PHOEBE WALLER- THE CYCLIST WHO
VERSACE DRESS For being our most BRIDGE’S PARENTS GAVE TRUMP
For being iconic productive PM For raising the THE FINGER
in 2000 and 2019. on record. Credit creative genius of Then lost her job, Nicky Briger
where credit is due. our time. Props. before winning an EDITOR
election in Virginia.




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THE LUST LIST

























From new fashion
frontiers to breakout
beauty trends and the
best in art and culture,
this is what you’ll be

wearing, watching and
talking about in the
year to come



























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GL A MOUR
FOR GOOD

Mary Katrantzou’s epic
spring 2020 presentation
– staged at Athens’ Temple
of Poseidon as the sun
dipped below the Aegean
– was full of ethereal
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GO RUNWAY SNAPPER IMAGES. proceeds from the ticketed
gowns, sure. But its real
message was pride for
her home country, with


event going towards Greek
children’s cancer charity
Elpida. Katrantzou’s
passion demonstrates
fashion’s new era of
conscious consumerism
and, crucially, integrity.







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GIVENCHY










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D I R T Y P R E T T Y T H I N G S
Blame crop tops, but lingerie
as outerwear is one of 2020’s
biggest trends. Pick your daintiest
bra – for extra coverage opt for
Givenchy’s satin style (above) – to
wear with a high-waisted skirt
and lashings of confidence.


LOEWE










PRABAL GURUNG PREEN BY THORNTON BREGAZZI


LOEWE LANVIN NINA RICCI



T H E SW E E T E S T T H I N G

Apricot, lavender, pistachio, lemon – gelato flavours, yes, but also the must-wear
colour palette of the season. Sorbet shades are back for summer in a rainbow of
washed-out pastel hues. Take your cues from Loewe’s pretty-in-peach wrap dress
and diaphanous seafoam-green frocks from Preen by Thornton Bregazzi.

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NEON DEMON
Acid brights are staging a PHOTOGRAPHY BY GO RUNWAY/SNAPPER IMAGES; RENE VAILE.
takeover of your make-up bag.
The good news is that in small
doses they’re more wearable than
you might think – just opt for
graphic phosphorescent greens
and yellows, as seen swiped ANNA SUI
across the lid at Anna Sui.




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FASHION FIRST















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A LL

T H AT Gucci coat,
JA Z Z $12,000, at
matches
Sincerest apologies to fashion.com
Marie Kondo, but in
2020 we’ll be trading
in minimalism for
glorious, Art-Deco- 6
inspired maximalism.
A century after the
Roaring ’20s
popularised
everything from FUR RY FR I E N D S
velvet sofas to For decades, the fashion
mirrored accents and industry’s reliance on fur
has been one of its most
bold geometrics, the
chicest homes will egregious ethical blindspots.
But now, taking cues from
have a little touch Gucci and Michael Kors, the
of the golden age. Prada Group has announced
that for 2020 it is proudly –
and finally – going fur-free.



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ALBERTA FERRETTI 8






A R T I M I TATI N G LI F E
They’ve acted in four movies together;
now, long-term couple Rose Byrne
and Bobby Cannavale are set to star
opposite one another in Arthur Miller’s
A View from the Bridge at the Sydney
Theatre Company in December 2020.




BLUE JE AN
BABIES

Everyone from Givenchy
to Celine wants to make
the case for high fashion
denim. But our favourite
iteration of the trend
is this two-tone, acid-
wash boilersuit and
patchwork denim jacket
by Alberta Ferretti.

9 What would Greta










S E CO N D AC T

Thunberg do? When
considering, the
sustainability warrior
would want you to
H O T T I P reduce your wastage
by scouring vintage
Block manicures are boutiques for second-
so 2019. In 2020, all hand bargains, like this
the best-dressed gorgeous Gucci bag.
women will be
getting French tips.
Forget the trashtastic
’90s iteration of this
trend, though, and
opt for elegant
two-tone styles, like
these tangerine-
rimmed nails (right)
seen backstage at
Oscar de la Renta.
Gucci bag, $708,
therealreal.com



OSCAR DE LA RENTA 10















S T R A P P E D I N
Dries Van Noten wants you to forget
everything you thought you knew
’70s 11 about Mary Janes. Prim? Not these
’90s heels. In a richly embroidered silk
with a slim double strap, these shoes
are more S&M than saccharine.



