Today
The ‘ugly-genius’ running shoe that everyone’s obsessing about
Its sneakers look way too big and heavy, but Hoka has a cult following that’s worth $1 billion (and counting).
The writer who got fired – and turned it into a cabaret show
After a career in fashion, Glynis Traill-Nash returned to her first love of singing – but made sure to bring the stunning gowns with her.
This Month
Everything you need to know on the fashion front this year
Major shifts are afoot in the industry. These are the trends – and the designers – that will make a difference to your wardrobe.
- Opinion
- AFR Magazine
Could you give away 95pc of your wardrobe?
Curbing your clothes-buying can rewire your spending habits – and highlight everything crass and unappealing about “shopping as performance”.
- Updated
- Trump's America
Melania Trump’s boater hat steals the show at inauguration
Nobody could fault the first lady for her outfit – except, perhaps, her husband. Her wide-brimmed hat blocked his kiss as he took the oath of office.
- Updated
Inside the Melbourne wellness clinic that proved the cynic in me wrong
Want a facial, some yoga and nutritional advice? A new generation of spas, led by Melbourne’s Trinity Curated Wellness, has a full panoply of therapies for body and mind.
‘Like wearing a painting’: Resortwear that turns you into living art
Hannah Kraus was a painter who needed a canvas. She found it in silk, cotton and linen.
December 2024
- Christmas Gift Guide 2024
- Life & Leisure
It takes a village to fill a Santa sack. These experts are here to help
From under $50 to name your price, this selection of gifts is sure to provide the inspiration you’re looking for.
- Updated
The young Aussie designers who could be the next Zimmermann
Zero-waste weaving and old blankets helped Ethan Bergersen and Indigo Stuart take home the $31,000 Australian Fashion Foundation Scholarship Award.
- Updated
Don’t want to cook? Try these 18 top restaurants for Christmas lunch
For the rest of us, it’s a day to feast with family. For chefs, it’s something different altogether.
- Updated
Alexandra Keating sees problems, and builds businesses to solve them
The former PM’s daughter has spent most of her career in tech. Now she’s moved on into beauty.
Fashion Week is back, with surprise faces from the past
In fashion, everything old is new again. While Australian Fashion Week waits for a permanent sponsor, an old hand has returned to steer it back to glory.
Should men wear shorts out at night?
A reader wants to ditch the trousers for his evening Christmas party. Our style counsel has answers.
The retail boss who is obsessed with Christmas
American Glen Schlehuber had to learn Australian festive traditions and embrace the warm weather. But once he did, he never looked back.
The Kiwi fashion label adored by Margot Robbie and Jacinda Ardern
Known for its dance-floor ready dresses, Paris Georgia has amassed quite the following in the past nine years. The best is yet to come.
From the Hamptons to the Australian Open: inside Ralph Lauren’s world
The legendary fashion label’s founder created a dream, says his son David. Melbourne’s fabled annual tennis tournament is increasingly part of it.
- Opinion
- AFR Magazine
Fashion should focus on its best customers – and they’re not 20-year-olds
Aussies over 40 are spending more on discretionary goods, so why aren’t more smart designers and retailers looking to leverage their older clientele?
- Exclusive
- Fashion retail
Fashion Week might be over, but Australian designers have a new show
Growing a brand internationally is expensive and time-consuming, but Jenny Nakkan has a solution for that.
‘She transcended age and time’: fashion icon remembered
Trailblazing model and designer Maggie Tabberer, who was known for her distinctive style and inclusive sense of fashion, has died at 87.
Frustration gives birth to ‘the Mecca of the baby world’
Phoebe Simmonds and Kate Casey saw customers embrace big changes in the beauty world. So they brought them to the baby industry.