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The December 2 Edition

Style Edit + Christmas special | Meet the madcap filmmaker Taika Waititi | Rebuilding Kangaroo Island’s Southern Ocean Lodge | Gift & reading guides, plus summer styles, for the holiday season | Zimmermann in Paris | Akira Isogawa on reconnecting with his dad | Granny glam | A $1 million handbag, really?

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The December 2 Edition

Burnt to the ground, a remote luxury lodge re-emerges from the ashes

James and Hayley Baillie had just relinquished their Kangaroo Island lodge when Black Summer bushfires destroyed it. Now comes the rebuild.

  • by Brook Turner

Couch-surfer in his 30s. Oscar winner in his 40s. Why the whole world wants Taika

One of New Zealand’s most original creative exports, filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi is the king of the oddball.

  • by Konrad Marshall

What it’s really like to stage a mega-fashion show in Paris

Weeks after Zimmermann became Australia’s first fashion unicorn, creative director Nicky took us behind the scenes to see what it really takes to get runway-ready.

  • by Dave Tacon
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‘I am just sad a lot of the time’: A former Star Trek captain on his life on earth

From Shakespeare to Star Trek and beyond, Patrick Stewart has come a long way from his tough Yorkshire childhood – but a melancholy still remains.

  • by Jane Wheatley

She’s deaf. He couldn’t sign. That didn’t stop them falling in love

Administrator James and model Christine embarked on a long-distance relationship after meeting on social media.

  • by Amanda Hooton
“I work intuitively. If something doesn’t feel right, I just don’t go there and don’t analyse why.”

Akira Isogawa on reconnecting with his dad

Growing up in Japan, he hardly knew his salaryman father. As an adult, Australia’s first Fashion Laureate knew he had to make the first move.

  • by Benjamin Law
Margot Robbie in the pink in the year’s top colour as Barbie. Kim Kardashian in her new bra “with a built-in nipple”.

In an era of Barbie pink and nipple bras, one trend keeps me sane

2023 in fashion: the highs, the lows and an obscenely expensive man bag.

  • by Marion Hume

The fashion editor’s guide to getting dressed like a celebrity this summer

From functional to fun to cool comfort: celebrity-endorsed fashion finds.

  • by Melissa Singer and Damien Woolnough

The watch wind-up putting a smile on dials

The watch world is giving long-suffering lefties a break.

  • by Luke Benedictus
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Jennifer Lawrence shows how to
wear a trophy belt.

Hold on to your pants, the year’s hottest accessory comes at a cost

The trophy belt is about decoration – not utility.

  • by Melissa Singer

Good grooming: Summer lovin’

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.

  • by Frances Mocnik
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Is bare feet on a plane a step too far?

Clearly unacceptable, writes our Modern Guru, although four hours into a long flight ...

  • by Danny Katz
Kitchen Sink Drama
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Running on fumes

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: an (almost) empty tank.

  • by Paul Connolly

From gran to glam: Why nan’s closet is fashion central

Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • by Deborah Cooke, Melanie Kembrey, Paul Connolly and Frances Mocnik

Good Weekend’s Christmas gift guide 2023

From the sustainable to the sensational, some ideas designed to spark joy this holiday season.

  • by Frances Mocnik
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Good Weekend’s Christmas reading guide 2023

’Tis the season to relax with a good book. Here’s a few to get you started.

  • by Nicole Abadee
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Good Weekend Quiz

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge.

Clockwise from left: Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Maltese-style stuffed snapper; Karen Martini’s grilled Romano beans with braised lemon, garlic and dill; Danielle Alvarez’s baked scallops with tomatoes and herbed breadcrumbs; Karen Martini’s roasted potatoes with herbed fromage blanc. 
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Good Weekend’s complete Christmas menu is perfect for pescatarians (and fans of crunchy golden roast spuds)

Impress your loved ones this year with these festive recipes from Good Weekend columnists Danielle Alvarez, Julia Busuttil Nishimura, Karen Martini and Helen Goh.

Good Weekend letters to the editor: December 2

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