GOING THE DISTANCE BY JACLYN ADAMS

New York City has been romanticised by lyrics, cinema and poetry that re-posts and captions will keep alive for all of social media’s eternity, even if the attributed are perpetually rolling over in their graves with every double tap of Instagram’s beating heart.

PEOPLE OF NOTE: Gabrielle Penfold in partnership with Emma Lewisham

A modern woman in many ways (Penfold’s break, and subsequent momentum has been helped along by social media), the 27 year old is quick to affirm her reverence for tradition, preferring to sell her work by way of galleries rather than DM’s. Instagram has proved a seminal and ongoing asset to her commercial success, and yet, Penfold is adamant “I don’t want to be an influencer, I want to be an artist.”

YOU USED TO BE SO AMUSED BY ROCKET WEIJERS AND NICHHIA WIPPELL

Inspired by the Psychedelic Geometrics of the '60s French of Art Movement, Gherardo Felloni presents Roger Vivier's Fall/Winter '24 Collection.

Still Waters Run Deep by Mark Morgan

The voice of God himself, Morgan Freeman, once observed, “Learning how to.. really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.” 

The Look – Lara Worthington by Jess Ruby James and Vanessa Coyle

HOME GROWN BY KELLY GEDDES AND LAURA AGNEW

“Prosperity is not a thing to grab, but an idea to cultivate; a mindset and a way of life”, Laura Agnew maps her path to Permaculture.

LIGHT THEORY BY MICHAEL COMNINUS

An idea can deliver clarity where once the world, or instance, felt overwhelmingly opaque. To possess an idea is to possess a torch, deliverance from mundanity, inequity, apathy or looming deadline. Australian photographer Michael Comninus considers the role of light in the evolution of his aesthetic with Egyptian model Leila Greiss.

Perception of Self: Which You is True? by Jesse Lizotte

With the current cultural shift that is so accepting of gender fluidity, and the fashion industry continuing to blur the lines between mens and womenswear with entire 'ungendered' collections hitting the runway, is it time we start relying on our unobservable behaviour to show which you is really true..?

THIS IS ME – A PROJECT WITH NOBODY DENIM BY JAKE TERREY AND JAMES CAMPBELL

Side-Note partners with Nobody Denim to celebrate five of Australia's most influential women at current. We delve into their self-expression journey, the importance of embracing one's individuality, and the freedom of self-expression that is not yet granted to all. In discussion with these influential women, we present a lineup of trailblazers whose mindsets leave us in utter admiration.