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Australian men need to dress better (and this designer wants to help)
From Colombia and Switzerland comes Belance, a menswear brand with a distinctive voice, as expressed by co-owner Oscar Leal.
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- Lauren Sams
Love of shopping leads to Australian Fashion Week debut
Leo Lin’s pursuit of perfection is paying off as his emerging brand becomes one of the hottest in the country.
- Lauren Sams
What to expect at this surfboard designer’s final paddle-out
Hayden Cox would like to be cremated in Tom Ford, along with a wetsuit just in case there’s one final break to something bigger that lies beyond.
- Hayden Cox
The woman designing the luxury homewares you want right now
Through her work for Dior Maison and Baby Dior, Cordelia de Castellane loves to take the past, twist it and bring it to the present.
- Divya Bala
Why jewellery designer Robert Clerc launched a watch brand
Having long created bespoke accessories, this Sydney sculptor with mismatched shoes now feels the time is right for a timepiece.
- Bani McSpedden
May
Already own Christian Louboutin shoes? Now you can stay at his hotel
The famed designer is going from stylish slip-ons to swanky suites, so you can sleep in opulence in Melides, Portugal.
- Jane Knight
Orlebar Brown founder’s favourite things (and one he cannot bear)
At home with Adam Brown, who says yes to a vintage Fiat but no thanks to karaoke.
- Matthew Drummond
Visiting Japan? Get some foodie tips from Noma chef Rene Redzepi
As the famed restaurant’s pop-up draws to a close, the top cook reflects on the hidden beauty and edible treasures of this mystical Japanese city.
- Rene Redzepi
Anine Bing: the label that fashion insiders wear
Bing designs clothes that women want, but are they buying her pared-back blazers, jeans and T-shirts or the former model and blogger’s own innate style?
- Lauren Sams
This remote $14.6m NZ lodge is a magnet for celebrities
A spectacular house on one of New Zealand’s most historic sheep farms has elevated stay options in a remote stretch of the South Island’s Southern Alps.
- Fiona Carruthers
How to display your whole art collection even after downsizing
Fun circuit breakers loosen up the formality of this harbourside art-filled apartment – a match for the personality of the couple who live here.
- Eugenie Kelly
Siblings create sparkling brand from dad’s diamond business
The Whiting family are bringing rare antique diamonds to Australia to make fine jewellery. And it all started with their “mad for rocks” father.
- Lauren Sams
Preppy is back: How to dress with old-money style this winter
Bring out your blazers and boat shoes. This season, a trend that is both sensible and flattering has come to the fore.
- Lauren Sams
Budget car maker launches $100k-plus EVs, can’t keep up with demand
Kia Australia says the forthcoming EV9 has garnered more pre-orders than any of its previous models, including the multiple award-winning EV6.
- Tony Davis
March
Why this floral artist always opts for champagne and McDonald’s
Lisa Cooper talks Vampire’s Wife, Blundstones and the virtues of Big Mac sauce.
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- Lauren Sams
The designer who pioneered Millennial pink is headed for Australia
In Paris with “virtuoso of colour” India Mahdavi, who talks about colour, cartoons and her upcoming exhibition at the NGV.
- Stephen Todd
Bury this luxury shopper in Chanel – but please hold the phone
LA-based Gab Waller spends her days sourcing luxury products for high-net-worth clients. When it all ends, she has a few requests.
Like visiting another planet: travelling around Antarctica in luxury
Taking the polar plunge for a luxurious Antarctic voyage poses some hefty questions – one being how to describe beauty that’s beyond words.
- Matthew Drummond
Want a black dress or camel-coloured pants? Don’t buy this brand
Milan-based fashion and homewares brand La Double J is where all of JJ Martin’s worlds collide.
- Lauren Sams
This luxury retreat is filled with traces of America’s literary elite
First-edition books, Adirondack twig furniture and the odd Cy Twombly make Twin Farms a vision of Vermont eccentricity.
- Susan Gough Henly
Inside the home of the engineer who builds Melbourne’s tallest towers
A fearless mishmash of time periods has imbued this contemporary Melbourne apartment with a timeless patina.
- Eugenie Kelly
‘You smell Coca-Cola’: the scent secrets of Hermès’ top perfumer
For the latest fragrance in Hermès’ Jardin series, Christine Nagel conjured up a memory of the Greek island of Kythira.
- Matthew Drummond
Where a top Australian chef dines on a road trip in France
The Tasmanian-based chef takes us on her journey through France. Chips ahoy!
- Analiese Gregory
Surprise discovery helps grandson relaunch long-lost family business
A former Rolex apprentice is now the owner of Fears, a watch manufacturer founded by his great-great-great grandfather in 1846.
- Bani McSpedden
This season’s fashion is creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky
Paint it black in the year of goth, when no one’s afraid of the dark.
- Lauren Sams