Fashion Week
What to wear now: Pointy collars, long sleeves and good underwear
Get a head start on the top trends from the New York Fashion Week runway.
- by Damien Woolnough
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What it’s really like to stage a mega-fashion show in Paris
Weeks after Zimmermann became Australia’s first fashion unicorn, creative director Nicky took us behind the scenes to see what it really takes to get runway-ready.
- by Dave Tacon
Tourists flock back to Melbourne post-pandemic with an urge to splurge
The City of Melbourne has bounced back as a tourist destination, attracting more than 6.7 million day-trippers last financial year.
- by Cara Waters
‘Why do they think this is OK?’ The latest fashion copycat row
Sydney designer Mariam Seddiq is seeking an explanation for a Melbourne label appearing to copy her work.
- by Damien Woolnough
‘You really are invisible’: A designer spills the beans on showing in Paris
Some designers, like Zimmermann and Christopher Esber, get the French fairytale. For others, launching a label overseas is a tough slog.
- by Melissa Singer
Contouring out, highlighting in: The new guide to French girl make-up
The Paris Fashion Week shows were a display of beauty at its best.
- by Stephanie Darling
From warfront to wardrobe: the details that once meant life or death
From the bloody history of the humble white T-shirt to the trench coat, fashion owes a debt to wartime uniforms.
- by Melissa Singer
Australian label tries to crack Paris
Melbourne designer Estelle Michaelides launched her new label, Saint Stella M, during Paris Fashion Week last month.
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‘Dehumanising’: Models announce boycott amid fashion industry racism claims
A collective of black models will boycott Melbourne Fashion Week this year, citing multiple experiences of racism across the industry.
- by Antoinette Lattouf and Osman Faruqi
‘Bunny ears’: The Brownlow look that’s already a hit on the runway
Some of the most-requested looks from the red carpet have already popped up on the Paris catwalks at Zimmermann, Valentino and Mugler.
- by Melissa Singer
Seeing red: Pauline Hanson’s Chinese Communist background revealed
Artist Merry Sparks’ revolutionary approach to her portrait of the One Nation leader proves that less is Mao.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell