“For me, I can tell when we’re taking a good picture. You feel in sync with the photographer and the team around you, and you feel like it’s magic.”
Live from @afcaustralianfashionweek and shot backstage at the @lidee_woman runway show, @taylor_hill returns to Australian Fashion Week for the first time in 13 years.
In conversation with @elyssakostopoulos , Hill speaks less about visibility and more about ownership – of time, creativity, energy and selfhood.
Live on RUSSH.com tomorrow, she reflects on modelling, mythology, and the versions of ourselves fashion tries to preserve forever.
Editor-in-chief @thisisjessblanch , photographer @kittycallaghan , fashion @hanniecooper , talent @taylor_hill , hair @joeyscandizzo using ELEVEN Haircare, makeup @jade__kmakeup , photographer's assistant @fleurkeijzer_ , stylist's assistant @koby.dulac .
Travel can be both routine and disruption for Billie Jean Hamlet, but the rituals she’s developed while moving constantly are centred on maximising comfort. “When I first arrive somewhere new, I love to unpack and make myself feel at home,” she says. “A FaceTime call to my boyfriend to check in with my dog and loved ones also just puts me at ease.”
For her first-ever cover, @Rimowa digital cover star @BillieJeanHamlet reflects on the moments that linger most aren’t always tied to a destination – sometimes they exist in transit. A bowl of ramen eaten during a layover in Tokyo airport became one of those memories: fleeting, ordinary, yet unforgettable. As Hamlet reflects on a life shaped by movement – airport terminals, New York hotel rooms, early call times and home, in the Kimberleys.
On set in the makeup chair with @cassiedimitroff , Hamlet speaks on finding comfort inside the chaos, the emotional residue places leave behind, and why coming home can sometimes change you more than leaving ever could.
Read the full cover story at the 🔗 in bio.
Editor-in-chief @thisisjessblanch , photographer @jamestolic , executive fashion director @hanniecooper , fashion @champagnefabulous , talent @billiejeanhamlet , hair @darrensummors , makeup @katieangusmakeupartist
digital operator @_t_hendriks , photographer's assistant @_cameronlloyd_ , fashion assistant @koby.dulac . stylist assistant @jade.a.carpenter , video @_samantha_corry
“Nobody knew we were making it. Nobody cared. Fame didn’t exist – it was just freedom.”
When our digital cover star @shabanaazeez_ flew to the U.S. to shoot 'The Pitt', it wasn’t a “moment.” No hype, no pressure – just the work. Months later, the series would celebrate 13 Emmy nominations and five wins. But that’s not the part she holds onto. Instead, she’s focused on the feeling – the rare kind of creative freedom that’s harder to find once the noise kicks in.
Now, as everyone else rushes to label her a “breakout,” Azeez is pushing back – choosing instinct over expectation, and meaning over momentum.
In conversation with @kirstythatcher , she talks navigating the industry on her own terms, the nerves of starting again, and why every story needs a reason to exist.
Read the full cover story at the 🔗 in bio.
Editor-in-chief @thisisjessblanch , photographer @jaketerrey@hartandco , fashion @hanniecooper , talent @shabanaazeez_ , hair @keirenstreethair@ap__reps , makeup @isabellaschimid , fashion assistant @koby.dulac , video @_samantha_corry
Our next New Moon lands in the early hours of Sunday morning, fading from its final waning crescent at exactly 6:01am on 17 May AEST. Falling in the 25th and 26th degrees of Taurus, this lunation brings a slow, dreamy kind of energy.
Think comfort, pleasure, and giving in to a little indulgence. At the 🔗 in bio, to find out what this New Moon has in store – and why it’s the perfect time to manifest.
Australian Fashion Week is nothing new to @serenaawardell . As she prepares for another busy AFW, we asked her to indulge us with a game of Style Confessionals – a glimpse into her personal style and the off-duty model pieces she keeps reaching for. "Honestly, between my watch and my engagement ring, I wouldn’t need anything else,” Wardell laughs. Her Fashion Week uniform follows the same instinct – denim, flats, dark sunglasses – everyday staples sharpened rather than transformed for the week ahead.
Here, Serena Wardell wears the @Cartier Clash collection.
And just like that, we made it through another Australian Fashion Week. We've been treated to a week packed with ambitious runway concepts, jam-packed front rows, incredible emerging talent and the kind of jaw-dropping fashion moments that have unsurprisingly dominated our RUSSH editor group chats and social feeds.
Here, find all our favourite moments from the week – the ones we can’t stop thinking about. For all the highlights from AFW, head to the 🔗 in bio.
1. Taking a stroll down to Tamarama beach to see @commas resort 2027 show – while battling some rain
2. Sharing moments backstage post-show with some of the AFW designers on the lineup this year
3. Executive Fashion Director @Hanniecooper moderating DHL's Panel Beyond the Runway: What It Takes to Export Australian Fashion
4. Spending most of our time between shows and arriving at them in Uber Blacks
5. When we weren't in Ubers, we were heading to AFW in @volvocarau 's latest electric car
6. Witnessing @tonimaticevski 's return after 10 years at AFW
7. Still thinking about this glass bag seen on @nicolandford 's runway
8. Watching @Gemma walk down @lidee_woman resort 2027 show
9. Proudly watching @courtneyzhengofficial make her solo show debut at AFW
10. Fell in love with @charleskeithofficial shoes at @hansenandgretel Resort 2026 show
Beauty backstage with @seanetc and @byredo pre @albuslumen
“I think we wanted to create looks that felt very future retro; like the 80s idea of what the future might look like. Dune by David Lynch was actually a big reference point for Marina Afonina and I. We wanted the makeup to look as if it could exist within the film. Very beautiful but intense – it’s soft but strong.”
📷️ @emilyalgar & @_samantha_corry
People spotting at @afcaustralianfashionweek – our ‘Sublime’ issue at the DHL Beyond the Runway panel, moderated by our very own Executive Fashion Director, @hanniecooper .
Shop the issue now via the 🔗in bio.
Come backstage with @tyngawilliams at one of AFW’s most anticipated presentations: the @NicolandFord show.
Between fittings and final touches, Williams goes behind the scenes with co-founder and creative director Lilian Nicol-Ford to speak on the inspirations, craftsmanship and defining details behind the Resort 2027 collection, Feint.
Video @flaneusetown and @tyngawilliams
Editing @_samantha_corry
We’re on the home stretch of Australian Fashion Week 2026, but the pace hasn’t slowed – there’s still so many looks to take in.
Here are our favourite street style looks from day four.
📷️ @photomyles
