This Month
The stories behind the world’s top-selling jewellery
Symbols of luck and love, empowerment and experimentation, these pieces have endured across generations.
- Hannah Tattersall
October
Space: The final fashion frontier
Prada and Axiom Space unveiled their NASA spacesuits, in the most far-out collaboration yet.
- Vanessa Friedman
The make-up products you can use one-handed
Katherine Power’s beauty brand has generated revenues of more than $150 million a year by making skincare products targeted at busy women over 40.
- Lauren Sams
- Opinion
- AFR Magazine
The Australian fashion staple you won’t see on the streets of Paris
You’ll see a lot of different styles in the couture capital, but activewear outside the gym? Quelle horreur.
- Lauren Sams
Macquarie’s venture division plugs into manufacturing platform Atelier
Macquarie director Jonathan Lay led the deal, putting a term sheet in front of Atelier within four weeks of it being in-market.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Boho is back, baby. Master its vibe for runway-ready looks
No need to wait for a summer music festival to embrace this free-spirited fashion revival.
- Lauren Sams
How this company boss navigates style since becoming a parent
Glossier founder Emily Weiss loves brunch, Barbie and a Mediterranean island escape – and there’s one item she’ll never part with.
- Lauren Sams
All the fabulous looks and fantasy of Paris Fashion Week
From bubble hems and beaded blouses to the return of the bumster, The Australian Financial Review’s fashion editor shares the highlights from the shows.
- Lauren Sams
September
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about Fashion Week
The whole soiree is actually a month, taking in four big events in New York, London, Milan and Paris. Here’s a rundown of what’s been happening on the runways.
- Lauren Sams
Former Young Rich Lister’s surprise return to the business she left behind
Erin Deering is about to launch her new fashion brand, and says it’s surreal to be back in the game after nearly 10 years away.
- Lauren Sams
This summer’s most stylish status symbols come from luxury hotels
Forget Dior and Chanel. Wearing swag from beloved holiday properties has suddenly become the latest and hottest fashion trend.
- Sarah Rappaport
August
The Australian brands cashing in on Gen Alpha’s skincare obsession
They can’t drive yet, but the spending power of people born after 2010 is predicted to outstrip that of their parents and Gen Z combined.
- Lauren Sams
How Starface pimple patches became a beauty obsession
The skincare company sold its billionth Hydro-Star patch and is on track to bring in $132 million of revenue this year.
- Miranda Jeyaretnam
This designer blends sweet with subversive. No wonder Gaga is a fan
Fresh from a couture collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier, Irish designer Simone Rocha is reimagining femininity.
- Eugenie Kelly
- Opinion
- AFR Magazine
No press, please: Why some big names in fashion don’t talk
When you buy high fashion, you’re buying into the designer behind it. So how come some say so little?
- Lauren Sams
425 stores in 54 countries: How this Aussie brand rapidly expanded
The first time Lesleigh Jermanus went to Australian Fashion Week, she was an intern. The second time, her label Alemais was the opening show.
- Lauren Sams
Meet the designer whose $1k pyjamas are too fancy to stay in the bedroom
A pair of PJs for $1000? They must be from UK-based Olivia von Halle, who’s intrigued by how many customers she has Down Under.
- Lauren Sams
Shorts are back this summer. Here’s how to wear them
Briefs are the business for everyone this spring, and they are shorter than ever.
- Lauren Sams
The CEO who pairs kids’ snacks with Perrier-Jouet
Shamini Rajarethnam, who runs Melbourne-based skincare brand Rationale, shares a few of her favourite things.
- Lauren Sams
July
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