Australian fashion
Ageless style defied the career-limiting odds of the fashion industry
Helmut Newton pronounced the photographs of Maggie Tabberer to be “wonderful, just wonderful!”
- by Amy Ripley
Latest
Australia’s first supermodel Maggie Tabberer dies at 87
From model to television personality, Maggie Tabberer paved the way for Deborah Hutton, Jennifer Hawkins, Miranda Kerr as a multi-hyphenate in fashion.
- by Damien Woolnough
Analysis
Fashion retail
Katies and Noni B owner allegedly left directors uninsured
Clothing group Mosaic Brands went into administration in late October with debts of at least $249 million.
- by Anne Hyland
How a photography school drop-out become one of the hottest names in Australian fashion
Already a hit with influencers, Effie Kats proved this spring carnival she’s also a label for “serious” women. Now she’s on track to make her first $1 million.
- by Melissa Singer
Katy Perry wins appeal in trademark fight with Sydney fashion designer
A court ruled an Australian loungewear designer’s “Katie Perry” brand name should be cancelled, in a decision the small businesswoman said was “heartbreaking”.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Classic Country Road returns to the fashion frontlines with top award
Stephen Bennett, founder of Country Road, is finally recognised by the Australian fashion industry with an award.
- by Damien Woolnough
Opinion
Fashion Week
It’s the end of the runway for Australian fashion
IMG abandoning Australian Fashion Week signals the end of a glossier and more glamorous era.
- by Damien Woolnough
‘It’s a sad day’: The uncertain future of Australian Fashion Week
The owners of Australia’s premier fashion event are leaving the runway behind.
- by Damien Woolnough
Opinion
Style
After living in Denmark, I’ve realised Australians are fashion slobs
For months, I lived in sartorial heaven. But when I came home, beautifully styled outfits were replaced with track pants and stretched out T-shirts.
- by Caroline Zielinski
Melbourne Fashion Week becomes unlikely battleground for lord mayoral candidates
A candidate is hatching a plan to add another top-flight fashion festival to Melbourne – by stealing it from Sydney.
- by Cara Waters
‘I want to be the biggest brand in the country’: The next gen of Aussie shoemakers
Australia’s footwear manufacturing industry is all but gone, but a small group of passionate craftspeople are keeping the art of shoe-making alive.
- by Lauren Ironmonger