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The Best Gold Huggie Hoops Are The White T-Shirt Of Jewellery

Arabella Johnson — Sun, 10 May 2026 04:43:12 +0000

The right pair of gold huggie hoops is akin to the white t-shirt of jewellery. Regardless of whether you’re a minimalist or a maximalist, they represent a no-brainer, throw-on-and-go jewellery style that looks good with everything. Put simply, they mightn’t always be the most interesting choice, but they’re never the wrong choice. Making a bigger statement than a pair of studs but more understated than drop earrings—or even a pair of larger hoops—the appeal of gold huggie earrings lies in […]

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In The Loupe: The Watch News To Know In May 2026

Henry Blake — Mon, 04 May 2026 04:52:03 +0000

You’d think that the month following the blockbuster event that is Watches & Wonders would take it easy when it comes to new watch releases. Alas, much like a flyback chronograph, the watch industry has snapped back into motion, with manufactures and microbrands alike showing no signs of winding down. From another throwback Zenith Chronomaster Revival to the latest celebrity to acquire a stake in a watch brand, May 2026 brings with it a heady slate of new watch releases […]

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On Thread: Fashion News To Know In May 2026

Esmé Duggan — Sun, 03 May 2026 04:47:50 +0000

Style may be eternal, but the fashion industry is ever-changing. To help you stay across what’s new and noteworthy, we’re back with the May 2026 edition of On Thread, our monthly fashion news series. Here, we compile all the important fashion industry moves, collections, and collaborations you need to know about and distil them into an easy-to-read, scrollable format. This month, our fashion news takes on a more local tone, with Australian Fashion Week taking place in the Museum of […]

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Mum’s The Word; The Best Luxury Mother’s Day Gifts

AR Staff — Sat, 02 May 2026 06:54:14 +0000

Yes, we should appreciate our mums everyday. However, it can often be difficult to find the right words to express how much the matriarchs and maternal figures in our lives mean to us — Mother’s Day acts as an opportunity to show them we care. While quality time—read: without looking at your phone! Actually talking to each other—spent together is often the best gift, we’re of the opinion that a thoughtful tangible expression of your appreciation never goes amiss. While […]

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All The Fashion Girlies Are Wearing A Pop Of Red This Season

Arabella Johnson — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:50:33 +0000

The Barbiecore era has passed and in its place is a more mature yet equally as striking shade. Almost half a decade on from Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino Pantone-approved pink reign and red has come to reclaim its throne, with the likes of Fendi, Valentino, Gucci, Stella McCartney, The Row, and David Koma are bathing their autumn/winter collections in the timeline shade. Acting as an antidote to the almost ascetic minimalism connoted by the quiet luxury trend, the indomitable and immutable […]

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AR Beauty Beat, April 2026: Best Beauty & Grooming Releases

Arabella Johnson — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:06:06 +0000

The weather might be cooling down in the southern hemisphere, but the beauty industry is just heating up. Naturally, we’re back with the April 2026 edition of AR Beauty Beat. From new fragrances to the return of a formerly defunct brand, we’ve selected the beauty and skincare worthy of your time in April 2026. 1. Aesop Solais Replenishing Hand Serum 2. Deciem relaunches The Chemistry Brand 3. Torriden Dive In Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Serum 4. Violette_FR Plume Eyeshadow 5. […]

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On Thread: Fashion News To Know In April 2026

Esmé Duggan — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:15:48 +0000

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is making its long awaited debut later this month and while we’re waiting with bated breath (the media run up to the premiere has moved at a truly glacial pace), the IRL fashion industry continues to keep things interesting. We’re back with On Thread, our monthly fashion news series distilling all the important fashion industry moves, collections, and collaborations you need to know about into bite-sized form. Yum. Here’s all the fashion news to know […]

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Drams Down Under; The Best Australian Whisky Brands

Tanisha Angel — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:34:22 +0000

The Australian whisky industry is all grown up. While whisky production in Australia dates back to 1820, the landscape is vastly different two centuries on — for starters, when Australia first started producing whisky, Tasmania was still called Van Diemen’s Land. The Australian whisky industry has experienced several incarnations (and a fair few disruptions), however the state of the industry as we know it today starts just over three decades ago, with the opening of Lark Distillery in 1992 which […]

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For The Girls; The Best Women’s Watches Put The ‘Wonder’ In Watches & Wonders 2026

AR Staff — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:36:46 +0000

Let’s be honest. No matter how many times watch brands and new watch media proclaim that “all watches are unisex!” and “anyone can wear anything!” when introducing the latest 44mm clonker—while modelling said timepiece on an impossibly hirsute wrist, we might add—there’s no denying that watches are, to an extent, gendered. Beyond the obvious question of size, there’s often a certain degree of tension between fashion and function, with the argument made that women’s watches should address the former while […]

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The Dispatch: Our Favourite Releases From Watches & Wonders 2026

AR Staff — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:29:49 +0000

With 66 brands exhibiting at Watches & Wonders 2026, there are hundreds—if not thousands—of new watch releases coming out of Geneva. But between lauded manufactures simply throwing out red herrings in the form of new metal and dial configurations and innovative timepieces from independent brands going under the radar, it can be difficult to find the best releases simply by sifting through wrap ups that simply run through every watch released by a brand (but if that’s your flavour, we’ve […]

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