DRIES VAN NOTEN




BL A ST FROM
THE PA ST PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF AMAN HOTEL NEW YORK; COURTESY OF THE NGV; GETTY IMAGES; GO RUNWAY/SNAPPER IMAGES.

Whichever era you
sartorially opt into
next season – from ’70s
swagger to ’80s excess
and ’90s minimalism –
just make sure you
commit. Try Marc Jacobs’
’80s
head-to-toe hippie,
Balenciaga’s maxi-
shoulder madness or the
pared-back sports-luxe of
MARC JACOBS BALENCIAGA BOTTEGA VENETA Bottega Veneta, serving 12

up big Sharon-Stone-in-
Basic-Instinct energy.

FASHION FIRST







C H E C K I N G I N

Hotels maketh the holiday, so book your next trip to one of 2020’s most exciting
REI OF LIGHT openings, like the jewellery box Bulgari Paris or Aman’s latest outpost in New York.

The latest show-stopping Closer to home, there’s the W Ubud and the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Perth.
fashion exhibition to take root The common denominator: high design and opulence on tap. Bon voyage!
at the NGV is Collecting
Comme, an ode to Japanese Aman
designer Rei Kawakubo’s Hotel in
sculptural and trail-blazing New York.
work at her brand Comme
des Garçons. Free now
until July 26 2020.




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Blood
and Roses BOTTEGA VENETA
Collection,
S/S 2015,
Takamasa
Takahashi. TOD’S








MICHAEL KORS









PRADA OPPOSITES


AT TR AC T
When it comes to
handbags for 2020,
15 big or go home.
you’ll want to go
the return of the hat. 16
And by home we
mean teeny, tiny,
mini pochettes
from Tod’s, while
by big we mean
Bottega Veneta’s
H E A D I N T H E G A M E enormous, body-

There’s no excuse not to be sun smart swathing satchels.
with one of these high-fashion toppers. Choose your fighter.
Whether you opt for a floppy bucket
style a la Prada or a jaunty Michael Kors
sailor cap, it’s time to celebrate





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DION LEE

KHAITE




REJINA PYO














17 NANUSHKA












S L A S H A N D B U R N
The most directional looks right NEX T BIG THINGS
now are adorned with strategic, It-brands Khaite, Rejina Pyo and Nanushka
sophisticated cut-out details, hail from New York, London and Budapest
like the sensual windows sliced
into the waistline of maxi dresses respectively, but there’s a sensibility that unites
at JW Anderson and Dion Lee. them. Maybe it’s their impeccable tailoring or
Do you dare to bare? ingenious design detail – remember Katie Holmes
in that Khaite cardigan and bra? These designers
have so much buzz they’re practically vibrating.
















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Gal Gadot
reprises
her role as
A F I N E RO M A N C E Wonder PHOTOGRAPHY BY CLAY ENOS; LENA C EMERY; GO RUNWAY/SNAPPER IMAGES. TEXT BY HANNAH-ROSE YEE.
Shelve those studded leather jackets and biker boots: Woman.
getting dressed next season will be about sugar and
spice and all things nice. Think sensual, come-hither M E E T T H E S H E - R O E S
lace finished with flounces and frippery, as seen at Whether by accident or design,
Zimmermann, Alexander McQueen and Tory Burch. every superhero movie due out
in 2020 is female-led. First up
is Margot Robbie’s Birds of Prey,
then there’s Scarlett Johansson
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN BROCK COLLECTION VALENTINO ZIMMERMANN TORY BURCH Australian Cate Shortland. June
in Black Widow, directed by
brings the return of Gal Gadot in
Wonder Woman 1984 before
Gemma Chan’s Eternals. The
future is, undoubtedly, female.




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DESIGNER DOSSIER





































LEFT Actress Tao Okamoto
models in the studio with
Japanese glass artist Ritsue
Mishima. ABOVE Okamoto
with Weekend Max Mara’s new
version of the Pasticcino bag.



