NewsBite

Advertisement

Melissa Singer is national fashion editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

From beer to luxury watches: Cricketers are sport’s latest style icons

From beer to luxury watches: Cricketers are sport’s latest style icons

Thanks to players such as Pat Cummins, Cam Green and Ellyse Perry, cricket is now considered a “glamour” sport. And luxury fashion brands are taking notice.

  • by Melissa Singer

Latest

What’s inside teenagers’ wardrobes these days? It’s complicated

What’s inside teenagers’ wardrobes these days? It’s complicated

The clothes teenagers wear are an endless source of fascination. But while Gen Z is more likely than any generation before them to say they wear their values, their wardrobes often tell a different story.

  • by Melissa Singer, Lauren Ironmonger and The Visual Stories Team
Australian fashion has a storied history in the US. These are its next stars

Australian fashion has a storied history in the US. These are its next stars

In the footsteps of Zimmermann and Aesop, 12 Australian fashion brands are taking on New York with the hope of cracking the lucrative American market.

  • by Melissa Singer
The ‘Uber Eats of fitness’: What your $10 gym class is really costing
Investigation
Trends

The ‘Uber Eats of fitness’: What your $10 gym class is really costing

Fitness app ClassPass makes booking group classes such as Pilates more convenient, and often cheaper. But studio owners say it’s killing the local industry.

  • by Melissa Singer
Remembering Katies: From ‘all that glitters’ to retail relic

Remembering Katies: From ‘all that glitters’ to retail relic

Once a mecca for “pants and a nice top” for Baby Boomers, Katies will be no more. What happened?

  • by Melissa Singer
The podcast going deep with small talk: ‘What did you do yesterday?’

The podcast going deep with small talk: ‘What did you do yesterday?’

Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • by Paul Connolly, Louise Rugendyke, Katrina Strickland, Frances Mocnik and Melissa Singer
Advertisement
How a photography school drop-out become one of the hottest names in Australian fashion

How a photography school drop-out become one of the hottest names in Australian fashion

Already a hit with influencers, Effie Kats proved this spring carnival she’s also a label for “serious” women. Now she’s on track to make her first $1 million.

  • by Melissa Singer
New-season fashion trends – with a little inspo from the red carpet (and royalty)

New-season fashion trends – with a little inspo from the red carpet (and royalty)

White shoes, handbags for men, Y2K rewinds: new takes on summer cool from the celebrity realm.

  • by Damien Woolnough and Melissa Singer
Before you buy that T-shirt, would you pay $2 to recycle it?

Before you buy that T-shirt, would you pay $2 to recycle it?

Australians consume 53 items of new clothing a year. As Black Friday nears, more retailers want customers to pay for their excess. But not everyone supports it.

  • by Melissa Singer
Stylists haven’t yet come for the AFLW, and that’s why we love it

Stylists haven’t yet come for the AFLW, and that’s why we love it

Sneakers, waistcoats and personality mingled with black-tie glamour at the W Awards, the much cooler younger cousin of the Brownlow.

  • by Melissa Singer
What makes Keri Russell such a great TV presence?

What makes Keri Russell such a great TV presence?

Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • by Louise Rugendyke, Nicole Abadee, Susannah Guthrie, Melissa Singer, Amanda Hooton and Dani Valent

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/by/melissa-singer-hvetq