Luxury fashion
How the actors’ strike could kill off red carpet fashion
While the Hollywood dispute continues, there are major repercussions for the fashion industry.
- by Bronwyn Cosgrave
Latest
Medusa’s gaze gone in days as Gold Coast’s Palazzo Versace is no more
The luxury haunt of A-listers reopens with an Imperial majesty.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Opinion
Online shopping
I used to think buying ‘superfakes’ was OK. Then I learnt how toxic they are
Once we can appreciate the criminality of fakes, it’s clearer why we should all be concerned. How did they get here? How were they sold unchecked for so long?
- by Melissa Singer
‘Such heartache’: Cosette under investigation after ‘superfake’ bag claims mount
Fair Trading NSW is investigating after receiving a barrage of complaints from women concerned the luxury retailer sold them fake designer handbags.
- by Melissa Singer, Abby Seaman and Hannah Sinclair
Investigation
Online shopping
Louise paid $2500 for her dream bag, but says she was sold a ‘superfake’
A Sydney-based luxury retailer has been accused of selling fake Prada and Gucci handbags, as counterfeits become harder to spot.
- by Melissa Singer
Luxury designers are breaking the denim ceiling with $39,000 jeans
Crystals, beads and feathers are giving denim the luxury treatment to command higher prices.
- by Damien Woolnough
Mother, daughter shoplifters amass Aladdin’s cave of stolen designer clothes
The duo stole more than $56,000 in luxury items from a David Jones store in the CBD, with the mother’s lawyer saying expensive clothing was her “choice of joy”.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
If not Dior, what’s next for Meghan?
With a role alongside Charlize Theron Dior ruled out, Angelina Jolie might set a better example for the duchess.
- by Damien Woolnough
Princess of Wales’ dress designer on brink of collapse
Christopher Kane, whose dresses have been worn by the Princess, Michelle Obama, Rihanna and Cate Blanchett, hopes to find a buyer for the eponymous label.
- by Daniel Woolfson
Would you buy a luxury car or an engagement ring online?
Thanks to digital showrooms and strong brand trust, customers are becoming increasingly comfortable buying expensive items online.
- by Damien Woolnough
Sisterhood of the travelling pants: The rise of holiday wardrobe rentals
Fashion rentals have been growing in popularity but this year, buoyed by the return of the winter escape to Europe, ‘holiday capsules’ are having their moment.
- by Melissa Singer