Brutto Gusto gallery. “I was so happy to see a fellow
Japanese in Murano, and was impressed so much
by her art and passion,” Okamoto says.
Immediately at ease in the tailored pants and
voluminous knits, clutching the newly designed
patchwork version of the Pasticcino bag, Okamoto
is able to identify the thread that runs through
her acting work, Mishima’s glassblowing and
Weekend Max Mara’s designs.
BLOWN timeless that will be remembered by people
“The ultimate goal is to make something

from time to time,” Okamoto says. “And obviously
that is not easy.” Fortunately, wearing the clothes
is easier than melding acting, glass and fashion.
AWAY TEXT BY DAMIEN WOOLNOUGH.
“It is elegant yet very relaxed.”







Italian and Japanese aesthetics collide in a surprising

project from Weekend Max Mara, shattering
the glass ceiling of collaborations


lockbuster artists Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama
and Kaws have all lent their valuable
signatures to luxury labels, but Weekend
B Max Mara is breaking new ground by
entering the fragile arena of free-form glassblowing.
The work of master Japanese glass artist Ritsue
Mishima inspired the Italian label’s Chaotic Elegance
collection, resulting in ironically strong pieces with
masculine tailoring, explosions of colour and
unexpected details. ABOVE Mishima inspired
Adding another layer of artistry, actress Tao Weekend Max Mara’s
Okamoto from Wolverine and Westworld was chosen Chaotic Elegance collection.
RIGHT Okamoto models
to represent the collection, modelling the range in the signature collection.
Mishima’s glassblowing studio on the island of
Murano in the Venetian Lagoon.
For the refined Okamoto, clashing prints on
floating skirts and sturdy chambray shirts were her “THE GOAL IS TO MAKE
first introduction to Mishima’s artistic approach, SOMETHING TIMELESS THAT
which has seen her striking vessels appear at the WILL BE REMEMBERED”
Venice Biennale, Shibunkaku in Kyoto and Berlin’s – Tao Okamoto




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N E W S F E E D







WOMEN LIVING FEARLESSLY AROUND THE GLOBE

































































The world’s first all-female
spacewalk was a giant
leap for womankind


MISSION




POSSIBLE
















In March this year, the world was primed for a milestone landing. Most spacesuits were tailored in the early ’60s
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GETTY IMAGES. with only women. But a last-minute debacle derailed ber, Koch and fellow astronaut Jessica Meir completed a
to fit the male body, but clad in this new suit, a woman
moment: NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Anne
McClain were set to embark on the first-ever spacewalk
could walk on the moon by 2024.
Meanwhile, NASA sorted their sizing and in Octo-
the mission – there wasn’t a spacesuit that fit McClain,
seven-hour, 17-minute spacewalk. The duo rocketed into
so she was replaced by a male colleague.
the galaxy, successfully replaced a failed power controller
It probably didn’t sit well with spacesuit engineer
at the International Space Station, then floated back down
Kristine Davis (above), who was simultaneously
to Earth – and straight into the history books.
designing female astronaut gear specifically for a lunar


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NIGERIA

BRIDE OF BOKO





Salma*, 21, was abducted by jihadist
group Boko Haram at 16 and held
captive for four years. Last year she
managed to escape and is slowly
rebuilding her life in north-east
Nigeria with support from Plan
International. Here, she tells her story.


“When Boko Haram first came to my
home town in Borno, I fled with some
other girls. We met a woman who
allowed us to sleep in her house and Salma and her baby
share her food in exchange for boy. BELOW With her
female support group.
help with her business (selling
food on the street). But then Boko
Haram came to that town as well.
“They killed four of the girls I
was with and forced one to
become a suicide bomber. She
died. They tie a bomb around
your waist and monitor you until “THEY TIE A BOMB
you enter the area where they AROUND YOUR WAIST
want the bomb to explode. Then AND MONITOR YOU
they disappear. UNTIL THEY WANT THE
“They said that [the rest BOMB TO EXPLODE”
of us] would be servant girls
for their wives in the bush. Any of – Salma
us who said no, they would cut off
that person’s ear and hair and
make them a complete slave. successful. I was pregnant at the time siblings and aunties have been very
“But in reality I was forced and we started the journey about 11pm helpful. And my mum is here, too.
to get married – and I had a baby, and reached a local town – where we “I’ve set up a support group for
a boy, as a result of that marriage. asked the soldiers for some help – other girls like me. We don’t want to be
“If you ever tried to escape, they at 10am. There were nine of us who defined by what’s happened to us. We
would give you 100 strokes of the cane escaped that night, a mixture of ages. want a future for us and our children.”
the first time, 80 strokes the second “When I first got home I thought I Plan International Australia
time and then the next time they was going to be stigmatised because of is working to free girls around the
would kill you. On my first attempt, where I had been, but it hasn’t been like world from child marriage. Donate
I was caught. But on my second, I was that at all. Everyone has been kind – my to their cause at plan.org.au






