This Month
The brands Gen Z wants to buy – but they don’t know it yet
Everything old is new again when fashion brands resurrect familiar favourites.
It’s cold. You need a puffer jacket. Is there an option that looks good?
It’s cold. You need to rug up. Is there an option that looks good and protects?
Luxury department store Harrolds is back from the dead
After closing suddenly in 2024, the much-loved luxury store lives to see another day, thanks to two former employees who have resurrected the business.
June
Anna Wintour is stepping down from US Vogue. What next?
The legendary editor has been a formidable and unstoppable force in fashion for the last 37 years. Can anyone match her impact?
How long did it take Chanel to make these jewels? About 7000 years
High jewellery is known for its loud, sparkling stones. But Chanel’s latest launch speaks volumes with its millennia-old techniques.
The designer who made the leggings you probably wear
Ten years ago, Antonia Iamartino created the Align design for Lululemon. It took the athleisure label from the studio to the street – and everywhere else.
Vapes are knock-off cigarettes. Fashion insiders should know better
How have vapes – the ersatz cigarette, the pretend lung dart – infiltrated fashion so thoroughly?
How socks sparked a recycling revolution
Upparel has won the Sustainability Leaders award for the manufacturing and consumer goods category for changing the concept of textile recycling in Australia.
Your new Lululemon gear could use recycled plastic from this start-up
In a new deal, around 20 per cent of Lululemon’s fibres will come from Sydney-based recycling start-up Samsara Eco.
This CEO wakes at 5am, but doesn’t get in to work till 10am
Ben Green is the creator of Frank Green, known for its sleek reusable water bottles. He starts his day with his “emotional support dog” Charlie.
What’s the difference between $40 jeans and $400 jeans?
We find out what you’re really paying for when it comes to denim.
This elusive fashion designer is finally stepping into the spotlight
Rachel Gilbert doesn’t crave the limelight, but she’s found fans in Taylor Swift and Julie Bishop. For her 20th anniversary, she gives us a rare interview.
Mecca Brands revenues up 25pc to $1.2b but profits stay flat
The strong revenue increase for calendar 2023 was offset by expenses growing by a similar percentage.
From Young Talent Time to Carmen: opera star names her style favourites
At home in her English castle, Australian soprano Danielle de Niese is every inch the diva.
The next trend in menswear? This unusual jacket
The Australian company at the forefront of sustainable clothing has a new climate-conscious jacket made using seaweed – and the firm has global expansion plans.
May
From normal to nuts, the fitness habits of top entrepreneurs
Personal trainers aplenty, at-home Pilates studios and full-body scans put the “well” into wealthy.
ChatGPT is coming for your shopping cart
Would you allow an AI assistant to pull together your wardrobe purchases?
It’s all about the jazz and memories for this creative artist
Provocative prize-winning artist CJ Hendry wants to go out with a negroni, a jazz band . . . and no readings.
Ginger & Smart’s future uncertain after private equity fire sale
Alquemie has offloaded the high-profile womenswear label for a token amount at the same time as selling the remaining assets of online retailer SurfStitch.
The best (and worst) of Australian Fashion Week reborn
All eyes were on Carriageworks this week as the industry scrambled to create a new event after major sponsor IMG pulled out. Did it work?