FEBRUARY 2010

VOGUE AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 2010

WHAT IS YOUR GOLDEN RULE WHEN IT COMES TO STYLE? 

THE MAIN RULE IS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT RULES. I WOULD NEVER IMPOSE MY PERSONAL VISION, WHICH IS NICHE AT BEST. HOWEVER. I MIGHT OFFER SUGGESTIONS. ONE SUGGESTION MIGHT BE: NEVER TRY TO BE SOMEONE YOU'RE JUST NOT. LOVE WHO YOU ARE. 

WHAT IS THE ONE ITEM THAT NO WARDROBE SHOULD BE WITHOUT? 

A WORN BLACK LEATHER JACKET. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A WARDROBE OF WHITE T-SHIRTS. 

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY MAKES THE PERFECT T-SHIRT? 

I LIKE A WHITE T-SHIRT IN THIN 100% COTTON WITH A COORDINATING RIB NECK-BINDING. I FIND THAT COTTON DRAPES MORE MODESTLY THAN A SILK OR VISCOSE, WHICH CLINGS MORE. 

WHAT DETAILS SHOULD YOU LOOK FOR? 

I LIKE TUBULAR KNITS WITHOUT A SEAM. OR ONE SEAM GOING DOWN THE BACK, LIKE MINE. 

WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT YOU? 

I LIKE TO THINK IT SUGGESTS COMFORT WITH ONE'S PHYSICALITY AND PRACTICAL FUNCTIONALITY. 

DO YOU THINK STYLE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN BUY, OR LEARN, OR IS IT SOMETHING YOU ARE BORN WITH? 

ANYONE, ANYONE, ANYONE CAN INVENT THEMSELVES. WITH GROOMING, A FIT BODY AND A GENEROUS SPIRIT, ANYONE CAN CREATE ALLURE. 

HOW DO YOU ENSURE THAT YOU ARE NEITHER OVERDRESSED NOR UNDERDRESSED? 

HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO ACCEPT WHO YOU ARE AND RELAX. AND I DON'T THINK YOU CAN EVER OVERDRESS. 

HOW DO YOU ENSURE THAT YOUR LOOK IS ALWAYS INTERESTING AND NEVER DULL? 

I THINK LOOKING INTERESTING MIGHT BE OVERRATED. 

IF IT IMPORTANT TO BE TRUE TO YOURSELF IN TERMS OF YOUR WARDROBE, WHAT ARE YOUR TIPS TO ACHIEVE THIS? 

IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS, MODESTY AND RESTRAINT ARE ALWAYS AN OPTION. EXPRESS YOURSELF WITH AN OPEN HEART INSTEAD OF YOUR CLOTHES.