Luxury fashion
Investigation
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Vanishing one-star reviews: Is Cosette silencing ‘superfake’ victims?
As fair trading’s investigation into the retailer nears $1 million in suspect stock, one question remains: how did this happen?
- by Melissa Singer
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‘It’s never only been about the money’: The Zimmermann success story
From a market stall to a reported billion-dollar valuation, Nicole and Simone Zimmermann’s label is an inspiration.
- by Damien Woolnough
Luxury fashion’s new giant: Coach, Versace part of $13b mega-deal
Coach, Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors are part of the latest deal in the world of luxury fashion.
- by Jeannette Neumann
How the actors’ strike could kill off red carpet fashion
While the Hollywood dispute continues, there are major repercussions for the fashion industry.
- by Bronwyn Cosgrave
Medusa’s gaze gone in days as Gold Coast’s Palazzo Versace is no more
The luxury haunt of A-listers reopens with an Imperial majesty.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Opinion
Online shopping
I used to think buying ‘superfakes’ was OK. Then I learnt how toxic they are
Once we can appreciate the criminality of fakes, it’s clearer why we should all be concerned. How did they get here? How were they sold unchecked for so long?
- by Melissa Singer
‘Such heartache’: Cosette under investigation after ‘superfake’ bag claims mount
Fair Trading NSW is investigating after receiving a barrage of complaints from women concerned the luxury retailer sold them fake designer handbags.
- by Melissa Singer, Abby Seaman and Hannah Sinclair
Investigation
Online shopping
Louise paid $2500 for her dream bag, but says she was sold a ‘superfake’
A Sydney-based luxury retailer has been accused of selling fake Prada and Gucci handbags, as counterfeits become harder to spot.
- by Melissa Singer
Luxury designers are breaking the denim ceiling with $39,000 jeans
Crystals, beads and feathers are giving denim the luxury treatment to command higher prices.
- by Damien Woolnough
Mother, daughter shoplifters amass Aladdin’s cave of stolen designer clothes
The duo stole more than $56,000 in luxury items from a David Jones store in the CBD, with the mother’s lawyer saying expensive clothing was her “choice of joy”.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
If not Dior, what’s next for Meghan?
With a role alongside Charlize Theron Dior ruled out, Angelina Jolie might set a better example for the duchess.
- by Damien Woolnough