Unzipped: News, trends and shopping
CHAIN brands rely heavily on the ideas of high-end designers but one has to wonder how, when a new season comes around, emerging labels present similar prints.
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Aussie designers on schedule for Paris Fashion Week
STRATEAS. CARLUCCI is Australia’s most in-demand. With an upcoming show in Paris, muse Lindy Klim poses exclusively for Insider in the label’s latest collection.
Unzipped: Topshop to auction celebrity gowns
HERE’S your chance to dress like a star. UK giant Topshop is selling a selection of floor-sweeping gowns worn by celebrities, including Kendall Jenner, Chanel Iman, Jourdan Dunn and Toni Garrn.
Is side-boob back for the summer season?
KATE Hudson never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashion and her latest side-boob flash is no exception.
Wang collection wings it at H&M
AUSTRALIAN fashionistas were the first in the world to get their hands on Alexander Wang’s much hyped collaboration with retailer H&M today — and showed appreciation by clearing out the men’s collection.
Super-easy Halloween costumes for lazy people
SO you’ve got a Halloween party on tonight and you have nothing to wear. Here are some easy ideas for lazy last-minute partygoers.
The spring trends you need to know
WHAT will you be wearing this season? We round up the best of the Spring 2015 trends for you before you get your online shopping fix.
Men rate Lara, Kim K and Posh
WE asked six men to review the outfit of a stylish celebrity and give us their honest opinion of their fashion choices. Here’s what they came up with.
The one dress you need this summer
CAN YOU really find a dress which ticks every summer trend box for under $30? The answer is yes — and we’ve found it for you.
No Missoni for you!
FRUSTRATED customers have not been able to log on to the Target website since early morning to get their hands on the much-hyped Missoni designer range.
Things you should stop wearing immediately
THERE are some things we just cannot stand. Ugg boots in public. High-waisted denim butt shorts. Birkenstocks. Before summer hits in full force, here’s what you need to avoid.
Unzipped: News, trends and shopping
ITALIAN fashion heir, Angela Missoni and matriarch, Señora Rosita Missoni landed in Sydney yesterday to launch their new collaboration with Target.
How to be a trackside goddess
THEY’RE off and racing in this year’s style stakes, and one of this season’s trackside trends is form-fitting goddess dresses in eye-popping candy hues.
Is this Australia’s latest ‘it’ shoe?
IT’S definitely no Louboutin, but Skechers are running out the door in Australia. Could this be the end of wearing uncomfortable shoes?
We road test the ‘unstainable’ t-shirt
THERE’S a new white t-shirt that apparently doesn’t stain. We’ve got our doubts, so we took one toddler, one bowl of chilli con carne, and a pristine white top to test it out.
Please let this not be a trend
ONE of Australia’s most stylish men is encouraging blokes to rock this kooky accessory for spring racing season. Would you do it?
Hipsters, you’ve gone too far
FIRST monocles, now bespoke beard combs. This ridiculous hipster accessory is proof hipsters have gone too far.
Clothes that will kill your sex life
ANNA Wintour was asked what she’d never wear this week, and she came up with the wrong answer. This is the one thing that is guaranteed to kill your sex life.
Nothing to wear? You’re not alone
A STAGGERING number of women loathe shopping for clothes and say it makes them ashamed of their bodies. This woman is trying to change that.
Friday’s fab fashion wrap
VOTE for your favourite red carpet gown as we check out Rihanna, Kelly Osbourne and the ongoing trend of cut-out fashions.
The secret store Aussie fashionistas love
IT’S where Australian models, actors and musicians go to buy casual clothing and accessories like Dunlop Volleys, Mambo T-shirts and Zanerobe’s signature slouchy trousers. So where is it?
Zara sells ‘White is the new black’ shirt
MEGA retailer Zara have come under fire for selling a t-shirt with the slogan ‘White is the new black.’
Are custom made shoes worth the cash?