U SA
MONUMENTAL WOMEN



Of the 8.6 million residents of three pioneers of women’s rights:
New York City, more than half Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady
are women. Yet wander the Stanton and Sojourner Truth (left).
winding green pathways of “This statue conveys the
Central Park and you’ll count power of women working
23 statues of men, and not a together to bring about
single one honouring a female revolutionary change in our
– until now. Following a city society,” said activist Pam Elam.
commission vote, a statue by And the rest of the USA might
artist Meredith Bergmann will be want to follow suit: it’s estimated
erected in the Manhattan hotspot. there are fewer than 400 public
Rendered in bronze, it depicts statues of women nationwide.




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N O R T H E R N I R E L A N D
CHOICE WORDS



“I’m no longer a criminal,” cried one
woman, following news that abortion
had been decriminalised in Northern
Ireland. Terminations have long been
illegal in the socially conservative
country – even in the event of rape
or incest – and in 2018, 1053 residents
travelled to England and Wales to safely
access an abortion. The legislation
could still face backlash (some doctors
are refusing to carry out the procedure),
but this nevertheless marks a new era
of freedom in the UK province.






G LO BA L
A NEW LENS





The fashion world is constantly striving for greater diversity in
front of the camera, but now attention is turning to behind the
scenes, too. In coffee table tome The New Black Vanguard (Aperture,
$80), curator Antwaun Sargent showcases the work of black
photographers across the globe, who also happen to be some
of the most sought after in the business (including Jamal Nxedlana,
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PLAN INTERNATIONAL/GRACE EKPU; AAP; GETTY IMAGES; JAMAL NXEDLANA COURTESY OF APERTURE. *NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED
whose portrait of stylist Bee Diamondhead is pictured below). “I
really wanted to show that this is a movement,” said Sargent. “That
AU S TR A LI A
there are hundreds of young, black photographers working to show
MOTHER LOAD us ... what beauty and masculinity and femininity mean to them.”



Calm, considered and creative – such was the
clapback of Perth mum and illustrator Paula Kuka
to a controversial cartoon by Michael Leunig.
Published in Australia’s Fairfax newspapers, the
illustration (above) shamed modern mums for
being too consumed with their phones. Kuka’s
response (below) – posted to her Instagram
account @common_wild – masterfully
shut down the divisive commentary.

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Or, in other words, “Hey, Ali, how’d you manage
to fuck up your pregnancy?” The underlying message
of those reactions suggested there was blame to
be placed on me, as if I had control of the very
unfortunate outcome. When you go through
something as tragic as a miscarriage, the last thing
you want is to feel like it was your fault. I didn’t want
to share what had happened with anyone, because
I was scared they would think my body was
fundamentally defective. And I also didn’t want to
bum people out. It’s very hard to tell someone you
had a miscarriage and then casually go back to
eating hand-pulled noodles and talking shit about
the latest comedians getting into a Twitter battle.
Here’s my tip for the best thing to say when
someone tells you she miscarried: “I’m so sorry to
hear that.” That’s all you have to say. Other responses
Ali Wong “I know so many women who have had a miscarriage
I would’ve appreciated are: “How are you feeling?” or

and, it sucks, but you’re not alone” or “Here’s a frozen
bag of dumplings my mum who used to have a
dumpling shop in Shanghai made.”
It helps so much to know
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT... you’re not the only one who has “I FOUND
had one, because then you realise COMFORT IN
MISCARRIAGE don’t discriminate, and there is BEYONCÉ
it’s not your fault. Miscarriages
KNOWING
nothing I could’ve done. I found
great comfort in knowing that MISCARRIED:
WE’RE PART OF
Beyoncé also miscarried. If the
The comedian, actress and author opens up about goddess queen had a miscarriage, A SPECIAL CLUB”
losing her baby at 11 weeks – and how she learnt it’s OK that I had one too. In fact,

