ON MONDAY, August 17, Women’s Health and Men’s Health joined forces with Jockey in Melbourne to celebrate the launch of the new Relationships Issue and the reveal of its latest cover stars, Annalise Dalins and Josh Daicos.
The evening also marked a new chapter for the couple, who have joined Jockey as ambassadors as the brand celebrates its 150th anniversary with its Support Is Strength campaign.
It’s an idea that runs through both cover stories. Speaking to Women’s Health, Dalins reflected on how her own definition of strength has changed over time. “When you’re younger, you view strength as being able to do everything on your own and really wanting that independence,” she says. “But over time, I’ve realised that strength can come from having people around you who genuinely support you and help you realise and achieve things you might not even think are possible yourself.”
For Daicos, that support extends across almost every part of his life. “Whether it’s in my relationship with Anna or it’s with other family members such as Nick, and how we support one another and continually drive each other to higher standards or with my teammates, I think I could find it [support] in every aspect of my life,” he told Men’s Health.
It was fitting, then, that the pair celebrated their covers surrounded by many of those closest to them.
Guests gathered at a luxury private property in Melbourne’s Albert Park, where warm, soft styling and candlelight set the tone for the intimate evening.
Among those celebrating with the couple were Josh’s parents, Collingwood legend Peter Daicos and Colleen Daicos, siblings Nick and Maddie Daicos, Annalise’s mother Kristine Dalins, along with Isaac Quaynor, Brooke Warne, Jordan De Goey, Aisha Jade, Harry Perryman and his fiancée Jaime Lee Price, Patrick Lipinski and his fiancée Chloe Geraerts, and Louis Cunningham.
The evening began with drinks and canapés, including wagyu beef bresaola with pecorino custard and gnocco fritto, cacio e pepe arancini and torched kingfish nigiri with yuzu and wasabi pea.
The night’s main event came with the official unveiling of Dalins’ Women’s Health cover and Daicos’ Men’s Health cover. The pair each shared a few words with guests as their respective cover stories and the full Relationships Issue also went live that evening.
Guests then took their seats around a long table for dinner, beginning with mini burrata, heritage tomato, black olive and pickled shallots, followed by Angus eye fillet with pumpkin purée, parsley and radish salad and Madeira jus.
Moët & Chandon Imperial was poured throughout the evening alongside a selection of Australian and French wines, before dessert arrived in the form of Leatherwood honey panna cotta with rhubarb and almond tuile.
The evening ended with a curated selection of gifts, with guests taking home pieces from Jockey alongside either a Selfdom Couples Journal or Gratitude Journal, Flamingo Estate products courtesy of MECCA and Endota Clove & Mint Recovery Balm.
More than simply marking two new covers, the night brought the idea behind Support Is Strength to life, with Dalins and Daicos celebrating alongside many of the family and friends who have supported them throughout their lives and careers.
The new Women’s Health and Men’s Health Relationship Issue, including Annalise Dalins and Josh Daicos’ cover stories, is live now.
