When she’s not busy disrespecting our servicemen and women, flouncing around her grand residency in Paris courtesy of the Australia Council, or recounting her generous grant dollars, Yassmin Abdel-Magied (YAM) is all about fashion, dah-ling.  

She discussed her style and inspiration in The SMAge’s Sunday Life glossy liftout.  

And, surprise surprise, style to her is all about power.  

“It’s about creating some sort of statement and feeling powerful,” she said, adding that she has around 150 scarves (is this where the grant windfalls go?).

She said the oldest thing in her wardrobe is a “bespoke marching band jacket from the ‘60s that I bought in the US.