Yesterday
Can this designer reinvent the world’s most controversial fashion house?
Former Valentino visionary Pierpaolo Piccioli is betting on something far more disruptive than viral gimmicks: clothes that people actually want to wear.
This Month
There’s no shortcut to being skinny or young. Why do we keep trying?
Even as plastic surgery and GLP-1 drugs become more normalised, there are limits to what they can do.
Zimmermann fashion label appoints new CEO
Long-time chief executive Chris Olliver has made way for a new CEO by way of Italy.
Why men are going all in on the injectables boom
The number of gents spending big to look their best is proof that many are just as insecure about ageing as women.
Mecca and Sephora’s battle for international brands in Australia
The local appetite for international beauty brands is high and Sephora and Mecca are battling it out for the spoils.
Even dentists are getting the spa treatment
Here’s a reason to smile – there’s a new wave of mouth-focused medics aiming to get more clients in, more regularly, with an elevated approach to oral health.
February
Allegro Funds closes in on KKR’s Laser Clinics Australia
If successful, the deal would be a departure from the Sydney buyout firm’s typical focus on special situations and distressed assets on life support.
This skincare expert uses zinc on flights and packs only Issey Miyake
Cosmetic chemist Richard Parker is the creator of Rationale. He lives between Melbourne and Paris. This is how he travels.
Even the Swift effect couldn’t save this billion-dollar make-up brand
Pat McGrath was hailed as the most talented make-up artist of modern times, a favourite of Kim Kardashian and Madonna. It wasn’t enough to save her company.
Lush’s smell might be divisive – but its business success is not
After turning its back on social media, co-founder Rowena Bird explains how a business built on bath bombs balances profits and principles.
January
Thanks to Ozempic, we’ve entered fashion’s new age of reconstruction
From corsets to bustles and oversized panniers, the female form is being exaggerated – or distorted – like never before. What exactly is going on?
When he’s not working with a scalpel, this doctor is a sculptor
For Joseph Hkeik, sculpting the face and sculpting with clay is the same – just a different material.
Naomi Osaka’s dramatic entrance lights up Australian Open
Osaka won in straight sets, but it was her jellyfish-inspired outfit and long white veil that really had people talking.
After a long history with Mecca, Hourglass moves to Sephora
The US cosmetics brand is cementing its foothold in Australia with direct online shipping and bricks-and-mortar stores.
‘Don’t ask for permission’: The Aussie street label taking on the US
Perth street fashion label StreetX achieved 50 per cent growth in just one year after partnering with the AFL and adopting a unique approach to marketing.
December 2025
How Gen Z turned Depop into the new department store
From closet cast-offs to coveted finds, younger shoppers are turning to second-hand clothes on Depop. Increasingly, it’s the marketplace where fashion happens.
MCoBeauty’s former finance chief settles unfair dismissal claim
Stuart Sher sued the cosmetics giant earlier this year arguing he was unfairly dismissed.
I’m still not having Botox, but here are the 5 things I do instead
Beauty norms and societal pressures are changing. I’m embracing my age and feeling good about my looks (without injectables).
24 new watches to ring out the year (from $170 to $218k)
Thinking of splurging on a gift for yourself or a loved one? Take your pick from this selection of striking arm candy.
These new watches tell you what’s happening in the world of horology
It’s been a turbulent time for watchmakers. But they haven’t failed to bring something fabulous to the wrist.
