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Vogue
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Summer's Not Over—Here's Why You Still Need a Strapless Dress
Summer is far from over—for most of us, the weather really doesn't start to change until well into September. With August vacations on the horizon and end-of-season heatwaves still to come, you're going to need reliable standbys to take you from sunup to sundown—and the best strapless dresses do just that. They're no-fail wardrobe heroes that bring a bit of elevation to everyday looks, with simple swaps in accessories. Whether you're filling up a carry-on for a weekend away, or perhaps hunting for that perfect wedding guest dress for upcoming nuptials, look no further than the best strapless dresses. Vogue's List of Best Strapless Dresses: One of the major dress trends to come out of 2025, this season's strapless dresses are more refined and minimalist-friendly than your Y2K-era, bandage minis. Modern strapless dresses play with proportions, with many falling mid-calf length or longer, in breezy fabrics that will keep you cool on even the hottest of days. Better yet, the best strapless dresses can transition seamlessly between seasons, with the addition of a stylish cardigan or boxy jacket over top, allowing you to wear to work and beyond, with plenty of wearability beyond the summer months. Packing for vacation? Look no further than a fresh crop of strapless favorites from Matteau, Faithfull, and St. Agni. These are the hit list picks that keep selling out, making it an ideal time to scoop them up presently, with end-of-season restocks hitting. Plus, they can easily be styled with ballet flats and retro sneakers during the day, or a simple sandal at night. Perhaps you're still needing a graceful number for those late-season weddings? Consider Staud's embellished, black tube dress (accompanied by a kitten heeled mule and good clutch bag), or Cara Cara's stunning, floor-length maxi dress in a dark floral print, to compliment the dreamy landscape of that countryside fête. There's no time like the present to snag one of the best strapless dresses—shop our top styles below, to complete your end-of-summer wardrobe.
West Australian
05-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Faithfull lands two more winners at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club
Natasha Faithfull's pursuit of jockey of the year honours at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club remains on track after she booted home two winners at Sunday's meeting. Faithfull opened the seven-event card with victory aboard the Stephanie Bakranich-trained Stryker's Gal ($2.50 favourite). She followed-up in the next race with Think Lika Winner ($3.50), for trainer Ted Martinovich. It boosted her season tally at the KBRC to 10 points — three clear of Lucy Fiore, who scored with the Peter Fernie-trained On Just Terms ($6) in the last race of the day. Also on Sunday, Helen Harding runner Ultimate Paradise (Zephen Johnston-Porter) won at $31 over 1200m. Harding is second, behind Fernie, for trainer of the year. Action at the KBRC resumes on June 15.
West Australian
02-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Madame Magic stays distance no worries to land $100,000 WA Day Cup at Northam
Madame Magic may finally be delivering on some early Oaks promise with a taking win in the $100,000 Swan Draught WA Day Cup (1600m) at Northam. From the inside barrier, the $13 TABtouch hope tucked away three back along the rail with Idyllic Ruler ($20) and Snazzler ($11) ahead. Shuffled back to midfield through halfway, Tash Faithfull niggled the five-year-old along passing the 600m when the tempo increased. But by the 400m mark, Madame Magic was again travelling and as both Idyllic Ruler and Snazzler shifted off the inside, Faithfull shot the daughter of Real Impact up the fence. 200m later, Madame Magic had burst to the front with Ton Of Grunt ($11) – who had covered her every move from the outset – becoming the nearest pursuer. However, Dan and Ben Pearce's mare showed no signs of flagging and ate up the extended journey to win by almost a length from Ton Of Grunt. It was only the second time Madame Magic had seen 1600m with her previous effort a closing fifth on New Year's Day after having her momentum checked early in the straight. After the victory, Ben Pearce suggested she could now be destined for even more enduring targets. 'Going back to early on in her career, we thought she was an Oaks filly coming through,' he said. 'We've never really had a chance to get big preps into her and get her up to that trip. 'This time in, she's been up to go straight through 12, 14, to the mile. 'We're excited to see it and she did well. 'She's had a lot of bad luck throughout her career but she's been consistent and finally got the luck she needed.' Faithfull had ridden the mare at two of her three prior runs for the preparation for fourth places, missing the victory on May 3 when riding at Kalgoorlie. 'She was just travelling so beautifully underneath me. We got into a really nice rhythm and the flow of the race just suited me to perfection,' she said. The rider, who sits fifth on the WA jockey premiership with 108 wins, said Madame Magic went to the line with something left in the tank. 'I thought she ran it out really strongly and she gives me a feel like she'd get even further,' she said. Faithfull has formed a formidable alliance with the Pearce brothers across the season, guiding home Art Session, Rally The Troops, Famous Dain and Wineaclocksumwhere for them all inside the last month. 'They've been great. Big supporter of me and I can't thank them enough,' she said of their combination. + Across town, greyhounds Aston Maddox and Night Lighter took their respective heats of the Avon Valley series. Aston Maddox ($3f) scored by two and a half lengths from Weave The Ring ($10), while Night Lighter ($1.10f) clung on by three quarters of a length from Ruby's Rocket ($21).
