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Jenny Kee’s Blinky Jumper, famously worn by Princess Diana in the 80s.

Bold and chunky, ’80s knits are back in fashion (if you can afford them)

Knitwear reached its zenith in the 1980s, but its oversized and asymmetrical style has started to appeal to a younger audience.

  • Stephen Crafti

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Model Montana Cox’s unusual fashion choice: Wearing her mother’s 1960s school uniform

“Strong but effortless” is the trend she’s loving right now.

  • Georgie Gordon
Perri Cutten

‘Synonymous with timeless elegance’: Melbourne fashion designer Perri Cutten dies aged 73

Renowned for her signature suiting and tailored outerwear, Cutten was one of Australia’s best-known designers.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Bond-Eye Group CEO Steve Philpott in his showroom in Alexandria, Sydney. Australian fashion brands are plotting the best way to navigate Trump’s tariffs.

‘Someone has to pay’: Battle-weary Australian fashion labels bruised by Trump tariffs

Australian fashion brands expect a hit on the $28 billion industry, but some canny business leaders are looking for upside in the turmoil.

  • Jessica Yun
Robert Irwin modelling for Bonds US advertising campaign

Robert Irwin makes his underwear modelling debut

Irwin’s Bonds campaign ranked alongside fellow underwear models Patrick Schwarzenegger, Bad Bunny and David Beckham

  • Damien Woolnough
Clothing was trapped in a bungled Myer warehouse roll-out that has eaten a $xx out of Myer’s half-year profits.

Robot warehouse logistics bungle hits Myer sales, profits

Myer’s new automated warehouse, which has already been delayed two years, suffered implementation issues that continue to plague the department store.

  • Jessica Yun
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The March 16 Edition

Welcome to Sunday Life’s annual autumn/winter fashion issue.

Erin Deering started Triangl on her second date with ex partner, Craig Ellis, with whom she has two children.

‘I was engaged three times before the one’: The men in Erin Deering’s life

The founder of the Triangl bikini brand and Deering fashion label also explains how her father was a man ahead of his time.

  • Jane Rocca
Op shops are cooler than ever.

When did second-hand become trendy? The rise of thrifting

Gen Z is largely responsible for a recent boom of thrift stores, op shops and vintage clothing outlets.

  • Hannah Kennelly
The federal government has granted access to the fair entitlement guarantee for 2800 axed workers of budget clothing retailer Mosaic Brands.

‘Strong case to act early’: 2800 axed Rivers, Millers, Katies staff granted pay reprieve

Thousands of women left out of a job following the collapse of Mosaic Brands will be able to access unpaid wages thanks to a last-resort government scheme.

  • Jessica Yun

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