Young hearts

Half a century ago, in one of the first September issues of Vogue Australia, we were just as obsessed with finding the best new young thing.

As the hemlines got shorter and the parties longer, Vogue in September of 1965 was celebrating all things youthful. Just as we are now, more than 50 years later, Vogue was the pinnacle of what’s next and the barometer of what’s considered chic. Youthquake, a term adopted for the issue by then-editor Sheila Scotter (the founding editor of Vogue Australia, who reigned until 1971), was all about pinning down what was described as the ‘young idea’ – or which designers were making waves. Naming the likes of Prue Acton, Frank Mitchell, Sue Furze and Trent Nathan in the 14-page spread, we charted the rise of the ‘no-longer-silent generation’ – all of whom would go on to shape the Australian fashion industry as we know it today.