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Yesterday

Beautify your bedroom with a six-figure bed and chic Bauhaus lamp

Plus a new Negroni bar, an Adrien Brody-approved suitcase and an out-of-this-world Omega encrusted with no less than 31 diamonds.

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.

This Month

Visitors during the Watches and Wonders GENEVA.

‘This is the place to be if you want to see the trends’ (or a signal at least)

Eye-popping pavilions, hyper-limited releases, F1 race cars and bucketloads of Veuve Clicquot: How this year’s Watches and Wonders turned it on for a record 55,000 visitors.

All the stars at Watches and Wonders 2025

Bracelet straps, blue faces and gold iterations stood out as highlights among the timepieces released by a record number of exhibitors at the Geneva fair.

A “Make America Go Away” baseball cap has become a global symbol of resistance.

The anti-MAGA hat goes global

The very success of the MAGA hat as a symbol of political allegiance has also made it an effective weapon of the opposition, at least internationally.

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(L-R) Chefs Andreas Caminada, Clare Smyth, Anne-Sophie Pic, Eneko Atxa, and Yannick Alléno attend Hublot Big Bang Night at Geneva Arena on April 02, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Inside the Big Bang watch party in Geneva

There’s supposedly an industry downturn and tariffs could worsen it. But head-turning new timepieces from Rolex and Grand Seiko were among the surprises.

Go retro with a new Steve McQueen watch and Van Cleef’s rarest jewels

Plus ice cream for Easter, Gucci scarves, an autumnal perfume and the perfect basic T.

Princess Diana often wore tried-and-true Levi’s.

Why do people take their jeans so seriously?

Barrel leg? Skinny? Flare? Boyfriend? Our jeans are a surprisingly emotional touchpoint.

Shoe boss Daniel Agostinelli has joined the board of luxury platform Cettire.

Cettire recruits Accent shoe chief Daniel Agostinelli to its board

The online luxury store has overhauled its board and appointed the veteran retailer as it faces continued investor uncertainty about its outlook.

The former banker who created the perfect white T-shirt

Australian-born, New York-based Kiane von Mueffling pivoted into fashion – and found a specialty where she least expected it.

March

A Dua Lipa-approved handbag and talismanic earrings to buy this week

Europe’s well-honed design aesthetics – from Sweden to Italy – inspire our edit of luxury buys.

‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yet

The new Mecca flagship in Melbourne will be the world’s biggest beauty store.

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.

Natalie Culina at Strand Hatters, Sydney: “Most Australians are already familiar with the Akubra brand, but my ambition is to see everyone here own one wherever you live.”

The woman who wants to see every one of us in an Akubra

The Australian hat brand is 149 years old and wants to get back to its city roots.

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Charlotte Smith in a Hardy Amies suit from the 1970s, part of her 5000-strong collection of fashion history, part of which will now go to the National Museum of Australia.

Australia’s largest private fashion collection goes up for sale

A piece of this historic wardrobe could be yours, with prices starting from $25.

A backyard beehive and an on-trend merino sweater to wear this winter

From a natural deodorant that actual works to a stylish bucket hat, this week’s luxury buys prioritise form and function.

Heidi Middleton at home, wearing a black oversized bow bralette by Nina Ricci.

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.

Anya Hindmarch’s luxury reusable shopping bags will launch in Australia at Woolworths stores.

Woolies ditches the daggy shopping bag for designer drawcard

When British designer Anya Hindmarch started selling her bags in supermarkets in the UK, they sold out. Here, she wants to make a dent in our rubbish pile.

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.

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