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The Making Of The Cover

THIS ISSUE, THE ELLE FASHION TEAM CAPTURED STRANGER THINGS STAR SADIE SINK IN LONDON

Contributors

The creatives behind the issue tell us their number-one survival tip for party season

Bring The Vibes

Sportmax dress, $2385. PHOTOGRAPHED BY ALEXANDER COOKE STYLED

Blue skies ahead

CHANNEL YOUR INNER MERMAID WITH DRAPED FABRICS AND SEASHELL EMBELLISHMENTS — PERFECT FOR DAYS AND NIGHTS SPENT BY THE BEACH

Editor’s letter

Our cover girl, Sadie Sink, in a Fendi

Fluff Piece

Gucci resort 2026. IMAXTREE How The Great Designer

Agenda

Balmain resort 2026 Celine resort 2026. See: Westwood

Changing of the guard

A SLEW OF DESIGNER DEBUTS SEEMED POISED TO MAKE SPRING/SUMMER 2026 THE SEASON OF LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE. BUT ULTIMATELY, THEY TOOK US BACK TO THE PAST

Borrowed time

AS RENTAL FASHION STAGES A SECOND COMING, MAEVE GALEA LOOKS BACK ON THE MOVEMENT TO SEE WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE CLOTHES WE DON’T QUITE OWN

New York With Marlo

ELLE EDITOR JESSICA BAILEY JOINS RISING AUSTRALIAN ACTOR AND STAR OF 3 BODY PROBLEM , MARLO KELLY, AS SHE RETURNS TO NEW YORK FOR COACH’S SPRING 2026 SHOW

Hey, Lady

CHRISTIAN DIOR’S MOST STORIED BAG HAS BECOME A DIALOGUE OF ART AND COUTURE — A FAMILIAR FORM, MADE ENTIRELY NEW

The Theatre Of Louis Vuitton

THE 2026 CRUISE COLLECTION BLURRED THE LINES BETWEEN COSTUME AND COUTURE, TURNING MEDIEVAL MYTH INTO MODERN MAJESTY

Fashion with purpose

AT A GLANCE, CLOTH & CO. OFFERS QUIET LUXURY IN ELEVATED ESSENTIALS. BEHIND THE SEAMS, THERE ARE INCREDIBLE STORIES OF FEMALE ENDURANCE, EMPOWERMENT AND PRIDE

Present Moment

GIFT THE GIFT OF GUCCI. FASHION DIRECTOR NAOMI SMITH PICKS THE PIECES SHE’S HOPING WILL BE IN HER STOCKING ON CHRISTMAS MORNING

’Tis the season

AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS, ELLE PARTNERED WITH SWAROVSKI TO HOST SOME FRIENDS AT AN INTIMATE LUNCH AT THE CHARLES BRASSERIE & BAR, SYDNEY

Electric Revival

HIGHLIGHTER HUES AND KINETIC ENERGY — THE GLOW OF THE ’80S AND ’90S IS BACK

The Cat’s Out Of The Baguette

A FEW MONTHS AGO, FENDI’S FUTURE WAS ONE OF FASHION’S BEST-KEPT SECRETS. BUT THE PROOF WAS IN THE PRINTS

Blue Christmas

INSPIRED BY THE ENERGY OF MANHATTAN AND SIX DECADES OF DESIGN, TIFFANY & CO.’S NEW PIECES ARE THE ULTIMATE ACCESSORIES

Form meets function

A VISIT TO ECCO’S BIRTHPLACE IN SOUTHERN DENMARK REVEALS A SHOE BRAND DEFINED BY BOTH INGENUITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS

Don’t Know What To Wear?

IF YOUR CALENDAR IS FULL BUT YOUR WARDROBE IS EMPTY, ELLE HAS YOUR PARTY DRESSING SORTED

Precious Cargo

TRAVEL, PARTIES, LONG LUNCHES, WEEKS AWAY FROM HOME — HOWEVER YOU’RE SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS, YOU’LL NEED A BAG FOR THAT

The New Neutral

ONCE A SUBTLE SIGNATURE, BLUE EMERGES ANEW IN CHANEL’S J12 BLEU COLLECTION, TRACING A LINEAGE OF CRAFT, COLOUR AND MODERN LUXURY

They Said No Gifts

UNLESS IT’S THOUGHTFULLY CHOSEN, LUXURIOUSLY WRAPPED AND SOMETHING THEY REALLY, REALLY WANT. AHEAD, ELLE ’S GUIDE TO BUYING FOR IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE

Summer Daze

Christy Turlington at the beach in 1992. GETTY

One Small Freckle

TAN LINES ARE IN — OR, AT LEAST, FAKING THEM IS. BUT SHOULD WE REALLY BE GLORIFYING SKIN DAMAGE, WHETHER IT’S REAL OR NOT? ALISSA THOMAS KNOWS ALL TOO WELL A BURN IS NOT A BRAG

So, now what?

