Alyx Gorman

5 days ago | msn.com | Steph Harmon |Michael Sun |Alyx Gorman |Sian Cain |Beejay Silcox |Fiona Wright | +3 more

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5 days ago | theguardian.com | Steph Harmon |Michael Sun |Alyx Gorman |Sian Cain |Beejay Silcox |Fiona Wright | +3 more

Salvage by Jennifer MillsScience fiction, Pan Macmillan, $34.99What does it mean to build a new world from the wreckage of a broken one? This question lies at the heart of Jennifer Mills’ mesmerising new novel, Salvage, which tracks the fortunes of two estranged sisters: gruff, defensive Jude and spectral Celeste. This is a work of speculative fiction, set in a near-future ravaged by war and climate crisis. To survive the chaos, Jude is convinced she needs to shed her past and avoid attachments.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman

Jewel-encrusted Miu Miu sunglasses, an Yves Saint Laurent handbag, or a Louis Vuitton suit with the tags still on all sound like once-in-a-lifetime op shop discoveries, but all three are included in the approximately 20,000 items an Australian charity shop made available for sale online on Thursday. Vinnies Finds is a project four years in the making, says the Vinnies NSW CEO, Yolanda Saiz. “This is a really high-end e-commerce platform that we’ve taken the time to build out,” she says.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman

Pierpaolo Piccioli has been named creative director of renowned French couture house Balenciaga, the latest in a series of moves across the upper echelons of the fashion industry. The appointment follows the departure of controversial former creative director Denma to Gucci in March. Under Denma, Balenciaga became known for a “memecore” approach to high fashion, creating novelty garments from towel skirts to handbags shaped like coffee cups.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman |Lucianne Tonti

Romance Was BornThe wafts of fake snow falling from the ceiling were far from the most extravagant flourishes at Romance Was Born’s sequin, crystal and pearl-encrusted 20th anniversary show, which closed out Australian fashion week.