to cope with insensitive responses we are part of a special club now. Actually, now it’s
like I’m friends with Beyoncé. And, by extension, I
I she had a miscarriage too and writes about it in her
am now besties with Michelle Obama (spoiler alert:
was 31 years old when I decided to try for a
family with my husband. We used these 100
awesome book) and Barack, and nobody understands
for $10 ovulation strips on Amazon. They came
what it’s like to be us, right? That’s what I’ll say in the
from China, packaged in a cheap ziplock bag
with no instructions. After one month of
aforementioned scheduled sex, I was pregnant. I deposition when I get arrested for hugging them to
death. It is one thing to hear the statistic that one in
was so happy and told all of my friends, my family, four pregnancies will result in a miscarriage. But
my co-workers and lots and lots of strangers. Then, it’s another thing to put faces to actual women
11 weeks into the pregnancy, I started spotting. who have experienced the same loss, like the
That night I had a miscarriage. Now I know why beautiful face of my BFF Beyoncé. Because I was
you’re supposed to wait until after the first trimester forced to be so open about having a miscarriage,
to tell people that you’re pregnant. It’s very rude to women privately shared their own personal stories
ask a woman if she’s pregnant or if she’s trying of loss and I remember every single one.
because you have no idea how long or how hard After that I did my best to convert my grief
she’s tried. If she is pregnant, that might not be into a celebration of my unexpected but suddenly
information she’s ready to share. If you end up extended independence. I decided to view it as a
having a miscarriage (which is very common), bonus round of opportunities, to do whatever I
you don’t want to then be forced to tell everyone the wanted. That is to say, I discovered the joy of edibles.
bad news. I couldn’t believe some of the insensitive Every weekend, I’d eat a weed gummy, watch a Hayao PHOTOGRAPHY BY GETTY IMAGES. EDITED BY ALLEY PASCOE.
responses I got when I told people about my loss. Miyazaki movie, blissfully sink into the couch, and
Here are the top five: eat sashimi. It was like an awesome bachelorette
1. WHY? party where I didn’t have to leave my house and the
2. Well, did you take folic acid? maid of honour was an animated Japanese cat-bus.
3. It was probably from all the performing.
4. (Were) you stressed out? Dear Girls by Ali Wong (Penguin Random House
5. Was the doctor able to determine the cause? Australia, $29.99) is out now.




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THAT








DEFINED








WOMEN










We are women, hear us roar. In the past
10 years we’ve united like never before and

taken giant leaps towards gender equality.
Here, we recall moments that mattered and

the fearless females who fought for change

U N IT E D

W E S TA N D

“Together we rise.” “I’m with
her.” “Stronger together.”
On January 21, 2017, the day
after the inauguration of US
President Donald Trump, more
than 7 million people took
to the streets in a worldwide
protest for women’s rights.
Initially the Women’s March
was scheduled to take place
solely in Washington, DC
(pictured), but it spread like
wildfire to include sister marches
all across the globe, making it the
largest feminist rally in history.

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On June 24, 2010, Julia Gillard (below left) was
sworn in as Australia’s 27th prime minister, the
first woman to hold the title. The fact that the first
female governor-general, Quentin Bryce (below
right), performed the honour made it a particularly
powerful moment. Across the ditch, New Zealand’s
Jacinda Ardern (right) has since reimagined the role
of PM. Aside from having a baby while in office, her
compassionate leadership has made her a global
icon. And who can forget German Chancellor
Angela Merkel (bottom) famously staring down
President Trump at the 2018 G7 Summit, while
surrounded by the world’s most powerful men?

































































































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T H E S I LE N C E

B R E A K E R S

Civil rights activist Tarana Burke (above, fourth from left)
began using the phrase “Me Too” to raise awareness of
sexual abuse in 2006. It became a viral hashtag in October
2017 after actress Alyssa Milano shared a tweet supporting
FROM LEFT Meryl Streep, activist Ai-jen
Rose McGowan’s allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Poo, Natalie Portman, founder of the Me Too
#MeToo was used by more than 4.7 million people within movement Tarana Burke, Michelle Williams,
America Ferrera, Jessica Chastain, Amy Poehler
24 hours, and inspired Time’s Up, an anti-sexual-harassment and activist Saru Jayaraman at the 2018 Golden
initiative launched by 300 women in Hollywood. Globes wearing black for Time’s Up.






