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What the ‘Euphoria effect’ reveals about Gen Z shopping habits

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The oldest people in Gen Z are already 25, earning their own income and making their own shopping decisions. . Gen Z is clamouring for diversity, whether it’s in the sizes of models shown on retailers’ websites, racial diversity in advertising campaigns, or the visibility of people with disabilities.

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IN MY SHOES: This is what it’s like shopping as a veiled Muslim woman

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In fact, since my childhood, I loved to make clothes and accessories for dolls, and at 10, I designed and sewed clothes for a play that I directed for the children in my family. Dressing modestly shouldn’t be a barrier to being stylish, but there are a few more considerations we need to make when we go shopping. Image: Supplied.

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Modibodi was a pioneer in period underwear. Can it reinvent itself for Gen Z?

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Australian period underwear brand Modibodi has always taken a bold approach to advertising. If not entirely mainstream today, period underwear and other leakproof apparel are certainly more common than they were 10 years ago, so it’s not surprising that brands are starting to rethink how they advertise these products, too.

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Carhartt, cowboys and the romanticisation of the middle class

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Grocery runs, but make it fashion From Bottega Veneta’s staged paparazzi campaign to Balenciaga’s branded travel coffee cups, fashion has been idealising the ordinary, mundane daily activities of middle-class consumers, such as refueling, grabbing coffee and going grocery shopping.

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How scammers impersonate brands to steal from online shoppers

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Fake fashion e-shops According to researchers at Avast, an internet security company, more than 4000 fake e-shops were set-up to exploit consumer spending in the post-festive season sales. Nationally in the year prior, over $9 million was lost to online shopping scams according to the National Anti-Scam Centre.

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As France weighs fast-fashion ban, is the circular economy the future of retail?

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Key measures include a ban on advertising for cheap textiles and an environmental charge on low-cost items. Traditionally, shopping more sustainably and saving money have been key drivers behind buying secondhand but the research found the cost-of-living crisis has one in 10 Aussies doing it out of necessity.

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Longchamp redefines its retail footprint with très chic Melbourne apartment

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A significant amount of time was taken to source an eclectic yet appropriate selection of leather goods, accessories, and l’objets d’art (a range of works of art consisting of ornamental objects), to best represent the Parisian apartment style and also to reflect the brand’s passion for craftsmanship. “The