The butt of 1990s fashion jokes is now high fashion
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Australian designers are following the celebrity trend of reviving the bumbag, aka fanny pack.
Australian designers are following the celebrity trend of reviving the bumbag, aka fanny pack.
Retail may be struggling on all fronts, especially fashion, but when it comes to racing, it seems the industry is recession proof.
Spring bargains abound, including a cult accessories label that's having a one-day sale.
Spoiler alert: it's not. Well sometimes it is. But also, it's not.
They're tapping into the way we're thinking about fashion now.
City will welcome the official start of spring with an explosion of colour.
Amid the hype of activewear and ever more people replacing pants with leggings, the humble tracksuit has been pushed into a corner.
Ask Hannah Klose why we should all be thrifters and she says, "It's about so much more than getting a bargain. It's good for charities and it's a more sustainable way to shop. Think about how much clothing [and textiles] end up in landfill – 6000 kilos every 10 minutes according to the ABC's War On Waste – it's a no-brainer. And it's easy. I promise you it's easy."
Look, the outfit was on-point, but maybe not the right message, yeah?
Fashion is favouring realism with an array of models far from your typical catwalk types.
A look at some of the recent highlights of diversity in the fashion industry.
To fashion lovers, Maria Sharapova's comeback dress was a work of athleisure art. To anyone who perspires while exercising, it was a distracting chafing hazard.
You don't have to like her, or her husband's politics, but there's no rule against filching some style lessons.
From Melbourne to California, celebrities can't get enough of these knickers.
Has Hollywood taken a sedative?
Melbourne got dressed up in the name of fashion, the arts and the love of this city.
Boxing and fashion are similar industries, everyone's always on a diet and striking, both poses and punches, are common.
The future of fashion is in good hands in Brisbane with plenty of young visionaries set on forging a career in this most colourful of industries.
The $500-a-ticket black tie event for Dior at the NGV was touted as the Met Gala of Australia. What we got was the Logies with an IQ.
More brands are looking beyond traditional models to advertise their products - and it's working.