Today
The glow-in-the-dark watch that no one saw coming
The IWC Ceralume concept watch, plus new offerings from Audemars Piguet and Credor, break the mould in unexpected ways.
- Luke Benedictus
Clothes shopping a tedious bore? Check this place out
Christian Kimber has gone to considerable lengths to make his new CBD flagship an easy place to be.
- Lauren Sams
Yesterday
A new wave of Chinese watchmakers is taking on the Swiss giants
Thanks to the growing influence of young independents, watchmaking in China is no longer just a case of mass production.
- Randy Lai
Gen Z tells me I’m wearing my socks wrong. Am I?
First, Gen Z came for our skinny jeans. Now, they’ve really gone below the belt. Is no Millennial safe?
- Lauren Sams
This Month
Waitlisted headphones, one-off table lamps and other little luxuries
Dyson is moving into the sound space, while we make winter a homely pleasure with some inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
The brand to which our watch editor is surprisingly addicted
“I’ve succumbed to the charms of a cheapie as a cheery alternative.”
- Bani McSpedden
Meet the man at the helm of design icon Molteni&C
Vincent Van Duysen, the visionary creative director of Italian design powerhouse Molteni&C, opens the door to his personal spaces.
- Stephen Todd
It’s not Swiss, but this is the brand watch lovers all want
German maker A.Lange & Söhne’s resurrection after WWII and Soviet occupation is remarkable. Now its rare Datograph Up/Down chronograph is coming to Australia.
- Bani McSpedden
- Exclusive
- Retail
Bassike third local fashion business to lose a co-founder this year
Bassike co-founder Mary Lou Ryan is leaving the business she helped create.
- Lauren Sams
Not an outlet store: how fashion brands are making discounting cool
With the opening of a new “luxury discount” precinct in Sydney, local retailers are trying to make sales fashionable.
- Lauren Sams
Celeste Barber made fun of the beauty industry – now she’s in it
This comedian, actor, author and Instagram queen has never shied away from a challenge. Now she’s creating make-up for women who fear it.
- Lauren Sams
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
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
- Opinion
- AFR Magazine
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
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
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
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
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
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
