Has the new model for buying clothes killed off desire?

Has the new model for buying clothes killed off desire?

As fashion rebuilds after COVID,more brands are enabling consumers to buy things off the runway. But whatever happened to “sleeping on it”?

  • byMelissa Singer

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Can you dress your way to optimism? Yes,and it only takes one garment

Can you dress your way to optimism? Yes,and it only takes one garment

If 2020 was defined by “hibernation wear”,this year is all about the dress. But a particular kind of dress.

  • byMelissa Singer
‘I don’t believe in cancel culture’:Bryanboy and the art of influence

‘I don’t believe in cancel culture’:Bryanboy and the art of influence

For 17 years Bryan Grey Yambao has been stirring fashion’s pot but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming the go-to influencer for many of the world’s top brands.

  • byMelissa Singer
Post-pandemic,women dress for ‘elevated comfort’. So what about men?

Post-pandemic,women dress for ‘elevated comfort’. So what about men?

After decades of a ‘suits and surf wear’ dichotomy,Australian menswear is in the midst of a reinvention. And consumers are the big winners.

  • byMelissa Singer
Four ways to achieve work comfort – and style – that don't include trackies

Four ways to achieve work comfort – and style – that don't include trackies

Ahead,the building blocks everyone – man or woman – needs for a wardrobe to suit our"blurred"working lives.

  • byMelissa Singer
LNP promises to claw back $200 million pledge to Virgin
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LNP promises to claw back $200 million pledge to Virgin

Shadow Treasurer Tim Mander said the money should have been put into tourism instead,prompting a fast rebuke from his Labor counterpart for putting the deal in"jeopardy".

  • byLydia Lynch andMatt Dennien
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This is the key to your wardrobe - for the next 10 years

This is the key to your wardrobe - for the next 10 years

The jacket boasts transseasonal versatility and can make even the most casual outfit seem more put together.

  • byMelissa Singer
Drama and diversity:The top moments at this year's Melbourne fashion festival

Drama and diversity:The top moments at this year's Melbourne fashion festival

Despite the VAMFF being cut short by days,the festival had many highlights - some of which took place far away from the spotlight.

  • byMelissa Singer
'A bit of theatre':Behind the scenes at fashion week's biggest show

'A bit of theatre':Behind the scenes at fashion week's biggest show

On Thursday night,designer Toni Maticevski staged the biggest runway show of his career. Here's a look at what went on behind the scenes.

  • byMelissa Singer
'I'd do it all again':Celeste Barber responds to fire fund critics

'I'd do it all again':Celeste Barber responds to fire fund critics

As the comedian prepares to walk in her first catwalk show,she said she wouldn't change a thing about her mammoth bushfire fundraising effort.

  • byMelissa Singer
'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