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When you buy this fashion label, you’re joining a community

Nagnata founder Laura May Gibbs has struck a chord with customers who want more than what’s on the rack – they want the whole wellness package.

  • Eugenie Kelly

This Month

It’s entirely possible you deserve, even need, one of these

Aesthetics alert! From the latest red lippy by Celine to the stylish beach umbrella that everyone will envy this summer.

  • Eugenie Kelly

Eight essentials to get you travel ready

Heading off, or just thinking about it? From the best carry-on case to some take-me-away tableware, we have you covered.

  • Eugenie Kelly
The Alix Higgins runway show for Australian Fashion Week in 2024.

Fashion Week in limbo as IMG exits Australian events

The New York-based company that has run the event for the past 20 years says it will stop running events in the country.

  • Lauren Sams

Jewellery for $2m, $20,000 and a touch over $2000

We’ve got your bling sorted this week, plus other ways to brighten the world.

  • Eugenie Kelly
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 Twins Jyoti Babani, Snehal Babani are dressed in partner look, both seen wearing black jackets, black short dresses, black tights with Chanel logo, black boots with silver chain details, lots of silver chains from Chanel.

The tricks to layering your jewellery

Why choose just one piece to wear when you have multiple favourites? Follow these simple guidelines to avoid getting strange looks.

  • Lauren Sams
Vuori CEO Joe Kudla: “Yoga streamlined my physique, but more crucially, it changed my psyche in a way I’d never imagined.”

I doubted yoga – until it cured my pain and inspired my $6b business

When a sporting injury left Joe Kudla in agony, he discovered a fitness phenomenon that became the seed of his staggeringly successful active brand.

  • Jess Salter and Susanna Galton
A Chanel bag cannot cost more than a Hermès bag. That’s just how this market works.

What everyone gets wrong about luxury handbags

Most people fail to understand why these sought-after fashion accessories are so expensive in the first place, let alone why some cost more than others.

  • Amanda Mull
Kamala Harris in a tie-neck blouse and in the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention in August.

What Kamala Harris’ shirt says about the state of women in politics

The tie-front tops serve as a reminder that no matter how far females have come, it’s not nearly as far as they think.

  • Vanessa Friedman

October

Luxury retailers have been under pressure after demand for products slowed this year. Earnings at LVMH’s core fashion division fell in the last quarter for the first time since 2022.

Cettire blown way off course as fall in luxury spending dents profits

The ASX-listed online retailer told investors it was weathering a challenging environment, but brokers say it is on track to miss expectations by almost half.

  • Jonathan Shapiro
“Chill, modern, classic.” Tibi founder Amy Smilovic says the key to developing personal style is to think of three characteristics that describe your clothing, and use them to balance your outfits.

The New York designer who knows the secret to personal style is maths

Tibi founder Amy Smilovic has no investors and just one store. But she’s a force within the fashion industry for her plain-speaking advice.

  • Lauren Sams

Luxuries you can justify on so many levels

From beautiful goodies by local creatives to vintage designer bags, this week’s shopping edit has a sustainability focus.

  • Eugenie Kelly
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I vowed not to buy new clothes all year. Here’s how it’s going

Our fashion editor swore off shopping for 12 months. She hasn’t been perfect, but she’s made progress.

  • Lauren Sams
Sophia Forrest and Zara Zoe at their wedding.

The AI fashion designer Sophia Forrest chose for her wedding

Made-to-measure suiting for women requires a little patience, but those in favour say it’s well worth the wait.

  • Lauren Sams
Jackie Frank at Feekah Cafe.

Off to the races? Jackie Frank’s advice for dressing the part

If ever there was a chance to push the boundaries, this is it, urges the long-time judge of the Melbourne Cup’s Fashions on the field. And that includes you, men.

  • Lauren Sams
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An Emily in Paris bag, men’s undies and a million-dollar brooch

With Christmas around the corner, an owl on a rock could be the perfect thing to throw in your personalised Santa sack.

  • Eugenie Kelly
No shade! King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Opera House on Tuesday.

The real star of King Charles’ Australian tour? Those sunglasses

Known as an advocate for sustainable fashion, King Charles caused a style stir yesterday in Sydney with his on-trend specs.

  • Lauren Sams
Prada has teamed up with Axiom Space to design the suits for the Artemis III mission in 2026.

Space: The final fashion frontier

Prada and Axiom Space unveiled their NASA spacesuits, in the most far-out collaboration yet.

  • Vanessa Friedman

Wes Anderson art, organic tableware and the closest shave

Luxurious lathers for him, lovely linen for her and so much more in this week’s shopping edit.

  • Eugenie Kelly
Though the French scoff at activewear in everyday life, they don’t mind taking inspiration from it.

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

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