The new fashion rules for fat people
Opinion
Style

The new fashion rules for fat people

The fashion rules that are ingrained in us from a young age all add up to one cohesive message:don’t look fat. Let’s put those rules in the bin where they belong – and follow these instead.

  • byJenna Guillaume

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Lizzo’s ‘smoothie detox’ does not make her a traitor
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Diet

Lizzo’s ‘smoothie detox’ does not make her a traitor

It started on December 15,when the award-winning musician posted on Instagram about doing a 10-day cleanse. The backlash was instant – and completely unfair.

  • byJenna Guillaume
The viral strawberry dress that proves the'worst dressed'list needs to go
Opinion
Style

The viral strawberry dress that proves the'worst dressed'list needs to go

A frothy pink dress covered in sparkly strawberries has seized the attention of social media users and celebrities alike. But this should have happened back in January.

  • byJenna Guillaume
To calm down,shut up:a multitasker's meditation breakthrough

To calm down,shut up:a multitasker's meditation breakthrough

Ten days of quiet at a Vipassana meditation retreat yields a serious Eureka moment – and some other unexpected emotions.

  • byChristine Jackman
What your mirror habits might actually mean
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Body image

What your mirror habits might actually mean

As our collective care factor plunged,the value we attached to our appearance plummeted. And it’s,actually,freeing.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Backpacks and broomsticks:how the fitness industry is keeping us active

Backpacks and broomsticks:how the fitness industry is keeping us active

Gyms,like most businesses,have had to adapt to survive,especially around what they can offer clients.

  • byGreg Callaghan
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'I don't think we would have seen something like this decades ago'

'I don't think we would have seen something like this decades ago'

Is Ita Buttrose the first ABC chair to walk a fashion week? Likely,but she welcomes it.

  • byMary Ward
How 3D scanning technology is virtually transforming tailoring

How 3D scanning technology is virtually transforming tailoring

A variety of “virtual” changing room options have popped up on the web recently,allowing purchasers to “try on” items of clothing before they buy.

  • byGreg Callaghan
2019 was the year of body positivity. Thanks,Lizzo

2019 was the year of body positivity. Thanks,Lizzo

2019 will be remembered as the year we watched,unfazed,as full-figure women graced red carpets,stages,our screens and magazine covers.

  • byElizabeth Wellington
Turning the horror of swimwear shopping into a positive experience

Turning the horror of swimwear shopping into a positive experience

We have little choice but to cram ourselves into a poorly-lit change room with a pile of swimmers,praying we don’t need to go through this again for another 10 years.

  • bySophie Aubrey
'One day,tired of all the teasing,I stopped wearing bathers'

'One day,tired of all the teasing,I stopped wearing bathers'

After hiding her body away for years,Clare takes the plunge and gets back in the swim.

  • byClare Bowditch