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However, marketing lecturer at the University of Sydney Dr Christina Anthony notes certain things are best bought online, particularly if the brand offers further in-app or desktop discounts. “Nearly 50 per cent of Australians said they want to participate in Black Friday this year, with about 45 per cent of them doing so online,” she […]
Leather is also a sweatier affair than most cardigans, jumpers or sweater vests, which can be worn with shorts or layered over singlets when the summer sun sets. Yet even with its once nerdy reputation, thanks to television’s Mister Rogers and softboi singers from the sixties such as Val Doonican, the cardigan now packs a […]
“We could have the event in Sydney in August, which is when the store wars took place and David Jones and Myer used to have their shows,” says fashion publicist Adam Worling, who has worked with Carla Zampatti, Lisa Ho and Thread Together. “It’s a time when designers need commercial support. MFF is similarly timed […]
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size The expression is “only fools and horses”. Gai Waterhouse clearly prefers horses. Before the fizz of her sparkling water has dulled, Waterhouse has powered through forthright opinions on gluttony, work ethics, personal grooming and the culture of criticism in Australia. Trainer Gai Waterhouse moves to Melbourne for […]
What is on the rise are returns of expensive items, driven by cost-of-living remorse, he adds. “There’s a very high correlation – the more expensive a product, the higher the return rate,” he says. Returns warrior: The Iconic chief executive Jere Calmes. “There’s a sustainability angle that really we need to do something about. And […]