This Month
The 8 best shows to binge this Easter weekend
From CIA agents to zombies, F1 drivers to unemployed British strivers – here are eight shows to set you up for your days off.
TikTok is flooded with how to buy cheap luxe goods vids. Thank Trump
As luxury goods are set to be hit with steep tariffs, TikTok creators are purporting to let their audiences in on fashion’s worst-kept secret.
AFR Magazine celebrates The Art of Movement
Together with jewellers Van Cleef & Arpels, the magazine hosted cocktails to honour the maison’s first exhibition in Australia.
Can ordinary people use stylists too?
Celebrities have them on speed-dial – but what about the rest of us? We speak to fashion maven Anthea O’Connor about bringing the art of dressing well to the people.
These women are conquering Aussie dinner tables, one lasagne at a time
The Dinner Ladies began with two women selling home-cooked meals to friends. It now delivers 40,000 meals a week and is expanding in a $2 billion market.
Designer Perri Cutten remembered as ‘a pioneer of Australian fashion’
Known for giving Australian women a unique sense of style, Perri Cutten blazed a trail for designers who came after her.
Why do people take their jeans so seriously?
Barrel leg? Skinny? Flare? Boyfriend? Our jeans are a surprisingly emotional touchpoint.
The former banker who created the perfect white T-shirt
Australian-born, New York-based Kiane von Mueffling pivoted into fashion – and found a specialty where she least expected it.
March
How to pack for a work trip – fashionably
Is there a secret to packing light? We seek the advice of a few stylish businesswomen.
‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yet
The new Mecca flagship in Melbourne will be the world’s biggest beauty store.
How Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlines
We don’t yet know how many Australians are taking the jab, but we’re certainly seeing the effects.
Who’s in and who’s out in fashion?
Keeping up with changes in fashion used to mean watching hemlines go up and down. These days, it’s a little trickier.
The CEO who calls email the least productive productivity hack
Kirsten Carriol is chief executive of Lanolips, a skincare brand whose hero product is a lip balm that’s now a favourite of Drew Barrymore and Sabrina Carpenter.
Martin Grant is one of our most unusual designers. And maybe our best
The subject of a new exhibition at the NGV, this fashion designer is Australia’s quietest achiever.
What rowing taught this CEO about team work
When a friend dared Shaunte Mears-Watkins to start this sport, she thought, “how hard can it be?” Pretty hard, as it turns out.
Australia’s largest private fashion collection goes up for sale
A piece of this historic wardrobe could be yours, with prices starting from $25.
Crocs turn 23 years old. Time to grow up and get shoes
First there were Crocs, now there’s a mash-up between a sneaker and loafer. Would you wear a snoafer to the office?
Woolies ditches the daggy shopping bag for designer drawcard
When British designer Anya Hindmarch started selling her bags in supermarkets in the UK, they sold out. Here, she wants to make a dent in our rubbish pile.
One in 80m: Australia’s first astronaut awaits her moonshot
Katherine Bennell-Pegg has always dreamt of going into space. And now after intense training, she’s flight ready and waiting for the call.
The Pilates instructor who’s going out to Frank Sinatra
Bernadette Fahey is the founder of Body By Berner. After her last workout, she’s passing down her JLC Reverso (and serving Ruinart).