Lifestyle
Fashion
'I hated wearing skirts and dresses': how Starley found her style
'You get those social expectancies placed on you and I just wore a bunch of girly stuff without really thinking it through.'
- by Georgie Gordon
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Good Weekend
Good Weekend's style picks of the week
Fresh additions to Australia's most-wanted list: the latest in clever, covetable design.
- by Anna-Lisa Backlund
Opinion
Style
A fashion tip as old as a worn-out pair of boots
The "new" fashion trend of recycling is as old as Richard Glover's worn-out boots.
- by Richard Glover
Race Day fashion
Crippled by anxiety, Christine was done competing. But 2020 was her year
Wearing a pantsuit and belt she designed herself, designer Christine Spielmann has made history twice in the Fashions on Your Front Lawn competition.
- by Melissa Singer
Off the track, dresses still the favourite
With crowds barred from Flemington, celebrities were scattered at events around the country. And dresses proved the outfit of choice.
Race Day fashion
Bold colours and no bare feet. It really was a Cup like no other
Even if it was only for Instagram, the fashion set made an effort to dress up for the Cup.
- by Melissa Singer
Race Day fashion
It takes dedication to dress for the Cup and stay home. But they are
Pared-back dressing may be all the rage for 2020 but some diehard racing fans still plan to go all out for the Melbourne Cup.
- by Melissa Singer
Race Day fashion
The Cup, a princess and a rule-bending outfit
In 1985, Princess Diana, then 24, attended the Melbourne Cup. It marked the beginning of a defining decade for the mother of two, as megastardom descended upon Britain's future queen.
- by Melissa Singer
Sunday Life
Alannah Hill: 'Nobody wants to see someone seven nights a week'
With her first book about to become a TV series and a second just out, fashion designer Alannah Hill reflects on the ups and downs of romantic love.
- by Jane Rocca
Sunday Life
Kate Waterhouse honed her race-day style from her mother's wardrobe
As for what's trending this spring carnival? Bright patterns, bold pinks and oranges, and sunset tones, says Waterhouse.
- by Georgie Gordon
Race Day fashion
What fashions would reign on Derby Day: tradition or trackies?
The tradition calls for black and white. So how did the fashion set interpret race-day fashions away from the track?
- by Melissa Singer