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Annie Brown
Annie Brown
Annie Brown is a Sydney-based fashion and lifestyle journalist. Her work has appeared in the Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, Vogue, Elle and more.

James Bond author Ian Fleming worked in the building, while Winston Churchill used to give his address from the balcony of the old War Office, now transformed into a luxury hotel

Hermès, Loewe, Miu Miu and other brands have jumped on the trend for personalising bags with charms and chains – after all, Jane Birkin herself did this back in the day

This new look is coming from brands like Louis Vuitton and Ralph Lauren, but also collabs like Bape and Adidas Golf, Travis Scott and Nike, and emerging brands like rapper Macklemore’s Bogey Boys and Malbon Golf

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Today’s designers are reshaping bridal fashion with fresh silhouettes, playful colours and textures, and a focus on individuality and – above all – fun

Audrey Hepburn and Princess Diana are little black dress icons of the 20th century, Jennifer Aniston has rocked the look for decades, and Sydney Sweeney recently donned three LBDs in 24 hours

Bulgari, Audemars Piguet, Cartier and Louis Vuitton are all revamping old classics to capture the craze driven by Barbie’s Ken, TikTok ‘mob wives’ and a 1980s revival

Loewe, Gucci, Fendi, Saint Laurent and a slew of other brands are adding overalls, cargo pants and chore coats to their collections, while Emily Ratajkowski, Sofia Richie and Hailey Bieber rock the workwear trend

Timothée Chalamet’s Louis Vuitton look helped make hoodies high fashion – with Loewe, Bottega Veneta, Miu Miu, Michael Kors and more rushing to join the party

Coco Chanel was famously superstitious, with brand totems such as the lion and the No 5 living on, while Christian Dior reportedly consulted his clairvoyant on all major decisions

Zendaya’s latest film Challengers is set to fire up tennis lovers and TikTokers for the summer season, with Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu and Ralph Lauren already involved in styling the scene

New album Cowboy Carter sees Queen Bey hitch her wagon to a trend already rolling thanks to Pharrell Williams’ FW24 show for Louis Vuitton, Barbie’s Margot Robbie and Bella Hadid’s rodeo-chic

Even big-name bands like Louis Vuitton, Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier are giving opals and topazes their chance to shine as consumers look beyond traditional gems to more diverse pieces that may offer more than just a pretty sparkle

Fashion princesses from Diana to Rihanna have given a regal stamp of authority to the WASPy polos, jumpers and blazers that are hitting our streets as well as our screens in shows like Saltburn and The Crown

It’s official: high fashion is going to the beach, with designers from Miuccia Prada for Miu Miu to Virginie Viard at Chanel embracing the frivolity of beachwear this summer

Miles Teller’s wife Keleigh Sperry gifted Tay Tay a ring we can’t stop talking about – though designers at Dior, Fendi and Louis Vuitton are all old fans

Styles change, as do financial circumstances, and today it’s OK to refresh your treasured piece with a new look or bigger diamond – just ask Meghan Markle

Is it OK to wear vintage fur? Celebs from Rihanna to Sofia Coppola think so, with retro pieces more sustainable than faux fur and more ethical than buying new pieces

A-listers and trendsetters are finding new ways to make the stones stand out, eschewing traditional solitaires for stacking or deliberately mismatching pieces in fun ways

Swift broke the internet when she lost the stone from her Van Cleef & Arpels ring at the VMAs, now Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York is set to ignite more retro inspo

Nothing screams quiet luxury wealth like a well-attired winter holiday in a mountaintop ski chalet – as A-listers from Princess Diana to Gwyneth Paltrow have known all along

Having made a triumphant return at Loewe, Fendi and Thom Browne, the preppy sweater trend has found fans in Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Alexa Chung and Tracee Ellis Ross

Queen Victoria had a bracelet with nine lockets containing strands of hair from each of her nine children – and who can forget Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton’s ‘romantic’ vials of blood?

From Ancient Egypt to Henry VIII, Coco Chanel to Jackie Kennedy, and more hip-hop artists than we can ever name, gold chains have endured as the ultimate jewellery power play

Nostalgic for personalised friendship bracelets? They’ve come and gone over the years – now Swift has ignited interest again, exchanging them with besties Justin Timberlake and Sophie Turner