Lauren Sams

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Apr 17, 2025 – 5.00amGift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginFrom CIA agents to zombies, F1 drivers to unemployed British strivers, streaming services are awash with top-grade content. So, how do you decide what to watch while relaxing on holidays? Loading...

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It’s the worst-kept secret in the fashion world – the margins on luxury goods are out of step with the real costs of the products. The eruption of the trade war between China and the US has brought the issue out of the closet. TikTok creators from China are flooding the platform with videos inviting audiences inside the factories where luxury goods are manufactured, seemingly explaining where and how products like Hermes Birkin bags are made in an effort to circumvent Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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On Monday evening, The Australian Financial Review Magazine hosted an intimate celebration of the just-opened patrimonial exhibition from French jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels. Hosted by Van Cleef & Arpels Oceania managing director Julie To and AFR Magazine deputy editor Lauren Sams, the event played host to guests including Lanolips CEO Kirsten Carriol, Carla Zampatti CEO Alex Schuman, Oroton’s Jennifer Child and Cultiver CEO Nicolle Sullivan. Loading...

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Apr 15, 2025 – 5.00amGift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginQuestion | Recently I commented on a colleague’s outfit choice, telling her she looked fantastic. She told me that she had employed a stylist to put together “looks” for her. Is this something non-celebrities do? We’re accountants! – Bean CounterDear Bean,Loading...

1 week ago | afr.com | Lauren Sams

Skip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerHelp using this website - Accessibility statementIn January, The Atlantic published a story whose headline read, “Dinner is Terrible: You’ll Never Get off the Dinner Treadmill.” Anyone who has rushed home after work to commence the “witching hour” duties of preparing, cooking and serving a (hopefully) nutritious meal – different from the one you made the day before! – understood the premise immediately.