Fashion Week
From Paris to Sydney and Milan to Melbourne, street style sets the scene
At fashion weeks across the globe, colour and trends are catalogued off the runway.
- by Damien Woolnough
Latest
Why you won’t be seeing some of your favourite labels at fashion week
Labels such as Zimmermann and Dion Lee are blazing international trails while newcomer Dissh steers clear of the runway.
- by Damien Woolnough
Opinion
Fast fashion
Is Kmart fashion? This front row doesn’t care
Affordable fashion has infiltrated the runway at a once-prestigious fashion festival – and it’s like a television commercial come to life.
- by Damien Woolnough
Not easy being green: Another sustainable Australian label says goodbye
Ethical fashion label Arnsdorf announces final chapter during Melbourne Fashion Festival.
- by Damien Woolnough
Trench coats conquer Paris Fashion Week. It’s time for a revolution
Creativity takes a back seat as the designers in Paris and Milan play it safe.
- by Damien Woolnough
Elle Macpherson’s runway return: ‘I didn’t wait for this moment’
After more than a decade off the runway, the iconic Australian supermodel will be walking for the Melbourne Fashion Festival.
- by Damien Woolnough
What to wear now: Pointy collars, long sleeves and good underwear
Get a head start on the top trends from the New York Fashion Week runway.
- by Damien Woolnough
What it’s really like to stage a mega-fashion show in Paris
Weeks after Zimmermann became Australia’s first fashion unicorn, creative director Nicky took us behind the scenes to see what it really takes to get runway-ready.
- by Dave Tacon
Tourists flock back to Melbourne post-pandemic with an urge to splurge
The City of Melbourne has bounced back as a tourist destination, attracting more than 6.7 million day-trippers last financial year.
- by Cara Waters
‘Why do they think this is OK?’ The latest fashion copycat row
Sydney designer Mariam Seddiq is seeking an explanation for a Melbourne label appearing to copy her work.
- by Damien Woolnough
‘You really are invisible’: A designer spills the beans on showing in Paris
Some designers, like Zimmermann and Christopher Esber, get the French fairytale. For others, launching a label overseas is a tough slog.
- by Melissa Singer