Today
The 20-year-old brand making its fashion week debut
The woman behind Melbourne born-and-bred cool girl label Viktoria & Woods says it’s finally time to reach a wider audience.
- Lauren Sams
Yesterday
Billionaire Pratt leads Aussie charge at garden-themed Met Gala
A high-profile annual event, the Met Gala is a benefit for the New York museum and marks the opening of its Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibit.
- Ben Kellerman
How fashionable is your kitchen?
Designers are harnessing fashion principles to give cookware a stylish makeover.
- Lauren Sams
This Month
- Opinion
- AFR Magazine
Fashion is a way to stand out. But sometimes camouflage is better
I was diagnosed with stage one hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in December. It’s the good kind, as these things go.
- Lauren Sams
This week’s edit of lovely luxuries for Mother’s Day
From active mums to working mums and even sleep-deprived mums, we have inspired gift ideas for the maternal figure in your life right here.
- Eugenie Kelly
How did $1370 knickers become the world’s third-hottest fashion item?
Miu Miu’s unlikely nylon briefs are a highly coveted piece of clothing right now. A closer look at the brand’s strategies shows why that’s not so surprising.
- Laura Craik
British designer Zandra Rhodes pays homage to Australia
The woman who dressed Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Princess Diana is giving back to the country she fell for 53 years ago.
- Lauren Sams
The style I stole from my mum
To celebrate Mother’s Day, Life & Leisure quizzed three duos on how they found their personal look.
- Lauren Sams
TikTok and cost-of-living crisis reignite a mega ’80s style trend
Just because you like a colour, doesn’t mean it likes you. Yes, “getting your colours done” is the new fashion hack for buying smart, not more.
- Lauren Sams
April
The Meta-morphosis of Mark Zuckerberg
The robotic nerd depicted in The Social Network has turned into the kinder, more accessible face of Silicon Valley. What’s going on?
- Vanessa Friedman
This week’s pick of lovely luxuries: beaded dresses and a cult bag
Natural materials are turned into beautiful pieces, from a hand-loomed bag and a tactile coffee table to original art on cotton.
- Eugenie Kelly
Retirement made me feel invisible – so I became a male model
A newfound career after my work life ended has given me purpose and made me feel good about myself. It’s nothing like I would have imagined.
- Anthony Clark Hurd
How the Spice Girls look so good at 50
The group were glowing at Victoria Beckham’s birthday party – here’s how they achieve their youthful look.
- Sonia Haria and Caroline Leaper
This week’s edit of lovely little luxuries
From chic wool slides to cosy corner lamps and retro golf gear, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
The Joe Biden guide to dressing younger
When Donald Trump derides his rival as doddering Uncle Joe, he is missing a point any tailor would point out – there is getting old, and there is looking old.
- Guy Trebay
The business owner who outsourced her fashion choices
Michelle May, buyer’s agent, used to wear head-to-toe black. When she launched her own business, she was adamant she would be herself. In colour.
- Lauren Sams
Middle-aged? Male? Heed the 2pc rule
Throw out your T-shirts and remember to befriend your barber. Oh, and sharpen up your image a little bit more every year past the age of 45.
- Luke Benedictus
Sunak apologises to Adidas Samba wearers for ‘ruining’ their coolness
A video of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the white trainers went viral on social media, sparking another uproar about his fashion choices.
- Genevieve Holl-Allen
This week’s edits of lovely little luxuries: golf and go-to glitter
From statement golf accessories to a classic Chanel bag reimagined, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
How Zoë Foster Blake bought back her business (for a tenth of the price)
This week on The Fin podcast, Lauren Sams takes us inside the deal to regain control of Foster Blake’s skincare business and tells us why there is so much takeover activity in the beauty industry.