Fashion

Here are six times clothes, and the people who wore or designed them, helped forge the story of our country — for better and worse.

Australian hatmaker, Akubra has been sold to the mining magnates by the Keir family, who owned the company for 147 years.

The family that's made the famed headwear for 147 years says a promise by mining magnates Andrew and Nicola Forrest to keep the brand in Australian hands convinced them to sell.

New outfits are a must on Diwali as it believed to attract blessings over the new year. An emblem of tradition and culture, we unpack some common ones and exhibit your best looks over this festive season.

Why do I find the more absurd fashion trends so beguiling? I think it's their very absurdity, and the alternative reality they promise, when all else is grim, writes Virginia Trioli.

Personal shopper and stylist Cate Massi says hiring an outfit for special occasions has become "very fashionable" — and it could help you save money, and the planet.

Most men will rent a suit for a formal event, but how many women hire their dresses?

More than 200 items of memorabilia from late pop superstar Prince are going to auction, including his iconic white puffy shirt from a performance of Purple Rain.

Comedian Celeste Barber is no stranger to the absurdities of the fashion industry, but even she was taken aback to learn the extent to which some clothes – and the women who wore them – were policed in our nation’s past.

Previously, when tourists stopped at Coolgardie's visitor centre for souvenirs, there were none. It gave Rose Mitchell the idea of making some. Then, with her town's support, her dream of creating wearable art, and a high-end fashion show, became a reality.

From plus-sized markets to life drawing, Sydney's self-described fat babes are reclaiming a word they say was once synonymous with failure.

Scientists at Deakin University discover how to mulch down old clothing into a pigment as part of an going project looking at textile waste solutions.

Models are boycotting Melbourne Fashion Week over racist treatment. The action hopes to spark a greater discussion about resources to make the industry more equal.

As Year 12 students work through their last assignments and prepare for exams, Jacky Ayres has been making alterations to a growing pile of uniforms to turn them into eye-catching fashion statements for Schoolies.

Love them or hate them, bras are part of everyday life for countless women ... but rarely are they hand-made by the wearer.

A Brisbane boy's school might soon phase out its iconic uniform of shorts and long socks to remain contemporary amid changed fashion trends — even in summer.

No wire, no velcro, no zips, no elastic. This was the challenge Carmel Ryan faced in making her piece for this year's Australian Wearable Art Festival. 

As regulators try to navigate the impact of artificial intelligence, could it outpace them, and will fashion models and the people behind their photo shoots be some of the first casualties as avatars take over?

Swedish influencer Matilda Djerf and her clothing line, Djerf Avenue, are facing backlash from content creators with smaller audiences who claim her company is unfairly issuing copyright strikes against them.

The guest list was not as famous and the costumes were made by locals, but this South Australian town's take on New York's Met Gala brought striking creativity to the catwalk.

The cost-of-living crisis and long-term effects of natural disasters won't stop these HSC students having the night of their lives thanks to a fashion charity project.

Gowns and suits have brought glitz and glamour to the remote Indigenous community of Aurukun on the Cape York Peninsula for the town's second-ever NAIDOC ball.

From striking art installations to one-of-a-kind costumes, two designers are transforming marine debris into "beautiful things" that highlight a scourge that plagues our beaches.  

'Birth of the Babel Fish' ghost net garment impresses judges at World of WearableArt® Show in New Zealand and wins two Aussie designers the International Designer Award (Australia and Pacific) in the 'Mars and Beyond' category.

A major NSW cotton operation says it is producing the world's first verified, carbon-positive cotton, for which global companies with sustainable sourcing targets are paying up to $80 more for a bale.