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    Tag Heuer relaunches the ’80s watches that made it famous

    Has the brand hit on a winning collaboration with streetwear brand Kith or will the pricing favour flippers rather than fans?

    • Bani McSpedden
    Effortless chic is “the look” for long-haul travel. But how to achieve it?

    Fashion insiders reveal what they wear for a long-haul flight

    Flying can be stressful, but you don’t have to look like a white-hot mess. From a chic silk blazer to merino-wool leggings, here are some handy go-to labels.

    • Lauren Sams

    Yesterday

    Forget the big names: fashion brands pivot to less-familiar faces

    Instead of models and superstar celebrities, campaigns are finding value in unexpected talent.

    • Lauren Sams

    This Month

    The Juliette Soft Large Tote from Australian travel brand July has your comfort and convenience very much in mind.

    This week’s edit of lovely luxuries for travellers at heart

    From seasoned adventurers to those just looking for a short break away from home, we have inspired suggestions for you.

    • Eugenie Kelly
    See-through embellished slip dresses harked back to early 90s grunge at Albus Lumen’s Monday fashion week show.

    Dream of the 1990s comes alive at Fashion Week

    Grunge, denim and sexy slip dresses were all over the runways at Australian Fashion Week.

    • Lauren Sams
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    This week’s lovely luxuries: chi-chi coffee to divine dog blankets

    Plenty to savour here, from stylish kitchen essentials to gifts for friends – furry ones included.

    • Eugenie Kelly
    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
    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
    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
    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