Fashion & Shopping

Not only is second-hand shopping good for the planet and your wallet, our new research finds the more style-conscious you are, the more likely you are to shop for second-hand clothes and accessories. In the 2020-21 financial year, 72% of Australians purchased at least one item of second-hand clothes – […]

Each time you drag a new item of clothing into a virtual shopping basket, you may be supporting an industry responsible for 10% of global CO₂ emissions – not to mention widespread social harm. Fast fashion, the industry trend which whisks the latest catwalk designs into stores by way of […]

Every time Kate Middleton wears something, the “Kate Effect” ensures it almost immediately sells out — but she’s not the only fashion influencer in the royal family. From Meghan Markle’s comfy flats to the Queen’s luxurious handbags, there are plenty of covetable royal style finds we commoners can shop, too. Whether […]

SWNS British powerlifter with Down syndrome aims for gold at the Commonwealth Games A British powerlifter with Down syndrome is aiming to add to his gold tally at this year’s Commonwealth Games – after being told he’d “never achieve anything”. Inspirational Dan McGauley, 31, is already a three-time gold medalist […]

Fashion giant to open new store in Scottish shopping centre Braehead, the retail and leisure destination owned by property company SGS, has announced the opening of a new H&M store in May. The centre’s existing H&M store will move from its current unit to a new, upgraded ground floor space, […]

The line stretched down the alley where the vibrant store was tucked away, filled with people shivering from the winter cold and the pure excitement, desperate to capitalize on what little time they had available to them. It could be seen as quite an oversized reaction to used clothes shopping. […]

“I only shop fast fashion because I feel I have no other choice,” Stevie Minacs tells me over Zoom. The 22-year-old barista and artist dresses vibrantly, layering vintage pieces with a rotating cast of inexpensive basics from Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Shein. Colourful androgynous outfits dominate Minacs’ Instagram grid, and like […]

Overgate Shopping Centre: New fashion store to open this month Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of […]

A luxury fashion vlogger has revealed the rules she follows in order to be ‘taken seriously’ by employees in high-end boutiques. Sophie Shohet, who lives in London, has racked up over 355,000 subscribers on YouTube from sharing her opinion on luxury goods including fashion, cars and home décor. In her […]

Wealthy Russian socialites are outraged that Chanel has banned them from purchasing their luxury products across the world. The couture fashion house pulled business out of Russia in protest of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, along with many other brands, but the Russian fashionistas did not expect to be barred […]