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contributors • We tested two of our favourite Aussie expats (and February contributors) to see if they can agree on THE BEST PLACES TO EAT, DRINK AND PARTY in the Big Apple

MEG MASON • AFTER EXPLORING ADULT FRIENDSHIP ON P64, THE WRITER LISTS THE THREE FRIENDS YOU SHOULD NEVER LET GET AWAY

THIS MONTH: 10 things • What to see, play, buy and binge on now

MOOD BOARD: the new classic • Fashion is looking back to look forward. We’re along for the ride

UP CLOSE: getting personal • This is the kind of lingerie that gets us excited about lingerie

THE PIECE: hang time • A case for the do-it-all earring

TRY THIS: micro sunglasses • Like all good trends, teensy spectacles are retro-tinged, flattering and just the right amount of wrong

IN FOCUS: around the globe • The designers with the world in their pockets

* POSSE • LOVE A FEEL-GOOD FASHION INJECTION? WE’VE FOUND YOUR PEOPLE

INSIDER: home with heilbrunner • German fashion editor and co-founder of the Hey Woman! website Veronika Heilbrunner and her Australian partner Justin O’Shea bring their own brand of playful cool wherever they go. We take a peek inside their world

MUSIC: ALL IN THE FAMILY • Cousins Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam, of electronic duo Kllo, first played together at a family party. Two EPs and an album later, they’re now an act to be reckoned with. As they hit the stage at this month’s Laneway Festival, we catch up with Kaul

FILM: follow that bird • Indie darling Greta Gerwig scores an immediate coming-of-age triumph from behind the camera

3 FILMS WORTH YOUR $20 THIS MONTH • DON’T FORGET THE CHOC-TOP

STREAMING: UnReal’s all-girl reboot • The hit show’s anti-heroines are reframing the way we see women on TV – and we can’t look away

ARTS: BAD SPORT • Lauded playwright Patricia Cornelius isn’t afraid to go where others won’t on hot-button issues – and now she’s tackling sexual violence in the AFL with her new play In The Club. She gives us the lowdown as it premieres with Adelaide’s State Theatre Company

TECH: ONE TECH AHEAD • THE GADGETS AND DEVELOPMENTS THE PRESENTERS AT PAUSE FESTIVAL ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO TRANSFORMING THEIR LIVES WITH

LIFE: licence to wed • Only just shaken off last year’s wedding fatigue? Well, get ready to back it up because they are about to go big

FOOD: BREAKING BREAD • BAKED GOODNESS IS BACK ON THE MENU IN A BIG WAY

YOUR BREAD BUCKET LIST • THE BREAD WORTHY OF YOUR DOUGH

BOOKS: northern exposure • Despite not getting a lot of sun, it’s now Finland’s time to shine

BOOK OF THE MONTH

PERSPECTIVE: “Since only five per cent of cinematographers are women, we can talk about each other using only first names” • From working as an unpaid assistant to being the director of photography on hit films, Mandy Walker has battled her way to the top in a male-dominated industry

THE ELLE MANUAL: HOW TO DRESS FOR WORK • Blazers you’ll want to wear on the weekend, tricked-up shirts and anything-but-black totes: rethink everything you know about officewear

SHIRT STYLING 101 • ARMED WITH INSPIRATION FROM THE RESORT 2018 RUNWAYS, WE FIND FRESH WAYS TO APPROACH THE HUMBLE BUTTON-UP

BUILD YOUR OWN SUIT • YOU CUSTOMISE YOUR DAILY DESK SALAD TO YOUR LIKING, SO WHY NOT YOUR OFFICE LOOK? SHAKE UP YOUR COORDINATED SUIT AND STRIKE THAT ELUSIVE BALANCE OF...