Q U E E N

B E YO N C É

R E I G N S

Who runs the world? Girls! Beyoncé’s
2011 track became an anthem for equal
pay and equal rights. She cemented her stance at
the 2014 VMAs, sampling a speech by Nigerian
writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and defining a
feminist as a “person who believes in the social,
political and economic equality of the sexes”.

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T H E R I G H T

T O C H O O S E

In October 2018, almost 50 years
after women’s groups first marched
for their reproductive rights in
Queensland, the state parliament
finally decriminalised abortion.
New South Wales followed suit
in September 2019, becoming
the last Australian state to remove
abortion from its criminal code.
These long overdue reforms were
both delivered by female premiers:
in NSW by the Liberal’s Gladys
Berejiklian and in Queensland by
Labor’s Annastacia Palaszczuk.
















T H E

D I V E R S IT Y

R EVO L U T I O N

The definition of beauty has
been crumpled up, chucked
out and transformed over the
past 10 years. Homogeneity is
out and diversity is in. Models
of all shapes, sizes, ethnicities
and gender identities have
graced the catwalks at fashion
weeks around the world –
including Ashley Graham
modelling her own fashion
line at NYFW in 2015 (left).
Our very own Robyn Lawley
led a successful movement
away from the dated term “plus
size” and British body-positivity
icon Tess Holliday graced the
cover of Cosmopolitan UK in
a swimsuit. There’s still a way
to go (*cough* Victoria’s Secret
*cough*), but beauty no longer
comes in one-size only.

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PL AY LI K E A G I R L

Female athletes have been steadily changing the
face of sport this decade, with more than a few
major wins to add to the honour board: Serena
Williams’ impressive post-baby comeback in a
Black Panther-inspired catsuit (bottom); jockey
Michelle Payne’s history-making Melbourne Cup
victory (below); AFL player Tayla Harris’ now
famous kick (right); Ash Barty’s meteoric rise to
number-one female tennis player in the world; and
the Matildas’ groundbreaking equal pay deal. Play
like a girl? Ride like a girl? Kick like a girl? Hell, yes.

































































































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M U M ’ S T H E WO R D

Ten years ago Australia’s treatment of working mothers was woeful – we were one
of only two nations in the OECD that did not offer government-funded paid maternity
leave. But in June 2010, after women banded together with a “Push It!” campaign,
legislation was passed on Australia’s first Paid Parental Leave scheme. While it was
(and remains) basic – “primary” carers of a new baby are entitled to 18 weeks’ pay
at the minimum wage – it was a game changer for our working mums.







AU S T R A LI A

SAYS Y E S

On November 14, 2017,
love won. Australia voted
yes to finally legalise gay
marriage, and we celebrated
accordingly by flying the
rainbow flag and covering
ourselves in glitter. The
next year, same-sex couples
(including Kate and Heather,
right) joyously walked down
the aisle. But the road to
marriage equality was a
tough path to navigate,
as noted by Kate (on left). PHOTOGRAPHY BY CARLY TIA; GETTY IMAGES; NEWSPIX.
“Watching the yes vote come
through was bittersweet,”
she said. “It was amazing
but it felt like we had to go
through a lot to get the same
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W H AT ’ S AG E

G O T T O D O

W I T H IT ?

It’s extraordinary to consider that
Malala Yousafzai, 22 (top left),
and Greta Thunberg, 16 (below
left), are not only household
names but among this decade’s
most influential citizens. Both
have mobilised global followings:
Yousafzai through her passion
and activism for female
education after she was shot
by the Taliban in Pakistan in
2012, and Thunberg for her
unapologetic advocacy on
climate change. In the aftermath
of the horrific mass shooting
in Parkland, Florida, in 2018,
student Emma González (below
right) commanded the world’s
attention with a public address.
Emma Watson’s (above right)
#HeforShe campaign with the
UN is more proof that when it
comes to leadership or creating
change, age is no barrier.

