Fresh additions to Australia’s most-wanted list: the latest in clever, covetable design.
Compiled by Anna-Lisa Backlund.
Sydney label Holiday by Emma Mulholland enjoyed a global moment last year when supermodel Gigi Hadid announced her pregnancy in an Instagram Live post wearing a pair of the company’s pyjamas. Mulholland takes inspiration from souvenirs from the 1980s and ’90s when creating her colourful, feel-good range.
Holiday baseball cap, $50; holidaythelabel.com
Create your own oasis under this retro marigold and white umbrella from Basil Bangs. The Australian brand’s husband-and-wife team, Mike Durante and Krista Huebner, have supplied sunshades to establishments such as Sydney’s Watsons Bay Hotel, Perth’s Cottesloe Beach Hotel and Sweden’s Fyri Resort.
Basil Bangs “The Weekend” umbrella, $199; basilbangs.com
Impress the jet set with this backpack from JW Anderson, whose eponymous founder is also the creative director for Spanish fashion label Loewe. Anderson is an advocate of unisex fashion, and it’s not hard to see a nod here to Coco Chanel, whose naval-inspired range in 1917 was the first time men’s clothing had been popularised for women.
JW Anderson “Anchor” backpack, $1200; jwanderson.com
Enjoy an expanded view of nature with these lightweight, compact binoculars by one of Australia’s most successful designers, Marc Newson, in collaboration with Swarovski Optik. For Newson, the analog nature of binoculars lent the project a romantic appeal.
Swarovski Optik “CL Curio” binoculars, $1205; swarovskioptik.com
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