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John Travolta wearing a beret in Cannes and fashion editor Damien Woolnough testing the trend.

Beret fever: My day dressing like John Travolta

After the Grease actor’s viral red carpet appearance, I wore a beret for a day (and my boss called me a mushroom).

  • Damien Woolnough

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The Commas show at Tamarama beach with a surf backdrop. “It feels completely honest, both to the brand and to me personally,” designer Richard Jarman says of the location.

What do Jacob Elordi and cricket have in common? Perfect style

For two menswear-focused labels, the runway is key to growing a new audience.

  • Damien Woolnough
Pieces from the MJ Bale’s Hawea pieces using wool from leading regenerative New Zealand farm Lake Hawea Station.

The farmer who said no to Chanel and yes to Albanese’s suit maker

The mountain-climbing merinos changing the face and look of ethical fashion.

  • Damien Woolnough
Australian accessories label Oroton has relaunched its male accessories line. capitalising on the popularity of handbags for men. Model Russell White gives an Oroton bag the pub test in Redfern.

‘We don’t call them manbags’: Are you man enough to carry a handbag?

Australian brands are making room on shelves for bags built for men.

  • Damien Woolnough
Delicate cottons and bold earrings on the Prada runway in Milan.

Who is this dress for? The problem with menswear on the runway

If designers can’t find a way to make menswear stand on its own without sequins, the runway show may become a relic of the past.

  • Damien Woolnough
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Painting a political picture

But what’s the rush?

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Aesthetes are getting browned off

Suits you, Sir!

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Flying hounds are Virgin on the ridiculous

Proof that your pets have a hold over you.

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Waxing lyrical about a bottler of a time

And brewing up a don’t argue.

Hollywood Peter Pans: Pedro Pascal, 50; Paul Rudd, 56; Brad Pitt, 61; Lenny Kravitz, 61.

Keeping up with Pedro Pascal, Brad Pitt and Hollywood’s Peter Pans

From wardrobe updates to advanced skincare, the new strategies redefine masculinity off-screen.

  • Damien Woolnough