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Bacchanalian jugs and eco-blankets to make your home cosy

Plus a Merlot-coloured two piece, a Chanel face spritz and a checked travel bag.

How the right watch can help make your holiday feel longer

A leisurely break can distort your sense of time. That’s not a bad thing.

Single Mine Origin gold

This is the gold you should buy

You’ve heard of single-origin coffee – now a pioneering British company is applying similar standards to gold.

Danielle de Niese at home in Glyndebourne, East Sussex.

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.

Matt Jensen, founder and CEO of MJ Bale, wearing the blazer made from the wool of sheep fed seaweed.

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.

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A poolside massage in Morocco? Of course. Abeauty concierge, who must anticipate what a client wants before they realise themselves.

The latest indulgence luxury travellers are paying big bucks for

A beauty concierge can guide your grooming around the globe – and no request is too extravagant.

May

Embrace the season with faux fur and a glam Italian coffee machine

Plus slippers for going out, a high-fashion collection inspired by King Charles’ garden, a new Aussie menswear brand and a well-priced covetable watch.

The colourful brooch of the Gioco di Forme e Colori watch detaches to reveal its dial.

Bulgari’s new high jewellery collection is more than just big rocks

The Roman house presented its latest colourful collection in Sicily, branching out to include accessories and scents with detachable brooches and pendants.

Holiday essentials including a Chanel handboard and a miracle serum

Plus a chic Hermès bicycle, a sturdy pair of sunnies and an easy, lightweight jacket.

The watches that don’t lose value when you walk out of the store

New prices are up and pre-owned down, so what is your watch really worth in this topsy-turvy market?

The choices are pretty much exactly what you’d expect to find when you type in “party dress” to a search engine that doesn’t know you.

ChatGPT is coming for your shopping cart

Would you allow an AI assistant to pull together your wardrobe purchases?

CJ Hendry: “I don’t have a definitive answer about where we go when we die. That’s OK. I’d rather not know.” Illustration by Sam Bennett

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.

Mfpen makes classic menswear with a “counter-culture” twist.

What Australian men can learn from the Danes about how to dress

A new generation of Copenhagen fashion designers is teaching the world how to do smart casual well.

Australian Fashion Week 2025.

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?

Make waves with an electric surfboard and a new Panerai Marina

Plus a kooky collection from Anya Hindmarch, fashion-forward mirrors, a chic air-fryer and a luminous new SPF from Emma Lewisham.

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After spending her early career making products for other brands, Isamaya Ffrench is now creating them under her own name. Isamaya Beauty is due to launch at Mecca this month.

Luxury brands are lining up to work with this unconventional founder

From children’s face painting to fashion runways and celebrity clients, make-up artist Isamaya Ffrench is now bringing her beauty range to Australia.

What Allegra Spender’s fashionista sister wants

On day three of Australian Fashion Week, established designers Bianca Spender and Aje made their case to make women feel floaty and free.

Tiffany’s new Rope watches.

Tiffany gets serious about watchmaking

The launch of the Rope collection is part of the jewellery brand’s broader strategy to take on luxury competitors in the watchmaking space.

Nigella Lawson, Maggie Beer among fans of designer at top of her game

Two years ago, Lee Mathews said she would never have a show at Australian Fashion Week again. Now she’s among the designers breathing new life into it.

he opening show of fashion week shot of Carla Zampatti model Sophia.

Carla Zampatti opens Australian Fashion Week in monochrome

With just six months to pull it together, the Australian industry gathered to celebrate one of its brightest stars under a full moon.

Sydney artist’s greatest extravagance is seeing the world

The figurative artist loves fresh flowers, dressing up and India’s golden triangle.

Fashion festivals aren’t just a runway but a civic celebration.

The real reason Australian designers struggle to survive

Australia has everything it needs to become a serious global fashion player – except the strategy to get there.

Delicious cake knives and interiors to boost your mood

Plus, a flattering one-piece, the evolution of the kimono, a minimalist watch and David Beckham-designed casualwear.

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