https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/en-auCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comThu, 04 Jun 2026 12:36:00 +0200 Last Thursday, the brand brought that fantasy to Richmond Lowlands, out past t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/nobody-does-polo-like-ralph-lauren/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/nobody-does-polo-like-ralph-lauren/ The Finnish resort town of Levi has launched a summer-long treasure hunt that sends visitors searching across its trails, landmarks and fell landscapes for a hidden gold prize worth around €20,000 (~$33,000 AUD). It is called the Midnight Sun Hunt, which sounds like something pulled from a children's adventure book but is very much a real touri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/santas-hometown-is-luring-summer-tourists-with-a-33000-gold-hunt/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/santas-hometown-is-luring-summer-tourists-with-a-33000-gold-hunt/ The aircraft flew for three hours and 43 minutes over France and the French Atlantic coast, reaching just above 41,000 feet. It now begins a testing campaign of around 80 hours, with Airbus and Qantas work]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/qantas-is-about-to-find-out-if-passengers-really-want-a-22-hour-flight/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/qantas-is-about-to-find-out-if-passengers-really-want-a-22-hour-flight/ So I know what I'm chasing when I get into a car and press play. I also know the familiar disappointment that usually follows.Then I spent four days with the Cadillac VISTIQ in Melbourne.
Hand on heart, I have n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/cadillac-built-a-car-stereo-so-good-that-mixing-engineers-now-use-as-a-reference/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/cadillac-built-a-car-stereo-so-good-that-mixing-engineers-now-use-as-a-reference/ Silverado is part of the landscape now, from the beach to t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/australias-1-full-size-ute-and-biggest-luxury-suv-got-an-eofy-deal-that-is-hard-to-walk-past/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/australias-1-full-size-ute-and-biggest-luxury-suv-got-an-eofy-deal-that-is-hard-to-walk-past/ Toyota has revealed its most extreme production Corolla yet, and Australia is getting it in limited numbers in 2027. It is a two-seat, manual-only, Nürburgring-honed hot hatch with carbon fibre panels, wider tyres, retuned suspension and enough motorsport seriousnes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/toyotas-most-unhinged-corolla-yet-is-coming-to-australia/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/toyotas-most-unhinged-corolla-yet-is-coming-to-australia/ After the Royal Pop drop reminded everyone that serious watchmaking does not always need to dress like a boardroom, AP is now pushing the same colour-first energy into the Royal Oak Offshore. That matters because the Offshore has never been the polite member of the family.
Since 1993, when it arrived as the oversized, rubber-trimmed troublemaker nicknamed The Beast, it has always been the Royal Oak for people who like their l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/audemars-piguet-doubles-down-on-colour-after-the-royal-pop-frenzy/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/audemars-piguet-doubles-down-on-colour-after-the-royal-pop-frenzy/ The Zeekr 001 Fifth Anniversary Edition has gone back on limited sale in China after its first run sold out shortly after launch. That matters because this is not just a birthday-badge special with red stitching a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/zeekrs-912hp-ev-makes-supercar-performance-look-outrageously-overpriced/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/zeekrs-912hp-ev-makes-supercar-performance-look-outrageously-overpriced/ The aircraft, named Coral Sea, has rolled out of Airbus’ paint shop in Hamburg wearing a bright Great Barrier Reef-inspired livery across both sides of its 44-metre fuselage.
Sea turtles, clownfish and coral now sit below the Qantas wordmark, turning the airline’s seventh A321XLR into something closer to a flying tourism campai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/qantas-just-turned-its-newest-jet-into-a-flying-great-barrier-reef-postcard/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/qantas-just-turned-its-newest-jet-into-a-flying-great-barrier-reef-postcard/ The billionaire businessman behind LMCT+ has built one of Australia’s loudest modern prize machines, mixing luxury cars, million-dollar homes, cash giveaways and social media theatre into a subscription-based rewards club.
For his 1.3 million Instagram followers, it has long looked like the dream version of a raffle. Pay in, watch the hype, maybe walk away with something ridiculou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/adrian-portellis-giveaway-empire-just-ran-into-a-very-australian-crackdown/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/adrian-portellis-giveaway-empire-just-ran-into-a-very-australian-crackdown/ After 16 years and four straight tournaments, the Swiss house confirmed in mid-December it would not renew its deal as FIFA's official timekeeper. That leaves the United States, Canada and Mexico hosting a World Cup this June with the luxury timekeeper slot sitting completely empty for the first time in over two decades.