ELLE HUNT DECIDED LONG AGO THAT SHE WOULDN’T BE HAVING KIDS. WHILE STILL HAPPY WITH HER CHOICE, SHE’S STARTED TO WONDER: HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MID-LIFE THAT’S WILDLY DIFFERENT TO THAT OF YOUR PARENT-FRIENDS?

Best friends ...Forever?

MISMATCHED FINANCES. OPPOSING IDEOLOGIES. CHANGING JOBS, LOVE LIVES, FAMILY STRUCTURES — THE LIST GOES ON … 2025 HAS BEEN A YEAR THAT TESTED OUR FRIENDSHIPS IN MANY WAYS. SO JUST HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD WITH YOUR CLOSEST RELATIONSHIPS INTACT?

The new types of friends

NOT ALL MATES FIT THE SAME MOULD. HERE ARE THE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS

Making space for mates and motherhood

Three years ago, I was a footloose and

Well, well, well.

WELLNESS MANIA HAS KILLED THE PARTY GIRL. BUT, WONDERS RACHAEL AKHIDENOR, HAS IT DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD, AND IS IT TIME FOR HER RAUCOUS RESURGENCE?

For the group chat

WATCH

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OLAFUR ELIASSON: Presence Presence (detail) 2025 by Olafur

Your Summer Soundtrack

CONTRIBUTING MUSIC EDITOR ROXY LOLA SHARES THE ULTIMATE PLAYLIST

Bri Lee’s Summer Book Club

THE ACCLAIMED WRITER AND PROLIFIC READER SHARES WHAT SHE’S READING THESE HOLIDAYS

Fresh Start

Sadie Sink wears Fendi dress, price on application;

Sadie Sink is all grown up

AHEAD OF THE FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON OF NETFLIX’S MEGAHIT SERIES STRANGER THINGS , THE ACTOR REFLECTS ON THE ROLE THAT CHANGED HER LIFE

A fine delicacy

WISPY BUT NOT WHIMSICAL, MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI’S SWAN SONG FOR CHRISTIAN DIOR WAS A LOVE LETTER TO LACE

Hoyeon Rising

CATAPULTED TO GLOBAL FAME THROUGH HER BREAKOUT ROLE IN NETFLIX’S SQUID GAME AND COMMANDING PRESENCE ON THE RUNWAYS, HOYEON TELLS ZING TSJENG SHE’S JUST GETTING STARTED

Hit The Slopes

GEAR UP FOR A EUROPEAN SKI SEASON IN CHANEL’S LATEST COCO NEIGE COLLECTION. ACTION SPORTS NOT REALLY YOUR THING? AT LEAST YOU’LL LOOK THE PART AT APRÈS

Party 4 U

Chanel spring/summer 2026. GETTY IMAGES Haven’t slept this

The Beauty Edit

CHRISTIAN DIOR S/S 2026 GIVENCHY S/S 2026 THE

How to hide a hangover

THERE’S GOT TO BE A MORNING AFTER, BUT WHO SAYS IT CAN’T BE AS ASPIRATIONAL AS THE NIGHT BEFORE? HERE’S YOUR GUIDE TO FEELING ALIVE THROUGH LONG LUNCHES AND LATE NIGHTS

Seoul Origin

2025 WILL GO DOWN AS THE YEAR KOREAN MAKEUP AND SKINCARE HIT THE MAINSTREAM, REDEFINING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BEAUTY IN THE PROCESS

Natural Next Step

AS THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY REDEFINES THE TERM ‘CLEAN’, BIOTECH IS LEADING THE CHARGE — OFFERING POTENT, LAB-GROWN INGREDIENTS THAT PROMISE PURITY WITHOUT COSTING THE PLANET

Party Style

THE NEW HAIR LOOK IS SLEEK, SHINY AND FULL-BODIED. WE TALK TO A PRO TO NAIL THE TREND

Hello, Summer

FROM LAZY BEACH MEETS TO SPRITZES IN THE SUN WITH THE GIRLIES, NOW’S THE TIME TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY SOME DOWNTIME

Home & Away

Budapest, Hungary. UNSPLASH, PHOTOGRAPHED BY TOBIAS REICH ELLE

Dear Annalisa

ARTIST, FURNITURE DESIGNER AND HOST EXTRAORDINAIRE ANNALISA FERRARIS ON HOW TO DO THE HOLIDAY SEASON RIGHT

Her Roman Empire

WITH HER FOURTH COOKBOOK, SOMETHING FROM NOTHING , ALISON ROMAN REFRAMES THE ‘LAZY’ HOME COOK AS THE MOST CREATIVE ONE

News

Dine: Vin-Cenzo’s It’s new, it’s dark and moody,

Getaway Guide Montréal

LOOKING TO ESCAPE THE AUSSIE HEAT THESE HOLIDAYS? ELLE ’S INTERNATIONAL EDITORS KNOW WHERE YOU SHOULD GO: NORTH

All About Eve

COMBINING LAIDBACK LUXURY WITH MINDFUL DESIGN, THIS INNER-SYDNEY SANCTUARY IS WORTH THE HYPE

Star Factor

ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARCELA GUTIERREZ SAGITTARIUS November 22—December 21

My life in fashion

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