You can’t simply walk into Hermes and buy a Birkin bag. This pair is suing instead

You can’t simply walk into Hermes and buy a Birkin bag. This pair is suing instead

The exclusivity of the item is very much part of its appeal – but a pair of California residents who have struck out in their attempts to buy the bags have decided that enough is enough.

  • byJacob Bernstein

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Gucci’s China problem delivers a $10.5 billion blow to owner

Gucci’s China problem delivers a $10.5 billion blow to owner

The brand’s flamboyant look has lost favour with Chinese shoppers,wiping billions off the value of the French luxury group behind it.

  • byEric Pfanner andAngelina Rascouet
All the looks from the Oscars 2024 red carpet
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All the looks from the Oscars 2024 red carpet

The must-see red carpet fashion at the 96th Academy Awards.

High-end collectors tighten their belts as rising cost of living bites

High-end collectors tighten their belts as rising cost of living bites

Cost-of-living pressures show no favours,with the ultra-rich tightening their belts as demand slumps for high-end art,upmarket jewellery and handbags,and collectable cars.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
What to wear now:Pointy collars,long sleeves and good underwear

What to wear now:Pointy collars,long sleeves and good underwear

Get a head start on the top trends from the New York Fashion Week runway.

  • byDamien Woolnough
The uber-influencer who flew too close to the digital sun

The uber-influencer who flew too close to the digital sun

This Italian anti-hero of “quiet luxury” has harvested 30 million Instagram followers and made herself a multimillionaire by entirely eschewing privacy.

  • byRachel Sanderson
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$700 for a bikini:Is there any point buying ‘investment’ swimwear?

$700 for a bikini:Is there any point buying ‘investment’ swimwear?

Dealing with SPF,chlorine and salt,our swimsuits are some of the hardest-working pieces in our wardrobes. So,how much should we spend on them?

  • byMelissa Singer
Why more luxury brands like to call Australia home

Why more luxury brands like to call Australia home

The domestic luxury market is so strong that international fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton and Gucci are expanding in Australia.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
How Hermes became Europe’s biggest family fortune after spurning LVMH’s ‘wolf in cashmere’

How Hermes became Europe’s biggest family fortune after spurning LVMH’s ‘wolf in cashmere’

Fifth and sixth-generation Hermes owners stopped the “wolf in cashmere” making their luxury brand another label in LVMH’s stable of about 75 brands that includes Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior.

  • byTara Patel andAngelina Rascouet
Princess Diana dress fetches more than $1.7 million at auction

Princess Diana dress fetches more than $1.7 million at auction

A dress worn by Diana,Princess of Wales,has become the most expensive item of her clothing to be sold after fetching 11 times the asking price at auction.

  • byVictoria Ward
Louis Vuitton takes hold of the Australian Open’s top prize

Louis Vuitton takes hold of the Australian Open’s top prize

French luxury label Louis Vuitton is the official trophy trunk partner of the 2024 Australian Open.

  • byDamien Woolnough