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Hans Wegner’s Papa Bear Chair starts at $43,400, but copies are often seen at a much cheaper price.

They may be cheaper, but shopping for furniture fakes can cost you

It might look like an original Eames or a Wegner, but in reality, it’s a cheaper, low-quality product.

  • Stephen Crafti

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The iconic Burberry trench coat.

The Burberry trench is back – and you’ll need deep pockets to buy one

Be prepared to spend $4390 for a plaid cotton-lined Burberry, while those with less dosh can still find a vintage trench for between $600 and $800.

  • Stephen Crafti
A selection of vintage sunglasses on offer at Che Eyewear.

First fashion, now frames: Early 2000s sunglasses are coming back

While classic frames from the 80s and 90s have long been popular, styles from the early noughties are now gaining traction.

  • Stephen Crafti
Those with hindsight could have purchased the book ‘Harry Potter’ by J.K. Rowling in 1997 for the modest amount of $20. Today, the price is $1,000.

Could you be sitting on a rare book worth thousands?

Rare 20th century cookbooks, signed autobiographies, or even old racy magazines can fetch hundreds or thousands of dollars from the right buyer.

  • Stephen Crafti
A photograph released by the carabinieri showing some of the works in the Pisa. An art historian who worked with the investigators said that Banksy works were easier to falsify than those by other artists.

Banksy forgeries among 2100 fakes rounded up in art bust

Italy’s art theft squad has broken up a European network of art forgers and dealers, and uncovered the country’s biggest operation of Banksy fakes.

  • Elisabetta Povoledo

Among Glenn A. Baker’s greatest hits was knocking over Stevie Nicks

Glenn A. Baker is to Australian rock music what Bob Woodward is to American politics. But questions remain. The “A”? The hat? What happened backstage at Countdown?

  • Peter FitzSimons
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Hugh Jackman’s leopard print ensemble from The Boy From Oz will go under the hammer.

Ever wanted to dress like Hugh Jackman? Now you can

Some of Australian TV and film’s most iconic costumes are going to auction this week, including clothes worn by Hugh Jackman, Toni Collette and Nicole Kidman

  • Stephen Crafti
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Love it or loathe it, 1980s architecture is back in the frame

Whether it’s the return of big shoulder pads or the Memphis movement from the early 1980s, sometimes it’s difficult to pinpoint when and where there’s a shift in direction.

  • Stephen Crafti
Fleur Watson, associate professor of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT University, has long been a fan of Isogawa’s designs.

Why pieces from this Australian designer could soon be worth thousands

Akira Isogawa is a name in fashion that needs little introduction, and keen collectors have started to chase after his iconic pieces.

  • Stephen Crafti
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Why Michael Jackson offered to pay $37,000 for one of these hats

Hats from leading designers are commanding serious dosh and are becoming more popular in the eyes of collectors.

  • Stephen Crafti

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