Yesterday
Fashions fizzle but frills abound at Melbourne Cup
The throng of celebrities was missing and high fashion was a low-key affair this year, but the celebratory mood was unmistakable.
- Lauren Sams
This Month
Fashion from landfill? Australian designers say it’s the future
What will retail look like a century from now? The question has resulted in the Future from Waste Lab, soon to open in Melbourne.
- Lauren Sams
The Melbourne Cup is falling out of fashion
It was once the event of the spring season, but the Melbourne Cup is losing some fashionable fans.
- Lauren Sams
October
Farm-to-arm fashion takes off with M.J. Bale’s first net zero suit
How do you reduce the carbon footprint of a wool suit? The Australian-owned tailor is experimenting by feeding its sheep seaweed, and the result could change the industry.
- Lauren Sams
How an Australian digital artist is pushing the boundaries for Cartier
Known for his fantastical scenes, Paul Milinski is creating vast, alluring landscapes to adorn the luxury jeweller’s new flagship store in Sydney.
- Dan F. Stapleton
Indigenous designers on DJs’ floor at last
Indigenous designers have captured the spotlight this year, but national distribution has eluded many – until now.
- Lauren Sams
Why senior fashion models are increasingly in demand
The industry that put its clotheshorses out to pasture at 25 has just discovered that diversity sells – younger ones are a turn-off, but those older are not.
- Lauren Sams
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- NAB
Cult bag brand challenges Aussie accessories market
Tammy Green knew she was onto a good thing when her mum was repeatedly stopped in the street by strangers who wanted to know where they could get their hands on the tote bag she was carrying, a prototype of Green’s now-coveted neoprene bags.
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Your old Mickey Mouse watch is all grown up (again)
How to explain the plethora of tourbillon and other upscale models brands are relying on to win over wallets? Those time-honoured factors, prowess and profit.
- Bani McSpedden
Paspaley turns deep-sea treasures and tattoos into fine jewellery
The brand’s new collection features rare, pristine Pinctada maxima pearls alongside precious finds their divers have retrieved from the depths.
- Lauren Vadnjal
From trash to treasure, marine debris goes haute
Plastic fished from the sea is being spun into couture dresses, sunglasses, surfboards and more to highlight the beauty and fragility of our oceans.
- Stephen Todd
Why marine ingredients are the hottest ticket in skincare
The ocean takes up most of our world, so it stands to reason it would be a rich source of natural wonders. The bonus? They can do wonders for your skin, too.
- Lauren Sams
Party time: Sydney’s Everest is the hottest ticket in town
After four months of lockdown, the city’s first major event, the Everest Cup, is hotly anticipated by fashionistas and fillies alike.
- Lauren Sams
PNG women tell their stories in woven bilum bags
Each tote is a one-of-a-kind artwork that takes six weeks to make, and non-profit brand Among Equals wants to help keep this cultural tradition alive.
- Nina Karnikowski
Are pearls a step too far for today’s fashionable man?
Former Vogue Australia editor-in-chief Kirstie Clements on her moment of truth in the men’s department.
- Kirstie Clements
Why a new doco about Jenny Kee made her cringe
The 74-year-old fashion icon appears in a film that explores her brushes with death, money, friendship and partnership with Linda Jackson.
- Lauren Sams
For Millennials, clear values are beauty’s essential ingredient
Selling once played on customers’ insecurities and anxieties, but newcomers are building their brands on trust, inclusivity, diversity and sustainability.
- Lauren Sams
September
Former lawyer set to open first native botanicals fragrance store
Starting a scented candle and perfume shop in the middle of a pandemic might seem brave, even foolhardy. But Craig Andrade has a vision that brooks no failure.
- Charis Perkins
How Charlotte Tilbury became the billion-dollar cosmetics queen
The former celebrity make-up artist turned her backstage, mixed-by-hand products into a beauty unicorn – and she’s just getting started.
- Lauren Sams
Why people can’t get enough of Ghanaian basket bags
The colourful containers handwoven from elephant grass tap into fashion’s shift to embrace sustainability and ethical production. Plus they just look good.
- Georgina Safe
