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    The luxury watches that insiders were talking about in Geneva

    The biggest and best competed for attention at the year’s largest horological fair, although true surprises were the exception.

    • Simon De Burton
    Terry de Gunzburg’s secret to French beauty? Red lipstick.

    The secret to French beauty? It’s simple, and powerful

    Terry de Gunzburg, the woman behind the By Terry makeup empire, says a laissez-faire approach – and a little red lipstick – goes a long way in business, and life.

    • Lauren Sams

    Yesterday

    Victoria Beckham and her T-shirt design (composite image).

    Has the ‘memeification’ of fashion gone too far?

    Luxury brands are capitalising on pop culture moments, but it could turn fashion into a joke.

    • Lauren Sams

    The luxury watches people are buying even as the cost of living bites

    At a time of tightened spending, high-end labels are showing what it takes to bring attention back to the wrist.

    • Bani McSpedden

    This Month

    The Thom Browne collection exposes the intricate layers that form a couture creation.

    Paris haute couture week is fashion’s answer to the Olympics

    For enthralling displays of human skill, witness the designs of Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli and Thom Browne at the autumn/winter 2024 shows.

    • Kati Chitrakorn
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    A limited-run Wallabies jersey and seven more premium luxuries

    Check out these go-for-gold sneakers, and a stunning statement ring from Tiffany & Co, too, plus more inspired suggestions.

    • Eugenie Kelly
    Lorna Jane Clarkson at Sydney’s Park Hyatt.

    Activewear queen Lorna Jane on why debt is a downer

    The fitness advocate and athleisure pioneer celebrates 35 years in business this year – with no plans to stop.

    • Lauren Sams
    Jimmy Harvey is a fashion designer and collector of Mambo T-shirts and prints.

    Why Millennials will pay $1000 for your old shirts

    Forty years after the launch of Mambo, young Australians are again obsessed with the brand.

    • Lucy Dean
    Grace Kelly, sunglasses queen, shortly before her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956.

    How Grace Kelly inspired this season’s stylish sunglasses

    Sunglasses are a shield from the shy, a friend to the tired and hungover, and don’t require the wearer to be a certain dress size.

    • Tamara Abraham

    This week’s pick of luxuries: haute headphones to fancy fedoras

    From sound tech to homewares and high jewellery, we have inspired suggestions for you.

    • Eugenie Kelly
    ABxSC campaign stills.

    Why Sofia Coppola is so enamoured by this particular lip balm

    Such is her dedication to European brand Augustinus Bader, the movie director has helped it create three tinted versions.

    • Jessica Sier
    Boody co-founders (left to right) Elliot Midalia and Shaun Greenblo at AP House  in Surry Hills.

    The co-CEOs who learned the secret to business from ... pasta

    Shaun Greenblo and Elliot Midalia are managing directors at Boody, a bamboo-based clothing company. They both meditate – in their own way – before office hours.

    • Lauren Sams

    This week’s pick of luxuries: a $17k wrist cuff and a posh dog harness

    Who needs a sculpture by a top American artist when you can get a mini version for your wrist? Or another artwork for your walls when your pooch can wear one?

    • Eugenie Kelly

    About Time Watch Weekend to return in September

    Fifteen of the world’s top manufacturers of mechanical watches will showcase their latest timepieces in Sydney and Melbourne.

    • Matthew Drummond

    June

    Matildas player Hayley Raso and Oroton CEO Jennifer Child at Oroton’s head office in Sydney.

    How fashion and beauty are cashing in on the Olympics

    The 2024 Games are being called “the fashion Olympics”, and Australian brands are muscling in on the action.

    • Lauren Sams
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    Sydney-based designer Christopher Esber at the ANDAM Fashion Awards in Paris on Thursday.

    Christopher Esber first Australian to win French fashion accolade

    The Sydney designer has won the prestigious ANDAM Grand Prize, taking home more than $400,000 in prize money.

    • Lauren Sams
    MUN Paris

    Experts reveal the best places in Paris to eat, drink, shop and unwind

    In the City of Lights, there’s no shortage of places to surround yourself with beauty, and do a little credit card damage, too. But where to begin?

    • Lauren Sams
    Brie Leon

    Is vegan leather just plastic with a fancy name?

    An eco-conscious reader wants to wear what’s right for the planet – and wonders if ‘vegan leather’ is just good marketing

    • Lauren Sams
    Blunt has made these chic dog raincoats in two colours and three sizes.

    This week’s pick of luxuries: a beast of a barbecue and canine couture

    For cooks who love an open fire to pet lovers, we have inspired suggestions for you.

    • Eugenie Kelly

    ‘You need to trust your gut’: How to build an empire

    The founder and CEO of MCo Beauty, the winner of the Retail category, knows she is underestimated. It’s what drives her to succeed.

    • Lauren Sams