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Cettire connects buyers of brands like Gucci and Louis Vuitton with third-party suppliers.

In the lapse of luxury, what of Cettire’s future?

All options are likely on the table at Cettire, including being taken private, as the high-end luxury market is buffeted by slower consumer demand.

May

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.

Maria McManus

The New York designer redefining ‘sexy librarian’

Maria McManus once backpacked through Coogee. Now she’s selling her sensuous luxury clothing to cashed-up Australians.

April

Uniqlo’s creative director, Clare Waight Keller, is a former designer for Givenchy.

The hottest trend in fashion? The high street

In a win for style-savvy consumers, top designers are increasingly joining forces with affordable brands.

A Gianni Versace store in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele shopping mall in Milan.

Versace’s ‘quiet luxury’ blunder opened door to Prada takeover

Fashion executive John Idol sold the high-end fashion house to its rival for $2.2 billion, amounting to a loss of about $1.1 billion.

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March

Tom Ford Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 05, 2025

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.

“I knew there was a whole world out there and I went to join it,” says Martin Grant in his Paris studio.

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.

Jennifer Lopez and Donatella Versace recreate the singer’s red-carpet Grammy moment on the Milan runway in 2019.

Donatella steps down as iconic Versace struggles

The creative director will be replaced after nearly 30 years as the figurehead of the troubled Italian company she inherited from her murdered brother.

At Australian designer Christopher Esber’s third Paris runway show, the designer elevated his collection with leather, chiffon and gabardine.

Third time a charm for Australian designer Christopher Esber in Paris

The first Australian to win the ANDAM prize is more than a rising star at Paris Fashion Week – he is now part of the “it” crowd.

February

Some of the luxury goods up for grabs in the Plutus auction.

Plutus tax frauds’ luxury taste goes under the hammer

The original owners of these proceeds of crime don’t have much use for them in jail.

The fashion designer making smart dresses for powerful women

Edeline Lee has made a business out of creating modest yet flattering dresses, winning her fans the world over – including the Princess of Wales.

December 2024

How self-addressed envelopes made a fashion icon

Her clothes have been worn by stars like Cindy Crawford and Madonna, but Collette Dinnigan had an off-piste start to life - and reveals it may not be over yet.

November 2024

Can a swimsuit really be one-size-fits-all?

Georgiana Huddart had fond memories of the 1980s brand Hunza. So she bought the business, and has made it a runaway success.

Sarah Munro spends her days making fine jewellery at her company, Sarah & Sebastian. When she’s off the tools, you can find her scuba diving.

The hobby that taught this jeweller to slow down

Sarah Munro takes inspiration from her scuba diving adventures for her Sarah & Sebastian jewellery collections.

October 2024

Ganni creative director Ditte Reffstrup walks the runway with models at Paris Fashion Week in September.

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.

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Australian fashion designer Erin Deering eats breakfast at The Bond Store cafe in Southbank, Melbourne.

Why this former Young Rich Lister is running for deputy mayor

Australian fashion entrepreneur and small business owner Erin Deering says she wants to make Melbourne a more business-friendly city.

September 2024

Dior fashion show.

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.

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.

August 2024

Simone Rocha at Saint Bartholomew the Great.

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.

Daisy Knatchbull: “The Deck is for every woman. Every size. Every shape. We don’t discriminate, except when it comes to gender.”

The newest trend on London’s Savile Row: women

“We don’t discriminate, except when it comes to gender,” says Daisy Knatchbull, who’s turning heads in the home of suiting.

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