Jewellery
‘Why I give everything away’: How this perfumer achieves her enviable French style
Perfumer Marie du Petit Thouars reveals the unusual move she makes with her wardrobe twice a year.
- by Georgie Gordon
Latest
The fashion designers thinking beyond the clothing rack in remarkable ways
From futuristic engraving to re-using fabrics, four fashion designers reveal how they adapt to an ever-changing world.
- by Jane Rocca
Australia may be the birthplace of the ugg boot, but we are leading the fashion stakes
“We are not fussy and we are not pretentious. The same applies to the way that we dress.”
- by Damien Woolnough
Men’s jewellery: Dare we brooch the topic?
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Deborah Cooke, Greg Callaghan, Melissa Singer, Katrina Strickland, Dani Valent and Barry Divola
‘A négligée that I cut into a top’: This actor’s go-to date outfit
Alice Englert, the star of Exposure and daughter of Jane Campion, tells why she’s turned her back on 18th-century corsets.
- by Georgie Gordon
Opinion
Sunday Life
When a woman tells you she’s got a new stud, she’s not referring to her boyfriend
Forget hipster jeans or high-heeled Birkenstocks – apparently the new look at the office party or school reunion is a midlife piercing.
- by Kathy Lette
Opinion
Marriage
I’m with Prince William – you don’t need to put a ring on it
Carats don’t always lead to marriages that stick, so why bother with a wedding band? The course of true love surely runs no smoother with bling wrapped around your fourth finger.
- by Claire Heaney
Australia’s most in-demand stylist shares her fashion advice
Jess Pecoraro dresses everyone from Jackie ‘O’ Henderson to Jesinta Franklin.
- by Georgie Gordon
British woman bought a brooch for £20. It just sold for nearly £10,000
After wearing it on the lapel of one of her favourite coats for several years, she put it away and it went untouched for two decades.
- by Jenny Gross
High-end collectors tighten their belts as rising cost of living bites
Cost-of-living pressures show no favours, with the ultra-rich tightening their belts as demand slumps for high-end art, upmarket jewellery and handbags, and collectable cars.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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