To all prospective travellers: Discover why buying Ralph Lauren clothes in Bali can be a mistake. Here’s the surprising truth about those enticingly low prices. We all know that Bali is full of eccentricities. Just think of its newly rebranded ‘New Moscow’ town or its ‘cruel, rotten’ local coffee blend. What you may not have…

Many were surprised when Anne Hathaway wore a shirt-dress by fast fashion retailer Gap to a Bulgari event. But the draw here: the dress was custom-made by Gap’s Creative Director Zac Posen, who has long been considered a high fashion insider. Remember Deepika’s pink gown in the 2019 MET Gala? Posen had designed that. Many…

In some countries in south-east Asia, including Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand, a distinctive street style has emerged, characterised by counterfeit luxury fashion. Here, many people sport counterfeits of labels such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Prada. View image in fullscreen In Vietnam, for example, one can see street food vendors wearing trousers and long-sleeved…

Nearing the end of a global upscale transformation, which has taken two decades, Club Med reveals its beach resort, Club Med Phuket, after a first phase of renovations. We speak to the brand’s CEO of East, South Asia and Pacific, Rachael Harding for all the details

By midday last Friday, a large queue had formed in Mayfair, London, as shoppers lined up for one last shot at getting their hands on one of the Vampire’s Wife’s signature and highly coveted Falconetti dresses, once called “the dress of the decade” by Vogue. Earlier in the week, the London-based brand, founded in 2014…

Emily O’Shea, a final year fashion student at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), was walking to college on December 22nd, 2022, when she was knocked down by an electric scooter and suffered catastrophic facial injuries. She not only had broken ribs, broken cheekbones and eye socket nerve damage, but her recovery from…

Images courtesy of Emma Mulholland Australian Fashion Week may have wrapped up, but though the runway is a fleeting moment for an eager audience, the time, energy, and resources poured into the occasion are anything but. For Emma Mulholland, founder of EM on Holiday, the leadup to her cult label’s debut at Sydney’s Carriageworks was…