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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.

Feb 5, 2025
Jessica Beresford

Life & Leisure

LVMH Watches seizes the limelight with a swath of refined releases

The luxury conglomerate may have called off Watch Week, but the show went on with notable new pieces from its energised stable of brands.

Feb 5, 2025
Luke Benedictus

Earnings season

Estée Lauder said it plans to eliminate between 5800 and 7000 positions in a corporate restructuring.

Estée Lauder to cut up to 7000 jobs as tariff war looms

Shares in the iconic beauty products conglomerate plunged after it held off on providing a full-year financial outlook due to “evolving global uncertainty”.

Feb 5, 2025
Jeannette Neumann

January

Life & Leisure

Snag the greatest tote out there or swan dive into cocktail napkins

Imagine our delight when we finally found the perfect leather work bag that doesn’t cost the earth. If money’s no object, we have great picks for you too.

Jan 31, 2025
Eugenie Kelly

AFR Magazine

New shows, ‘worship-worthy’ products you need to know about

A few things to inspire from the Currency section of our Arts & Culture issue out on January 31.

Jan 29, 2025
Stephen Todd, Jill Dupleix and Benjamen Judd

Life & Leisure

The Bondi 9 running shoe pounding the pavement in Bondi.

The ‘ugly-genius’ running shoe that everyone’s obsessing about

Its sneakers look way too big and heavy, but Hoka has a cult following that’s worth $1 billion (and counting).

Jan 27, 2025
Lauren Sams

Life & Leisure

A carry-on for wannabe tennis stars and other timely treats

Can something be both indulgent and practical? Our selection of luxury buys this week proves it can indeed.

Jan 24, 2025
Eugenie Kelly

Opinion
AFR Magazine

Could you give away 95pc of your wardrobe?

Curbing your clothes-buying can rewire your spending habits – and highlight everything crass and unappealing about “shopping as performance”.

Jan 22, 2025
Lauren Sams

Updated
Trump's America

Donald Trump tries and fails to kiss his wife at the inauguration.

Melania Trump’s boater hat steals the show at inauguration

Nobody could fault the first lady for her outfit – except, perhaps, her husband. Her wide-brimmed hat blocked his kiss as he took the oath of office.

Updated Jan 21, 2025
Lauren Sams

Life & Leisure

‘Like wearing a painting’: Resortwear that turns you into living art

Hannah Kraus was a painter who needed a canvas. She found it in silk, cotton and linen.

Jan 20, 2025
Lauren Sams

Life & Leisure

Tasselled loafers and other luxuries to add style to your summer days

Express your serpent charm, find a chic cossie or live the superyacht life with these inspired picks.

Jan 17, 2025
Eugenie Kelly

Life & Leisure

From struggle street to top distributor of the world’s coolest eyewear

“You learn quickly that no one is going to hand you anything,” says the founder of Proper Goods, supplier to 25 per cent of Australia and New Zealand’s independent optometrists.

Jan 16, 2025
Benjamen Judd

Opinion
Opinion

Jonathan Anderson, with his surreal craftiness at Loewe – as seen in these 2022 creations – is one of the few prepared to live dangerously.

It’s time for a fashion revolution

The ascent of streetwear and athleisure is over. The door is wide open for a designer to stop reinventing history and start inventing.

Jan 15, 2025
Vanessa Friedman

December 2024

AFR Magazine

The top AFR Magazine reads of 2024

From what Rich Listers teach their kids to why Saudi Arabia is luring so many Australians, here’s a collection of some of our best-read features this year.

Dec 26, 2024

Lunch with the AFR

Young Rich Lister Tash Oakley: “I understand exactly how to pose in front of the camera.”

The 10 most memorable Lunches with the AFR of 2024

From Young Rich Listers to BlackRock’s chief strategist and Donald Trump’s former daily intelligence briefer. These were the 10 most read Lunches with the AFR in 2024.