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The co-founder of Hoka sneakers Nicolas Mermoud at North Bondi Beach for the launch of the Bondi 9 sneaker.

The ugly Bondi sneaker favoured by presidents, media moguls and Britney Spears

The much-loved US label with a New Zealand name has a new home in Australia.

  • Damien Woolnough

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Freaky sneaks: The mutt shoe beloved by Beyoncé and JLo making a comeback

Sneaker heels were everywhere in the 2010s. But the divisive shoe hybrid has a long history, from post-war athletic wear to hip hop.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
The battle of the jerseys. World Cup teams Australia, Tunisia, Belgium and Mexico compete in the style stakes.

The best and worst 2022 World Cup jerseys

It’s not all about the scoreboard. Here we unpack the kit of international teams for better or for worse.

  • Damien Woolnough
With his label Prince Neptune, swimmer Cody Simpson has his sights set on Ralph Lauren-sized success.

Cody Simpson wants to be king of the pool but a Prince of fashion

Commonwealth Games champion swimmer, singer and sometime poet Cody Simpson is launching his first solo fashion venture Prince Neptune, with big plans for the future

  • Damien Woolnough
From dad sneaker to supermodel sneaker. Actor Ben Affleck wearing New Balance sneakers in 2013. Supermodels Shalom Harlow and Kendall Jenner in New Balance sneakers this year.

‘Their shoes are on fire’: Yes, they’re talking about New Balance

From dad staple to supermodel stand-by, New Balance sneakers have become cool. Here are the other styles for a footwear upgrade.

  • Damien Woolnough
Affordable activewear brand STAX was launched in 2015 by Don Robertson and Matilda Murray.

From $80,000 debt to international success: hard yards take STAX to the top

What started as a failed fitness supplement brand is now a multimillion-dollar luxury activewear brand with about 60 staff, with fans including Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo and Megan Fox.

  • Lucy Manly
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Laura May Gibbs, founder and creative director of Nagnata, prepares for the brand’s first runway show.

Is climate positive activewear the future? This Byron Bay designer says yes

Nagnata founder Laura May Gibbs has found success and controversy but remains focused on creating her version of a better fashion business.

  • Damien Woolnough
Gay soccer star Josh Cavallo has been selected by Ralph Lauren to launch their new RLX CLARUS® Polo Shirt

Gay A-league soccer star takes fashion praise over fan slurs

Josh Cavallo signs a deal with Ralph Lauren and joins the roster of “out” athletes embraced by luxury fashion companies.

  • Damien Woolnough
Pip Edwards: “I’m always moving forward. The minute you go stagnant is the minute doubt, death – whatever you want to call it – comes in. But maybe I’m too extreme.”

PE Nation’s Pip Edwards: ‘Be interested, not interesting’

The co-founder of the activewear brand discusses the art of conversation, staying alive in the fashion industry, astrology – and why she can’t talk politics.

  • Benjamin Law
Squid Game is full of players wearing banal teal-green tracksuits, generally speckled with blood and dirt.

Squid Game has made tracksuits hot

The dystopian Netflix hit from South Korea is proving an unexpected style influence.

  • Vanessa Friedman

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