Samuel Lewis had to push his limits for the pop star’s global tour, set to hit his home town Melbourne next week<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/newsletters/2019/oct/18/saved-for-later-sign-up-for-guardian-australias-culture-and-lifestyle-email?CMP=cvau_sfl">Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email</a></li></ul>It starts in a flood of red: a red-curtained stage, red flashing lights. It’s Lady Gaga, so theatrics are par for the course. As the lights go up it becomes clear she’s not standing on a giant stage but, in fact, wearing it.A militaristic bodice extends into the swooping velvet drapes of a 7.5-metre-high gown. “It’s not just a dress; it’s a moving piece of art, an engineering feat,” says the Australian-Taiwanese designer Samuel Lewis, who dreamed up its design, and created it in collaboration with the LA-based costume designer Athena Lawton. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/nov/29/an-engineering-feat-the-26-year-old-australian-making-costumes-for-lady-gaga">Continue reading...</a>

صمم صموئيل لويس، المصمم الأسترالي البالغ من العمر 26 عامًا، زيًا مذهلاً لجولة ليدي غاغا العالمية القادمة، والذي يتضمن فستانًا بارتفاع 7.5 مترًا يوصف بأنه قطعة فنية متحركة وإنجاز هندسي. سيتم عرض الزي، الذي تم تطويره بالتعاون مع المصممة المقيمة في لوس أنجلوس أثيرا لوطون، في ملبورن الأسبوع المقبل.

Samuel Lewis, un diseñador australiano de 26 años, ha creado un impresionante disfraz para la próxima gira mundial de Lady Gaga, que presenta un vestido de 7.5 metros de altura descrito como una obra de arte en movimiento y un logro de ingeniería. El disfraz, desarrollado en colaboración con la diseñadora de Los Ángeles Athena Lawton, debutará en Melbourne la próxima semana.

Samuel Lewis, un designer australien de 26 ans, a créé un costume saisissant pour la prochaine tournée mondiale de Lady Gaga, qui comprend une robe de 7,5 mètres de haut décrite comme une œuvre d'art en mouvement et un exploit d'ingénierie. Le costume, développé en collaboration avec la designer basée à Los Angeles Athena Lawton, fera ses débuts à Melbourne la semaine prochaine.

Samuel Lewis, a 26-year-old Australian designer, has created a striking costume for Lady Gaga's upcoming global tour, which features a 7.5-metre-high gown described as a moving piece of art and an engineering feat. The costume, developed in collaboration with LA-based designer Athena Lawton, will debut in Melbourne next week.

‘An engineering feat’: the 26-year-old Australian making costumes for Lady Gaga

This blog is now closed<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/30/rising-tide-protest-climate-activists-stop-three-ships-from-entering-worlds-largest-coal-port-in-newcastle">Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul>Littleproud suggests values test for temporary migrants would stop ‘importing hate’Littleproud says a values test for new migrants – which the Coalition has flagged – wouldn’t hurt.What do you think about this idea of some sort of values test for people who are coming on temporary visas? There is already the citizenship test for those who want to become citizens, but if you are coming temporary visa, on any of these visas you are talking about, do think there should be some sort of values test? Is that a problem the moment?I don’t think it hurts … When you’ve seen the discord on streets, particularly of Sydney and Melbourne over the last two years since October 2023, I think there is a risk that we as Australians can’t import the hate that permeates in some other parts of the world. I think it’s important we make sure that when we do bring people from those challenged parts of the world, that they understand they are coming here with a responsibility to live up to the values and principles that our great country has been built on, with is migration, but how we have come together to be able to achieve a harmonious society for most of it and not allow that hate that permeates in some parts of the world to be imported in.Different individuals and groups have been misrepresenting key cost estimates from the [Net Zero] Australia Project as ‘the cost of Australia reaching net zero’. These misrepresented costs have typically ranged from $1.5 trillion to $9 trillion.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/30/australia-news-live-jetstar-flights-resume-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-labor-part-coalition-melbourne-metro-tunnel-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

أعلن المتحدث باسم الائتلاف، لي، أن مبادئ الهجرة الخاصة بالائتلاف ستتضمن اعتبارات تتعلق باللغة والقيم، مما يعكس تحولًا في التركيز السياسي. تأتي هذه التصريحات في ظل مناقشات مستمرة حول الهجرة وتأثيراتها على المجتمع الأسترالي.

El portavoz de la Coalición, Ley, anunció que los principios de migración de la Coalición incluirán consideraciones sobre el idioma y los valores, reflejando un cambio en el enfoque de la política. Esta declaración se produce en medio de discusiones sobre la inmigración y sus implicaciones para la sociedad australiana.

Le porte-parole de la Coalition, Ley, a annoncé que les principes de migration de la Coalition intégreront des considérations de langue et de valeurs, reflétant un changement dans l'orientation politique. Cette déclaration intervient dans le cadre de discussions en cours sur l'immigration et ses implications pour la société australienne.

Coalition spokesperson Ley announced that the Coalition's migration principles will incorporate considerations of language and values, reflecting a shift in policy focus. This statement comes amid ongoing discussions about immigration and its implications for Australian society.

Ley says Coalition’s migration principles will include ‘issues around language and values’ – as it happened

Immediate software update ordered by Airbus after US mid-air incident causes airport disruption across Australia and New Zealand<ul><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul>Jetstar has grounded some of its Airbus fleet in Australia and cancelled domestic and international flights after the aerospace manufacturer ordered software changes to thousands of its A320 planes following a mid-air incident.Ninety Jetstar flights were affected on Saturday with disruption expected to continue until Sunday, the airline’s head of flying operations, Tyrone Simes, told reporters at Melbourne airport. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/29/jetstar-cancel-domestic-flights-australia-global-airbus-a320-recall">Continue reading...</a>

ألغت شركة جيتستار 90 رحلة داخلية عبر أستراليا بسبب استدعاء عالمي لطائرات إيرباص A320، الذي تم تحفيزه بسبب حادث جوي أثار مخاوف بشأن السلامة. تم تعطيل عمليات شركة الطيران بشكل كبير حيث تقوم بإيقاف جزء من أسطولها من طائرات إيرباص بعد تحديث برمجي عاجل أمر به المصنع.

Jetstar ha cancelado 90 vuelos nacionales en Australia debido a un recall global de aviones Airbus A320, provocado por un incidente en vuelo que generó preocupaciones sobre la seguridad. Las operaciones de la aerolínea se han visto significativamente interrumpidas mientras se inmoviliza parte de su flota de Airbus tras una actualización de software urgente ordenada por el fabricante.

Jetstar a annulé 90 vols domestiques à travers l'Australie en raison d'un rappel mondial des avions Airbus A320, déclenché par un incident en vol qui a soulevé des préoccupations en matière de sécurité. Les opérations de la compagnie aérienne ont été considérablement perturbées alors qu'elle immobilise une partie de sa flotte Airbus suite à une mise à jour logicielle urgente ordonnée par le fabricant.

Jetstar has cancelled 90 domestic flights across Australia due to a global recall of Airbus A320 aircraft, prompted by a mid-air incident that raised safety concerns. The airline's operations have been significantly disrupted as it grounds parts of its Airbus fleet following an urgent software update mandated by the manufacturer.

‘An engineering feat’: the 26-year-old Australian making costumes for Lady Gaga

Was this article worth reading? Share it

Proco

Melies

Music Linguist