This Month
The Australian who sells her sandals worldwide is now making clothes
Anna McLaren couldn’t find the perfect footwear, so she made it. Now she’s doing the same with ready-to-wear.
- Lauren Sams
Signature style steals the show at Paris Fashion Week
From Sarah Burton’s swansong for McQueen to “unpolished” classics at Valentino and Rei Kawakubo’s colourful sculptures at Comme des Garçons, the looks stayed true to brand.
- Lauren Indvik
Want to look fashionable? Buy some shiny clothes
If the beginning of this year was defined by quiet luxury, then the end will be characterised by high-octane, brilliant, gleaming gloss.
- Lauren Sams
August
The Aussie ‘fabric nerd’ who’s become Gen Z’s go-to designer worldwide
Christopher Esber’s clothes are worn by some of the world’s biggest style influencers. It all began with a trip to Bunnings.
- Lauren Sams
Excess all areas: inside Dolce & Gabbana’s VIP extravaganza
Why settle on a mere runway show when you and your top customers can take over an Italian village?
- Glynis Traill-Nash
This fashion designer has already set the dress code for her funeral
Pip Edwards knows the best part of skiing is the après-ski. Après her life? She has plans for that, too.
- Lauren Sams
Australian men need to dress better (and this designer wants to help)
From Colombia and Switzerland comes Belance, a menswear brand with a distinctive voice, as expressed by co-owner Oscar Leal.
- Lauren Sams
July
The woman who has defined French chic for nearly 40 years
With her brand Sandro, Evelyne Chétrite developed a style all her own – one that is now copied endlessly the world over.
- Lauren Sams
May
Love of shopping leads to Australian Fashion Week debut
Leo Lin’s pursuit of perfection is paying off as his emerging brand becomes one of the hottest in the country.
- Lauren Sams
Anine Bing: the label that fashion insiders wear
Bing designs clothes that women want, but are they buying her pared-back blazers, jeans and T-shirts or the former model and blogger’s own innate style?
- Lauren Sams
March
How Camilla Franks broke all the rules (and got on White Lotus)
Once derided as not being a true fashion designer, the kaftan and resort wear queen now reigns supreme.
- Updated
- Eugenie Kelly
This couple took over a friend’s business, then made it a phenomenon
Ganni has long been beloved by its Australian customers. Now it finally has a home here.
- Updated
- Lauren Sams
How the Zimmermanns built a fashion empire
With a Milan-based backer and a star turn in Paris, these sisters are transforming their Australian label into a European powerhouse.
- Updated
- Lauren Sams
Dressing is a language, says first P. Johnson Femme creative director
The new women’s fashion label feels like coming home for Emily Riley.
- Eugenie Kelly
What happened when Paul Smith designed a Picasso exhibition
‘The Collection in a New Light!’ uses the fashion designer’s subversive eye to play tricks with the works of one of the greatest of all tricksters.
- Peter Aspden
- Exclusive
- Life & Leisure
Welcome to Ralph Lauren’s home: Sydney flagship to offer classics and more
Designed by the fashion brand’s in-house architectural team, the four-storey boutique “represents the dream”, says CEO Patrice Louvet ahead of its March 31 opening.
- Lauren Sams
Here’s what you’ll be wearing in 2023
There was an overwhelming sense of excitement at the 2023 Paris Fashion Week autumn-winter shows, a palpable frisson that something momentous was happening.
- Lauren Sams
Here comes the bride, wearing Bianca Spender
“In a way, you’re walking with someone down the aisle,” says the Australian fashion designer of her inaugural bridal wear collection.
- Eugenie Kelly
February
This designer refuses to play the fashion game. She’s winning anyway
Ten years ago Anna Hoang quietly created Anna Quan, a brand that whispers effortless, insouciant cool. It’s still turning heads worldwide.
- Lauren Sams
He built a fashion empire. Now he’s launching 71 wellness products
“Health nut” Adrian Norris co-founded the clothing label Aje. For his next venture, he’s going into the beauty business with his new brand Ikkari.
- Eugenie Kelly
