French Vogue: what we’ve learned from its 95 years on fashion’s frontline

The seminal style magazine is celebrating its 95th anniversary with a special edition featuring all the requisite Vogue themes: cigarettes, nudity and the odd flash of nipple

What we learned from London Fashion Week

From the revival of big sleeves and old cardies to dressing in parrot green and keeping it personal, here are the 10 lessons from this year’s shows

Pearls of wisdom: the gemstone’s enduring fashion appeal

This weekend is the 140th anniversary of the pearly kings and queens of London. But these beautiful jewels are also a mainstay at Balmain, Chanel and Dior

Billionaires have more connections than their wealthy brethren

Wealthy individuals move in specific circles, whether it is their professional circle with business partners and colleagues or their social network with friends and family. A recent study by Wealth-X digs deep into the social network of the world’s wealthy and reveals that the typical wealthy individual is connected to 7 other ultra high net worth … Read more

The Merchant of Venice Murano Art Collection

Venice played a fundamental role in the spread of perfume as an item of luxury and elegance in late medieval and Renaissance Europe. The city still has numerous signs of the perfume art, which lies at the crossroads of alchemy and medicine with its exotic substances, mysterious recipes, complex knowledge and solid economic activity. These … Read more