Fashion Week
‘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
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‘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
‘This is the billboard moment’: Christopher Esber takes Paris
The designer has been fashion’s next big thing for 13 years. Now he is ready to take on the world.
- by Damien Woolnough
Robot rabbits, black eyes and criminals: It’s fashion, darling
This fashion month, people are talking about stunts not clothes. Here are the biggest headline-grabs so far.
- by Damien Woolnough
Truck carrying Balmain fashion week runway clothes hijacked in Paris
The Balmain fashion brand now a race against the clock to remake the pieces that were due to be unveiled at Paris Fashion Week in about a week.
- by Vivian Song
Same same but different: What Australia can learn from New Zealand fashion
Cultural integrity, stealth wealth style and plenty of black made a mark at NZ Fashion Week.
- by Damien Woolnough