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No experience needed
“Legal” pyramid schemes sell the dream of empowerment and financial independence,


but all too often the reality is a living nightmare. Alley Pascoe investigates
Work from home


Earn five figures a month

AUSTRALIAN REPORT












hard-sell tactics promising success in
bucketloads – success that rarely
materialises. In fact, research by Dr
Jon M Taylor at the Consumer
Awareness Institute in the US revealed
a staggering statistic: that 99 per cent
of all MLM distributors lose money.
Dr Máire O Sullivan, a lecturer
in advertising and marketing at
Edge Hill University in the UK,
he walls of Nikki’s rumpus room has also conducted research into
are lined with boxes. Piled high, MLM’s advertising tactics on social
they sit untouched, collecting dust, media and is damning of their
filled with unsold Tupperware practices. “Vulnerable people are
containers and unopened being targeted by the allure of making
Younique and Arbonne beauty easy money, fitting work around their
products. They’re a constant own schedule, and entering a
T  reminder of Nikki’s mistake: her supportive community,” O Sullivan
failed attempt at conquering modern-day direct says. “But some of these companies
selling or multi-level marketing (MLM). “I could have an alarmingly cult-like mentality,
fill a standard bedroom top to bottom with all of the they practise ‘love bombing’, and
excess stock I’ve got,” says Nikki, shaking her head encourage you to cut off anyone who
and looking around at the piles of wasted product isn’t supportive of the MLM or has
in her modest home “in the sticks” of rural Victoria, concerns about the business model.
where she lives with her husband and three teenage That is alarming and abusive
kids. “Every day I see these boxes and boxes and behaviour.” Not surprisingly, an
boxes, and it’s hard. I really struggle with it.” anti-MLM movement is gaining
Nikki, 35, first heard about the MLM make-up momentum across the globe, with
scheme Younique in 2013. The wife of her husband’s some protesters calling for change in
friend messaged her out of the blue on Facebook with legislation to protect the vulnerable.
“an exciting opportunity to join an amazing company For vocal critics, it’s the
and make money from home”. At the time, Nikki was recruitment of new members by
living in a housing commission property as a full-time MLM distributors that raises the
carer to her husband, who’d suffered a spinal injury at most concern. If you are a Younique
work, and she couldn’t afford the $129 sign-up fee. The “presenter”, Arbonne “independent
wife of her husband’s friend paid it and said all she had consultant” or doTERRA “wellness
to do was sell make-up on Facebook from home. advocate”, you can earn money from
“I was really naive. We were struggling financially, recruiting new members. When
barely making it week to week, and I thought I was someone signs up under you, you then
going to have a ‘high-end business’,” she says. But what become an “upline” and take a portion
was meant to be her golden ticket out of financial stress of their earnings. If they sign up people
became a living nightmare. “It was horrible,” says Nikki, beneath them, you also get a cut of
who estimates she spent more than $8000 on Younique their profits. The more people you sign
products, earning “next to nothing” back. up, and the more people they sign up,
Today, MLM schemes are booming. From old-school the more commissions you make –
staples such as Tupperware, Herbalife and Mary Kay so the people at the very top pocket
cosmetics to new kids on the block – Younique, Arbonne, money from the many at the bottom.
Isagenix, doTERRA and Scentsy – all employ a similar When you map it out on paper, the
business strategy where revenue is generated from both shape that forms resembles a pyramid,
product sales and recruitment of new distributors. They though use the phrase “pyramid
all primarily target women, luring them with similar scheme” at your peril: an online attack
promises. “You can earn five figures a month, working from fanatical distributors may follow.
from home, with no experience,” is the start of the In Australia, MLM businesses are
standard script for an MLM scheme. Getting an legal as long as most of the scheme’s
opportunity to join a kick-ass sisterhood of boss babes money comes from selling a product
is also a regular feature. Women make up 75 per cent instead of recruiting new people,
of direct sellers in Australia, and MLMs frame otherwise they fall under illegal
themselves as empowering women (Younique calls pyramid selling schemes.
itself “a sisterhood with a mission to uplift and Whatever you call it, MLM is
empower women around the world”). big business. Research from 2017
While these strategies are as old as the Avon estimates 117 million people around
lady army that ruled Australia’s suburbs in the 1960s, the world were involved in direct
what is new is that the push to sell has moved online, selling, with retail sales of $276 billion.
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for Direct Selling in Australia suggests
576,000 independent salespeople
operate here, achieving $1.38 billion in
sales annually from wellness products “I FOUND IT
(24 per cent of the industry), cosmetics REALLY INTRUSIVE
and personal care (25 per cent) and
household goods (10 per cent). AND I HATED THE
FORCEFULNESS

