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1. Charlotte Hicks built ESSE Studios around modern dressing
35:30||Season 2, Ep. 1In this episode of How BAZAAR, ESSE Studios founder Charlotte Hicks discusses building a fashion brand around modern dressing, the realities of founder life, Australian Fashion Week and why simplicity is often the hardest thing to get right. See highlights from the runway and read a transcript of this interview.Hosted by Arielle Katos.Find us on Instagram:@bazaaraustraliaFind Charlotte Hicks on Instagram:@charhicksFind ESSE Studios on Instagram:@esse.studiosVisit: harpersbazaar.com.auessestudios.com/pages/afw-gallery
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20. Nagnata’s Laura May Gibbs enters her next chapter
59:04||Season 1, Ep. 20This week on How BAZAAR, Laura May Gibbs joins us for an intimate conversation on motherhood, meaning and building a brand with backbone.The Nagnata founder opens up about welcoming her daughter just days after her 40th birthday, navigating cultural expectations between Australia and Italy, and recalibrating her identity after early motherhood. She reflects on burnout, discipline, and the role yoga has played in shaping both her personal philosophy and professional leadership.We also dive into the evolution of Nagnata, from pioneering merino performance knits to plant-dyed denim and genderless design, and why Laura refuses to design to trends in a fast fashion climate.It’s a conversation about intention, longevity and shaping a life, and wardrobe, on your own terms.
19. The woman behind Australia’s most desired high-end wardrobe edit
37:01||Season 1, Ep. 19Co-founder and brand director of The New Trend, Vanessa Spencer, joins the How BAZAAR podcast.In this episode, Harper’s BAZAAR Australia’s Arielle Katos, alongside co-host Sophie Howe, sit down with Spencer to unpack a fashion philosophy shaped by instinct, industry experience and a nuanced understanding of how women actually shop. From her career trajectory to the art of building a wardrobe edit that earns its place, consider this your blueprint for getting dressed with intention.
18. In conversation with Sarah Gittoes, co-founder of Sarah & Sebastian
31:34||Season 1, Ep. 18In this episode of How BAZAAR, Harper’s BAZAAR Australia’s Arielle Katos, alongside co-host Sophie Howe, sit down Sarah Gittoes, co-founder of Sarah & Sebastian to discuss Ear Alchemy, mixed metals, and why environmental advocacy is now inseparable from the brand’s DNA.
17. Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and the making of a modern monster
15:55||Season 1, Ep. 17In this episode, Arielle Katos and Sophie Howe return to the studio with a packed news rundown that moves from the 2026 Met Gala to the Governor’s Awards before diving headfirst into the cultural moment of the year, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
16. In conversation with Dominique Elissa
44:20||Season 1, Ep. 16In the latest How BAZAAR conversation, digital director Arielle Katos sits down with model and Selfdom founder Dominique Elissa for a story that unfolds far beyond fashion.Dom shares how she found beauty amid heartbreak, from marrying in a hospital ward so her mum could be there, to rediscovering joy while celebrating later in Europe. Through it all, she’s learned to find her mum’s presence in signs — rainbows, music, moments of calm. With tenderness and honesty, Dom reminds us that confidence is energy, not appearance, and that healing isn’t about moving on, it’s about carrying love forward.
15. In conversation with Maria Thattil
24:29||Season 1, Ep. 15She’s just returned from Paris, auditioning between fittings and flying the flag for Australian fashion. This week on How Bazaar, Maria Thattil joins Arielle Katos and Sophie Howe to talk identity, hair, ambition and showing up when things fall apart.READ: Maria Thattil on beauty as language, showing up and packing with purpose