At Paris Fashion Week, women designers were the main event
Standout shows from Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton and Miu Miu’s Miuccia Prada showed the importance of female design talent on the fashion month roster.
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‘Beyond just clothes’: Venroy’s surprising next move
He’s conquered Australian fashion, now Sean Venturi is taking his clothing brand Venroy into new territory.
It’s in with the old, in with the new
Paris Fashion Week offered new silhouettes, old ideas and in an onslaught of luxury, new ideas of how it can look.
Sisters set fresh mood of femininity and flounces
Zimmermann is undaunted by the scale of its success with creativity, and femininity, at the fore.
‘You just can’t help it, you are disruptive’
Marc Jacobs changes the way we dress and inspires the industry to think. He talks to Alison Veness about process and being a natural disrupter.
This is how you really nail a tree change
Moving from Sydney to the wilds of New Zealand with four children in tow is a leap fraught with risk. This family pulled it off — but their choice of house was the key.
Gone to the races: Our pick of spring fashion for the fields
Given its rarity these days, any dress code ought to be celebrated. Which brings us to the races. Spring Carnival heralds one of the highlights of the year for Australian fashion.
Esber bags a dream come true in Paris
The Australian designer joins the likes of Colette Dinnigan and Zimmermann in marking this significant moment.
Ciao Milano
It was a season of big debuts with a changing of the guard at Gucci and Tom Ford and a reminder of fashion’s key drivers – craft and creativity.
Lululemon’s secret power: even mum can’t make it uncool
The maker of workout gear built a multigenerational following. Can it last?
Crystals, moonbathing and in bed by 11 – Kate Moss at 50
The supermodel used to be known for late nights, parties and cigarettes. As she nears her half-century, she is enjoying her vegetable patch, the odd cigarette and nights in with Frasier.
Ramsay Street to the Vegas Strip
Superstar Kylie Minogue opens up on life, love, and the personal significance of her 16th studio album Tension.
Josh reaches Giddey heights in NBA
Get to know GQ Australia’s next cover star who is changing the way the world thinks about Australia’s basketball talent.
Capital gains for Indigenous labels
A pocket of Indigenous sparkle was to be found under leaden grey skies in the autumnal British capital as a handful of First Nations labels prepared for the catwalk during London Fashion Week.
Landmarks of London design
From a new announcement at British Vogue to Daniel Lee’s case for unbridled British humour at Burberry, the British capital did not disappoint come showtime.
Prince a pearler for New York project
For Australian pearl company Paspaley, which recently opened a luxury hotel in New York, restoring the city’s oyster beds makes sense.
An extravagant celebration of culture and style
Celebrities, fashion and royalty melded together in truly extravagant style on the eve of London Fashion Week.
Italy defined fashion, then it got old
As the founders of luxury brands enter old age, succession planning to protect and build on their legacy gains urgency.
Sarah Burton to depart Alexander McQueen
The British designer left her mark on the luxury brand, and well beyond.
Golden Turlington the ultimate showstopper
No matter which tribe you belong to. The show spectrum ran from molten dipped supermodels to Australian designer Dion Lee’s latest workwear riff – toolkit and all.
Inside the secret world of Chanel in Paris
This striking home for Chanel’s Métiers d’Art de la Mode is a bold statement of intent to protect the artisanal future of French fashion.
Why grown women want to dress like girls
Girlish fashion is having a moment, but really, it never left. And it’s always been open to interpretation.
French interior design inspirations for your home
What is it about French houses and apartments? A new book attempts to capture the seemingly effortless, inimitable quality of their approach to design.
How to look expensive (on a budget)
Fashion insiders share the pieces they will and won’t spend their hard-earned on.
All Black star Andrew Mehrtens on who is going to win
It has been almost a year since the New Zealander moved from Sydney to Paris. The fluent French speaker talks commentating, asset management and, of course, rugby.
How to buy or charter a superyacht in Monaco
Ellie Malouf, founder and chief executive of luxury Australian boat brokerage and charter fleet Ahoy Club, shares her guide to Europe’s premium superyacht festivals.
The next generation of French designers, restaurateurs and artists
These Paris-based creatives all excel at pushing boundaries, reinterpreting the foundations of French culture in highly original ways.
Father’s legacy, nature’s wonder keep Olsen in the picture
The artist explains how painting will always be the thread that connects her with her father the late great design luminary John Olsen.
Erica Packer reveals her secret Paris hit list
The London-based style setter shares her Paris secrets, latest, interior-world obsessions and favourite restorative escapes.
Interior designer Tamsin Johnson’s guide to Paris
The style setter shares her top 10 must-dos in the City of Light from her favourite flea market treasure troves to the museums that most inspire her.
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