Luxury fashion
How to nail couple-dressing without looking like Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears
From luxury labels to the high street, more brands are blurring gender lines, and writing a fashion prescription that is more inclusive, with fewer rules.
- by Melissa Singer
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These brides broke one of the last wedding dress taboos. And so did I
Being part of the ‘anti-bride’ movement can have its drawbacks, as I learnt.
- by Melissa Singer
This Australian billion-dollar luxury fashion retailer has taken the world by storm. But read the fine print
Cettire has dazzled both well-heeled shoppers and investors with its bargains and extraordinary growth, but it has also become the most polarising success story on the ASX.
- by Colin Kruger
You can’t simply walk into Hermes and buy a Birkin bag. This pair is suing instead
The exclusivity of the item is very much part of its appeal – but a pair of California residents who have struck out in their attempts to buy the bags have decided that enough is enough.
- by Jacob Bernstein
Gucci’s China problem delivers a $10.5 billion blow to owner
The brand’s flamboyant look has lost favour with Chinese shoppers, wiping billions off the value of the French luxury group behind it.
- by Eric Pfanner and Angelina Rascouet
All the looks from the Oscars 2024 red carpet
The must-see red carpet fashion at the 96th Academy Awards.
High-end collectors tighten their belts as rising cost of living bites
Cost-of-living pressures show no favours, with the ultra-rich tightening their belts as demand slumps for high-end art, upmarket jewellery and handbags, and collectable cars.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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
Opinion
Social media
The uber-influencer who flew too close to the digital sun
This Italian anti-hero of “quiet luxury” has harvested 30 million Instagram followers and made herself a multimillionaire by entirely eschewing privacy.
- by Rachel Sanderson
$700 for a bikini: Is there any point buying ‘investment’ swimwear?
Dealing with SPF, chlorine and salt, our swimsuits are some of the hardest-working pieces in our wardrobes. So, how much should we spend on them?
- by Melissa Singer
Why more luxury brands like to call Australia home
The domestic luxury market is so strong that international fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton and Gucci are expanding in Australia.
- by Carolyn Cummins