espite receiving no formal OF IT ALL”
training, Nikki enjoyed – Nikki, former
some initial success as direct seller
a Younique presenter,
Dand quickly climbed to
third-tier status after signing up 20
distributors. They were all strangers.
She was told to add 30 different people
on Facebook a day: the instruction was
to go through the Facebook friends of
her family members and add people
she didn’t know. Nikki was advised
to randomly join Facebook groups to
contact their members, to message
people in Canada and Italy where
Younique also operated. She was also
told to cold call people and host online
“parties” with her friends, hassling
them to buy products and sign up as a
distributor. “I found it really intrusive
and felt uncomfortable doing it, which
is probably why I didn’t get very far
with it,” says Nikki, who was pressured
by her upline to recruit more people.
“I hated the forcefulness of it all.”
Unable and unwilling to recruit
more distributors, the harassment
began. When Nikki told her upline
that she wanted to leave, she was She alluded to the fact that she travels community of wellness advocates.”
repeatedly told “you have to spend overseas for business and told me how Jaime kept her doTERRA account
money to make money”. One top-tier much healthier her lifestyle is now,” a secret from her partner and still
distributor in Australia then called explains Jaime, who works in the hasn’t told him how much she spent
Nikki directly and said it was her fault public hospital sector. “I got sucked in.” on it. “Looking back now, it was a
she wasn’t making money because she The red flags started to appear waste of time and money, getting
wasn’t working hard enough. But Dr when Jaime’s upline started involved in a community that sells a
O Sullivan refutes this claim. “I do not pressuring her to recruit. Jaime was fake lifestyle. I was conned,” she says.
believe that is true for everyone who spending $500 a month on essential If Jaime was at the bottom of the
fails to make money,” she says. “Studies oils for 11 months (leaving her “broke” pyramid, crouching on her hands and
show that most of the profit in these at times, and adding up to “thousands knees supporting the weight of those
businesses comes from recruiting. If and thousands” of dollars), but it above, Jessie Reimers is at the top,
you are unwilling or unable to recruit, wasn’t until she had an adverse admiring the view. The mum of two
then you are unlikely to make significant reaction to an oil blend that she called started as a doTERRA wellness
profit. Eventually, the market becomes it quits. “I tried a new blend and it advocate selling essential oils in 2014
saturated, and someone in the lowest made me feel dizzy, nauseated and at age 23 when she was living in
levels won’t be able to make money.” clammy. It frightened me, but when south-east Queensland, surviving
Nikki’s experience is not a one-off. I contacted doTERRA, they just told on Centrelink benefits, having just
Jaime, 40, was lonely and sick of sitting me to send the product back,” recalls been diagnosed with autism and
at home on her own every weekend Jaime, voicing her concerns about experiencing chronic anxiety as well
while her partner worked interstate, untrained consultants selling as panic attacks. Fast forward five
when she was invited to an essential potentially harmful products. years, Jessie is a Presidential Diamond
oils party on a Saturday night in When approached for comment, Leader, with 48,000 team members,
January 2018. At the time, she jumped a doTERRA spokesperson said, making $90,000 a month and seven
at the chance. Now, she wishes she’d “Starting a business is a significant figures a year. She lives in a beachfront
stayed on the couch watching Netflix. decision and for those who make that house in the affluent Gold Coast
“The woman who hosted the doTERRA choice, doTERRA provides a great suburb of Palm Beach with her two
party told me she gets her essential oils deal of information, resources and boys, has just bought a two-bedroom,
for free because she earns so much. support, including access to a large ocean-facing investment property in




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