Marie Claire Australia — June 2017

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PHOTOGRAPHED BY NIKOL BARTZOKA/TRUNKARCHIVE.COM/SNAPPER MEDIA. TEXT BY STEPHEN CORBY

Your own night sky

When you purchase a

Rolls-Royce Starlight

Headliner, a specially

trained seamstress

hand sews fibre optic

cables into the roof

to create a sparkling

replica of your star sign

or constellation

of your choice.

If the shoe fits

The diminutive Ford

Fiesta hatchback

(barely bigger than

a shoe box itself ) has

a hidden compartment

under the passenger

seat that’s large enough

for you to store a

pair of heels when

you’re driving.

Popping bottles

The $358,000 VLF

Automotive Force 1

supercar interior boasts,

among other luxuries,

a wine holder between

the front seats that

will store two bottles

of your favourite

(and probably very

expensive) champagne.

what’s new

OF THE

BEST

3

KEYRINGS

$910,

Fendi,

02-9231 3756

$560,

Balenciaga

at matches

fashion.

com.au

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The fabled brand’s first-ever SUV

arrives later this year and promises

to be molto elegante. Named for

the alpine road that climbs out of

the tiny Italian town of Bormio,

the Stelvio is beautiful to behold.

COMING

SOON

These are the launches

we’re loving for this year

INSIDER STORY Added extras for car buyers are getting more OTT

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C^500

The reinvention of the year goes

to Japan’s luxury car brand, Lexus.

The LC 500 has a sexier look and

more exciting drive – courtesy of

its V8 engine – built with the aim

of attracting younger buyers. It

hits the local market this month.

SU

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RU^ XV

In the same-same world of small

SUVs, Subaru’s XV is a beacon of

individuality. The always brightly

coloured XV combines its

luxurious interior with some

genuine off-road ability.

Drop date is mid-2017.

$580,

Prada,

prada.com.au

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