This Month
How to select a scent, by a perfume world master
Estee Lauder bought his company in 2015, but Frédéric Malle keeps evolving. Now he’s forged an alliance with Acne Studios.
- Joanne Tran
This woman knows exactly what you should wear with your Birkin
Nadège Vanhee has re-energised women’s ready-to-wear while still honouring her fashion house’s classically elegant heritage.
- Lauren Sams
A robe to keep you swimming on cold days plus seven other winter luxuries
This week’s edits of little luxuries also include limited-edition sweaters and surfboards – and a watch dripping in lab-grown diamonds. Enjoy our inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
Orlebar Brown and La DoubleJ are taking a holiday – together
The two resortwear brands are a match made in sunshine-soaked heaven – and they’re ready to fill your Euro summer closet.
- Lauren Sams
Better than the real thing? How beauty dupe culture took over
Social media and young people hungry for luxurious cosmetics have led to a boom in cheap versions of expensive products. Companies are cashing in on the trend.
- Lauren Sams
Retail’s secret solution to the problem of endless returns
“Just keep it” refunds are now common in the United States, where the annual retail value of wrong-sized or unwanted goods is almost $US1 trillion.
- Joe Miller
This week’s edit of little luxuries for eco-conscious consumers
From an app to help you navigate sustainability claims, to a Bottega Veneta bag to treasure for ever, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
Emma Lewisham wants to fix your skin problems (and help the planet)
The founder of the eponymous skincare brand left the tech world to create sustainable solutions, rather than just more beauty products.
- Lauren Sams
Rupert Murdoch’s surprising choice of wedding footwear
The internet can’t decide if it was a power play or just a practical choice for a man of his age.
- Guy Trebay
Fashion brand Assembly Label’s founders seek payday after 13 years
KPMG’s banker has offered up ways for a new owner to make Assembly Label’s already sticky customer base even stickier.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
This Tasmanian mill survived world wars and doonas. Can it go global?
It was founded in 1874 when Australia was the largest producer of wool on the planet. Today the team at Waverley Mills has big plans for a sustainable future.
- Glynis Traill-Nash
Tips for buying a suit off the rack
While tailor-made is best, it’s not always affordable or practical for everyday wear. We asked an expert how to buy instore.
- Lauren Sams
May
‘No guarantee that a sale is a sale’: Why fashion is harder than ever
Growing costs, post-pandemic pain, excess spending and the bugbear of online returns are at the heart of a fashion industry on the brink.
- Lauren Sams
This week’s edit of lovely little luxuries: cute hats to rare whisky
Add gorgeous designer lighting, glittering jewellery and sublime clothing to the mix, and we have inspired suggestions for everyone.
- Eugenie Kelly
Is it sheer madness to experiment with this trend?
Often clothes are about coverage – but if Fashion Week styles are anything to go by, we’ll all be showing off a lot more.
- Lauren Sams
Tag Heuer relaunches the ’80s watches that made it famous
Has the brand hit on a winning collaboration with streetwear brand Kith or will the pricing favour flippers rather than fans?
- Bani McSpedden
Fashion insiders reveal what they wear for a long-haul flight
Flying can be stressful, but you don’t have to look like a white-hot mess. From a chic silk blazer to merino-wool leggings, here are some handy go-to labels.
- Lauren Sams
- Opinion
- AFR Magazine
Forget the big names: fashion brands pivot to less-familiar faces
Instead of models and superstar celebrities, campaigns are finding value in unexpected talent.
- Lauren Sams
This week’s edit of lovely luxuries for travellers at heart
From seasoned adventurers to those just looking for a short break away from home, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
Dream of the 1990s comes alive at Fashion Week
Grunge, denim and sexy slip dresses were all over the runways at Australian Fashion Week.
- Lauren Sams
