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fashion
Levante has launched their new Spring Summer ’26 collection, fronted by Australian supermodel Montana Cox. The collection celebrates timeless elegance through luxurious Italian craftsmanship featuring airy sheers, delicate nets and refined decorative detailing designed to elevate every look this season.
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UNIQLO is bringing its in-store T-shirt customisation service UTme! to NSW for the first time and launching it with an exclusive Ken Done collaboration. Available now at UNIQLO Mid City Centre (Pitt St Mall), customers can create one-of-a-kind designs using 16 exclusive Ken Done stamps, printed on T-shirts or tote bags in store within minutes.
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Under Armour has just launched The Bouncy Tee in Australia, its newest crossover essential, designed to look and feel like a premium cotton tee while performing like activewear. To front the launch, Under Armour has teamed up with Grammy-nominated rapper Gunna and multi-platinum country music star Parker McCollum, showcasing how The Bouncy Tee seamlessly transitions from the gym to the studio, stage and everyday life, without compromising on style.
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Oroton has released their new Spring collection, Modern Movement. This season everything is considered in equal measure – weight against fluidity, structure against softness, quiet colour against the occasional bold stroke. It’s a collection built to move, where each piece carries the next.
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Kowtow has released their new Spring/Summer collection, Prospect Sky. Inspired by the garden built on a barren stretch of shingle in the shadow of a nuclear power station, Prospect Sky explores what can flourish when we work with nature rather than against it.
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TANORA has released their new Resort ’27 collection, created in collaboration with artist and creative Claudia Gomes Brand. The collection is a celebration of craft, heritage and intentional design. For Claudia, the collaboration marked a deeply personal return to creative practices and cultural influences she had drifted away from, resulting in a collection designed to be worn, lived in and cherished for years.
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SABA is reuniting with the Geelong Cats after 26 years, reviving a partnership first stitched in 2000 through founder Joe Saba, when Geelong players walked the SABA runway at the 2000 Melbourne Spring Fashion Festival in a defining moment for Australian fashion and sport. Launching ahead of the AFLW season kick off this Sunday, 9th August, the campaign is rich history and full of nostalgia, featuring AFL and AFLW players styled in SABA, celebrating a shared commitment to craftsmanship, discipline and performance.
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Duke The Label has released their new collection, Espresso. Their biggest and most versatile collection to date, Espresso features a rich, chocolate brown palette, Espresso was designed to work as hard outside the gym as it does inside it, with every piece made to be mixed, matched and worn together across the whole day.
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TOMMY HILFIGER has released their Fall 2026 campaign starring Romeo Beckham, Always Denim. Set within The Mark Hotel, where New York style and cultural influence meet, Romeo hosts a new generation of fashion insiders in a fresh expression of Classic American Cool, effortless, optimistic and always rooted in denim.
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UNIQLO has partnered with the Australian Skin Cancer Foundation (ASCF) to help close that gap, combining the ASCF’s Skin Check Trucks (free, professional checks that travel to towns, workplaces, events and remote areas across the country) with UNIQLO’s UPF50+ UV Protection clothing range. The pop-up activations at truck stops hand out samples from the range, including the AIRism UV Protection Mesh Full Zip Hoodie, all tested against Australia’s sun-protective clothing standard.
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Kate Spade New York has announced two-time Grammy-winning artist Tyler as their new Global Brand Ambassador. Launching their Fall 2026 campaign, the brand continues to inspire a new generation through its “Sparking Something Beautiful” brand ethos, which is rooted in optimism and has the power to spark joy.
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beauty
Mukti Organics has launched their new Bioactive Renewal Collection. After more than a decade in development, the collection combines certified organic botanicals with clinically backed peptides to visibly firm, brighten and support skin renewal.
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ALDI has launched their new beauty Collection, Lacura Stellar. The Collection includes the nourishing Lip Oil in three fruity shades, blurring Pressed Powder and Setting Spray, as well as buildable Foundation Sticks, creamy Blush or Bronzer Sticks, and full-look Lip Duos with matching liner and glossy lipstick in four stunning shades.
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Glow Lab has released their new Triple Moisturising Creamy Body Wash range. Featuring three dessert-inspired fragrances that recently inspired its sold-out Café Creamy pop-up in Bondi, where guests lined up to experience Parisian-style hot chocolates inspired by the collection. More than just fragrance, the collection is formulated with Glow Lab’s Triple Moisturising Blend of Glycerin, Coconut Oil and Shea Butter, combining skincare-inspired ingredients with luxurious, long-lasting scent to deliver an elevated bodycare experience.
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Ella Baché has launched their newly reformulated Breakout Treatment Cream. A targeted, dual-action hero designed to treat active breakouts while actively strengthening the skin barrier. Re-engineered specifically for Australian complexions, this non-drying formula works as an intensive overnight treatment and doubles as an oil-absorbing veil under makeup to control shine throughout the day. Formulated with zinc oxide, nutrient-rich fish oil, and rhodiola, it calms inflammation and supports total skin health.
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A Melbourne-based skincare brand Country of Glow has officially launched. Built around a refreshingly simple idea, that skincare doesn’t need a 12-step routine to work, it just needs to be formulated for the skin you actually have, it’s a philosophy born out of their own two very different skin journeys and their upbringing in Mumbai.
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Rare Beauty have just released their newest fragrance Rare Beginnings Eau de Parfum. Delightfully fruity and inspired by the feeling of fresh starts, it’s every bit as floral and crisp as you could imagine. Think juicy pear nectar, gardenia and jasmine, with a dry down of warm vanilla bean. Pair it with Rare Beauty’s newest fragrance layering balms, Fruity Pear and Sweet Marshmallow for a sweeter finish and longer wear time. With the same ergonomic bottle design as the beloved original formula, it’s the newest, sweetest addition to your fragrance family.
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lifestyle
T2 has released their new collection, Tea To Take You Places. Collaborating with global artists to reimagine its most iconic teas as a collectable gifting range. Featuring T2’s iconic breakfast teas in new destination-inspired Icon Tins and teaware, the range was created with nine internationally recognised artists and designed to be enjoyed, displayed and gifted.
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This weekend, The Woollahra Hotel is back for its second weekend to bring the legendary après-ski party culture of Europe right to the heart of Sydney. Inspired by the iconic La Folie Douce venues in Val Thorens and Val d’Isère, the venue’s Upstairs Terrace will be transformed into a European-style ski chalet, complete with alpine styling, faux snow, luxury ski fashion moments, and the energy of a mountain lodge. Inside, guests will be treated to a limited-edition menu of winter cocktails, nostalgic late-night jaffles, and energetic vibes all round—the perfect way to spend your winter Saturday night, topped off wth Yolanda Be Cool as headliner. Grab your earmuffs, your crew, and your puffer jackets, and enjoy the beauty of ski season in Sydney’s east.
Tickets are $18 per person and can be purchased here.

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