IF YOU’VE been known to pick up a few pairs of custom made shoes on your travels through Vietnam, this could be your local solution.
The jeans sucking everyone in
WOULD you wear a denim version of the brand that is usually known to suck you in and lift your bottom, all in the hope of making you look perkier?
Mum makes $310k loom band dress
A DRESS made entirely of loom bands has set off an eBay bidding war, with offers over $310,000 and one day of bidding still to go.
The incredible shrinking waistline
HOLLYWOOD’S obsession with staying skinny has just taken another dive with the sale of a size triple zero.
The incredible shrinking waistline
HOLLYWOOD’S obsession with staying skinny has just taken another dive with the sale of a size triple zero.
The new trend we wish we’d never seen
JUST when you thought fashion couldn’t get weirder — or skimpier — someone goes and invents something like this. WARNING: Graphic and a bit weird.
The hairstyle that must go away
WHEN Orlando Bloom hit the red carpet this week, hearts sank. The hunk has been seduced by wet-look hair. Don’t try this at home, guys.
What is Angelina Jolie wearing?
THE hottest woman on the planet turned up to the Maleficent premiere in Shanghai in some questionable-looking custom-made Christian Louboutins.
The most polarising trends of seasons past
LOVE them or loathe them, these fashion trends went bonkers last season. Are they here to stay? Or will they be pushed to the back of the wardrobe?
State of fashion across our capitals
THE AUSTRALIAN typecast might be of a bikini clad babe, but our state capitals tell a different story of style. DO YOU FIT YOUR STATE’S STEREOTYPE?
Who’s your style stereotype?
The Australian typecast might be of a bikini clad babe, but our state capitals tell a different story of style.
10 stunning celebrity wedding dresses
WHILE photos of Kim Kardashian’s wedding dress are being kept a secret, here’s a look back at the most stunning wedding dresses from over the years.
Why this dress is HOT right now
FIRST it was Keira Knightley, then it was Kristen Stewart, now Blake Lively is the latest celeb to step out in an optical illusion dress.
Meme meltdown at Brisbane fashion biz
A BRISBANE clothing company have shown how not to use social media after a posted meme outraged their fans.
Why is this mistress wearing a visor?
SHOULD we call this look Darth-Vader-chic? The woman who outed disgraced LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling for his racist remarks this week has been acting very strangely indeed.
Is Kim’s double denim look a lesson to us all?
THERE are few trends harder to pull off than chambray, except maybe double chambray, but trendsetter Kim persists, which begs the question, should you get a Canadian tuxedo, too?
Is Kim’s double denim look a lesson to us all?
THERE are few trends harder to pull off than chambray, except maybe double chambray, but trendsetter Kim persists, which begs the question, should you get a Canadian tuxedo, too?
The style that suits everyone
IT IS the golden rule of fashion, but we seem to be losing it. Melissa Hoyer says there is a time and place for hoodies and thongs, but not where she saw them last night.
Don’t even try to buy this top
THOUGHT the Duchess of Cambridge looked hot in this stripy number? So did everyone else, apparently. The top has sold out and the waiting list is a month long.
The real fashion at fashion week
FASHION week’s purpose may be to showcase summer trends, but the coolest fashion was found off the runway. Here’s what you’ll be wearing come winter.
Dressing ‘normal’ is so hot right now
THERE is a new trend in fashion and there’s a chance you are already following it: It’s called normcore and it’s all about dressing ‘normal’.
Who knew Dad was so fashion-forward
IT WAS once such a fashion atrocity that only daggy dads could pull it off, now it’s all the rage. What is it?
Outrage as man tattoos his drugged dog
A TATTOO artist has inked his dog while it was under sedation to have its spleen removed — drawing the ire of dog lovers on the internet.
This is how you do pregnancy fashion
MATERNITY dressing is tough. Add an Oscars red carpet, and most mums-to-be would not even attempt it. Enter Elsa Pataky.
