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Models wear creations for the Dior fashion collection during Women's fashion week Fall/Winter 2020/21 presented in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Dior makes a strong case for not getting your roots tinted as often

Maria Grazia Chiuri's latest outing at Paris Fashion Week had some strong feminist sloganeering. But it also had a powerful message about regrowth.

  • Melissa Singer

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Social Seen: Beth and Tessa MacGraw, designers of MacGraw, at the Tinder x Vogue Australia Boss Lady Brunch at the Watson's Bay on Wednesday, September 29, 2018.

There are issues with 'bushfire merch' but it's better than nothing

Half of something is better than half of nothing. Shouldn't we be giving Australian brands more credit for their efforts, even if they are imperfect?

  • Melissa Singer
Side view of senior business professional walking outside on road talking on cell phone. Mature businesswoman walking outdoors on street with mobile phone. Senior businesswoman talking on cellphone in the city stock photoSouth Africa, Business Person, Side View, Using Phone, Walking. Photo: iStock

I wore men's pants for a day and, frankly, women get a raw deal

I realised why men appear to move through the world with more ease. It's because their pants are more comfortable.

  • Melissa Singer
Working in a clothing store may look glamorous but there can be a darker side.

I was a shopgirl, and the allegations at Mecca are not new or isolated

A big sale meant the difference between buying fresh food for the week, or living off $2 containers of boiled rice with satay sauce from the shop downstairs.

  • Melissa Singer
Topshop and Supré shoppers calculate the 'Afterpay price'. Should they?

Topshop and Supré shoppers calculate the 'Afterpay price'. Should they?

In two short years, Afterpay has managed to sew itself seamlessly into Australian fashion retail.

  • Mary Ward
Kate Waterhouse at Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley. October 26, 2019. Photo: Instagram

Hair clips as millinery may be cheating, but everyone's doing it

The higher the headpiece, the closer to god.

  • Melissa Singer
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The Age, News, 09/08/2019, photo by Justin McManus.

Brands need to stop seeing rentals as a threat. They're an opportunity

Country Road has partnered with Glam Corner in a 'get real' moment for fashion.

  • Melissa Singer
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive to the wedding of Misha Nonoo and Michael Hess in Rome, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex will attend the wedding of their friends before leaving on an official trip to Africa. (Claudio Peri/ANSA via AP)

Never wear white and other rules for wedding guest dressing

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, supposedly broke Royal protocol by wearing black. But what about the rest of us?

  • Melissa Singer
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 23: A model walks the runway during the Kimhekim Womenswear Spring/Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Garage Lubeck on September 23, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images) Kimhekim

Illness isn't a trend. Fashion needs to stop acting like it is

Fashion shows are meant to provoke. But some of the recent runways went too far.

  • Melissa Singer
Model Kendall Jenner is one of Saks Potts' celebrity fans.

One 'Scandi 2.0' brand insists fur is still a reasonable material

One Danish brand thinks you can use fur and be a responsible fashion brand. But not everyone agrees.

  • Melissa Singer

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