It's a strange thing to lose. Most peo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/the-world-cup-has-lost-its-hublot-and-now-the-biggest-event-in-sport-cant-tell-the-time/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/the-world-cup-has-lost-its-hublot-and-now-the-biggest-event-in-sport-cant-tell-the-time/ That is why Rolex and tennis still make so much sense. The Swiss watchmaker giant has been tied to the sport for almost half a century, starting with Wimbledon in 1978 before expanding across the wider tennis calendar. Rolex is today associated with all four Grand Slams, the ATP and the WTA, and some of the sport]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/rolex-knows-tennis-is-still-luxurys-most-elegant-power-move/Sun, 31 May 2026 09:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/rolex-knows-tennis-is-still-luxurys-most-elegant-power-move/ From 2027, Alpine will become Gucci Racing Alpine Formula One Team, with the French outfit replacing its current BWT identity with Gucci's black, gold, red and green world. It is the first time a luxury fashion house has taken title partnership of an F1 team, which tells you exactly where the sport now sits in the global]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/gucci-just-made-formula-one-luxurys-most-expensive-runway/Sun, 31 May 2026 09:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/gucci-just-made-formula-one-luxurys-most-expensive-runway/ The carbon-heavy foiling monohull has now been removed from its mould in Pisa after more than a year of curing, lamination and internal structure work. That gives the world its first real look at the scale and shape of a project that sounds less like a yacht and more like Ferrari throwing its entire performanc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/ferraris-wildest-new-machine-has-finally-taken-shape-and-it-does-not-have-wheels/Sun, 31 May 2026 09:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/ferraris-wildest-new-machine-has-finally-taken-shape-and-it-does-not-have-wheels/ But the react]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/james-bonds-biggest-moment-in-years-has-sponsors-more-excited-than-audiences/Thu, 28 May 2026 06:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/james-bonds-biggest-moment-in-years-has-sponsors-more-excited-than-audiences/ That is why the latest R8 chatter feels bigger than a normal product rumour. The TT is gone. The R8 is gone. Audi still builds fast things, but fast SUVs and polished performance sedans do not quite hit the same nerve as a proper low-slung halo car with bad intentions and a reason to exist beyond the spreadsheet.
Now Audi boss Gernot Döllner has made that door look]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/audi-may-have-found-the-one-car-that-can-make-enthusiasts-care-again/Thu, 28 May 2026 04:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/audi-may-have-found-the-one-car-that-can-make-enthusiasts-care-again/ The new Ferrari Luce is quick, glass-heavy, Jony Ive-designed and unlike almost anything Maranello has built before. It can hit 60mph in around 2.5 seconds, run to more than 190mph and carry five people, which already makes it strange territory for a brand built on low-slung drama, two-seat fantasy and the kind of engine note that makes grown adults behav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/ferraris-first-ev-will-test-whether-the-brand-can-survive-without-the-sound/Wed, 27 May 2026 01:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/ferraris-first-ev-will-test-whether-the-brand-can-survive-without-the-sound/ The Maextro S800 suggests that the script is starting to change.
The 18-foot Chinese luxury sedan, built by JAC Motors with Huawei technology, has been framed as China’s answer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/the-maextro-s800-is-what-happens-when-china-stops-chasing-european-luxury-and-starts-replacing-it/Tue, 26 May 2026 03:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/the-maextro-s800-is-what-happens-when-china-stops-chasing-european-luxury-and-starts-replacing-it/ That last bit is the real story here. The VISTIQ lands in Australia at $116,000 before on-roads. It's offered excl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/meet-the-luxury-suv-delivering-looks-comfort-amp-performance-at-a-stunning-price/Mon, 25 May 2026 04:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/meet-the-luxury-suv-delivering-looks-comfort-amp-performance-at-a-stunning-price/ Then the internet noticed the angle. The road falls towards the ocean. The green hills. The blue water. The sort of shot that makes a phone camera feel like it has discovered something sacred.
Over the past year, visitors have started arriving to recreate the same photo, some crawling past]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/australias-most-beautiful-street-is-paying-the-price-for-going-viral/Mon, 25 May 2026 03:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/fashion/australias-most-beautiful-street-is-paying-the-price-for-going-viral/