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The qualifier using the Australian Open as ‘fashion runway’

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“Look good, feel good.”

It’s a mantra that has rung true for Destanee Aiava in Australian Open qualifying this week.

Aiava has been using the courts in Melbourne as her “fashion runway”, wearing vintage dresses made famous by Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic.

The 24-year-old Australian has been buying replicas of the outfits once worn by the two former Grand Slam champions online.

And on Thursday, while sporting the same pink Adidas dress Ivanovic wore at the 2010 US Open, Aiava won her final qualifying match.

Her 6-1 2-6 6-4 win over 23rd seed Eva Lys means she will play in the main draw of her home major for the first time since 2021.

Asked whether she had picked an outfit for her first-round match, Aiava said: “I found one on Facebook yesterday before my match. I might go pick that up. It’s only $35, which is a steal.”

Earlier in qualifying, the world number 195 wore the same light pink Nike dress that Sharapova wore when she reached the US Open semi-finals in 2012.

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What happens to celebrities’ outfits after a red carpet event?

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Every time a celebrity poses on a red carpet, countless cameras flash, forever immortalizing their outfit, preserving the hundreds or even thousands of hours it has taken to create.

Sunday night’s Golden Globes were no different, with Zendaya channeling old Hollywood glamor in a saffron Louis Vuitton gown, Angelina Jolie wearing a dazzling crystal chain McQueen dress and Tilda Swinton donning a custom embroidered Chanel jacket.

Online, such red carpet outfits have long afterlives as they are shared around social media, dissected by influencers and journalists alike. But the real-life fate of the garments themselves is less well-publicized. What happens to them after their moment of fame — where do they go and when are they seen again?

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What relaxation looks like in one of the world’s hardest working countries

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Outfitted with a large film camera and often dressed in athletic wear, Seoul-based photographer Kim Seunggu has spent almost 15 years capturing the essence of what he calls “leisure culture” — vacationing, poolside unwinding and communal gatherings — in contemporary South Korea.

The focus of his ongoing series, “Better Days,” is all the more striking in a country that ranks fourth globally for the longest working hours and where the phenomenon of “gwarosa” (death by overwork) is thought to claim numerous lives annually. In 2023, the South Korean government was forced to abandon plans to increase the maximum working week from 52 to 69 hours amid backlash from Millennial and Gen Z workers. The proposed move was intended to combat the nation’s labor shortage stemming from a declining birth rate and an aging population.

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Molly-Mae’s ‘raw’ new show and Liam Payne cinema tribute: What’s coming out this week?

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Have you been waiting for a chance to see Molly-Mae “as never before”?
If so, you’re in luck, as she’s starring in a new TV series which comes out on Friday.
But that’s not all this week has in store.
Some familiar singles will be aiming for a second shot at love in the Love Island villa, and One Direction’s film returns to cinemas in tribute to Liam Payne.
Elsewhere, Pope Francis will be taking on controversial topics in his new autobiography, and the late Mac Miller’s album Balloonerism will drop at last.
Read on for all of this week’s biggest releases…

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