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    At her funeral, says Saskia Havekes:  “No one is to play Ave Maria and definitely no white coffin. Those two things I can absolutely say no to.” Illustration by Sam Bennett

    Society florist to sign off with a signature flower

    Grandiflora founder Saskia Havekes plans to be dressed in white, with a floral scent and a magnolia bloom.

    • Benjamen Judd

    Yesterday

    Katerina Lamb, owner and director of The World Of, a luxury events company, at bills in Darlinghurst, Sydney.

    Why this event maestro takes a bath every single morning

    Katerina Grant is the founder and director of The World Of, an events agency that produces experiences for clients such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Tommy Hilfiger.

    • Lauren Sams

    This Month

    Left to right: Tommy Hilfiger at New York Fashion Week; Salvatore Ferragamo at Milan Fashion Week; Prada on the runway at Milan Men’s Fashion Week.

    Ties are making a comeback. Just not for the office

    As ties disappear from formal occasions, they’re turning up again in casual dressing.

    • Benjamen Judd

    ‘It’s about remembering aromas’: how Chanel’s ‘nose’ makes perfume

    Chanel makes some of the world’s most desirable fragrances. Olivier Polge brings them to life.

    • Stephen Todd
    Designer Anna Hoang

    Why Fashion Week is still important

    Its star power dimmed, the week that used to be about celebrating Australian fashion is now a carefully calibrated exercise about return on investment.

    • Lauren Sams
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    Shona McElroy at her studio in Paddington, Sydney. She wears a leather coat from Citizen Concept Store in Paris, Cos turtleneck, Zara jeans, Christian Louboutin shoes, earrings from Bottega Veneta and her Cartier Tank.

    The interior designer who swears by secondhand fashion

    Shona McElroy loves measuring things, having Veuve to serve, and Buddha’s hand

    • Lauren Sams

    Cult tailor Patrick Johnson opens stupendous new Sydney showroom

    Ballroom blitz: A grand building, and a touch of dirty pink, has resulted in a suitably spiffy new CBD space.

    • Benjamen Judd
    Demi Moore at the Met Gala on Monday.

    Why women should stop cutting their hair short in midlife

    At Monday night’s Met Gala in New York, the already long-haired Demi Moore, 61, fabulously threw out the midlife beauty rulebook. Here’s how you can do it, too.

    • Sonia Haria
    The colour of Copperstone’s exterior render is a nod to the local volcanic soil.

    Byron Bay’s Lane family open doors to luxury equine estate

    The line between Tom and Emma Lane’s passions – luxury estates and horses – are exhilaratingly blurred at their latest lavish retreat, Copperstone.

    • Eugenie Kelly
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    This week’s pick of luxuries: foiling surfboards to fancy chandeliers

    For the sporty type to the redecorator or wardrobe refresher, we have inspired suggestions for you.

    • Eugenie Kelly
    Zendaya at the 2024 Met Gala.

    How TikTok changed fashion

    Trends in what people wear, whether hemlines, colours or the way they think about and shop for clothes, no longer begin with designers or even influencers.

    • Rachel Tashjian
    Tim Gurner chills out while receiving a magnesium infusion at his wellbeing establishment, Saint Haven, in Collingwood.

    Tim Gurner’s anti-ageing expert faces regulatory probe

    The Rich Lister and long-life advocate’s research svengali has been served with an interim prohibition order.

    • Mark Di Stefano
    Rebecca Vallance in her new store at the Strand Arcade in Sydney.

    ‘New York polish, Ballarat work ethic’: the designer creating an empire

    Other Australian brands are struggling. So what’s Rebecca Vallance doing right?

    • Lauren Sams
    Margie Woods

    The 20-year-old brand making its fashion week debut

    The woman behind Melbourne born-and-bred cool girl label Viktoria & Woods says it’s finally time to reach a wider audience.

    • Lauren Sams
    Our Place founder Shiza Shahid shows off a pretty pan.

    How fashionable is your kitchen?

    Designers are harnessing fashion principles to give cookware a stylish makeover.

    • Lauren Sams
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    ‘I found my mob’: The collector who quit accounting to follow a passion

    A soft spot for timepieces from an early age grew into something more meaningful for this watch enthusiast.

    • Bani McSpedden
    During treatment, your body is not your own. And at the exact moment you want to retreat, everyone needs to look at you.

    Fashion is a way to stand out. But sometimes camouflage is better

    I was diagnosed with stage one hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in December. It’s the good kind, as these things go.

    • Lauren Sams
    Monica Tarca, owner of handbag brand Vestirsi, at her business headquarters in Burpengary, north of Brisbane. Ms Tarca says luxury pricing is often set arbitrarily, leaving a gap for businesses like her own.

    Luxury price increases leave gap for Australian brands

    Luxury goods are more expensive than ever. Customers are still buying – but they’re also looking for alternatives.

    • Lauren Sams

    This week’s edit of lovely luxuries for Mother’s Day

    From active mums to working mums and even sleep-deprived mums, we have inspired gift ideas for the maternal figure in your life right here.

    • Eugenie Kelly
    Mui Mui nylon briefs will set you back $1370.

    How did $1370 knickers become the world’s third-hottest fashion item?

    Miu Miu’s unlikely nylon briefs are a highly coveted piece of clothing right now. A closer look at the brand’s strategies shows why that’s not so surprising.

    • Laura Craik