NZ Herald
24-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Māori will have nothing to fear from me when I'm Deputy Prime Minister
Seymour said Act is not an anti-Māori party and Māori have nothing to fear from him. Being Māori Act has been a driver of policies some people have criticised as divisive - like the scrapped Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill and the Waitangi Tribunal Review. National, Act and NZ First all wanted the Māori Health Authority - created to address health inequities faced by Māori - scrapped. Labour MP Willie Jackson once labelled Seymou r a 'useless Māori and New Zealand's most dangerous man because of his policies.' Seymour though, said he's proud of his whakapapa - which he received through his late mother, Victoria. 'There are people who try to paint me as anti-Māori, despite me being Māori. I'm very proud of my heritage,' Seymour told the Herald. 'My maternal grandmother's McKay family came to New Zealand last century and arrived in Gisborne in about 1907. The Faithfull's, on my mum's dad's side, lived in the Dargaville area,' he said. 'The Faithfull's were related to descendants of Maraea Te Inutoto from Waimate North. She was a high-status member of Ngāti Rēhia. We understand that she and her husband Stephen Wrathall settled near Taipā. She's my great-great-great-grandmother. That's my Māori whakapapa.' Defending Act Seymour said Act is a party of open minds and open arms. 'Act is the party of tino rangatiratanga. That's the ability for each of us to self-determine and not be put in someone else's box,' he said. 'People have these empty slogans about me, but when I ask them to tell me an example of something I've said or done to support their view that I'm racist, they can't,' Seymour said. 'Despite protesting that they have to move on from the past and be more respectful of diversity, the media often report Māori are one homogenous group who think as one and speak with one voice.' he said. 'That's not true and quite offensive to say that about any group.' Asked about the scrapping of the Māori Health Authority, the promotion and then demise of the Treaty Principles Bill, the review of the Waitangi Tribunal and the minimisation of Te Reo Māori for teachers and public servants, Seymour said: 'As New Zealander's of any ethnic background, you have equal rights, based on your needs. Nothing has been taken away, except for institutions that attempt to divide us into homogeneous groups of people based on race. 'New Zealand is made up of people from a mosaic of backgrounds. 'My colleague Karen Chhour is a Māori. She is also European and has a husband who was a Cambodian refugee. She can draw on all those heritages. 'But it seems bizarre that Karen and her children should have to choose between a Māori Health Authority or a non-Māori Health Authority. She is as representative of New Zealand's whakapapa as anybody. Needs not race ' Needs Not Race, which is an Act Party policy and adopted by the Government, says that we should be focusing on the need of each person" Seymour told the Herald. Seymour said there are many Māori who do very well and don't need government support or assistance. 'So let's help the people in need and not focus on their ancestry.' In September a New Zealand Medical Journal editorial in the name of six public health academics said the 'needs not race' directive was 'an affront to scientific and public health knowledge' and 'requires explicit rejection' from health professionals and scientists as it was not evidence-based. Lead author Dr Belinda Loring, a public health physician at the University of Auckland, said ethnicity was an evidence-based marker of need within the health system. The editorial noted that New Zealand's bowel screening programme was initially based on age, which failed to recognise that more than half of Māori cancers occurred before the screening threshold of 60 years. 'Suggesting ... 'colour-blind' variables may be better proxies for health need than ethnicity is blatantly untrue and misleading, and encourages weak analytical science and will likely lead to greater waste of public resources due to less effective targeting of resources towards groups with highest need,' the editorial said. 18 months in Government Looking back over the first 18 months of the coalition government, Seymour said his best and worst moments of being a Māori MP came at Waitangi when he tried to speak at the marae. 'I had an amazing 24 hours in February, when people took away my microphone at Waitangi and were afraid to let me speak,' he said. '24 hours later, I spoke as a associate education minister at the opening of the St Stephens that was reopening as a Māori charter school. 'Through charter schools we are giving Māori a choice to go to a Māori school or to the state school.' Asked why Māori would consider voting for Act, Seymour said it was simple. 'Because you are a person with hopes and dreams and you want the opportunity to realise those dreams. You don't want to be typecast or tied up in red tape. 'You just want a chance to use your time on earth the best way. 'You want a job, good education for your children and a thriving economy. 'I have no reason to believe that a person with Māori heritage is likely to want that less than anyone else.'
The Sun
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Singer and Mick Jagger's ex Marianne Faithfull left just £35k behind after she died aged 78 without writing will
SWINGING sixties icon Marianne Faithfull left just £35,000, newly released documents show. The singer and actress, who died aged 78 in January, had no will. 9 9 Her only child, Nicholas Dunbar, has been appointed to administer her estate worth £43,000 gross and £35,000 after expenses. Documents show her registered address was a residential home in London for members of the theatrical profession. Faithfull was known for hits like As Tears Go By, which reached the UK top 10 in 1964. She also had starring roles in films including 1968's The Girl On A Motorcycle. Faithfull was famously the girlfriend of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in the 1960s. She inspired songs such as Wild Horses and You Can't Always Get What You Want. When she died the Rolling Stones legend led tributes to her saying: "I am so saddened to hear of the death of Marianne Faithfull. "She was so much part of my life for so long. She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress. "She will always be remembered." Bandmate Keith Richards added he was "so sad" following Faithfull's death saying that he "will miss her". After a period of heroin addiction in the 70s she resurrected her career with the classic album Broken English. In recent years, she teamed up with songwriters like PJ Harvey and Nick Cave, who each cited her as an inspiration. In 2009 she received the World Lifetime Achievement Award at the Women's World Awards. She was made a commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France. 9 9 9 9 9 9
