This Month
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.
The luxury packaging founder on a mission to change the world
Robert Lockyer risked it all to start his own eco-minded packaging brand – now he’s working with the world’s top fashion houses.
May
It’s going to take more than star power to save Burberry
It’s a tough period for fashion globally, with business and supply chain challenges amid a worldwide luxury slowdown.
Inside the faltering Swatch watch empire
Maverick CEO Nick Hayek has overseen a decade of decline at the watchmaker. Can he see off a threat to his grip on the group?
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.
April
The beauty hacks these stylish women learnt from their mothers
Fashion designer Bianca Spender, beauty founder Emma Lewisham and more share the tips, tricks and lessons they still use today.
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.
March
What Artclub designer Heidi Middleton can’t live without
From ’90s Prada to a sentimental signet ring, the fashion designer and Sass & Bide founder details the five wardrobe items she holds dear in this new regular column.
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.
The best shows from fashion month
From a long-overdue runway show at Calvin Klein to wearable womenswear at Givenchy, the latest collections have given the fashion set plenty to talk about.
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.
Luxury slump hits shop openings across Europe’s fanciest streets
The slowdown in European luxury retail contrasts with a pickup in Australia’s two largest cities.
February
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.
The secrets of Loewe handbags and Dior slingbacks start here
Matteo de Rosa, CEO of LVMH’s Métiers d’Art, knows luxury goods inside out – literally.
The hourglass figure reigns supreme in Paris
An idealised version of the female form is back, accentuated by the extravagant use of corsets and crinolines at the couture collections and beyond.
January
Birkin bags and vintage Alhambra: GCQ bets on luxury in 2025
The fund believes Cartier and Van Cleef’s core clientele are becoming wealthier and less exposed to macroeconomic fluctuations.
What crisis? Millennial nostalgia fuels rush for $7050 handbags
The limited-edition designer goods market is in rude health as a Louis Vuitton collection nears sellout in Australia.
December 2024
Via MonteNapoleone usurps Fifth Avenue as most upscale shopping street
The average rent on the Milan street has surged to $33,000 per square metre, slightly higher than the rent on an 11-block stretch of upper Fifth Avenue, New York.
Chanel fills hottest job in fashion with young outsider
One of the most prestigious roles in global fashion has just been filled, as Chanel appointed 40-year-old designer Matthieu Blazy as its new artistic director.