Former model ELLE MACPHERSON is a successful businesswoman and LINGERIE DESIGNER. Here she shares her favourite hideaways in SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA …
Icebergs Dining Room is a restaurant perched on the cliff face above Bondi Beach, just outside Sydney. I don’t get there nearly often enough, but I think it’s a place that sums up Australia – warm people, incredible landscape, beautiful beaches and great food. I don’t eat red meat, so I’ll almost always get the fish of the day but I am a big fan of spinach, beetroot, goats’ cheese and halloumi so any dish with these gets my tastebuds excited. And no matter where you sit you have the most magnificent panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean to enjoy the sunshine and daydream out over the horizon. And they make the best crab pasta!
That view at Icebergs is inspiring, and, for me, necessary. If I could go back in time, this is the one piece of advice I would give a younger me … water, water, water … drink water (I drink three litres a day), swim, bathe, walk by a lake or a beach if you can to relax – because water is good for the body but it’s also good for the soul.
Balance is the key to happiness and wellness so I believe in nothing too extreme when it comes to diets and fitness – I eat organic food where possible, the majority of my diet is plant-based and I do 45 minutes of some sort of exercise daily, always outdoors. I do believe in pleasure though, never guilt – dark chocolate was my first food crush and that relationship is still going strong!
Right now I’m busy with my new lingerie brand Elle Macpherson Body. I’m really proud of this venture – it’s truly my vision come to life as I am co-owner and co-founder of this company. Together with my team we have created a modern perspective in lingerie – a new kind of sexy. It’s defined by dynamic simplicity, a very Australian uncontrived cool and a sense of freedom – it’s as much about attitude as it is about lingerie.
One of my aims was to design the perfect T-shirt bra, which I could never find and I think we’ve managed that – it’s the first thing I pack for travelling and everyday comfort for an Australian trip beach-side. I travel all the time, so I also pack a bodysuit, like The Edge lace bodysuit from the EMB collection, and something to lounge around the hotel room in.
I spend a lot of time in Miami, London, and New York, and I look forward to the fish in Strip Steak in the Fontainebleau, eating in the restaurant in The Mark in NYC and the healthy options that The Detox Kitchen home delivery in London, but Australia will always be home, and I love going back. My childhood memories are camping on the New South Wales coast and swimming in the beautiful Pacific. I love the Australian food culture – Aussie chefs aren’t scared to take a risk and experiment with ingredients and fuse Italian, Greek and Asian cuisine and the array of seafood available is extraordinary.
Icebergs Dining Room, 1 Notts Ave, Bondi Beach, NSW, Australia; www.idrb.com. The Elle Macpherson Body collection is at Brown Thomas Dublin and online at www.brownthomas.com.
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