New York is a city divided by fashion in a week searching for its mojo

New York is a city divided by fashion in a week searching for its mojo

It was commercial blockbusters versus creativity at New York Fashion Week as the city searches for its mojo.

  • byDamien Woolnough

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Let it rain on Tommy Hilfiger’s parade

Let it rain on Tommy Hilfiger’s parade

In a show inspired by Andy Warhol,designer Tommy Hilfiger defied the elements to further his art.

  • byDamien Woolnough
‘I will never forget it as long as I live’:Thelma Plum on singing with Archie Roach

‘I will never forget it as long as I live’:Thelma Plum on singing with Archie Roach

Musician Thelma Plum is not only hitting the high notes in her career,but also using her profile to champion causes close to her heart.

  • byJane Rocca
Nadia Bartel on moving past controversy and the future of fashion

Nadia Bartel on moving past controversy and the future of fashion

After a year in the headlines,Nadia Bartel is letting her label Henne steal the spotlight. Call her what you like:Bartel is rather select about whom she listens to – now.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Don’t call it heroin chic. The return of the ’90s beauty trend

Don’t call it heroin chic. The return of the ’90s beauty trend

With limp hair,hollow eyes and a glossy sheen,models at Fashion Week looked as though they’d time travelled from 1997 – with one exception.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Iconic Australian fashion label accused of rip-off designs

Iconic Australian fashion label accused of rip-off designs

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but not when it comes to the cut-throat fashion industry

  • byLucy Manly
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What happens off the catwalk makes Australian Fashion Week unique

What happens off the catwalk makes Australian Fashion Week unique

Shows at Redfern’s Carriageworks and across the city drew a diverse collection of Sydney’s social “tribes”.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Coachella and Burning Man come to the Australian runway

Coachella and Burning Man come to the Australian runway

The competition for attention from new designers saw technicolour costumes and exaggerated hoop skirts at Australian Fashion Week’s final shows,but quiet achievers cut through the noise.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Powerhouse criticised as popular exhibition ousted to make way for fashion show

Powerhouse criticised as popular exhibition ousted to make way for fashion show

Arts minister Ben Franklin has defended the Powerhouse Museum’s partnering of a runway show for emerging designer Jordan Gogos.

  • byLinda Morris
Making room for every shape,size and ability on the runway

Making room for every shape,size and ability on the runway

Issues of inclusion for size and race are trying to change Australia’s fashion industry one model at a time.

  • byDamien Woolnough
My body was once a source of shame. Today,it made history
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My body was once a source of shame. Today,it made history

I’ve spent half my life working as a model and far too many years equating my self-worth to a number on the scales.

  • byRobyn Lawley