How Voyager’s designer found the sweet spot between camp and fashion for Eurovision

How Voyager’s designer found the sweet spot between camp and fashion for Eurovision

What makes an iconic Eurovision outfit? ‘We wanted to fit the vibe of Eurovision but still keep it really high-end fashion.’

  • byLauren Ironmonger

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From robes to riches:The fashion targets of Amber Symond

From robes to riches:The fashion targets of Amber Symond

The creative director of Australian brand Common Hours is curating a customer willing to spend big.

  • byDamien Woolnough
At ‘breaking point’,the Australian fashion industry is looking to change

At ‘breaking point’,the Australian fashion industry is looking to change

The federal government has given the fashion industry a $1 million grant to develop a circularity scheme which could change our relationship with clothing forever.

  • byMary Ward
Blink and you’ll miss the new status symbol for bags

Blink and you’ll miss the new status symbol for bags

In a world dominated by “logomania”,small-batch handbags by indie makers are a sleeper hit.

  • byMelissa Singer
One million Australians suffer from an eating disorder. So is this the message young women need?

One million Australians suffer from an eating disorder. So is this the message young women need?

Tokenistic body positivity may be doing more harm than good as young women grapple with body dysmorphia amid mixed messaging through social media.

  • byAmber Schultz
High-top Converse,wide-leg jeans:Inside a ballerina’s wardrobe

High-top Converse,wide-leg jeans:Inside a ballerina’s wardrobe

Ballet dancer Lilla Harvey describes her style as “sometimes moody-grungy,sometimes boyish,sometimes vintage grandma and mostly thrifted.”

  • byGeorgie Gordon
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Aje’s Adrian Norris:We acted like a married couple for the first decade of our label

Aje’s Adrian Norris:We acted like a married couple for the first decade of our label

“Edwina Forest[creative director of Aje] is still one of the most important women in my life.”

  • byJane Rocca
Pleats,fringes,flower power:winter trends take shape on the runway

Pleats,fringes,flower power:winter trends take shape on the runway

It’s been a big week in Australian fashion. Here are the top moments,as viewed from the front row of the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

  • byMelissa Singer
The designers redefining what ‘new’ clothes look like

The designers redefining what ‘new’ clothes look like

Upcycling once meant trawling op-shops and whipping out the sequin gun to give garments a new look. Now,it’s taking centre stage on the catwalk and red carpet.

  • byMelissa Singer
Recognition sought for trailblazing designer Charlotte Blau

Recognition sought for trailblazing designer Charlotte Blau

Anyone who owns a gown by Melbourne fashion label Charlotte Fifth Avenue,which mostly produced dresses in the ’50s and ’60s,has been asked to come forward.

  • byCarolyn Webb
What it takes to make it in fashion,and why some brands fail

What it takes to make it in fashion,and why some brands fail

Following the closure of Alice McCall,there are predictions of more casualties to come. What does it take to stay in the fashion business?

  • byMelissa Singer