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Camilla Franks is showing her true colours.

Camilla’s $138 million colour comeback takes more than kaftans

Lace, denim and Dubai: Camilla Franks moves beyond The White Lotus aesthetic.

  • Damien Woolnough

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Julia Roberts wearing Valentino at the 2001 Academy Awards.

From Jackie O to Julia Roberts: Five Valentino dresses for the history books

Hollywood and British royalty all brought the Italian designer’s work to life on the red carpet. Here are his most memorable creations.

  • Damien Woolnough
The top trends of 2026.

The top fashion trends of 2026: Clogs, ’80s glam are coming in hot

The wardrobe updates you need to know to be fashion forward for the year ahead – and what to take out of circulation.

  • Damien Woolnough
Apple Martin wearing her mother’s vintage Calvin Klein dress, Gwyneth Paltrow in Valentino haute couture and Moses Martin at the New York premiere of Marty Supreme.

Apple Martin raids mum Gwyneth Paltrow’s wardrobe for the red carpet

The singer is one of several celebrity daughters ditching new designer gear for hand-me-downs.

  • Damien Woolnough
Model Katya Gray with designer Mary Argyropoulos wearing pieces from her UTS graduate collection.

Meet the next big name in Australian fashion

From Greek coffees to Maison Margiela dreams, Mary Argyropoulos is on the rise.

  • Damien Woolnough
Models Amelia Morgan and Paris Cassar in gowns created by emerging designer Indigo Stuart for the NGV Gala celebrating Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo.

The next Vivienne Westwood unleashes her inner punk on the red carpet

Emerging designer Indigo Stuart gives her own spin on two fashion greats for the National Gallery of Victoria.

  • Damien Woolnough
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Elphaba’s Wicked Witch of the West costume in For Good.

One bubble dress, two films and 20,000 beads: How Wicked’s costume designer defied gravity

Hundreds of new fantastical costumes from the Academy Award-winning designer will grace our screens in Wicked: For Good next month.

  • Nell Geraets
Stylists Lindyn Rowland and Karinda Mutabazi with model Savannah Kruger in Melbourne’s 1 Hotel preparing for Melbourne Fashion Week.

‘At one point we weren’t invited’: The push for runway diversity

A new wave of stylists at Melbourne Fashion Week are prioritising inclusivity alongside creativity.

  • Damien Woolnough
Designer Christopher Esber with a model wearing his new glasses.

The good, the bad and the brave: Aje and Christopher Esber in Paris

The beach has inspired Australia’s leading designers to make waves in French fashion.

  • Damien Woolnough

The October 5 Edition

In our special spring fashion issue this week, our team rounds up the look of the season, plus we go inside the closets of three dedicated fashion collectors.