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Jazz shoes were a standout on the Paris Fashion Week runway at Celine.

Shoes like Jagger: The surprising footwear trend kicking off sneakers

From Mick Jagger to Paris Fashion Week, the low-profile jazz shoe is making a surprising comeback.

  • Damien Woolnough

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Romance Was Born’s Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales with artist Samuel Hodge who created a portrait of the designers unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

Romance in the capital: The designers happy to hang in Canberra

The intricate designs of Romance Was Born have earned them a humbling spot alongside Australian icons such as Nick Cave.

  • Damien Woolnough
Jodie Haydon in a dress from Australian label Leo Lin and her fiancée Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the Great Wall of China.

The $599 fashion diplomacy from Jodie Haydon with Albanese in China

In a style move borrowed from Princess Kate and former political leaders, Haydon makes her mark.

  • Damien Woolnough
Iris van Herpen at Paris Haute Couture Week. The Bioluminescent dress is made from living algae.

‘Collaborating with nature’: Designer debuts living dress in Paris runway show

Dutch designer Iris van Herpen harnessed bioluminescent algae to create a living dress. How long will the algae ultimately live after the runway? “No one knows!”

  • Vanessa Friedman
Cardi B accessorising with a crow at the Schiaparelli autumn/winter, 2025/2026 haute couture show in Paris.

Cardi B, a crow and the Americans taking over Paris Fashion Week

Schiaparelli and Celine usher in an American moment at the beginning of the haute couture season.

  • Damien Woolnough
The designer’s signature scent is “Jazz Club” by Maison Margiela Replic.

Designer Effie Kats had a ‘brave’ fashion moment which she now regrets

“It was a memorable look,” she says.

  • Georgie Gordon
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Designer Ryan Morrow with the capsule collection from his new menswear brand Morrow.

The clothes Australian men should buy for themselves

The latest menswear brand aimed at the fashion forward faces cultural and economic obstacles in an environment where women still dominate purchasing decisions.

  • Damien Woolnough
Melbourne couturier Kara Baker in her Melbourne studio.

Not haute: Meet the women making couture count in Australia

For some customers, wearing off-the-rack clothing isn’t the answer to looking good at work and play.

  • Damien Woolnough
Kirsha Kaechele and models at the Jordan Gogos show for Iordanes Spyridon Gogos at Australian Fashion Week, Carriageworks, Sydney.

‘Tasmanian royalty’ rules the Jordan Gogos runway

Australian designers are calling in favours and friends to support their ambitions at Australian Fashion Week.

  • Damien Woolnough
Model Jessica Picton-Warlow in Aje for the brand’s Australian Fashion Week at the newly completed Pier Pavilion at Barangaroo.

In fashion, it’s all about location, location, location

A new building in Barangaroo puts Aje ahead of the Australian fashion pack.

  • Damien Woolnough

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