MAKING THE CUT
We’ve scanned the zeitgeist for what to read, watch, wear and listen to now.
Style
The last time we saw corsages this big, they were attached to the outfits of Sarah Jessica Parker et al in Sex and the City. Just like that TV series, they’ve returned – only now it’s men as well as women affixing the floral accessory to their lapels. Actors Eddie Redmayne and Chris Perfetti wore versions to the Golden Globes in January but it’s Harry Styles (right) who definitively embraced the trend at the Brit Music Awards, sporting a black satin flower that was larger than his head.
Book
Curtis Sittenfeld, the reigning monarch of feminist chick lit, is back. Romantic Comedy, her first novel since 2020’s bestselling Rodham, focuses on a Tina Fey-type late-night TV comedy writer, Sally Milz, fed up that her male colleagues only date glamorous actresses (Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson, anyone?). Her tune changes when a pop star who usually dates models shows an interest in her. In bookstores 4 April.
Podcast
In case you haven’t heard, Gen Z is obsessed with 1990s songs right now. But casually mention that you already knew that Dave Grohl played in both Nirvana and the Foo Fighters and they’ll probably roll their eyes. Enter 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s, which gives the cultural context for how bangers like Pretty Fly (For a White Guy), I Want it That Way and Enter Sandman came to be – minus the parental bragging.
Movie
Blame it on The Social Network, the 2010 movie about Facebook’s genesis, but business biopics – The Dropout, WeCrashed and Tetris – have never been hotter. Add in the enormous success of the 2020 Michael Jordan documentary series, The Last Dance, and it makes sense to develop Air, a movie about the start of the hugely profitable relationship between Nike and Jordan and how it changed the way sneakers were marketed. The film is directed by Ben Affleck, who also stars as Nike co-founder Phil Knight, with Matt Damon as the man who got the ball rolling, shoe salesman Sonny Vaccaro. Viola Davis and Jason Bateman star in peak 1980s garb and hairstyles in the film, which is set to be a slam dunk at the box office. In cinemas 5 April.
Beauty
Coco Chanel once said that it was artists, including her close friend Pablo Picasso, who showed her how to be exacting. That type of collaboration – between fashion, beauty and art – is on full display this month, with Guerlain’s Jasmine Bonheur perfume ($560; davidjones.com) paying homage to Henri Matisse’s masterwork One Thousand and One Nights. In keeping with the theme is Jurlique’s latest collaboration with Byron Bay artist Tiffany Kingston, who has illustrated the packaging for its
Aloe Vera Mist and Hand Cream
($55 and $50; jurlique.com.au). Meanwhile, top South Korean skincare brand Sulwhasoo has gone sculptural, bottling its First
Care Activating Serum ($144; sephora.com.au) in a limitededition porcelain design.