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A growing list of the best independent Australian and New Zealand handbag labels
Leaving the house without the Big Five (phone, wallet, keys, headphones and lip balm, obviously) would be criminal, right? To save you from this fate, we’ve compiled a list of our favourite independent...
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A week in work outfits with Sydney-based Digital Strategy Analyst, Lizzie Cao
Working in a creative role, it can be difficult to know how to dress for the day. Instead of having a set uniform of crisp white shirts and tailored black pants (as much as I love both), an...
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A week in work outfits with Katie Kolodinski, the Founder of Australian label...
Working in a creative role, it can be difficult to know how to dress for the day. Instead of having a set uniform of crisp white shirts and tailored black pants (as much as I love both), an...
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A growing list of the best Australian sex toy brands and shops
Let’s be real, in today’s fast-paced world we could all do with a little more pleasure. Solo or partnered intimacy can go a long way for your mental and physical health – orgasms are known to lower...
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How I Got Here: The Founder and CEO of Raaie Skincare on the art of not...
Have you ever stalked someone on LinkedIn and wondered how on earth they managed to land that wildly impressive job? While the internet and social media might have us believe that our ideal job is a...
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Melbourne label Doxxia is creating made-to-order swimwear for people with big...
As a woman with a larger bust, finding swimwear that’s comfortable and flattering has always been a real struggle. After endless hours spent trying on a growing pile of rejects, I would admit defeat...
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What do you regret from your wedding? We asked 8 Fashion Journal readers
Content warning: This article refers to domestic abuse. For most, planning a wedding is no easy feat. Yes, some couples opt to elope in a sweet-and-simple ceremony. But there are also some who want to...
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City Guide: Fashion Journal’s Editor shares her favourite spots in Seoul,...
Here at Fashion Journal, we launched our City Guide series with the intention of unearthing the hidden spots in Australian cities that only locals know about. There’s no gatekeeping here – this is a...
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Hey, I Like Your Style! Inside the wardrobe of San Cisco drummer and...
We know personal style is a journey (I’m looking at you, Tumblr years) and our series Hey, I Like Your Style! dives into the fashion psyche of our favourite creatives. We’re talking the good, the bad...
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Photo Diary: How The Australian Ballet prepares for a show at the Sydney...
Watching professional dancers move gracefully across the stage on performance night, it’s easy to believe a national ballet production comes together with ease. In reality, The Australian Ballet...
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A growing list of the best independent jewellery makers in Australia and New...
Jewellery is generally a bit of an investment. And whether you’re shelling out some serious coin on a bejewelled signet ring or commissioning a custom locket, you want to be sure that the piece you end...
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I’m an endometriosis counsellor, here’s what I tell all my clients
Living with endometriosis is fucking tough. It’s tough to regularly feel like your insides are being clenched in a vice or carved out with a metal ice cream scoop or wrapped in barbed wire. It’s...
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A week in work outfits with Melbourne-based model and consignment store...
Working in a creative role, it can be difficult to know how to dress for the day. Instead of having a set uniform of crisp white shirts and tailored black pants (as much as I love both), an...
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City Guide: Freelance writer and Shit You Should Care About contributor Bel...
Here at Fashion Journal, we want to unearth the hidden spots in Australian cities that only the locals know about. There’s no gatekeeping here – this is a breakdown of the best bits of our cities. We...
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Hey, I Like Your Style! Inside the wardrobe of Australian costume designer...
We know personal style is a journey (I’m looking at you, Tumblr years) and our series Hey, I Like Your Style! dives into the fashion psyche of our favourite creatives. We’re talking the good, the bad...
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“Indestructible delicacies”: Melbourne’s Vincent Fabrications is designing...
At 20 years old, Vincent Meyrick already has a strong understanding of his identity as a designer. Growing up in theatres and costume departments, he developed a love for clothing as a form of...
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How a six-month break from sex made me better at dating
In 2021, I decided to take a vow of celibacy. No, I’m not religious – far from it. I did it because I was so tired of dating and was burned out emotionally. It also helped that partway through my...
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City Guide: Freelance writer and producer Ella Taverner’s top spots in...
Here at Fashion Journal, we want to unearth the hidden spots in Australian cities that only the locals know about. There’s no gatekeeping here – this is a breakdown of the best bits of our cities. We...
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The best products the FJ team has bought recently
What happens in someone’s shopping cart is usually personal business. Orders are placed in the soft glow of your digital screen and eventually rock up in slightly squished boxes from the mailman. But...
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9 Australian creatives share how much of their wardrobe is pre-loved
With the secondhand fashion market booming, it’s fair to say most of us own at least a few items purchased from an op shop, resale platform or consignment store. The climate crisis is looming (if not...
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“No foreplay and no aftercare”: 13 FJ readers share the story of how they...
Content warning: Sexual trauma/assault. In the vacuum of high school, it often felt like people were split into two groups – those who had sex, and those who were still waiting to ‘lose’ their...
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7 Australians attending Fashion Week share how they started in the industry
Fashion is a notoriously tricky industry to break into. As an editor and writer who’s worked in many different sectors of fashion across my career, I’m all too familiar with the imposter syndrome,...
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Does curly hair need curl-specific products? Three experts weigh in
Anyone who’s had a bad hair day (or a good hair day, for that matter) will know how fickle our tresses can be. Despite having the exact same strands growing out of the exact same head, from one day to...
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Spend like there’s no tomorrow: How Gen Z’s nihilism is changing their...
Gen Z is everyone’s favourite target for both sympathy and scorn as they’re deemed overemotional, keenly political and nostalgia-obsessed. The best and the worst of Gen Z stereotypes are backdropped by...
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13 Fashion Journal readers tell us their sharehouse horror stories
Content warning: Sexual assault. While the idea may seem novel at the start, living with other people can be a real test of mental willpower. Existing in such close quarters (especially considering the...
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