Acquired taste

FASHION has never been about slavishly following trends. It’s more about taking inspiration from what’s around you and making a style statement that’s entirely your own. Some embrace their contradictions: , the singer and performer with an Elizabethan-esque beauty, pairs sneakers or Dr. Martens with ethereal dresses, while model shops in the menswear section and loves false lashes and bucket hats., whose assured style is the result of a lifetime of education and experimentation; while others, such as 18-year-old model , are at the beginning of their journey. Some keep their off-duty style entirely separate to their workwear, including artist , who opts for Celine and The Row when she’s not covered in studio dust; and others, such as model , discover a whole new wardrobe comes with something as simple as a dramatic haircut. Here, six Australian style-setters talk about how they fuse fashion and personal style.