Elyssa Kostopoulos

Sydney

Content Director at RUSSH

Journalism student at UTS. Passionate about writing and the evolving world of the fashion media industry.

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Articles

Jonathan Anderson to succeed as Dior women's creative director

3 weeks ago | russh.com | Elyssa Kostopoulos

In a move that both surprises and excites the fashion world, Dior has announced that Jonathan Anderson will now oversee its womenswear collections, in addition to his role as creative director of menswear. This news follows the recent departure of Maria Grazia Chiuri, who stepped down after a transformative nine-year tenure at the helm of Dior's women's lines.
The best Greek restaurants in Sydney according to a Greek

4 weeks ago | russh.com | Elyssa Kostopoulos

It's no secret that Greek food is the flavour of the moment, and for good reason. In the last couple of years, it seems like every second opening – from fine dining restaurants to low-key sandwich shops – are celebrating the flavours of the Aegean. But with such an influx of new Greek restaurants taking over the city – and many ol' faithful institutions continuing to grow in demand – it can be hard to decipher which Greek restaurants in Sydney are actually worth visiting.
An intimate look inside the Sydney Swans locker room

1 month ago | russh.com | Elyssa Kostopoulos

There’s something about the weight of memory – the way it settles into muscle, how it lingers in a room long after the final whistle. For photographer Ryan Brabazon, the Sydney Swans change room isn’t just a place of preparation and sweat-slick rituals – it’s a personal landscape. Once a player himself, Brabazon returns not as athlete, but as documentarian, camera in hand, attuned to the stillness between sprints.
In conversation with 5 creative women on navigating nurture and self

1 month ago | russh.com | Elyssa Kostopoulos

Writers and friends Kavita Bedford and Amna Qureshi gave birth just one month apart in different continents. During early motherhood they found there was an overload of practical ‘how-to’ and 'what to buy’ information for expecting and new mothers, but neither could find a space for the conversations that they actually wanted to have that reflected their experiences as women of culturally diverse, creative backgrounds. They both had many questions.
The Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 show was all about Boho

1 month ago | russh.com | Elyssa Kostopoulos

Under the twilight sky of Avignon, where whispers of ancient performance still linger in the stone, Louis Vuitton returned fashion to its most primal form: theatre. For Cruise 2026, Nicolas Ghesquière transformed the Cour d’Honneur of the Palais des Papes into a living stage – a reverent nod to France’s architectural legacy and a stirring ode to the performance of dressing. This wasn’t just a runway show. It was a dramaturgy of silhouettes, light, and heritage.
How to wear the biggest trends from Australian Fashion Week 2025

1 month ago | russh.com | Elyssa Kostopoulos

In partnership with THE ICONIC After months of schedule reshuffling and a climate of industry-wide recalibration, Australian Fashion Week 2025 arrived with a new kind of confidence. But don’t mistake subtlety for stagnation. This season was a return to tactility – of fabric, of feeling, of fashion that meets you where you are. From Carriageworks’ tramlines to the front row, what emerged was a wearable future – thoughtful, soft-edged, and immediate.
These are the key differences between May and June Geminis

1 month ago | russh.com | Elyssa Kostopoulos

Gemini season, spanning from 21 May to 20 June, is a time of vibrant energy, curiosity, and duality. Yet, within this astrological window, the Twins themselves exhibit nuanced differences depending on their birth month. Much like the distinction between April and May Taureans, May and June Geminis, though sharing the same sun sign, often express their Gemini traits in subtly different ways. How (and why) do May and June Geminis differ?
How to solve a fashion emergency in 2 hours with Uber

1 month ago | russh.com | Elyssa Kostopoulos

In partnership with Uber Day three, maybe four. I’ve stopped counting. My camera roll is full, my shoulders ache, and I’m beginning to understand what survival mode looks like in a wardrobe context. Somewhere between the fourth show and a late lunch that never happened, I spilled coffee down the front of my only clean white T-shirt. The universe has a sense of humour.
First look at Nagnata's 'Return to Earth' film at AFW 2025

1 month ago | russh.com | Elyssa Kostopoulos

At Australian Fashion Week 2025, Nagnata did what it does best – provoking, grounding, and reminding us that style can be both a visual language and an act of care. With Return to Earth, founder and creative director Laura May unveiled more than just a collection. She offered a philosophy in motion, one that asked not only what we wear, but what we leave behind. “Return to Earth has been a long time in the making,” May says.
Actor Jessica De Gouw gets ready an evening with Cartier

1 month ago | russh.com | Elyssa Kostopoulos

It’s just after golden hour on Collins Street, and inside Cartier’s new Melbourne boutique, the energy is shifting. Velvet-lined rooms. Champagne in tall flutes. Diamonds catching light from every angle. But before the doors opened and the crowd rolled in, Jessica De Gouw was getting ready – somewhere between jazz and 90s pop, surrounded by skincare, silk, and sentiment. “When it comes to big events, I always start with water. Hydrate, hydrate,” she says, perched on the edge of a dressing room chair.