Hipster wannabes get beard transplants
THERE’LL be no more filling in beards with an eyebrow pencil for these men anymore. Hundreds are having surgery to remove hair from other body parts, including the head and chest, and implanting it in the face.
Say hello to the future of fashion
MAXWELL Smart’s shoe phone might not have been so silly after all. Hi-tech fashion is making its way to a store near you – here’s what you can afford and what you can’t afford to live without.
Kendall Jenner bares all for fashion
PROVING that the fashion industry is not always a pretty thing we’ve seen some amazing transformations at this year’s New York Fashion Week.
Ladies love a beard – don’t they?
STYLE gurus might have given them the chop, but beards are still growing strong. Which type are you?
Sydney’s our best dressed city
WE’VE always known it, now it’s official – Sydney is more fashionable than Melbourne, a global study has found.
Ten hot fashion trends for 2014
AUSSIE designers have anointed animal print, metallics, long skirts, jewel tones and black as ‘must-wears’ but how do you get ‘the look’ right?
What Spanx are really doing to your body
BLOATING, permanent cankles and the threat of varicose veins. Three specialists reveal the surprising impact of shapewear on your organs.
Why Rafa has an eternal wedgie
TURNS out there might be a reason for Rafael Nadal’s incessant wedgie picking. It has something to do with shrinking shorts – and we’ve captured the evolution in full.
Why bikini bottoms are facing a wipe out
HAS the classic bikini bottom had its day? Serious beach babes are ditching the itsy bitsy look for a new style that’s sun smart and less prone to wardrobe malfunction.
Shocking ’90s fashions that are making a comeback
BUCKET hats, backpacks, overalls and Dr Martens are back. Yep, it’s true – fashion from the ’90s has officially made a resurgence and it’s hurting our eyes.
Brawls mark release of Air Jordans
NIKE’S new Air Jordan edition was released over the weekend and resulted in brawls at retail sneaker outlets.
Plus-size stunner: trying to be skinny was hell
IT took four words for Robyn Lawley to stop caring about other girls’ bodies and start loving her own. Now this Aussie model is on track to world domination … starting with this smoking bikini shoot.
Why you need to know this woman
PLUS size. Full figured. “Triple the size of a normal model.” How about we just call Aussie stunner Robyn Lawley what she really is? Smoking. Hot.
Lawley mad at thigh gap trend
PLUS-size model Robyn Lawley has written that the thigh gap trend is making her mad, calling it unhealthy and manipulative.
Industry secrets from the male model king
A LOT of work goes into being the best – just ask Ralph Lauren’s main man Tyson Beckford who, at 42, has twenty years worth of insider knowledge to spill.
This is how long it takes for heels to hurt
TONIGHT is the most popular night on the calendar for Christmas parties – and this is how long ladies will last in their stilettos.
Naughty or nice, according to Oxfam
FOLLOWING the factory collapse in Bangladesh which killed more than 1100 workers, Oxfam has released a list detailing which Australian retailers are nice – just in time for Christmas.
This year’s worst Christmas gift?
WHAT has three legs, four arms and comes in light blue, navy and aubergine? A two-person onesie of course. Just in time for Christmas.
Try cross-body bags this summer
CROSS-body bags are the celebrity choice for the season and, luckily, also the answer to summer’s activity line-up. Here’s how to get in on the act.
Sun protection (and style) factor
NORMALLY you wouldn’t put “rashie” and “sexy” in the same sentence. But this is not your mother’s rashie.
Birkenstocks: The new summer ‘it’ shoe
BIRKENSTOCKS are back. Three continents of Vogue have put their stamp of approval to the orthopedic sandal beloved by hippies and those with a penchant for comfortable yet aesthetically-challenged footwear.
Why Emily’s taking over the world
The newly crowned Esquire model of the year appeared half-naked in the Blurred Lines video, has a new film role and wants to become a ‘brand’.
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