Style & fashion

Style and fashion news and features from Sally-Ann Mullin, former head of Bauer Media’s Fashion Department, ex-editor of Fashion Quarterly and a judge on Project Runway NZ.
Why prices of the world's most expensive handbags keep rising
The Life

Why prices of the world's most expensive handbags keep rising

Designers charging more to maintain exclusivity image as industry balloons.

Hermès' US$151 billion family fortune is Europe’s biggest
Bloomberg

Hermès' US$151 billion family fortune is Europe’s biggest

The crown jewel of the luxury goods industry does things its own way, hence its success.

Bloomberg 31 Dec 2023
Trelise Cooper says brand's not for sale but did consider 'investment options'
Retail

Trelise Cooper says brand's not for sale but did consider 'investment options'

The brand is forecast to generate A$24m of revenue for the 2023 financial year.

Staff reporters 17 Jul 2023
‘Crappiest fountain’ a Wellington jewel for 53 years
Design

‘Crappiest fountain’ a Wellington jewel for 53 years

The water feature doesn’t quite work the way its designer intended any longer, but it’s still loved.

Greg Hurrell 29 Dec 2022